On June 29, 1995, the shuttle Atlantis and the Russian space station Mir docked, forming the largest man-made satellite ever to orbit the Earth.
Go to article » On June 29, 1868, George Ellery Hale, the American astronomer, was born. Following his death on Feb. 21, 1938, his obituary appeared in The Times.
On This Date
| 1951 | Joseph Ratzinger, the future Pope Benedict XVI, was ordained as a priest. |
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| 1958 | Brazil won their first World Cup title with a 5-2 victory over host country Sweden in Stockholm on the strength of two goals by 17-year-old Pele. |
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| 1967 | Actress Jayne Mansfield, 34, and two male companions died when their car struck a trailer truck east of New Orleans. |
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| 1972 | The Supreme Court ruled the death penalty could constitute "cruel and unusual punishment." |
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| 1992 | A divided Supreme Court ruled that women have a constitutional right to abortion, but the justices also weakened the right as defined in the Roe v. Wade decision. |
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| 2001 | U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan was elected to a second term. |
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| 2003 | Actress Katharine Hepburn died at age 96. |
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| 2004 | Randy Johnson of the Arizona Diamondbacks became the fourth pitcher in major league history to record 4,000 career strikeouts. |
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| 2006 | The Supreme Court ruled 5-3 that President George W. Bush's plan to try Guantanamo Bay detainees in military tribunals violated U.S. and international law. |
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| 2007 | The Apple iPhone went on sale. |
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| 2009 | Financier Bernard Madoff received a 150-year sentence for his multibillion-dollar fraud. |
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| 2010 | Talk show host Larry King announced he would step down from his CNN show in the autumn after 25 years on the air. |
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Current Birthdays
Actress Melora Hardin ("The Office") turns 44 years old today.
AP Photo/Chris PizzelloSinger Nicole Scherzinger (Pussycat Dolls) turns 33 years old today.
AP Photo/Peter Kramer
| 1944 | Gary Busey, Actor, turns 67 |
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| 1947 | Richard Lewis, Comedian, turns 64 |
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| 1948 | Fred Grandy, Actor ("The Love Boat"), former congressman, turns 63 |
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| 1948 | Ian Paice, Rock musician (Deep Purple), turns 63 |
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| 1949 | Dan Dierdorf, Football Hall of Famer, turns 62 |
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| 1953 | Don Dokken, Rock singer (Dokken), turns 58 |
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| 1953 | Colin Hay, Rock singer (Men at Work), turns 58 |
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| 1957 | Maria Conchita Alonso, Actress, turns 54 |
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| 1961 | Sharon Lawrence, Actress ("NYPD Blue"), turns 50 |
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| 1965 | Matthew Weiner, Producer, writer ("Mad Men," "The Sopranos"), turns 46 |
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Historic Birthdays
George Ellery Hale6/29/1868 - 2/21/1938American astronomer; developed the Hale telescope.Go to obituary »
| 38 | Giacomo Leopardi 6/29/1798 - 6/14/1837
Italian poet, scholar and philosopher |
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| 59 | Pietro Angelo Secchi 6/29/1818 - 2/26/1878
Italian Jesuit and astrophysicist |
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| 69 | George Goethals 6/29/1858 - 1/21/1928
American army engineer; directed construction of the Panama Canal |
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| 64 | Ludwig Beck 6/29/1880 - 7/20/1944
German general; opposed Hitler |
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| 77 | Robert Schuman 6/29/1886 - 9/4/1963
French statesman |
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| 96 | James Van Der Zee 6/29/1886 - 5/15/1983
African-American photographer |
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| 56 | Helen Hokinson 6/29/1893 - 11/1/1949
American cartoonist |
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| 44 | Antoine Saint-Exupery 6/29/1900 - 7/31/1944
French aviator and writer |
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| 66 | Leroy Anderson 6/29/1908 - 5/18/1975
American conductor, arranger and composer |
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| 59 | Frank Loesser 6/29/1910 - 7/28/1969
American composer, librettist and lyricis |
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