
A bit of October 29th history…
539 BC - King Cyrus the Great of Persia marches into Babylon, freeing the Jewish captives and allowing them to return home
1618 - English adventurer, writer, and courtier Walter Raleigh is beheaded for allegedly conspiring against King James I of England
1929 - “Black Tuesday” Wall Street Stock Market Crashes triggering the “Great Depression”
1945 - 1st ball point pen goes on sale
2008 - 10th century Archimedes Palimpsest featuring lost works of Archimedes, made freely available on the web 10 years after being bought by unknown tech figure (pictured)
2015 - China announces the end of their 1 child policy after 35 years
A bit of October 29th history… 539 BC - King Cyrus the Great of...