Today in History (29th Oct)

2011 A lockout causes the Australia's Qantas airlines to ground its entire fleet while it handles the ongoing industrial dispute 2011 Millions lose power after the northeastern United States and Mid-Atlantic United States are struck by a rare October snow storm 2010 Japan's Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission and the Tokyo Stock Exchange conduct an insider trading investigation of Japanese companies 2010 A series of eight 3G wireless transmitters have been installed along the trail to base camps on Mount Everest, with coverage reaching the summit 2009 Oil giant Dutch Shell warns its outlook remains uncertain after reporting its quarterly profit fell by 73% 2008 Northwest Airlines and Delta Air Lines merge 2006 – Sultan of Sokoto and tens of others die in a plane crash, the country's third major civilian air disaster in the year. 1999 Cyclone/tidal surge kills as many as 10,000 in eastern India 1998 John Glenn returns to space at the age of 77 as a payload specialist on the Discovery 1995 "Fool Moon" opens at Ambassador Theater New York City 1995 Sunday New York News increases price from $1.00 to $1.25 1995 U.S. beats Japan, 19-17, at Nichirei International LPGA Golf Tournament 1994 Antonov AN-12 having an accident at Ust-Ilimsk Kaluga, 21 killed 1994 New York Lotto pays $60 million+ 1994 National Museum of American Indian opens (New York City) 1993 Dow Jones index reaches record 3687.86 1991 Buck Showalter replaces Stump Merrill as New York Yankee manager 1990 30 die in a (5.7) earthquake in Algeria 1989 Colleen Walker wins LPGA Nichirei Golf International 1989 New York City's Metropolitan Transportation Authority opens 63rd street extension to subway 1989 Ozzie Newsome ends NFL streak of 150 consecutive game receptions 1988 2,000 U.S. anti-abortion protesters arrested for blocking clinics 1988 China announces a herbal male contraceptive 1988 Jim Elliott (U.S.) begins 24-hour paced outdoor race for 548.9 mi 1988 Soviets 1st scheduled shuttle launch (postponed) 1987 "Don't Get God Started" opens at Longacre Theater New York City for 86 performances 1987 Thomas Hearns wins unprecidented 4th different weight boxing title 1986 Kirk Muller scores New Jersey Devil record 6 point, beat Penguins, 8-6 1986 Padres pitcher LaMarr Hoyt is arrested at US-Mexico border for drugs 1986 West Indies all out for 53 vs. Pakistan (Abdul Qadir 6-16) 1985 Cards' Joaquin Andujar suspended for 10 games for bumping an ump 1984 Orlando Pizzolato (2:14:53) and Greta Weitz (2:29:30) win New York Marathon 1983 Notre Dame's Gil Fenerty rushes for 337 yards and 6 touchdowns 1982 Car maker John DeLorean indicted for drug trafficking, later acquitted 1982 Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson release "Girl is Mine" 1981 Bill Giles becomes CEO of Philadelphia Phillies 1979 Billy Martin fired as Yankee manager (2nd time) 1979 Silvia Bertolaccini wins LPGA Colgate Far East Golf Open 1977 "Act" opens at Majestic Theater New York City for 233 performances 1977 Texas' Russell Erideben kicks his 3rd 60 yard field goal of the season 1977 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. 1975 Boston's Fred Lynn is the overwhelming choice as AL Rookie of Year 1975 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. 1974 Law bans discrimination of sex or marital status in credit application 1972 Don Cockroft of Cleveland Browns kicks 57-yard field goal 1972 Palestinian guerrillas kill an airport employee and hijack a plane, carrying 27 passengers, to Cuba. They force West Germany to release 3 terrorists who were involved in the Munich Massacre. 1972 Jo Ann Prentice wins LPGA Corpus Christi Civitan Golf Open 1970 WYEA (now WLTZ) TV channel 38 in Columbus, Georgia (NBC) 1st broadcast 1969 Tom Seaver voted NL Cy Young Award 1969 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site 1969 U.S.S.R. performs underground nuclear test 1969 The U.S. Supreme Court orders immediate desegregation, superseding the previous "with all deliberate speed" ruling. 1968 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Sary Shagan U.S.S.R. 1967 Danny Abramowicz begins NFL streak of 105 consecutive game receptions 1967 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Alamo Ladies' Golf Open 1967 MacDermot, Ragni and Rado's musical "Hair," premieres in New York City 1966 Lunar Orbiter 1 crashes on moon: 6.7 degrees N 162 degrees E 1966 National Organization of Women founded 1965 U.S. performs underground nuclear test at Amchitka Island Aleutians 1964 Bobby Simpson completes cricket century in each innings vs. Pakistan 1964 Karmi'el founded in Galilee 1964 Star of India and other jewels are stolen in New York 1964 Town of Karmiel founded in Galilee 1964 United Rep of Tanganyika and Zanzibar renamed United Rep of Tanzania 1964 Thieves steal a jewel collection–including the world's largest sapphire, the 565-carat "Star of India," and the 100-carat DeLong ruby–from the Museum of Natural History in New York. The thieves were caught and most of the jewels recovered. 1963 "Meet the Beatles" booklet is published 1961 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site 1960 Chartered C46 carrying California State's football team crashes, kills 16 1960 Muhammad Ali's 1st professional fight, beats Tunney Hunsaker in 6 1959 10 nation soccer league to play all games on New York Randalls Is, announced 1958 Boris Pasternak refuses Nobel prize for literature 1958 Dr. F. Mason Sones is 1st doctor to perform a coronary angiogram 1958 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site 1957 Hand grenade explodes in Israel's Knesset (Parliament) 1956 Chet Huntley and David Brinkley, NBC News, team up 1956 International zone of Tangier returns to Morocco 1956 Israeli paratroopers drop into Sinai to open Straits of Tiran 1955 Belgium signs accord for 5 day work week (45 hours) 1955 Emile Zatopek runs world record 15 mile (1:14:01) and 25,000m (1:16:36) 1954 Colonel Nasser disbands Moslem Brothership 1954 Sweden begins experimental TV 1953 A Baltimore group purchases St. Louis Browns 1952 French forces launch Operation Lorraine against Viet Minh supply bases in Indochina. 1950 British minister of Finance Stafford Cripps resigns 1950 Wally Triplett avgs 735 yards on 3 kickoff returns 1950 Cleveland Browns' Marion Motley sets record for highest avg gain in a game with 17.1 (10 attempts), Cleveland 45, Pittsburgh 7 1949 White Sox trade Joe Tipton to A's for Nellie Fox 1949 Alonzo G. Moron of the Virgin Islands becomes the first African-American president of Hampton Institute, Hampton, Virginia. 1948 Israeli forces liberate Meron and Gush-Halev 1947 Belgium, Luxembourg and Netherland form Benelux Union 1947 Trial of art forger Han of Meegeren begins in Amsterdam 1945 1st ball point pen goes on sale, 57 years after it is patented 1945 Happy Chandler, resigns as U.S. Senator, remains as baseball commish 1945 The first ball-point pen goes is sold by Gimbell's department store in New York for a price of $12. 1944 1st Polish Armoured Division liberates Breda, Netherlands 1944 Cabadese 2nd Infantry division frees Goes South-Beveland 1943 3 allied officers escape out camp Stalag Luft 3 1942 7th day of battle at El Alamein: Montgomery assault 1942 Alaska highway completed 1942 Branch Rickey named president/General Manager of Brooklyn Dodgers 1942 Nazi's murder 16,000 Jewish in Pinsk, Soviet Union 1941 Cole Porters musical "Let's Face It," premieres in New York City 1940 Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson drew 1st number-158-in 1st peacetime military draft in U.S. history 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition closes (1st closure) 1939 NHL Babe Seibert Memorial Game: All-Stars beat Montreal 5-3 1935 Evan Enwerem was born in Ikeduru, Imo State, Nigeria. He was governor of Imo state (1992–1993) and Senate President (June 3, 1999 – November 18, 1999) 1932 French liner Normandie is launched 1931 Lefty Grove, A's pitcher who won 31 games, is named the AL's MVP 1930 1st Eastern Canada night CF game: Oshawa vs Toronto Balmy Beach 1929 Black Tuesday, Stock Market crashes triggers Great Depression 1924 "Dixie to Broadway," opens at Broadhurst Theater 1924 Labour loses British parliamentary election 1923 "Runnin' Wild" (introducing Charleston) opens on Broadway 1923 Army move SPD/KPD-government to German part of Saxon 1923 Gibbs/Grey/Wood's revue "Runnin' Wild," premieres in New York City 1923 Textile strike in Enschede, Netherlands, against lower wages, begins 1923 Turkey declares independence (successor state to Ottoman Empire) 1920 Ed Barrow appointed General Manager of New York Yankees 1915 Aristide Briand becomes premier of France 1915 Thomas Masaryk claims independence for Czechoslovakia 1914 Russia declares war on Turkey 1914 Turkish warships storm Black Sea 1910 Bob Simpson of Hamilton Tigers kicks record 11 singles in a game 1905 Hottentot chief Hendrik Witbooi fataly injured 1904 1st intercity trucking service (Colorado City and Snyder, Texas) 1904 IRT (Interborough Rapid Transit) subway (New York City) opens 1894 1st election of Hawaiian Republic 1889 New York Giants (NL) beat Brooklyn (AA) in world series 6 games to 3 1889 Queen Victoria grants Cecil Rhodes rights to Zambezia 1889 Stanley Park dedicated in Vancouver, BC 1888 Lord Salisbury grants Cecil Rhodes charter for BSA Company 1872 J. S. Risdon patents metal windmill 1867 Mail packets "Rhone" and "Wye" capsizes off St. Thomas Virgin Islands 1864 Greek parliament accept new Constitution 1863 International Comm of Red Cross forms (Nobel 1917, 1944, 1963) 1833 1st U.S. college fraternity to have a fraternity house founded 1814 "Demologos," 1st steam-powered warship, is launched 1811 1st Ohio River steamboat leaves Pittsburgh for New Orleans 1794 French troops occupies Venlo 1787 Opera "Don Giovanni" is produced (Prague) 1727 Severe earthquake in New England 1709 England/Netherlands sign anti-French "Barrieretraktaat" 1682 William Penn lands at what is now Chester, Pennsylvania 1618 Sir Walter Raleigh is executed. After the death of Queen Elizabeth, Raleigh's enemies spread rumors that he was opposed the accession of King James. 1591 Giovanni A Facchinetti elected as Pope Innocentius IX 1552 Czar Ivan IV escapes back to Moscow after battle 1508 Gelderse troops occupies Kuinre 439 Vandalen under Genseric occupy Carthago