All Events

Historical Events on July 29

  • American Civil War

    1864

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

  • Adolf Hitler

    1921

    Adolf Hitler becomes leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party.

  • Olympic Games

    1948

    Olympic Games: The Games of the XIV Olympiad: After a hiatus of 12 years caused by World War II, the first Summer Olympics to be held since the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, open in London.

  • Korean War

    1950

    Korean War: After four days, the No Gun Ri Massacre ends when the US Army 7th Cavalry Regiment is withdrawn.

  • Dwight D. Eisenhower

    1958

    U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs into law the National Aeronautics and Space Act, which creates the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

  • United States Congress

    1959

    First United States Congress elections in Hawaii as a state of the Union.

  • Vietnam War

    1965

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

  • Margaret Thatcher

    1987

    British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and President of France François Mitterrand sign the agreement to build a tunnel under the English Channel (Eurotunnel).

  • Microsoft

    2015

    Microsoft releases Windows 10.

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