Point Grey and South Vancouver Amalgamate into Vancouver, January 1, 1929
Date: January 1, 1929
Date: January 1, 1929
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 โ ๐ Other…
Assassination attempt on Argentine President Hipรณlito Yrigoyen. Date: December 24, 1929 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on December 24 ๐ Events on this day in 1929 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1929Point Grey and South Vancouver Amalgamate into Vancouver, January 1, 1929Hollywood Hosts First Academy Awards Ceremony, May 16,…
The town of Murchison, New Zealand is rocked by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake killing 17. At the time it was New Zealand's worst natural disaster. Date: June 17, 1929 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on June 17 ๐ Events on this day in 1929 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from…
The KelloggโBriand Pact, renouncing war as an instrument of foreign policy, goes into effect (it is first signed in Paris on August 27, 1928, by most leading world powers). Date: July 24, 1929 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on July 24 ๐ Events on this day in 1929 ๐ On This Day…
Huey P. Long, Governor of Louisiana, is impeached by the Louisiana House of Representatives. Date: April 6, 1929 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on April 6 ๐ Events on this day in 1929 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1929Museum of Modern Art Opens in New York City, November 7,…
A four alarm fire breaks out in the West Wing of the White House in Washington, D.C. Date: December 24, 1929 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on December 24 ๐ Events on this day in 1929 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1929Black Tuesday: New York Stock Exchange Crash Ends…