White House West Wing Four-Alarm Fire December 24, 1929

Babe Ruth becomes the first baseball player to hit 500 home runs in his career with a home run at League Park in Cleveland, Ohio. Date: August 11, 1929 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 11 📅 Events on this day in 1929 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…

Jimmy Doolittle performs the first flight without a window, proving that full instrument flying from take off to landing is possible. Date: September 24, 1929 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 24 📅 Events on this day in 1929 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1929Mother Teresa Arrives in…

Hebron Massacre during the 1929 Palestine riots: Arab attacks on the Jewish community in Hebron in the British Mandate of Palestine occur, continuing until the next day, resulting in the death of 65–68 Jews and the remaining Jews being forced to leave the city. Date: August 23, 1929 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other…

Huey P. Long, Governor of Louisiana, is impeached by the Louisiana House of Representatives. Date: April 6, 1929 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 6 📅 Events on this day in 1929 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1929Geneva Convention Signed by 53 Nations on Prisoners of War, July…

Saint Valentine's Day Massacre: Seven people, six of them gangster rivals of Al Capone's gang, are murdered in Chicago. Date: February 14, 1929 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 14 📅 Events on this day in 1929 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1929Herbert Hoover First State of the…

Assassination attempt on Argentine President Hipólito Yrigoyen. Date: December 24, 1929 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 24 📅 Events on this day in 1929 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1929Mother Teresa Arrives in Calcutta to Serve the Poor – January 6, 1929Point Grey and South Vancouver Amalgamate…