Today In History - October 29th

jchima14 · 2014-10-29T10:27:04+00:00

A chronological timetable of historical events that occurred on this day in history. Historical facts of the day in the areas of military, politics, science, music, sports, arts, entertainment and more. Discover what happened today in history. 1618 Sir Walter Raleigh is executed. After the death of Queen Elizabeth, Raleigh's enemies spread rumors that he was opposed the accession of King James. 1787 Mozart's opera Don Giovanni opens in Prague. 1814 The Demologos, the first steam-powered warship, launched in New York City. 1901 Leon Czolgosz is electrocuted for the assassination of US President William McKinley. Czolgosz, an anarchist, shot McKinley on September 6 during a public reception at the Temple of Music in Buffalo, N.Y. Despite early hopes of recovery, McKinley died September 14, in Buffalo, NY. 1927 Russian archaeologist Peter Kozloff apparently uncovers the tomb of Genghis Khan in the Gobi Desert, a claim still in dispute. 1929 Black Tuesdaythe most catastrophic day in stock market history, the herald of the Great Depression. 16 million shares were sold at declining prices. By mid-November $30 billion of the $80 billion worth of stocks listed in September will have been wiped out. 1945 The first ball-point pen goes is sold by Gimbell's department store in New York for a price of $12. 1949 Alonzo G. Moron of the Virgin Islands becomes the first African-American president of Hampton Institute, Hampton, Virginia. 1952 French forces launch Operation Lorraine against Viet Minh supply bases in Indochina. 1964 Thieves steal a jewel collectionincluding the world's largest sapphire, the 565-carat "Star of India," and the 100-carat DeLong rubyfrom the Museum of Natural History in New York. The thieves were caught and most of the jewels recovered. 1969 The U.S. Supreme Court orders immediate desegregation, superseding the previous "with all deliberate speed" ruling. 1969 First computer-to-computer link; the link is accomplished through ARPANET, forerunner of the Internet. Source: Today In History - October 29th - eReporter

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