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Today in History – October 29

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312….Constantine the Great enters Rome after his victory at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge.

1390 …In Paris, first trial for witchcraft is held. Three people put to death.

1665.…Portuguese forces defeat forces of the Kingdom of Kongo at the Battle of Mbwilla

1682….William Penn arrived in Pennsylvania.

1787….Mozart’s opera Don Giovanni debuted in Prague.

1863….Founding of the Red Cross by eighteen countries.

1923….The Republic of Turkey was proclaimed.

1929….The New York Stock Exchange crashes on Black Tuesday.

1940….In the U.S., the first peactime military draft is held.

1956….Israel invaded Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula during the Suez Canal crisis.

1966….The National Organization for Women (NOW) was founded.

1998….John Glenn, returned to space at age 77 and became oldest person to fly in space.

2004….The European Union’s first constitution is signed

2015….After 35 years, China announced the end of the one child policy.

 

 

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