Dachau concentration camp is liberated by United States troops. The Dachau Concentration Camp, established in March 1933, was the first regular concentration camp set up…
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29 April 1916
Easter Rising: After six days of fighting, Irish rebel leaders surrender to British forces in Dublin, bringing the Easter Rising to an end. The 1916…
29 April 1997
The Chemical Weapons Convention of 1993 enters into force, outlawing the production, stockpiling and use of chemical weapons by its signatories. The Chemical Weapons Convention…
29 April 1968
The controversial musical Hair, a product of the hippie counter-culture and sexual revolution of the 1960s, opens at the Biltmore Theatre on Broadway, with some…
29 April 1986
Chernobyl disaster: American and European spy satellites capture the ruins of the 4th Reactor at the Chernobyl Power Plant. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chernobyl_disaster’]
29 April 1945
The German army in Italy surrenders to the Allies. On this day in 1945, approximately 1 million German soldiers lay down their arms as the…
29 April 1945
The German army in Italy surrenders to the Allies. The spring 1945 offensive in Italy, codenamed Operation Grapeshot, was the final Allied attack during the…
29 April 1986
Chernobyl disaster is detected by the west. The Chernobyl disaster, also referred to as the Chernobyl accident, was a catastrophic nuclear accident. It occurred on…