1765
Patrick Henry bitterly denounced the Stamp Act in the Virginia House of Burgesses.
1790
Rhode Island became the 13th state in the United States, the last of the original colonies to ratify the Constitution.
1848
Wisconsin became the 30th state in the United States.
1917
John F. Kennedy was born in Brookline, Mass.
1942
Bing Crosby recorded his version of “White Christmas.” It would go on to sell over 30 million copies.
1953
Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
1990
Boris Yeltsin was elected president of the Russian republic by the parliament.
1999
The military handed over power to a democratically elected government in NIgeria
Source:This day in history/May-29
Patrick Henry bitterly denounced the Stamp Act in the Virginia House of Burgesses.
1790
Rhode Island became the 13th state in the United States, the last of the original colonies to ratify the Constitution.
1848
Wisconsin became the 30th state in the United States.
1917
John F. Kennedy was born in Brookline, Mass.
1942
Bing Crosby recorded his version of “White Christmas.” It would go on to sell over 30 million copies.
1953
Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
1990
Boris Yeltsin was elected president of the Russian republic by the parliament.
1999
The military handed over power to a democratically elected government in NIgeria
Source:This day in history/May-29
Posts
0 comments:
Post a Comment