July 29

Friday 29, 2005:

Astonomers discover 10th planet.

Thursday 29, 2004:

U.S. Senator John F. Kerry of Massachusetts accepts the Democratic nomination for President of the United States at the 2004 Democratic National Convention in Boston, Massachusetts.

Monday 29, 1996:

The controversial child protection portion of the Communications Decency Act (1996) is struck down as too broad by a US federal court.

Thursday 29, 1993:

The Israeli Supreme Court acquits accused Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk of all charges and he is set free.

Wednesday 29, 1981:

Lady Diana Spencer marries Charles, Prince of Wales.

Thursday 29, 1976:

In New York City, the "Son of Sam" kills one person and seriously wounding another in the first of a series of attacks.

Saturday 29, 1967:

At the fourth day of celebrating its 400th anniversary, the city of Caracas, Venezuela was shaken by an earthquake. The phenomenon lasted for 35 seconds, leaving aproximately 500 deaths.

Thursday 29, 1965:

Vietnam War: The first 4,000 101st Airborne Division paratroopers arrive in Vietnam, landing at Cam Ranh Bay.

Tuesday 29, 1958:

The U.S. Congress formally creates the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

Monday 29, 1957:

The International Atomic Energy Agency is established.

Thursday 29, 1954:

The Fellowship of the Ring, the first part of The Lord of the Rings, is published in the UK.

Thursday 29, 1948:

After a hiatus of 12 years caused by World War II, the first Summer Olympics opened in London, United Kingdom.

Tuesday 29, 1947:

After being shut off on November 9, 1946 for a memory upgrade, ENIAC, the world's first all-electronic digital computer, is reactivated. It will remain in continuous operation until October 2, 1955.

Sunday 29, 1945:

The BBC Light Programme radio station was launched for mainstream light entertainment and music.

Friday 29, 1932:

Great Depression: In Washington, DC, US troops disperse the last of the "Bonus Army" of World War I veterans.

Monday 29, 1907:

Sir Robert Baden-Powell founds the Boy Scouts with the first scout camp at Brownsea Island.

Sunday 29, 1900:

In Italy, King Umberto I of Italy is assassinated by Italian-born anarchist Gaetano Bresci.

Saturday 29, 1899:

The First Hague Convention was signed.

Friday 29, 1864:

American Civil War: Confederate spy Belle Boyd is arrested by Union troops and detained at the Old Capitol Prison in Washington, DC.

Thursday 29, 1858:

United States and Japan sign the Harris Treaty.

Tuesday 29, 1851:

Annibale de Gasparis discovers asteroid 15 Eunomia.

Saturday 29, 1848:

In Tipperary, an unsuccessful nationalist revolt against British rule is put-down by police.

Monday 29, 1793:

John Graves Simcoe decides to build a fort and settlement at Toronto, having sailed into the bay there.

Wednesday 29, 1693:

France wins a Pyrrhic victory over Allied forces in the Netherlands.

Friday 29, 1588:

Battle of Gravelines: The Spanish Armada is defeated by an English naval force under command of Lord Charles Howard and Sir Francis Drake off the coast of Gravelines, France.

Saturday 29, 1567:

James VI is crowned King of Scotland at Stirling.

Thursday 29, 1030:

King Olaf II fought and died in the Battle of Stiklestad, trying to regain his Norwegian throne from the Danes.

Friday 29, 1014:

Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat on the Bulgarian army, but his subsequent savage treatment of 15,000 prisoners reportedly causes Tsar Samuil of Bulgaria to die of shock.

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