Date: October 18, 1929
President Herbert Hoover delivers his first State of the Union message to Congress. It is presented in the form of a written message rather than a speech. Date: December 3, 1929 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 3 📅 Events on this day in 1929 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
Grand Banks earthquake: Off the south coast of Newfoundland in the Atlantic Ocean, a Richter magnitude 7.2 submarine earthquake, centered on the Grand Banks, breaks 12 submarine transatlantic telegraph cables and triggers a tsunami that destroys many south coast communities in the Burin Peninsula. Date: November 18, 1929 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other…
King Alexander of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes suspends his country's constitution, starting the January 6th Dictatorship. Date: January 6, 1929 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 6 📅 Events on this day in 1929 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1929Point Grey and South Vancouver Amalgamate into Vancouver,…
The Geneva Convention of 1929, dealing with treatment of prisoners-of-war, is signed by 53 nations. Date: July 27, 1929 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 27 📅 Events on this day in 1929 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1929Italy and Vatican Sign Lateran Treaty, February 11, 1929Margaret Bondfield…
The inaugural Monaco Grand Prix takes place in the Principality of Monaco. William Grover-Williams wins driving a Bugatti Type 35. Date: April 14, 1929 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 14 📅 Events on this day in 1929 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1929Kellogg-Briand Pact Renouncing War Goes…
Black Tuesday: The New York Stock Exchange crashes, ending the Great Bull Market of the 1920s and eventually contributing to the Great Depression. Date: October 29, 1929 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 29 📅 Events on this day in 1929 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1929Gwangju Student…