This Day In History - July 29

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7-29-2020

THIS DAY IN HISTORY


July 29

1958
NASA created


On this day in 1958, the U.S. Congress passes legislation establishing the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), a civilian agency responsible for coordinating America's activities in space. NASA has since sponsored space expeditions, both human and mechanical, that have yielded vita... read more








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ART, LITERATURE, AND FILM HISTORY


1967


The Doors score their first #1 hit with "Light My Fire"



2000


Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston wed





CIVIL WAR


1862


Confederate spy Belle Boyd is captured





CRIME


1900


Italian American assassinates Italian king



1976


Son of Sam terrorizes New York





EXPLORATION


1588


Spanish Armada defeated





GREAT BRITAIN


1981


Prince Charles marries Lady Diana





INVENTIONS & SCIENCE


1909


General Motors buys Cadillac





SPORTS


1996


Carl Lewis wins fourth consecutive long jump at 35





VIETNAM WAR


1965


101st Airborne Division arrives in Vietnam



1967


Rocket causes deadly fire on aircraft carrier





WORLD WAR I


1914


Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany and Czar Nicholas of Russia exchange telegrams





WORLD WAR II


1921


Adolf Hitler becomes the leader of the Nazi Party