May 29th

Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Roy Halladay threw the 20th perfect game in major league history, beating the Florida Marlins 1-0.

Jay Leno ended his first stint as host of "The Tonight Show." (Following a short-lived prime-time show, Leno was back on NBC's late night mainstay in February 2010.).

French voters soundly rejected the European Union's proposed constitution.

A memorial to America's World War II veterans was dedicated on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

Four followers of Osama bin Laden were convicted in New York of a global conspiracy to murder Americans, including the 1998 bombings of two U.S. embassies in Africa that killed 224 people. (All were sentenced to life in prison.).

Space shuttle Discovery completed the first docking with the International Space Station.

Benjamin Netanyahu becomes Israel's prime minister. The conservative politician is criticized for hampering the peace process that former prime minister, Yitzhak Rabin, had promoted.

Boris Yeltsin was elected president of the Russian republic by the Russian parliament.

President Ronald Reagan began his first visit to the Soviet Union as he arrived in Moscow for a superpower summit with Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev.

Edmund Hillary (NZ) and Tenzing Norgay (Nepal) are first to reach the summit of Mount Everest as part of a British Expedition.

Bing Crosby recorded his version of “White Christmas.” It would go on to sell over 30 million copies.

John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States, was born in Brookline, Mass.

Igor Stravinsky's ballet Le Sacre du printemps is premiered. he performance sparked a riot in the audience as many felt its irregular beat and the percussive character was a sacrilege against music. Today, it is considered one of the key works of 20th-century art music.

Sojourner Truth addresses 1st Black Women's Rights Convention (Akron).

Wisconsin became the 30th state in the United States.

Rhode Island became the 13th state in the United States, the last of the original colonies to ratify the Constitution.

Patrick Henry denounced the Stamp Act before Virginia's House of Burgesses, saying, 'If this be treason, make the most of it!'.

On his 30th birthday Charles II returns to London from exile in the Netherlands to claim the English throne after the Puritan Commonwealth comes to an end.

Battle of Sacheon: Korean navy led by Admiral Yi Sun Shin repels a Japanese fleet - first use of Korean Turtle ship.