On this day in history - Today, November, 29

Today in History

• 1972 Atari Releases Pong

  One of the very first arcade games to hit the market, Pong was a 1 or 2 player video game similar to

• 1951 Silent Coup in Thailand

  The Thai military took over the country's governance and reinstated the 1932 Constitution.

• 1929 First flight over the South Pole

  American explorer Richard Byrd became the first person to fly over the South Pole. The flight took j

• 1899 FC Barcelona founded

  The popular football (soccer) club was founded by footballer Hans Gamper. Informally known as Barça,

• 1777 City of San Jose Founded

  The first city to be settled in California, San Jose was founded as San José de Guadalupe. Before th