The 1991 Bangladesh cyclone was among the deadliest tropical cyclones on record. On the night of 29 April 1991 a powerful tropical cyclone struck southeastern Bangladesh with winds of around 250 km/h (155 mph).
The storm forced a 6 meter (20 foot) storm surge inland over a wide area, killing at least 138,000 people and leaving […]

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The Los Angeles Public Library (LAPL) system serves the residents of Los Angeles, California. LAPL is one of the largest publicly funded library systems in the world and is the third largest public library in the United States in terms of book and periodical holdings.
On April 29, 1986 the library suffered a devastating arson fire. […]

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On April 29, 1986, William Roger Clemens playing for the Boston Red Sox became the first pitcher in history to strike out 20 batters in a nine-inning major league game, against the Seattle Mariners at Fenway Park.
Only Kerry Wood and Randy Johnson have matched the total. Clemens attributes his switch from what he calls a […]

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Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock KBE was an iconic and highly influential director and producer who pioneered many techniques in the suspense and thriller genres. After a substantial film career in his native Britain he moved to Hollywood in 1956.
He ultimately directed more than fifty feature films in a career spanning six decades, from the silent […]

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Retired American boxer and former three-time World Heavyweight Champion and Olympic Light-heavyweight gold medal winner, Muhammad Ali refused as a conscientious objector to serve in the United States Army during the Vietnam War.
He objected because “War is against the teachings of the Holy Qur’an. I’m not trying to dodge the draft. We are not supposed […]

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Prior to an expected North Vietnamese takeover, Operation Frequent Wind was the emergency evacuation by helicopter from Saigon, South Vietnam, in April 1975 during the last days of the Vietnam War.
1,373 U.S. citizens and 5,595 Vietnamese and third country nationals were evacuated by military and Air America helicopters to U.S. Navy ships off-shore in an […]

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Jerome “Jerry” Seinfeld (born on April 29, 1954 in Brooklyn, New York) is a Golden Globe- and Emmy Award-winning American comedian, actor and writer.
He is often described as an observational comedian. He is best known for playing a semi-fictional version of himself in the long-running situation comedy, Seinfeld, (1989 - 1998), which he co-created, helped […]

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Operation Manna took place from 29 April to 8 May 1945, at the end of World War II.
Lancaster bombers of the Royal Air Force dropped food into parts of the occupied Netherlands, with the acquiescence of the occupying German forces, to feed people who were in danger of starvation in the Dutch famine. The operation […]

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Dachau was a Nazi German concentration camp, and the first one opened in Germany, located on the grounds of an abandoned munitions factory near the medieval town of Dachau, about 16 km (10 miles) northwest of Munich in southern Germany.
In total, over 200,000 prisoners from more than 30 countries were housed in Dachau of which […]

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In early April 1945 longtime companion of Adolf Hitler, Eva Anna Paula Braun traveled by car from Munich to Berlin to be with Hitler at the Führerbunker.
Eva refused to leave as the Red Army closed in, insisting she was one of the few people loyal to him left in the world. Hitler and Braun were […]

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