In History: Sep. 29
In History: Sep. 29
These are the notable events of Sep. 29 in world, American, and Kansas history.
On Sep. 29…
552 BC: King Darius I secures the Persian throne.
855 AD: Pope Benedict III begins his reign.
1567: French Huguenots attempt to kidnap King Charles IX.
1650: First marriage bureau opens in England.
1789: United States establishes its first official standing army.
1793: Tennis is mentioned for the first time in an English sports magazine.
1806: American flag is raised by an unknown Pawnee Chief in Kansas; the first time an American flag was raised west of the Missouri River.
1829: London reforms its police, forming the now well-known Scotland’s Yard.
1853: Emigrate ship Annie Jane sinks off the coast of Scotland, 348 drown.
1864: Union and Confederate forces clash in Henrico County, Va.
1880: First pro baseball game is held between the New York Metropolitans and Washington Nationals.
1915: First transcontinental radio telephone message is sent from Virginia to California.
1916: John D. Rockefeller becomes the world’s first billionaire.
1918: Allied forces break through the Hindenburg Line.
1920: Babe Ruth sets the home run record at 54 in one season.
1940: First American merchant ship to be captained by a black man, Captain Hugh Mulzac, is launched out of Delaware.
1944: Soviet Union invades Yugoslavia.
1946: The Los Angeles Rams play their first NFL game.
1960: TV’s western drama Johnny Ringo ends.
1961: Bob Dylan holds his first recording session.
1963: Rolling Stones embark on their first tour.
1977: “Star Wars Cantina Band Theme” hits No. 1 on U.S. Billboard Top 100.
1985: MacGyver airs for the first time on ABC.
1996: Nintendo 64 hits the market in the U.S.
1997: Jury selection for Oklahoma City Bombing accomplice Terry Nichols begins.
2020: The first debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden is held and widely criticized as one of the messiest presidential debates in American history.