CoM Moderators Posted August 29 Posted August 29 1910 - Japan changes Korea's name to Chōsen and appoints a governor-general to rule its new colony 1914 - Arizonian is the first vessel to arrive in San Francisco via the Panama Canal 1916 - Congress creates US Naval Reserve 1950 - International Olympic Committee votes to admit West Germany and Japan in 1952 1960 - Italy wins the cycling team pursuit, and Sante Gaiardoni takes the sprint gold medal at the Rome Olympics; Italy wins all four track events and the road team time trial to thoroughly dominate the sport 1992 - Braves' Charlie Leibrandt records his 1,000th strikeout. He decides to keep the ball by rolling it to the dugout, allowing Ricky Jordan to take second base on an error 1992 - Irish rock band U2 plays the first of two sold-out nights at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, NYC 2003 - Skype Technologies releases its pioneering video-conferencing software More Historical Events »
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