Once again, it should be reiterated, that this does not pretend to be a very extensive history of what happened on this day (nor is it the most original - the links can be found down below). If you know something that I am missing, by all means, shoot me an email or leave a comment, and let me know!
On this day in 362, Emperor Julianus of Constantinople terminated education laws. In 626 on this day, Avaren/Slaves under Khagan Bajan began a siege of Constantinople. On this day in 904, Thessalonica was sacked by Saracen pirates led by the renegade Leo of Tripoli. The Battle of Strumitsa-Valley was fought on this day in 1014, when Byzantine destroyed Bulgarian armies. The Battle at Stiklestad (Trondheim) was fought on this day in 1030. On this day in 1179, Lando Sittino was proclaimed Antipope Innocent III. On this day in 1560, the Ottoman fleet recaptured Djerba on Spanjaarden. In 1563 on this day, the League of High Nobles routed King Philip II. On this day in 1567, James VI was crowned King of Scots at Stirling. On this day in 1579, Antwerp requested a union with Utrecht. In 1579 on this day, King Philip II arrested plotters Antonio Perez & Princess van Eboli. In 1585 on this day, Friese Academy opened. The English defeated the Spanish Armada in the Battle of Gravelines on this day in 1588. The troops of Duke Farneses were ready the for invasion of England on this day in 1588. A Dutch fleet under Johannes van Walbeeck landed on Curacao on this day in 1634. In 1655 on this day, the biggest town hall in the world opened in Amsterdam. On this day in 1676, Nathaniel Bacon was declared a rebel for assembling frontiersmen to protect settlers from Indians. On this day in 1693, in the War of the Grand Alliance, the Battle of Landen/Neerwinden took place on this day. France's Pyrrhic victory over the Allied forces in the Netherlands. On this day in 1696, French King Louis XIV & Victor Amadeua van Savoye signed a peace treaty. In 1715 on this day, 10 Spanish treasure galleons were sunk off the Florida coast by a hurricane. In 1751 on this day came the first international world title prize fight when Jack Stack of England defeated challenger M Petit of France in 29 mins in England. In 1754 on this day, the first international boxing match was held. The 25-minute match was won when Jack Slack of Britain knocked out Jean Petit from France. On this day in 1773, the first schoolhouse to be located west of the Allegheny Mountains was built in Schoenbrunn, Ohio. On this day in 1783, the Skaptar Volcano in Iceland erupted and killed about 9,000 people. On this day in 1786, "The Pittsburgh Gazette" became the first newspaper west of the Alleghenies to be published. The paper's name was later changed to "The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette." On this day in 1793, John Graves Simcoe built a fort and settlement on the site of what would later become the city of Toronto, having sailed into the bay there previously. The first sugar plantation in Hawaii began on this day in 1835.
Pictures taken of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris from our 2019 trip there. The Arc de Triomphe was inaugurated on this day in 1836.
On this day in 1836 was the Inauguration of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. The Cumberland School of Law was founded on this day in 1847 in Lebanon, Tennessee, USA. By the end of 1847, there were only 15 law schools which existed in the United States. On this day in 1848 during the Irish Potato Famine came the Tipperary Revolt. In Tipperary, there was an unsuccessful nationalist revolt against British rule that was ultimately put down by police. On this day in 1851, Annibale de Gasparis discovered the asteroid 15 Eunomia. On this day in 1858, the Treaty of Amity and Commerce/Harris Treaty was signed between US & Japan, which opened Japanese ports to trade. This day in 1864 was a busy one in the American Civil War. It marked the third & final day of the Battle at Deep Bottom Run, Virginia. Also on this day in 1864, the American Civil War Battle of Macon, GA (Stoneman's Raid). Finally on this day in 1864 on a busy day for the American Civil War, the Confederate spy Belle Boyd was arrested by Union troops and detained at the Old Capitol Prison in Washington, DC. On this day in 1874 , Major Walter Copton Winfield of England received a U.S. patent for the lawn-tennis court. Artist Vincent van Gogh died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound on this day in 1890 in Auvers, France.On this day in 1899, the First Hague Convention was signed. In Italy on this day in 1900, King Umberto I of Italy was assassinated by Italian-born anarchist Gaetano Bresci. The Union of Orthodox Rabbis of US & Canada formed on this day in 1902. On this ay in 1907, there was the first helicopter ascent in Douai, France. Sir Robert Baden-Powell formed the Boy Scouts in England on this day in 1907.Albania won it's sovereignty on this day in 1913 under Prince Wilhelm von Wied. On this day in 1914, World War I really started to get underway when Austria-Hungary bombed Belgrade, and Russia mobilized troops along the border it shared with Austria-Hungary. Also on that same day, a British fleet leaving Portland/passed the Straits of Dover. Also on this day in 1914, and separate from Worl War I, the first transcontinental telephone service started when two people held a conversation between New York City, New York, and San Francisco, California. On this day in 1920 came the first transcontinental airmail flight from New York to San Francisco. Mexican rebel leader Pancho Villa surrendered on this day in 1920. Construction of the Link River Dam began on this day in 1920 as part of the Klamath Reclamation Project. Adolf Hitler became the leader of the National Socialist German Worker's Party (Nazi Party) on this day in 1921. Albert Einstein spoke on pacifism in Berlin on this day in 1923. Also on this day in 1923, the KPD held a struggle day against fascism in Germany On this day in 1927, the first iron lung was installed (Bellevue Hospital, NY). On this day in 1932 during the Great Depression in Washington, DC, U.S. troops dispersed the last of the "Bonus Army" of World War I veterans. On this day in 1936, RCA showed the first real TV program (dancing, film on locomotives, Bonwit Teller fashion show & monologue from Tobacco Road & comedy). Japanese troops occupied Peking (present day Beijing) & Tientsin on this day in 1937. Also on this day in China in 1937 occurred the Tongzhou Mutiny, which is also known as the Tongzhou Massacre, which was an orchestrated attack on Japanese civilians and troops by the collaborationist East Hebei Army in Tongzhou, China. Olympic National Park in the state of Washington formed on this day in 1938. One million residents fled Hamburg, Germany, on this day in 1943 following a massive firebombing. Also on this day in 1943, Nazi's evacuated Hollandsche Theater in Amsterdam. Allied Air Force bombed Germany for six hours on this day in 1944. Also on this day in 1944, the US 4th Armour Division occupied Avranches. After delivering the atomic bomb across the Pacific, the cruiser USS Indianapolis is torpedoed & sunk by a Japanese submarine on this day in 1945. The Berlin Airlift to serve as a lifeline for West Berlin ended on this day in 1948. On this day in 1952, the first nonstop Trans-Pacific flight by a jet. On this day in 1953, US bombers were shot down north of Wladiwostok (Vlodivostok), in what was then the USSR). Jacques Cousteau's Calypso anchored in 7,500 m of water (record) on this day in 1956. On this day in 1957, the International Atomic Energy Agency was established by the UN. On this day in 1958, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) was authorized by the U.S. Congress, and signed into law by US President Eisenhower. On this day in 1959, the first United States Congress elections in Hawaii as a new state of the Union were held. In 1961 on this day, Wallis & Futuna Islands became a French Overseas Territory. The Beatles movie "Help" premiered in London on this day in 1965, with Queen Elizabeth in attendance. Gemini 5 returned after 12d 7h 11m 53s on this day in 1965. On this day in 1966, Nigeria's Chief of Staff Jakubu Gowon attempted a coup. A fire aboard the carrier USS Forrestal in the Gulf of Tonkin killed 134 on this day in 1967. Gram Parsons refused to play with the Byrds, who were set to play to racially segregated audiences on this day in 1968 in South Africa. He did this in protest against apartheid. Parsons would ultimately leave the band as a result of this. Also on this day in 1968, Mount Arenal in Costa Rica killed 80 people in a Pelee-type eruption. With the In Humanae Vitae (of Human Life), Pope Paul VI reaffirmed the Catholic Church's prohibition on artificial methods of birth control on this day in 1968. Mariner 6 began transmitting far-encounter photos of Mars on this day in 1969. Six days of race rioting broke out on this day in 1970 in Hartford, Connecticut. A Greek plebiscite held on this day in 1973 saw voters choosing a republic over monarchy. On this day in 1974 came the second impeachment vote against Nixon by House Judiciary Committee. Also on this day in 1974, the Episcopal Church ordained female priests. Gerald Ford became the first US president to visit the Auschwitz Nazi concentration camp on this day in 1945. There was a military coup in Nigeria on this day in 1975 by General Mohammed, which removed President Jakubu Gowon from office. The OAS (Organization of American States) members voted to lift collective sanctions against Cuba on this day in 1975. The U.S. government welcomed the action and announced it's intention to open serious discussions with Cuba on normalization. In 1976 on this day in New York City, the "Son of Sam" killed one person and seriously wounded another in the first of a series of attacks. On this day in 1978, Pioneer 11 transmitted images of Saturn & its rings. On this day in 1981, Iran's ex-President Bani Sadr fled to Paris. "Friday Night Videos" had it's premiere broadcast on NBC TV on this day in 1983. The XXIII Summer Olympics opened in Los Angeles on this day in 1984. The 19th Space Shuttle Mission (51-F)-Challenger 8 was launched on this day in 1985. General Motors announced that Spring Hill, TN, would be the home of the Saturn automobile assembly plant on this day in 1985. A bomb attack in West-Beirut on this day in 1986 killed 30. On this day in 1986, a jury in New York ruled against the NFL, finding that it had violated antitrust laws, and infamously awarded the USFL $1 in damages. The FDIC bailed out First Republic Bank in Dallas with $4 billion on this day in 1988. Also on this day in 1988, Soviet Premiere Mikhail Gorbachev pushed for a plan electing president & parliament in March of 1989. A judge ordered NASA to release an unedited tape from the Challenger cockpit on this day in 1988. Finally on this day in 1988, the white minority apartheid government of South Africa banned the anti-apartheid film "Cry Freedom." On this day in 1990, the South Africa Communist Party began it's first legal conference. The Israeli Supreme Court acquitted retired Ohio autoworker John Demjanjuk of being Nazi death camp guard "Ivan the Terrible" on this day in 1993. As a result, his death sentence was thrown out and he was set free. 200,000 Muslims demanded death to feminist Taslima Nasrin on this day in 1994. Also on this day in 1994, corrupt Italian ex-premier Craxi was given an 8½ year jail sentence. Jan Hendrik Albert "Henny" Eman and his People's Party won the parliamentary election, and he rose to become the Prime Minister of Aruba for a second time on this day in 1994. The Indian army killed 27 Muslim militants on this day in 1994. Jesse Timmedequas raped & murdered Megan Kanka, who was only seven years old, on this day in 1994 in Hamilton, New Jersey. This would lead to Megan's Law, which required law enforcement to disclose the location of registered sex offenders, which was designed to protect local communities. The controversial child protection portion of the Communications Decency Act (1996) was struck down on this day in 1996, as it was deemed too broad by a U.S. federal court. On this day in 1997, Minamata Bay in Japan was declared free of mercury 40 years after contaminated food fish were blamed for deaths and birth defects. The United Auto Workers union ended a 54-day strike against General Motors on this day in 1998. The strike had caused $2.8 billion of lost revenues. Astronomers announced that they had discovered a new planet (Xena), which was larger than Pluto, orbiting around the sun on this day in 2005. Tropical Storm Khanun killed 88 people and left 60,000 people homeless in North Korea on this day in 2012.
The following links are to web sites that were used to complete this blog entry:
http://www.historyorb.com/today/events.php
http://on-this-day.com/onthisday/thedays/alldays/jul29.htm
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history
http://www.infoplease.com/dayinhistory
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