Tuesday, April 29, 2025

History for April 29

History for April 29 - On-This-Day.com
William Randolph Hearst 1863 - American newspaper magnate, newspaper publisher
  • 1945 - The Nazi death camp, Dachau, was liberated.
  • 1952 - IBM President Thomas J. Watson, Jr., informed his company's stockholders that IBM was building "the most advanced, most flexible high-speed computer in the world."
  • 1990 - The destruction of the Berlin Wall began.
  • 1992 - Rioting began after a jury decision to acquit four Los Angeles policemen in the Rodney King beating trial. 54 people were killed in 3 days.
  • 1994 - Israel and the PLO signed an agreement in Paris which granted Palestinians broad authority to set taxes, control trade and regulate banks under self-rule in the Gaza Strip and Jericho.
  • 1998 - The U.S., Canada and Mexico end tariffs on $1 billion in NAFTA trade.

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