July 29
1836 - The newly-completed Arc de Triomphe was inaugurated in Paris.
1858 - The United States and Japan signed the Harris Treaty, formalizing diplomatic relations and trading rights between the two countries.
1890 - Artist Vincent van Gogh died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at age 37 in Auvers, France.
1914 - Transcontinental telephone service in the U.S. became operational with the first test conversation between New York and San Francisco.
1921 - Adolf Hitler became the leader of the National Socialist German Workers' (Nazi) Party.
1954 - The first volume of JRR Tolkien's novel "The Lord of the Rings" ("The Fellowship of the Ring") was published.
1957 - The International Atomic Energy Agency was created.
1958 - President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the congressional act that created the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
1967 - An accidental rocket launch on the deck of the supercarrier USS Forrestal in the Gulf of Tonkin resulted in a fire and explosions that killed 134 service members.
1968 - In Humanae Vitae (of Human Life), Pope Paul VI reaffirmed the Catholic Church's prohibition on artificial methods of birth control.
1981 - Prince Charles, heir to the British throne, married Lady Diana Spencer in a ceremony watched by millions worldwide.
1994 - Abortion opponent Paul Hill shot and killed Dr. John Bayard Britton and Britton's escort, James H. Barrett, outside the Ladies Center clinic in Pensacola, Florida.
1999 - A former day trader, apparently upset over stock losses, opened fire in two Atlanta brokerage offices, killing nine and wounding 13 before shooting himself; authorities said Mark O. Barton had also killed his wife and two children.
2016 - Former suburban Chicago police officer Drew Peterson was given an additional 40 years in prison for trying to hire someone to kill the prosecutor who put him behind bars for killing his third wife.
Birthdays
24 - Kaliii (rapper)
24 - Katy Nichole (singer)
31 - Dak Prescott (football player)
33 - Miki Ishikawa (actress)
33 - Paulina Goto (actress)
37 - Genesis Rodriguez (actress)
47 - Danger Mouse (musician)
50 - Josh Radnor (acto)
51 - Stephen Dorff (actor)
51 - Wanya Morris (singer)
52 - Wil Wheaton (actor)
58 - Martina McBride (singer)
61 - Alexandra Paul (actress)
71 - Geddy Lee (singer)
71 - Tim Gunn (TV personality)
71 - Ken Burns (documentary filmmaker)
74 - Jenny Holzer (actress)
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Today in Sports History - July 29
1754 - The first international boxing match was held. The 25-minute match was won when Jack Slack of Britain knocked out Jean Petit from France.
1983 - Steve Garvey (Los Angeles Dodgers) set the National League consecutive game record at 1,207.
1986 - A federal jury in New York found that the NFL had committed an antitrust violation against the USFL, but the jury ordered the NFL to pay token damages of just one dollar.
1989 - The Philadelphia Phillies retire Steve Carlton's #32.
1996 - Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda retires, with a career record of 1,599-1,439 with four pennants and two World Series championships.
2003 - Boston Red Sox switch hitter Bill Mueller became the first baseball player to hit grand slam home runs from both sides of the plate in the same game.
2003 - Marcus Giles (Atlanta Braves) tied a major league record when he went 5-5 to give him hits in nine straight at-bats. The record was shared by 10 players at the time.
2018 - Chipper Jones, Alan Trammell, Trevor Hoffman, Vladimir Guerrero, Jim Thome and Jack Morris are inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
2021 - American Sunisa Lee won the gold medal in the women's all-around gymnastics event at the Tokyo Summer Olympics, becoming the fifth straight American woman to claim the all-around Olympic gold.
1836 - The newly-completed Arc de Triomphe was inaugurated in Paris.
1858 - The United States and Japan signed the Harris Treaty, formalizing diplomatic relations and trading rights between the two countries.
1890 - Artist Vincent van Gogh died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at age 37 in Auvers, France.
1914 - Transcontinental telephone service in the U.S. became operational with the first test conversation between New York and San Francisco.
1921 - Adolf Hitler became the leader of the National Socialist German Workers' (Nazi) Party.
1954 - The first volume of JRR Tolkien's novel "The Lord of the Rings" ("The Fellowship of the Ring") was published.
1957 - The International Atomic Energy Agency was created.
1958 - President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the congressional act that created the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
1967 - An accidental rocket launch on the deck of the supercarrier USS Forrestal in the Gulf of Tonkin resulted in a fire and explosions that killed 134 service members.
1968 - In Humanae Vitae (of Human Life), Pope Paul VI reaffirmed the Catholic Church's prohibition on artificial methods of birth control.
1981 - Prince Charles, heir to the British throne, married Lady Diana Spencer in a ceremony watched by millions worldwide.
1994 - Abortion opponent Paul Hill shot and killed Dr. John Bayard Britton and Britton's escort, James H. Barrett, outside the Ladies Center clinic in Pensacola, Florida.
1999 - A former day trader, apparently upset over stock losses, opened fire in two Atlanta brokerage offices, killing nine and wounding 13 before shooting himself; authorities said Mark O. Barton had also killed his wife and two children.
2016 - Former suburban Chicago police officer Drew Peterson was given an additional 40 years in prison for trying to hire someone to kill the prosecutor who put him behind bars for killing his third wife.
Birthdays
24 - Kaliii (rapper)
24 - Katy Nichole (singer)
31 - Dak Prescott (football player)
33 - Miki Ishikawa (actress)
33 - Paulina Goto (actress)
37 - Genesis Rodriguez (actress)
47 - Danger Mouse (musician)
50 - Josh Radnor (acto)
51 - Stephen Dorff (actor)
51 - Wanya Morris (singer)
52 - Wil Wheaton (actor)
58 - Martina McBride (singer)
61 - Alexandra Paul (actress)
71 - Geddy Lee (singer)
71 - Tim Gunn (TV personality)
71 - Ken Burns (documentary filmmaker)
74 - Jenny Holzer (actress)
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Today in Sports History - July 29
1754 - The first international boxing match was held. The 25-minute match was won when Jack Slack of Britain knocked out Jean Petit from France.
1983 - Steve Garvey (Los Angeles Dodgers) set the National League consecutive game record at 1,207.
1986 - A federal jury in New York found that the NFL had committed an antitrust violation against the USFL, but the jury ordered the NFL to pay token damages of just one dollar.
1989 - The Philadelphia Phillies retire Steve Carlton's #32.
1996 - Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda retires, with a career record of 1,599-1,439 with four pennants and two World Series championships.
2003 - Boston Red Sox switch hitter Bill Mueller became the first baseball player to hit grand slam home runs from both sides of the plate in the same game.
2003 - Marcus Giles (Atlanta Braves) tied a major league record when he went 5-5 to give him hits in nine straight at-bats. The record was shared by 10 players at the time.
2018 - Chipper Jones, Alan Trammell, Trevor Hoffman, Vladimir Guerrero, Jim Thome and Jack Morris are inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
2021 - American Sunisa Lee won the gold medal in the women's all-around gymnastics event at the Tokyo Summer Olympics, becoming the fifth straight American woman to claim the all-around Olympic gold.
