ON THIS DAY IN RECENT HISTORY ~ APRIL 29

ON THIS DAY IN RECENT HISTORY ~ APRIL 29

1901 - 27th Kentucky Derby: Jimmy Winkfield on His Eminence wins in 2:07.75.
1905 - 2" rain falls in 10 mins in Taylor, TX.
1910 - Ex-president Theodore Roosevelt visits Amsterdam.

1912 - 108°F (42°C), Tuguegarao, Philippines (Oceania record).
1913 - Swedish engineer Gideon Sundback of Hoboken patents all-purpose zipper.
1926 - France & US reach accord on repayment of WW I.
1927 - Construction of Spirit of St Louis is completed.
1940 - 1st radio broadcast of "Young Dr Malone" on CBS.
1942 - Jews forced to wear a Jewish Star in Netherlands & Vichy-France.

1943 - Noel Coward's "Present Laughter," premieres in London.
1945 - Japanese army evacuates Rangoon.
1945 - Terms of surrender of German armies in Italy signed.
1945 - US liberates 31,601 in Nazi concentration camp in Dachau Germany.
1953 - The first U.S. experimental 3D-TV broadcast shows an episode of Space Patrol on Los Angeles ABC.

1975 - The Bee Gees release the album "Main Course." The album features "Jive Talkin'" and "Nights on Broadway."

1976 - Bruce Springsteen climbs the wall of Graceland to meet Elvis Presley. Elvis isn't home.
1980 - Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, British director (Psycho, Birds), dies at 80.

1982 - 17th Academy of Country Music Awards: Alabama, Barbara Mandrell.
1986 - 800,000 books destroyed by fire in LA Central Library.

1988 - Eric Clapton files for a divorce from Patti "Layla" Boyd.
1990 - Wrecking cranes began tearing down Berlin Wall at Brandenburg Gate.

1991 - "Our Country's Good" opens at Nederlander Theater NYC for 48 perfs.
1991 - Earthquake in Georgia, kills 100.
1992 - "Falsettos" opens at John Golden Theater NYC for 487 performances.
1992 - 27th Academy of Country Music Awards: Garth Brooks.
1992 - Jury acquits LA police officers of beating Rodney King, riots begin.

1992 - Paula Abdul and Emilio Estevez are married. They divorce two years later.

1992 - Sheena Easton collapses on stage while performing in "Man of LaMancha".
1995 - Final TV broadcast of "Empty Nest" on NBC TV.
1995 - Longest sausage ever, at 2877 miles, made in Kitchener Ontario.
1996 - "Rent," opens at Nederlander Theater NYC.

1996 - Phil Spector cancels a recording project with Celine Dion due to a lack of a contract.