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Famous Quote For April 29

"Words without action are the assassins of idealism."

Herbert Hoover, 1920

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April 29 History

2004 - Oldsmobile builds its final car ending 107 years of production.

1992 - Riots in Los Angeles, California, follow the acquittal of police officers charged with excessive force in the beating of Rodney King. Over the next three days 54 people are killed and hundreds of buildings are destroyed.

1967 - Aretha Franklin releases her famous hit song, "Respect"

1913 - Gideon Sundback, an American electrical engineer, patents the first zipper

1852 - First edition of Peter Roget's Thesaurus published

This Day In Business

1953 - First 3-D television telecast made by KECA, Los Angeles, CA

This Day In Entertainment

1958 - Broadway musical "My Fair Lady" opens in London; tickets sell out a month ahead of time.

This Day In Geography

1289 - Tripoli is captured by Qala'un, the Sultan of Egypt.

This Day In Sports

1986 - Red Sox pitcher Roger Clemens sets record when he strikes out 20 Seattle Mariners

April 29th Holiday

International Dance Day - Promotes the importance of dance and the need to teach dance in all forms of education.

Today's Birthday Trivia

A trip to the Muslim holy city of Mecca helped him to develop his beliefs; he began signing his last name as X to replace the ancestral slave name Little. Who is he?

Today's Birthday Horoscope

Learn about people born on this day by reading the April 29 Birthday Horoscope.

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