Historical Events for 29th July 2023

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1773 - 1st schoolhouse west of Allegheny Mountains completed, Schoenbrunn, Ohio
1923 - Albert Einstein speaks on pacifism in Berlin
1944 - Frank McCormick (Reds) HR off Ace Adams (Giants) in both games of DH
1953 - US bomber shot down by Soviet Air Defence Forces in the Sea of Japan, north of Vladivostok
1954 - Publication of "Fellowship of the Ring" 1st volume of "Lord of the Rings" by J. R. R. Tolkien by George Allen and Unwin in London
1955 - Smokey Burgess hits 3 HRs to help Pirates beat Reds 16-5
1965 - Beatles movie "Help" has Royal World Premiere at the London Pavilion Theatre in the West End of London; of Princess Margaret and the Earl of Snowdon attend
1986 - Bomb attack in West-Beirut, 30 killed
1992 - American Michael Ray Barrowman swims world record 200m breaststroke (2:10.16) at the World Championships in Perth, Australia, breaking his own record set in August 1991
2015 - Over 3,500 immigrants over 2 days attempt to enter the Channel Tunnel at Calais, to cross into Britain

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