On this day in history - Today, October, 29

Today in History

• 2012 Hurricane Sandy hits the US's eastern coast

  Hurricane Sandy, a category 2 storm by the time it made landfall in the US, hit the US's eastern coa

• 2008 Delta Air Lines merged with Northwest

  The merger resulted in creating world's largest airline. The merged entity took on the name of Delta

• 2005 Bombings in Delhi

  3 separate bombings in India's capital city of Delhi a few days before the important festival of Diw

• 1998 Oldest person to fly in space

  John Glenn flew on the Discovery shuttle at the age of 77 years, making him the oldest person to fly

• 1863 Red Cross founded

  Also known as the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the Red Cross is a humanitarian i