June 29 - What happened today?

Home What happened today in history? Blamepro's Almanac for June 29
In the headlines today:

2006	The US Treasury announces plans to redesign the $5 bill, which will incorporate a number of anti-counterfeiting measures. The new bill is expected for release in 2008.
2003	Oscar-winning actress Katharine Hepburn dies at her Old Saybrook, Connecticut, home at age 96. Hepburn earned a record-setting four Academy Awards for best actress during her film career.
2002	Singer-actress Rosemary Clooney dies of complications relating to lung cancer at her Beverly Hills home at age 74.
1970	The US military ends its 60-day offensive into Cambodia, during the Vietnam conflict.
1967	Israel removes barricades separating Jerusalem's 'Old City' from the Israeli sector.
1956		US president Dwight D. Eisenhower signs the Federal Highway Act, authorizing funds for an interstate highway system. (photo credit: Times Books)
1949	The South African government bans interracial marriages.
1941	Composer Ignace Jan Paderewski dies in New York at age 80.
1938	The US Congress establishes Olympic National Park in Washington state.
1882	Joseph A. Hansom, inventor of the Hansom cab, dies.
1831	The Kingdom of Belgium is established, with Leopold of Saxe-Coburg named King.
1776	Virginia adopts its state constitution, and names Patrick Henry as governor.
1613	The Globe Theater in London burns to the ground, following an accident during a production of Shakespeare's Henry VIII.
922	Robert I is crowned King of France.