September 29
1197 | Emperor Henry VI dies in Messina, Sicily. | |
1399 | Richard II of England is deposed. His cousin, Henry of Lancaster, declares himself king under the name Henry IV. | |
1493 | Christopher Columbus leaves Cadiz, Spain, on his second voyage to the new world. | |
1513 | Spanish explorer Vasco Nunez de Balboa discovers the Pacific Ocean. | |
1789 | Congress votes to create a U.S. army. | |
1833 | A civil war breaks out in Spain between Carlisists, who believe Don Carlos deserves the throne, and supporters of Queen Isabella. | |
1850 | Mormon leader Brigham Young is named the first governor of the Utah Territory. | |
1864 | Union troops capture the Confederate Fort Harrison, outside Petersburg, Virginia. | |
1879 | Dissatisfied Ute Indians kill Agent Nathan Meeker and nine others in the "Meeker Massacre." | |
1932 | A five-day work week is established for General Motors workers. | |
1939 | Germany and the Soviet Union reach an agreement on the division of Poland. | |
1941 | 30,000 Jews are gunned down in Kiev when Henrich Himmler sends four strike squads to exterminate Soviet Jewish civilians and other "undesirables." | |
1943 | Adolf Hitler's book Mein Kampf is published in the United States. | |
1950 | General Douglas MacArthur officially returns Seoul, South Korea, to President Syngman Rhee. |
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