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Today in History
September 29

1197   Emperor Henry VI dies in Messina, Sicily.
1399   Richard II of England is deposed. His cousin, Henry of Lancaster, declares himself king under the name Henry IV.
1493   Christopher Columbus leaves Cadiz, Spain, on his second voyage to the new world.
1513   Spanish explorer Vasco Nunez de Balboa discovers the Pacific Ocean.
1789   Congress votes to create a U.S. army.
1833   A civil war breaks out in Spain between Carlisists, who believe Don Carlos deserves the throne, and supporters of Queen Isabella.
1850   Mormon leader Brigham Young is named the first governor of the Utah Territory.
1864   Union troops capture the Confederate Fort Harrison, outside Petersburg, Virginia.
1879   Dissatisfied Ute Indians kill Agent Nathan Meeker and nine others in the "Meeker Massacre."
1932   A five-day work week is established for General Motors workers.
1939   Germany and the Soviet Union reach an agreement on the division of Poland.
1941   30,000 Jews are gunned down in Kiev when Henrich Himmler sends four strike squads to exterminate Soviet Jewish civilians and other "undesirables."
1943   Adolf Hitler’s book Mein Kampf is published in the United States.
1950   General Douglas MacArthur officially returns Seoul, South Korea, to President Syngman Rhee.

Born on September 29
1547   Miguel de Cervantes, Spanish novelist best known for his book The Ingenious Hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha.
1758   Horatio Nelson, British naval commander who defeated the French and her allies on numerous occasions during the age of Napoleon.
1858   Rudolf Diesel, engineer, inventor of the diesel engine.
1901   Enrico Fermi, Italian-born U.S. physicist who led the group which created the first man-made nuclear chain reaction.
1907   Gene Autry, cowboy actor.
1943   Lech Walesa, Polish labor leader who founded the Solidarity party and later became the president of Poland.
1948   Bryant Gumbel, broadcast journalist.

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