Historical Events for 29th August 2023

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1854 - Self-governing windmill patented by American inventor Daniel Halladay
1920 - An American sweep of the medals in the women's 3m springboard diving event at the Antwerp Olympics; Aileen Riggin wins gold ahead of teammates Helen Wainwright and Thelma Payne
1937 - MLB Philadelphia A's Bob Johnson is 2nd to get 6 RBIs in an inning (1st)
1944 - 15,000 American troops liberating Paris march down Champs Elysees
1958 - Cliff Richard and the Drifters release single "Move It", Richards debut single. Credited as 1st British Rock n Roll song.
1972 - SF Giant Jim Barr retires 1st 20 batters he faces added to last 21 he retired 6 days earlier for record 41 in a row
1992 - Largest wrestling crowd outside US - 75,000 at Wembley Stadium, London
1997 - Netflix is founded by Marc Randolph and Reed Hasting in Scotts Valley, California as an online DVD rental business
2004 - Athens Olympic marathon is run on same route as 1896 Games, start at site of the Battle of Marathon to the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens: Stefano Baldini of Italy wins men's gold in 2:10:55
2014 - Riots break out in Guinea following rumours that health workers are deliberately transmitting the Ebola virus to locals

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