Here are some significant events that took place on April 29....
Sports
1936: The first ever Japanese Professional Baseball League game is played as Nagoya beats Dai Tokyo 8-5.
1986: In Major League Baseball, Boston Red Sox pitcher Roger Clemens strikes out a major league game record 20 batters against the Milwaukee Brewers at home. He would do the same thing 10 years later.
U.S. History
1945: U.S. Army troops liberate Dachau concentration camp during World War II. Dachau was the first concentration camp in Germany.
1992: In Los Angeles, a jury acquits four police officers in which they were accused of beating Rodney King. As a result, city-wide rioting happened because of the decision.
World History
1429: In France, Joan of Arc arrives and relieves the Siege of Orleans. It took just nine days to completely lift the siege, and this marked her first major military victory. This was the turning point for the French against English rule in the Hundred Years War.
1916: The Easter Rising comes to an end in Ireland as Irish nationals surrender. This was the first time any Irish rising took place against British rule since 1798.
1978: Japan's Naomi Uemura is the first person to reach the North Pole alone while traveling by a sled dog. He traveled over 450 miles in 57 days to reach the North Pole.
4/29/2009 08:00:00 AM
David Funk
1 comments:
Wow ... I've never wondered about when the first pro baseball game was held in Japan. I would have guessed post-WW II ... Wrong!
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