June 29th

2007
Apple releases the first iPhone. The iPhone revolutionized the smartphone industry and for a while made Apple one of the world's most valuable companies.
iPhone
2003
Actress Katharine Hepburn died.
Katharine Hepburn
1995
The shuttle Atlantis and the Russian space station Mir docked, forming the largest man-made satellite ever to orbit Earth.
Shuttle–Mir Program
1994
US reopens Guantanamo Naval Base to process refugees.
Operation Sea Signal
1990
World's first female diocesan Anglican bishop, Dr Penny Jamieson, appointed in New Zealand.
Ordination of women in the Anglican Communion
1986
Richard Branson breaks the record for the fastest Atlantic crossing by boat. The British businessman took about three days to cross the ocean in his speedboat “Virgin Atlantic Challenger II”. He was denied the prestigious Blue Riband for the fastest crossing because he refueled on the way.
Blue Riband
1972
The Supreme Court ruled in Furman v. Georgia that the death penalty could constitute "cruel and unusual" prompting some states to revise their laws.
Furman v. Georgia
1964
Civil Rights Act of 1964 passed after 83-day filibuster in the US Senate.
Civil Rights Act of 1964
1949
South Africa begins implementing apartheid. no mixed marriages
National Party (South Africa)
1927
Two U.S. aviators complete the first transpacific flight. Lester Maitland and Albert Hegenberger had taken off from Oakland Municipal Airport the previous day. Their “Bird of Paradise” aircraft touched down in Oahu, Hawaii 25 hours and 50 minutes later.
Charles Kingsford Smith
1888
First (known) recording of classical music made, Handel's Israel in Egypt on wax cylinder.
Israel in Egypt
1767
The British Parliament approved the Townshend Acts.
Townshend Acts
1613
London's Globe Theatre burned down during a performance of Shakespeare's Henry VIII.
Henry VIII (play)
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