Major Events
- 1941 6,000 Jews are murdered in a pogrom in Bucharest, Romania
- 1964 Civil Rights Act of 1964 passes the US Senate after a 60-working-day filibuster by Southern senators
- 1966 US planes bomb North Vietnam’s capital, Hanoi, and the port city of Haiphong for the first time in the Vietnam War
- 1994 US reopens Guantanamo Naval Base to process refugees
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Jun 29 in Music
- 1888 First known recording of classical music is made, Handel’s “Israel in Egypt” on wax cylinder
Jun 29 in Sport
- 1958 FIFA World Cup Final, Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden: Vavá and Pelé each score two goals as Brazil defeats Sweden 5-2
Did You Know?
Thomas Beatie, the world’s first pregnant man, gives birth to a daughter
Fun Fact About June 29
Earth records its shortest day ever, 1.59 milliseconds faster than a standard day
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