On This Day for July 29 - National Aeronautics and Space Administration established, Benito Mussolini is featured, and more

Created: 2020-07-29 10:03 Updated: 2020-07-29 10:03 Notebook: On this Day in History

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July 29

FEATURED BIOGRAPHY

Benito Mussolini

FEATURED EVENT

1958

National Aeronautics and Space Administration established

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2005: Planetary scientists formally announced the discovery of what was believed to be the 10th planet; it was later designated a dwarf planet and given the name Eris. [ Read more about Eris and four other dwarf planets.]

1981: Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer were married in St. Paul's Cathedral in London. [How much do you know about Princess Diana?]

International Atomic Energy Agency headquarters

1957: The International Atomic Energy Agency was created. [ Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about world organizations.]

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

1954: The first part of J.R.R. Tolkien's fantasy epic The Lord of the Rings—which became a sociocultural phenomenon and was adapted into a series of blockbuster films in the early 2000s—was published. [ Test your knowledge of fantasy lands.]

1913: Albania was formally recognized by the major European powers as an independent principality following the issuance of the Vlorë proclamation. [Take our quiz about European history.]

1905: Swedish economist and statesman Dag Hammarskjöld, who served as the second secretary-general (1953–61) of the United Nations and received the 1961 Nobel Peace Prize, was born. [ Take our Nobel Prize quiz.]

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ALSO BORN ON THIS DAY

1883

Benito Mussolini
Italian dictator

1953

Ken Burns
American director

1904

J.R.D. Tata
Indian businessman

1805

Alexis de Tocqueville
French historian and political writer

1892

William Powell
American actor