Today in History
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1999 Olusegun Obasanjo wins Nigeria's first free elections in 16 years
The former Nigerian Army general and military ruler oversaw a democratization process that defines t
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1996 Benjamin Netanyahu becomes Israel's prime minister
The conservative politician is criticized for hampering the peace process that former prime minister
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1953 Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay conquer Mount Everest
The first successful ascent of the world's highest mountain came after Tom Bourdillon and Charles Ev
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1942 Bing Crosby records White Christmas
Crosby's rendition of Irving Berlin's song became the most successful of his career and the best-sel
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1913 Igor Stravinsky's ballet Le Sacre du printemps is premiered
he performance sparked a riot in the audience as many felt its irregular beat and the percussive cha
Births On This Day,
May, 29
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1984 Carmelo Anthony
American basketball player
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1967 Noel Gallagher
English singer-songwriter, guitarist
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1922 Iannis Xenakis
Greek/French composer, engineer, theorist
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1917 John F. Kennedy
American lieutenant, politician, 35th President of the United States
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1914 Tenzing Norgay
Nepalese mountaineer
Deaths On This Day,
May, 29
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2013 Henry Morgentaler
Polish/Canadian physician
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2010 Dennis Hopper
American actor, director
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1997 Jeff Buckley
American singer-songwriter, guitarist
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1892 Bahá'u'lláh
Persian spiritual leader, founded the Bahá'í Faith
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1829 Humphry Davy
English chemist, physicist
