Wednesday, June 29, 2022

History for June 29

History for June 29 - On-This-Day.com
Stokely Carmichael 1941
  • 1767 - The British Parliament approved the Townshend Revenue Acts. The acts imposed import duties on glass, lead, paint, paper and tea shipped to America.
  • 1888 - Professor Frederick Treves performed the first appendectomy in England.
  • 1903 - The British government officially protested Belgian atrocities in the Congo.
  • 1917 - The Ukraine proclaimed independence from Russia.
  • 1953 - The Federal Highway Act authorized the construction of 42,500 miles of freeway from coast to coast.

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