History for July 29

History for July 29 - On-This-Day.com
Benito Mussolini 1883, Marcel Bich 1914 - Manufacturer and co-founder of Bic, Martina McBride 1966 


1588 - The English defeated the Spanish Armada in the Battle of Gravelines. 


1874 - Major Walter Copton Winfield of England received U.S. patent for the lawn-tennis court. 


1950 - Disney's adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's "Treasure Island" was released. 
Disney movies, music and books 


1957 - Jack Paar began hosting the "Tonight" show on NBC-TV. The name of the show was changed to "The Jack Paar Show." Paar was host for five years. 


1957 - The International Atomic Energy Agency was established. 


1958 - The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) was authorized by the U.S. Congress. 


1968 - Pope Paul VI reaffirmed the Roman Catholic Church's stance against artificial methods of birth control. 


1981 - England's Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer were married. 


1985 - General Motors announced that Spring Hill, TN, would be the home of the Saturn automobile assembly plant. 


1998 - The United Auto Workers union ended a 54-day strike against General Motors. The strike caused $2.8 billion in lost revenues.