- 1852] Thesoaring: The first edition of Peter Roget's “Thesaurus” is published…
- 1941] The Name Game: The Boston Bees agree to change their name to the Braves...
- 1945] Liberation Day: American troops liberate Dachau concentration camp in Germany…
- 1961] Spanning the globe: ABCs "Wide World Of Sports" debuts with “The thrill of victory, the agony of defeat“…
- 1986] The Rocket soars: Red Sox ace Roger Clemens strikes out 20 Seattle Mariners at Fenway Park setting a new major league mark previously shared by Nolan Ryan, Steve Carlton and Tom Seaver, all tied with 19...
- 1990] Tear down this wall: Ronald Reagan gets his demand answered when the Berlin Wall begins to come down…
- 1992] A bad day in L.A.: Deadly rioting erupts in Los Angeles after a jury in Simi Valley acquits 4 LAPD officers of almost all charges in the beating of Rodney King, captured on video tape. 54 die and $1 billion in damage are the results of the rioting…
- 1993] White out: It’s “Barry White Day” on "The Simpsons"...
- 1996] CIA MIA: Former CIA Director William Colby is missing and presumed drowned after an apparent boating accident in Maryland. Colby’s body is later discovered…
- 2004] Monumental: A national WWII monument saluting men and women who served during that war, opens to the public in Washington, D.C…For more on April 29th:
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