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Day in History: April 29th - Hitler marries Eva
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April 29 is the 119th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (120th in leap years). There are 246 days remaining.
| | 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orléans. |
| | 1903 - A 30 million cubic-metre landslide kills 70 in Frank, Alberta, Canada. |
| | 1916 - Easter Rebellion: Martial law in Ireland is lifted and the rebellion is officially over with the surrender of Irish nationalists to British authorities in Dublin. |
| | 1945 - Adolf Hitler marries his long-time partner Eva Braun in a Berlin bunker and designates Admiral Karl Dönitz as his successor. |
| | 1967 - After refusing induction into the United States Army the day before (citing religious reasons), Muhammad Ali is stripped of his boxing title. |
| | 1974 - Watergate Scandal: President Richard Nixon announces the release of edited transcripts of White House tape recordings related to the scandal. |
| | 1986 - Roger Clemens sets a major league baseball record with 20 strikeouts in nine innings against the Seattle Mariners. |
| | 1992 - 1992 Los Angeles riots: Riots in Los Angeles, California, follow the acquittal of police officers charged with excessive force in the beating of Rodney King. Over the next three days 54 people are killed and hundreds of buildings are destroyed. |
| | 1997 - The Chemical Weapons Convention of 1993 enters into force, outlaws the production, stockpiling and use of chemical weapons among its signatories. |
| | 2002 - The United States is re-elected to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, one year after losing the seat it had held for 50 years. |
| | 2004 - Dick Cheney and George W. Bush testify before the 9/11 Commission in a closed, unrecorded hearing in the Oval Office. |
| | 2005 - Syria completes withdrawal from Lebanon, ending 29 years of occupation. |
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