October 29

What happened on October 29 in history

5 events fall on October 29, from 1618 to 1998. Read them below, then try to place a historical scene yourself — guess where in the world it happened and in what year.

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Events on October 29

  1. 1618

    Walter Raleigh is executed

    He is beheaded at Westminster after a failed expedition to Guiana.

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  2. 1923

    Turkey becomes a republic

    Atatürk is elected the first president.

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  3. 1929

    Black Tuesday

    The New York market collapses and the Great Depression begins.

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  4. 1969

    The first message is sent on ARPANET

    Two letters travel from UCLA to Stanford before the system crashes.

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  5. 1998

    Glenn returns to space

    At seventy-seven he flies on the shuttle Discovery.

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