Historical Events for 29th January 2024

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1728 - John Gays' satiric work "The Beggar's Opera" premieres at the Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre in London, England [NS=Feb 9]
1892 - The Coca-Cola Company is incorporated in Atlanta, Georgia
1961 - US female Figure Skating championship won by Laurence Owen
1964 - Unmanned Apollo 1 Saturn launcher test attains Earth orbit
1975 - West Indies win fifth test against India to win an exciting series 3-2
1987 - William J. Casey term as 13th director of the CIA ends
1993 - Test debut of Vinod Kambli, prolific Indian batsman
2002 - US President George W. Bush in his State of the Union address describes "regimes that sponsor terror" an "Axis of Evil", which includes Iraq, Iran and North Korea
2017 - NFL Pro Bowl, Orlando, FL: AFC beats NFC, 20-13; MVPs: Travis Kelce, KC Chiefs, TE; Lorenzo Alexander, Buffalo Bills, LB
2018 - Toronto police arrest landscaper Bruce McArthur for murder after remains of at least 5 people found in potted plants

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