CoM Moderators Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 1914 - New Zealand forces capture German Samoa1916 - Transport ship Hsin-Yu and cruiser Hai-Yung collide; 1,000 die1916 - General Paul von Hindenburg replaces Von Falkenhayn as German chief of staff1920 - Swedish swimmer Håkan Malmrot completes the breaststroke double at the Antwerp Olympics beating teammate Thor Henning in the 200m; also beats Henning for gold in the 400m1952 - New York premiere of history-based film "The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima"1953 - USSR explodes its first hydrogen bomb1956 - French government routes troops to Cyprus near Suez crisis1970 - Black Panthers confront cops in Philadelphia (1 cop killed)1992 - Irish rock band U2 plays the 1st of two sold-out nights at Yankee Stadium in The Bronx, NYC1997 - Netflix is founded by Marc Randolph and Reed Hasting in Scotts Valley, California as an online DVD rental business More Historical Events » Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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