Entrance To The Baseball Hall Of Fame

1936

U.S. Baseball Hall of Fame elects first members

Born on This Day

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov, *29.01.1860-15.07.1904+, writer, dramatist, Russia, portrait

Anton Chekhov

1860 - 1904

Russian playwright whose works "The Cherry Orchard," "The Seagull" and "Uncle Vanya" explore human nature and melancholy.

2023 ESSENCE Festival Of Culture™ – Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - Day 1

Oprah Winfrey

1954 -

Media mogul and philanthropist whose "The Oprah Winfrey Show," is among the longest-running and highest-rated talk shows in history.

Speak Out: An Evening With Greg Louganis, Kristen Worley And Andrew Purchas

Greg Louganis

1960 -

Olympic diver who dominated the sport and won four Olympic gold medals before retiring after being diagnosed with HIV.

1929

JAN

29

The Seeing Eye, the first US school to train guide dogs for people with vision impairment, opens in Tennessee. For reporters skeptical of the idea, co-founder Morris Frank showcased his own dog, Buddy, on busy New York streets.

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1820

King George III dies

Ten years after mental illness forced him to retire from public life, King George III, the British king who lost the American colonies, dies at the age of 81.

1843

Future president William McKinley is born

On January 29, 1843, William McKinley, who will become the 25th American president and the first to ride in an automobile, is born in Niles, Ohio. McKinley served in the White House from 1897 to 1901, a time when the American automotive industry was in its infancy. During his presidency, McKinley (who died from an assassin’s bullet in September 1901) took a drive in a Stanley Steamer, a steam-engine-powered auto built in the late 1890s by brothers Francis and Freelan Stanley. The Stanley Motor Carriage Company produced a number of steam-powered vehicles before going out of business in the early 1920s, after being unable to compete with the rise of less expensive gas-powered cars.

1845

“The Raven” is published

Edgar Allan Poe’s famous poem “The Raven,” beginning “Once upon a midnight dreary,” is published on this day in the New York Evening Mirror.

1861

Kansas enters the Union

On January 29, 1861, Kansas is admitted to the Union as free state. It was the 34th state to join the Union. The struggle between pro- and anti-slave forces in Kansas was a major factor in the eruption of the Civil War.

1915

German lieutenant Erwin Rommel leads daring mission in France

On January 29, 1915, in the Argonne region of France, German lieutenant Erwin Rommel leads his company in the daring capture of four French block-houses, the structures used on the front to house artillery positions.

Erwin Rommel, Rommel's Gold

1958

Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward marry

One of Hollywood’s most enduring marriages begins on January 29, 1958, when Paul Newman weds Joanne Woodward in Las Vegas, Nevada.

1962

Peter, Paul and Mary sign their first recording contract

American folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary take a decisive step on their path to success on January 29, 1962, when they sign their first recording contract with Warner Bros.

1964

“Dr. Strangelove” premieres

Stanley Kubrick’s black comic masterpiece, Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb opens in theaters to both critical and popular acclaim. The movie’s popularity was evidence of changing attitudes toward atomic weapons and the concept of nuclear deterrence.

1979

Deng Xiaoping and Jimmy Carter sign accords

On January 29, 1979, Deng Xiaoping, deputy premier of China, meets President Jimmy Carter, and together they sign historic new accords that reverse decades of U.S. opposition to the People’s Republic of China.

1979

School shooting in San Diego

Brenda Spencer kills two men and wounds nine children as they enter the Grover Cleveland Elementary School in San Diego. Spencer blazed away with rifle shots from her home directly across the street from the school. After 20 minutes of shooting, police surrounded Spencer’s home for six hours before she surrendered. Asked for some explanation for the attack, Spencer allegedly said, “I just don’t like Mondays. I did this because it’s a way to cheer up the day. Nobody likes Mondays.”

2002

George W. Bush describes Iraq, Iran and North Korea as “axis of evil”

On January 29, 2002, in his first State of the Union address since the September 11 attacks, President George W. Bush describes Iraq, Iran and North Korea as an "axis of evil."

George Bush State of the Union 2002

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