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A bit of April 29th history…
1587 - Sir Francis Drake sails into Cadiz, Spain and sinks the Spanish fleet
1707 - English and Scottish parliaments accept Act of Union which creates the United Kingdom of Great Britain
1852 - 1st edition of Roget’s Thesaurus published
1975 - US begins evacuation from Saigon in Operation Frequent Wind in response to advancing N Vietnamese army, bringing an end to US involvement in war
1992 - Jury acquits LA police officers in beating of Rodney King, riots begin
2018 - The Simpsons (pictured) surpass Gunsmoke’s 635 episodes for longest running tv series
April 29, 2021 at 05:00AM