Editing April 29 (section)

===1901–present===
*[[1903]] &ndash; A [[Frank Slide|landslide]] kills 70 people in [[Frank, Alberta|Frank]], in the [[District of Alberta]], Canada.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://frankslide.ca/sites/frankslide/files/editor_files/Frank_Slide_Facts%20(1).pdf |title=Frank Slide facts |publisher=Government of Alberta |access-date=29 November 2021}}</ref>
*[[1910]] &ndash; The [[Parliament of the United Kingdom]] passes the [[People's Budget]], the first budget in British history with the expressed intent of [[Redistribution of wealth|redistributing wealth]] among the British public.<ref>{{cite book |title=Mr. Lloyd George |last=Raymond |first=E. T. |author-link= E. T. Raymond|year=1922 |publisher=George H. Doran company |page=118 |url=https://archive.org/details/mrlloydgeorge0000raym/page/118 |via=Internet Archive}}</ref>
*[[1911]] &ndash; [[Tsinghua University]], one of [[mainland China]]'s leading universities, is founded.<ref>{{cite book|editor-last=Bartlett|editor-first=Nancy|title=The University of Michigan and China: 1845–2006|location=Ann Arbor, Mich.|publisher=Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan|date=2006|oclc=69652031|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kvXhAAAAMAAJ|page=6}}</ref>
*[[1916]] &ndash; [[World War I]]: The UK's [[6th Indian Division]] surrenders to [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman Forces]] at the [[Siege of Kut]] in one of the largest surrenders of British forces up to that point.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Barber |first1=Charles H. |title=Besieged In Kut And After |date=1917 |publisher=William Blackwood and Sons |location=Edinburgh and London |page=239 |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.208480/page/n265/mode/2up |access-date=29 November 2021}}</ref>
*  1916   &ndash; [[Easter Rising]]: After six days of fighting, Irish rebel leaders surrender to British forces in [[Dublin]], bringing the Easter Rising to an end.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Donoghue |first1=Denis |title=EASTER 1916 |journal=Yeats Annual |date=2018 |volume=21 |issue=21 |pages=39–61 |doi=10.11647/OBP.0135.03 |doi-access=free |jstor=90020738 |isbn=978-1-78374-454-1 |issn=0278-7687}} {{open access}}</ref>
*[[1945]] &ndash; World War II: The [[Surrender of Caserta]] is signed by the commander of German forces in Italy.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Unconditional Surrender of German and Italian Forces at Caserta |journal=American Journal of International Law |date=July 1945 |volume=39 |issue=S3 |pages=168–169 |doi=10.2307/2213918|jstor=2213918 |s2cid=246011529 }}</ref>
*  1945   &ndash; World War II: [[Operations Manna and Chowhound|Airdrops of food]] begin over German-occupied regions of the Netherlands.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Willingham |first1=Frank |last2=Dando-Collins |first2=Stephen |title=Review of Operation Chowhound: The Most Risky, Most Glorious U.S. Bomber Mission of WWII, Dando-CollinsStephen |journal=Air Power History |date=2015 |volume=62 |issue=4 |page=53 |jstor=26276674 |issn=1044-016X}}</ref>
*  1945   &ndash; World War II: [[Adolf Hitler]] marries his longtime partner [[Eva Braun]] in a [[Führerbunker|Berlin bunker]]<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Evans |first1=Richard J. |title=Adolf & Eva |journal=The National Interest |date=2011 |issue=115 |pages=76–86 |jstor=42896406 |issn=0884-9382}}</ref> and designates [[Admiral]] [[Karl Dönitz]] as his successor.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Venkov |first1=Igor N. |title=How the Berlin Garrison Surrendered 2 May 1945 |journal=Army History |date=1990 |issue=17 |pages=20–25 |jstor=26302914 |issn=1546-5330}} {{open access}}</ref>
*  1945   &ndash; [[Dachau concentration camp]] is liberated by United States troops.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2022/12/holocaust-remembrance-lessons-america/671893/ |title=Monuments to the Unthinkable |first1=Clint |last1=Smith |date=December 2022|access-date=23 November 2022 |magazine=The Atlantic |page=40 |url-access=subscription |volume=330 |issue=5}}</ref>
*[[1946]] &ndash; The [[International Military Tribunal for the Far East]] convenes and indicts former [[Prime Minister of Japan]] [[Hideki Tojo]] and 28 former Japanese leaders for [[war crimes]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Williams |first1=Carrington |editor1-last=Carey |editor1-first=John |editor2-last=Pritchard |editor2-first=R. John |editor3-last=Dunlap |editor3-first=William |title=International Humanitarian Law: Origins |date=2003 |publisher=Transnational Publishers |isbn=9789047442820 |page=105 |chapter=The Tokyo War Crimes Trial Before The International Military Tribunal For The Far East}}</ref>
*[[1952]] &ndash; [[Pan Am Flight 202]] crashes into the [[Amazon basin]] near [[Carolina, Maranhão]], Brazil, killing 50 people.<ref name="ASN">{{cite web |title=Accident description: Boeing 377 Stratocruiser 10-26 |url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19520429-1 |access-date=May 3, 2018 |work=Aviation Safety Network}}</ref>
*[[1953]] &ndash; The first U.S. experimental [[3D television]] broadcast shows an episode of ''[[Space Patrol (1950 TV series)|Space Patrol]]'' on Los Angeles [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] affiliate [[KECA-TV]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Akar |first1=Gozde B. |last2=Tekalp |first2=A. Murat |last3=Fehn |first3=Christoph |last4=Civanlar |first4=M. Reha |title=Transport Methods in 3DTV—A Survey |journal=IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology |date=November 2007 |volume=17 |issue=11 |pages=1622–1630 |doi=10.1109/TCSVT.2007.905365|s2cid=17019171 }}</ref>
*[[1967]] &ndash; After refusing induction into the United States Army the previous day, [[Muhammad Ali]] is stripped of his [[boxing]] title.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lipsyte |first1=Robert |title=Clay Refuses Army Oath; Stripped of Boxing Crown |url=https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/books/98/10/25/specials/ali-army.html |access-date=18 September 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=29 April 1967}}</ref>
*[[1970]] &ndash; [[Vietnam War]]: United States and [[South Vietnam]]ese forces [[Cambodian Campaign|invade Cambodia]] to interdict the [[Ho Chi Minh Trail]] in an attempt to cut off supplies to the [[Viet Cong]] and the [[North Vietnamese Army]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Root|first=John D.|chapter=Cambodian Incursion (April 29—July 22, 1970)|title=Vietnam War: The Essential Reference Guide|editor-last=Willbanks|editor-first=James H.|location=Santa Barbara, California |publisher=ABC-CLIO |date=2013 |isbn=9781610691031 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SCNXJkZirLUC |page=25 |via=Google Books}}</ref>
*[[1974]] &ndash; [[Watergate scandal]]: United States President [[Richard Nixon]] announces the release of edited transcripts of [[White House]] tape recordings relating to the scandal.<ref>{{cite news|last=Herbers|first=John|title=Nixon Will Give Edited Tape Transcripts on Watergate to House and the Public|work=The New York Times|date=April 30, 1974|pages=1, 32}}</ref>
*[[1975]] &ndash; Vietnam War: [[Operation Frequent Wind]]: The U.S. begins to evacuate U.S. citizens from [[Saigon]] before an expected [[North Vietnam]]ese takeover. U.S. involvement in the war comes to an end. This happens after the bombing of [[Bombing of Tan Son Nhut Air Base]]. <ref>{{cite book |last1=Tobin |first1=Thomas G. |last2=Laehr |first2=Arthur E. |last3=Hilgenberg |first3=John F. |editor1-last=Lavalle |editor1-first=A. J. C. |title=Last Flight from Saigon |date=1978 |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |page=vii |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jmt5xxGOtb4C |access-date=18 September 2023 |via=Google Books}}</ref>
*  1975   &ndash; Vietnam War: The [[North Vietnamese Army]] completes [[East Sea Campaign|its capture]] of all parts of [[South Vietnam]]-held [[Spratly Islands|Trường Sa Islands]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Yow |first1=Cheun Hoe. |title=Resources for China-ASEAN Relations, April to November 2003: Chronology of Events |journal=China: An International Journal |date=2004 |volume=2 |issue=1 |pages=171–184 |doi=10.1353/chn.2004.0008|s2cid=153394064 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
*  [[1985]] &ndash; [[Space Shuttle Challenger|Space Shuttle ''Challenger'']] is launched on [[STS-51-B]].<ref>{{cite web |title=STS-51B |url=http://spacefacts.de/mission/english/sts-51b.htm |access-date=February 26, 2014 |publisher=Spacefacts}}</ref>
*[[1986]] &ndash; A fire at the Central library of the [[Los Angeles Public Library]] damages or destroys 400,000 books and other items.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hughes |first1=Kathryn |title=The Library Book by Susan Orlean – what LA lost when its library burned down |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/feb/16/the-library-book-review-by-susan-orlean |access-date=20 March 2023 |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=16 February 2019}}</ref>
*1986 &ndash; The United States Navy [[aircraft carrier]] {{USS|Enterprise|CVN-65|6}} becomes the first nuclear-powered [[aircraft carrier]] to transit the [[Suez Canal]], navigating from the [[Red Sea]] to the Mediterranean Sea to relieve the {{USS|Coral Sea|CV-43|6}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/e/enterprise-cvan-65-viii-1986-1990.html|title= Enterprise VIII (CVAN-65)1986-1990|author=<!--Not stated--> |date= 12 September 2005|website= Naval History and Heritage Command |publisher= official U.S. Navy web site|access-date= 27 Apr 2021 |quote="Beginning at 0300 on 29 April 1986, Enterprise became the first nuclear powered carrier to transit the Suez Canal. ... At 0402, Enterprise entered the canal, exiting at 1514 when she entered the Med for the first time in almost 22 years."}}</ref>
*1986 &ndash; An assembly of [[Sikhs]], known as a [[Sarbat Khalsa]], officially declared independence for a state of [[Khalistan movement|Khalistan]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sarbat Khalsa and Gurmata|url=http://www.sikhnet.com/news/sarbat-khalsa-and-gurmata|last=Singh|first=I.|website=SikhNet|date=10 July 2012|access-date=13 February 2025}}</ref>
*[[1991]] &ndash; A [[1991 Bangladesh cyclone|cyclone]] strikes the [[Chittagong]] district of southeastern [[Bangladesh]] with winds of around {{convert|155|mph|kph}}, killing at least 138,000 people and leaving as many as ten million homeless.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Khalil |first1=Gazi Md. |title=The catastrophic cyclone of April 1991: Its Impact on the economy of Bangladesh |journal=Natural Hazards |date=November 1993 |volume=8 |issue=3 |pages=263–281 |doi=10.1007/BF00690911|bibcode=1993NatHa...8..263K |s2cid=129021230 }}</ref>
*  1991   &ndash; The 7.0 {{M|w}} [[1991 Racha earthquake|Racha earthquake]] affects [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]] with a maximum [[Medvedev–Sponheuer–Karnik scale|MSK]] intensity of IX (''Destructive''), killing 270 people.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Jibson|first=R.W.|author2=Prentice C.S.|author3=Borissoff B.A.|author4=Rogozhin E.A.|author5=Langer C.J.|name-list-style=amp |year=1994|title=Some Observations of Landslides Triggered by the 29 April 1991 Racha Earthquake, Republic of Georgia|journal=Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America|volume=84|issue=4|page=963 |bibcode=1994BuSSA..84..963J |url=http://profile.usgs.gov/myscience/upload_folder/ci2009Apr221601094273745-Racha%20landslides,%20BSSA.pdf|accessdate=10 August 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100531195424/http://profile.usgs.gov/myscience/upload_folder/ci2009Apr221601094273745-Racha%20landslides,%20BSSA.pdf|archive-date=31 May 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[1992]] &ndash; [[1992 Los Angeles riots|Riots in Los Angeles]] begin, following the acquittal of police officers charged with excessive force in the beating of [[Rodney King]]. Over the next three days 63 people are killed and hundreds of buildings are destroyed.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Serrano |first1=Richard A. |title=All 4 Acquitted in King Beating Verdict Stirs Outrage; Bradley Calls It Senseless Trial: Ventura County jury rejects charges of excessive force in episode captured on videotape. A mistrial is declared on one count against Officer Powell. |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-04-30-mn-1942-story.html |access-date=29 November 2021 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=30 April 1992 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100501174513/https://articles.latimes.com/1992-04-30/news/mn-1942_1_ventura-county-jury |archive-date=1 May 2010}}</ref>
*[[1997]] &ndash; The [[Chemical Weapons Convention]] of 1993 enters into force, outlawing the production, stockpiling and use of [[Chemical warfare|chemical weapons]] by its signatories.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Herby |first1=Peter |title=Chemical Weapons Convention enters into force |journal=International Review of the Red Cross |date=30 April 1997 |volume=37 |issue=317 |pages=208–209 |doi=10.1017/S0020860400085156 |url=https://www.icrc.org/en/doc/resources/documents/article/other/57jnja.htm |access-date=29 November 2021}}</ref>
*[[2004]] &ndash; The final [[Oldsmobile]] is built in [[Lansing, Michigan]], ending 107 years of vehicle production.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-end-of-the-road-for-oldsmobile|title=The end of the road for Oldsmobile|date=13 November 2009 }}</ref>
*[[2011]] &ndash; The [[Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton]] takes place at [[Westminster Abbey]] in London.<ref>{{cite news |title=Royal Wedding date chosen by Prince William and Kate |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11818049 |work=[[BBC News]] |access-date=29 November 2021 |date=23 November 2010}}</ref>
*[[2013]] &ndash; A powerful [[2013 Prague explosion|explosion]] occurs in an office building in [[Prague]], believed to have been caused by natural gas, and injures 43 people.<ref>{{cite news |agency=Associated Press |title=Prague explosion possibly caused by gas injures dozens |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/apr/29/explosion-prague-injures-dozens |access-date=29 November 2021 |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=29 April 2013}}</ref>
*  2013   &ndash; [[National Airlines Flight 102]], a [[Boeing 747-400]] freighter aircraft, crashes during takeoff from [[Bagram Airfield]] in [[Parwan Province]], Afghanistan, killing all seven people on board.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20130429-0|title=ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 747-428BCF N949CA Bagram Air Base (BPM)|last=Ranter|first=Harro|website=aviation-safety.net|access-date=2019-07-13}}</ref>
*[[2015]] &ndash; A baseball game between the [[Baltimore Orioles]] and the [[Chicago White Sox]] sets the [[2015 Chicago White Sox–Baltimore Orioles crowdless game|all-time low attendance mark]] for [[Major League Baseball]]. Zero fans were in attendance for the game, as the stadium was officially closed to the public due to the [[2015 Baltimore protests]].<ref>{{cite web |title=White Sox-Orioles game will be played Wednesday, closed to public |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/12781465/baltimore-orioles-chicago-white-sox-series-finale-played-wednesday-closed-public |website=ESPN |access-date=29 November 2021 |date=28 April 2015}}</ref>
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