Monday, July 29, 2024

History for July 29

History for July 29 - On-This-Day.com 
Benito Mussolini 1883
  • 1773 - The first schoolhouse to be located west of the Allegheny Mountains was built in Schoenbrunn, OH.
  • 1786 - "The Pittsburgh Gazette" became the first newspaper west of the Alleghenies to be published. The paper's name was later changed to "The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette."
  • 1914 - The first transcontinental telephone service was inaugurated when two people held a conversation between New York, NY and San Francisco, CA.
  • 1958 - The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) was authorized by the U.S. Congress.
  • 1981 - England's Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer were married.
  • 1985 - General Motors announced that Spring Hill, TN, would be the home of the Saturn automobile assembly plant.

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