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Famous Birthdays
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- 1953: Ken Burns - Documentarian
- 1905: Dag Hammarskjold - Secretary General
- 1883: Benito Mussolini - Italy Dictator
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Famous Deaths
- 1890: Vincent van Gogh - Painter
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The 2000s
- 2003: Bill Mueller of the Boston Red Sox hit two grand slams in one game, the only player to do so as he hit each from different sides of the plate.
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The 1980s
- 1981: Prince Charles of Great Britain married Lady Diana Spencer at St. Paul's Cathedral in London.
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The 1970s
- 1975: Gerald Ford became the first U.S. president to visit the site of the Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz in Poland.
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The 1950s
- 1958: President Dwight Eisenhower signed a bill creating the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, also known as NASA.
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July 29 Historical Information
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July 29 in Sports
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July 29 2009 Top Social Stories
- Mahalo Answers: New Feature: Team Tipping! (456 Views)
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- YouTube: Sarah Palin Gives Her Farewell Speech (47,431 Views)
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July 29 Moment of Zen
- 2008: John McCain responds to Barack Obama's comment about an Iraq timetable.
- 1999: Jon says goodbye to The Daily Show's Supervising Producer Rob Fox.
- 2002: A last lingering look at the Terrorist Summer Camp.
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