April 29th

• 1623

  11 Dutch ships set sail for the conquest of Peru.

• 1834

  Darwin's expedition glimpses the Andes from Patagonia.

• 1945

  Desmond Doss rescues 75 soldiers at Hacksaw Ridge, Okinawa. View Post →

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• 1986

  Fire destroys 800,000 books in Los Angeles Central Library.

• 1991

  Cyclone in Bangladesh kills 139,000 and leaves 10 million homeless.

• 1991

  Earthquake hits Georgia, claiming 100 lives.

• 1994

  Ferry accident in Mombasa Harbor, Kenya, kills over 300.

• 2019

  US measles outbreak infects 700, highest in 25 years.

• 2021

  World's longest pedestrian bridge opens in Portugal's Arouca Geopark.

• 1813

  Rubber patented by J.F. Hummel.