Thursday, June 29, 2017

History for June 29

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History for June 29 - On-This-Day.com:
George W. Goethals 1858, William Mayo 1861, Antoine de Saint-Exupery 1900
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John Toland 1912, Slim Pickens 1919, Stokeley Carmichael 1941
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1767 - The British Parliament approved the Townshend Revenue Acts. The acts imposed import duties on glass, lead, paint, paper and tea shipped to America.
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1804 - Privates John Collins and Hugh Hall of the Lewis and Clark Expedition were found guilty by a court-martial consisting of members of the Corps of Discovery for getting drunk on duty. Collins received 100 lashes on his back and Hall received 50.
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1888 - Professor Frederick Treves performed the first appendectomy in England.
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1903 - The British government officially protested Belgian atrocities in the Congo.
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1925 - Marvin Pipkin filed for a patent for the frosted electric light bulb.
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1926 - Fascists in Rome added an hour to the work day in an economic efficiency measure.
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1953 - The Federal Highway Act authorized the construction of 42,500 miles of freeway from coast to coast.
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1972 - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the death penalty could constitute "cruel and unusual punishment." The ruling prompted states to revise their capital punishment laws.
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