On This Day June 29th

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June 29th marks the significant milestone of being the one-hundred-eightieth day of the year, with 185 days remaining until the end of the year.

 

Events

1613 – The Globe Theatre in London, built by William Shakespeare's playing company, the Lord Chamberlain's Men, burns to the ground.

1764 – One of the strongest tornadoes in history strikes Woldegk, Germany, killing one person while leveling numerous mansions with winds estimated greater than 300 miles per hour.

1786 – Alexander Macdonell and over five hundred Roman Catholic highlanders leave Scotland to settle in Glengarry County, Ontario.

1880 – France annexes Tahiti, renaming the independent Kingdom of Tahiti as "Etablissements de français de l'Océanie".

1927 – The Bird of Paradise, a U.S. Army Air Corps Fokker trimotor, completes the first transpacific flight from the mainland United States to Hawaii.

1956—President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the Federal Aid Highway Act 1956, officially creating the United States Interstate Highway System.

1974 – Mikhail Baryshnikov defects from the Soviet Union to Canada while on tour with the Kirov Ballet.

2007 – Apple Inc. releases its first mobile phone, the iPhone.

 

Birthdays

1517 – Rembert Dodoens, Flemish physician and botanist (d. 1585)

1768 – Vincenzo Dimech, Maltese sculptor (d. 1831)

1793 – Josef Ressel, the Czech-Austrian inventor, invented the propeller (d. 1857)

1833 – Peter Waage, Norwegian chemist and academic (d. 1900)

1858 – George Washington Goethals, an American general and engineer, co-designed the Panama Canal (d. 1928)

1861 – William James Mayo, American physician and surgeon, co-founded the Mayo Clinic (d. 1939)

1919 – Slim Pickens, American actor and rodeo performer (d. 1983)

1944 – Gary Busey, American actor

1953 – Don Dokken, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

 

Highlighted Holiday

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE TROPICS

On June 14, 2016, the United Nations General Assembly decided that June 29 would be the International Day of the Tropics, celebrating the anniversary of the first ‘State of the Tropics Report’ launched by Aung San Suu Kyi of Myanmar in 2014.

The tropics cover the area between the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn and are known for their warm weather with little day-to-day temperature changes. However, they face challenges like climate change, deforestation, urbanization, and demographic shifts.

The first State of the Tropics Report was released on June 29, 2014, with contributions from twelve leading tropical research facilities. Its insights led to the United Nations officially designating June 29 as International Day of the Tropics in 2016.

This particular day aims to raise awareness of issues affecting tropical areas and emphasize these countries' crucial role in achieving sustainable development. While tropical regions are popular vacation spots, they face significant challenges such as climate change, urbanization, shifting demographics, and deforestation.

 

Holidays And Observance

Bartender and Mixologist Day

Camera Day

Feast of Saints Peter and Paul

Great American Picnic Day

Hug Holiday

National Almond Buttercrunch Day

National Camera Day

National Celebrate Your Marriage Day

National Haskap Berry Day

Waffle Iron Day

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