January 29

Thursday 29, 2004:

A whale explodes in the town of Tainan, Taiwan. A build-up of gas in the decomposing 56-foot long Sperm whale is suspected of causing the explosion.

Tuesday 29, 2002:

In his State of the Union Address, United States President George W. Bush describes "regimes that sponsor terror" as an Axis of Evil.

Monday 29, 2001:

Thousands of student protesters in Indonesia storm parliament and demand that President Abdurrahman Wahid resign due to alleged involvement in corruption scandals.

Thursday 29, 1998:

In Birmingham, Alabama, a bomb explodes at an abortion clinic, killing one and severely wounding another. Serial bomber Eric Robert Rudolph is suspected as the culprit.

Monday 29, 1996:

First release of Duke Nukem 3D.

Sunday 29, 1995:

Super Bowl XXIX: The San Francisco 49ers defeat the San Diego Chargers 49-26 and become the first NFL team to win five Super Bowl titles.

Monday 29, 1990:

The trial of the former skipper of the Exxon Valdez, Joseph Hazelwood, begins in Anchorage, Alaska. He is accused of negligence that resulted in America's worst oil spill.

Wednesday 29, 1986:

Yoweri Museveni is sworn in as President of Uganda.

Saturday 29, 1966:

The first of 608 performances of Sweet Charity opens at the Palace Theatre in New York City.

Wednesday 29, 1958:

Police capture Charles Starkweather in Wyoming.

Wednesday 29, 1964:

1964 Winter Olympic Games open in Innsbruck, Austria.

Tuesday 29, 1963:

First inductees into the Pro Football Hall of Fame are announced.

Thursday 29, 1959:

Sleeping Beauty, the last animated feature produced by Walt Disney to be based upon a fairy tale, was first released.

Saturday 29, 1944:

World War II: About 300 men, women, and children die in the Massacre in Koniuchy in Poland.

Wednesday 29, 1936:

The first inductees into the Baseball Hall of Fame are announced.

Sunday 29, 1933:

President of Germany Paul von Hindenburg appoints Adolf Hitler as Chancellor of Germany.

Tuesday 29, 1929:

The Seeing Eye Dog organization is formed.

Saturday 29, 1916:

World War I: Paris is first bombed by German zeppelins .

Monday 29, 1900:

The American League is organized in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with 8 founding teams.

Thursday 29, 1891:

Liliuokalani is proclaimed Queen of Hawaii, its last monarch.

Friday 29, 1886:

Karl Benz patents the first successful gasoline-driven automobile.

Thursday 29, 1863:

Bear River Massacre

Tuesday 29, 1861:

Kansas is admitted as the 34th U.S. state.

Tuesday 29, 1856:

Queen Victoria institutes the Victoria Cross.

Tuesday 29, 1850:

Henry Clay introduces the Compromise of 1850 to the U.S. Congress.

Wednesday 29, 1845:

The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe is published for the first time (New York Evening Mirror).

Saturday 29, 1814:

France defeated Russia and Prussia in the Battle of Brienne.

Wednesday 29, 1676:

Feodor III becomes Tsar of Russia.

Sunday 29, 1595:

William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet is probably first performed.

Tuesday 29, 904:

Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Pope Christopher.

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