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July 29th, 2005 | Event | Astronomers announce their discovery of Eris. |
July 29th, 1996 | Event | The controversial child protection portion of the Communications Decency Act (1996) is struck down as too broad by a U.S. federal court. |
July 29th, 1993 | Event | The Israeli Supreme Court acquits accused Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk of all charges and he is set free. |
July 29th, 1987 | Event | British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and President of France Francois Mitterrand sign the agreement to build the tunnel under the English Channel (Eurotunnel). |
July 29th, 1987 | Event | Prime Minister of India Rajiv Gandhi and Sri Lankan President J. R. Jayawardene sign the Indo-Lankan Pact on ethnic issues. |
July 29th, 1981 | Event | Marriage of Prince Charles to Lady Diana Spencer. |
July 29th, 1976 | Event | In New York City, the "Son of Sam" kills one person and seriously wounds another in the first of a series of attacks. |
July 29th, 1967 | Event | Vietnam War: Off the coast of North Vietnam the USS Forrestal catches on fire in the worst U.S. naval disaster since World War II, killing 134. |
July 29th, 1967 | Event | At the fourth day of celebrating its 400th anniversary, the city of Caracas, Venezuela was shaken by an earthquake, leaving approximately 500 dead. |
July 29th, 1965 | Event | Vietnam War: The first 4,000 101st Airborne Division paratroopers arrive in Vietnam, landing at Cam Ranh Bay. |
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