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Historical Events
on January 29th
- Lead Story
- U.S. Baseball Hall of Fame elects first members,1936
- American Revolution
- Americans retreat from Fort Independence,1777
- Automotive
- William McKinley, first U.S. president to ride in a car, is born,1843
- Civil War
- Kansas enters the Union,1861
- Cold War
- Dr. Strangelove premieres,1964
- Crime
- School shooting in San Diego,1979
- Disaster
- Theater collapses in Washington, D.C.,1922
- General Interest
- King George III dies,1820
- Divided Kansas enters the Union,1861
- Liliuokalani proclaimed queen of Hawaii,1891
- Deng Xiaoping and Jimmy Carter sign accords,1979
- Hollywood
- Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward marry,1958
- Literary
- "The Raven" is published,1845
- Music
- Peter, Paul and Mary sign their first recording contract,1962
- Old West
- Edward Abbey is born,1927
- Presidential
- Jackson sends troops to put down labor riot,1834
- William McKinley is born,1843
- George W. Bush makes "Axis of Evil" speech,2002
- Sports
- Baseball Hall of Fame inducts first members,1936
- Vietnam War
- President Johnson requests additional funds,1968
- Fighting continues in South Vietnam,1974
- World War I
- German lieutenant Erwin Rommel leads daring mission in France,1915
- World War II
- Iran signs Treaty of Alliance with Great Britain and USSR,1942
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