April 29 - This Day in History

April 29 : General Interest
2004: World War II monument opens in Washington, D.C.

On April 29, 2004, the National World War II Memorial opens in Washington, D.C., to thousands of visitors, providing overdue recognition for the 16 million U.S. men and women who served in the war... read more


American Revolution
1776 : Nathanael Greene takes command of Long Island
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nathanael-greene-takes-command-of-long-island

Automotive
2004 : The end of the road for Oldsmobile
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-end-of-the-road-for-oldsmobile

Civil War
1862 : Union captures New Orleans
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/union-captures-new-orleans

Cold War
1950 : American statesmen deny Lattimore's influence
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/american-statesmen-deny-lattimores-influence

Crime
1992 : Rodney King trial verdict announced
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/rodney-king-trial-verdict-announced

Disaster
1991 : Cyclone kills 135,000 in Bangladesh
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/cyclone-kills-135000-in-bangladesh

General Interest
1429 : Joan of Arc relieves Orleans
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/joan-of-arc-relieves-orleans
1854 : First African-American college chartered
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-african-american-college-chartered
1945 : Dachau liberated
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/dachau-liberated
1992 : Riots erupt in Los Angeles
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/riots-erupt-in-los-angeles
2011 : Britain's Prince William weds Kate Middleton
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/britains-prince-william-weds-kate-middleton

Hollywood
1957 : Daniel Day-Lewis born
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/daniel-day-lewis-born

Literary
1875 : Henry James' Transatlantic Sketches is published
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/henry-james-transatlantic-sketches-is-published

Music
1968 : Hair premieres on Broadway
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hair-premieres-on-broadway

Old West
1863 : William Randolph Hearst is born
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/william-randolph-hearst-is-born

Presidential
1974 : Nixon announces release of White House Watergate tapes
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nixon-announces-release-of-white-house-watergate-tapes

Sports
1986 : Roger Clemens strikes out 20 batters in single game
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/roger-clemens-strikes-out-20-batters-in-single-game

Vietnam War
1970 : U.S.-South Vietnamese forces launch Cambodian "incursion"
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/us-south-vietnamese-forces-launch-cambodian-incursion
1971 : New casualty figures released
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/new-casualty-figures-released
1975 : Operation Frequent Wind begins
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/operation-frequent-wind-begins

World War I
1916 : British forces surrender at Kut, Mesopotamia
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/british-forces-surrender-at-kut-mesopotamia

World War II
1945 : Adolf and Eva marry
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/adolf-and-eva-marry
1946 : International Military Tribunal indicts Hideki
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/international-military-tribunal-indicts-hideki