Friday, May 29, 2020

HISTORIC EVENTS ON MAY 29

BATTLE OF CTESIPHON


363- Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Batte of Ctesiphon.






SOJOURNER TRUTH


1851- Sojourner Truth addresses the 1st Black Women's Right Convention in Akron, Ohio.







RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR



1905- The Russian navy was defeated in the Battle of Tsushima during the Russo-Japanese war.










THE EMPRESS OF IRELAND


1914- The Empress of Ireland and A Norwegian coal freighter, the Storstad, crash in St. Lawrence River in thick fog causing the deaths of 1073 passengers and crew.








THOMAS ALVA EDISON



1926- American Inventor Thomas Alva Edison for the first time spoke on the radio.










SPACE SHUTTLE



1999- Space Shuttle Discovery became the first space shuttle to dock with the International Space Station.








ICELAND EARTHQUAKE



2008- An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 hit Iceland, shaking buildings and causing multiple aftershocks in Reykjavik.









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