This Day in History – June 29, 2011

1613 Shakespeare’s Globe Theater burns down 1767 British passes Townshend Revenue Act levying taxes on America 1776 Va state constitution adopted & Patrick Henry made governor 1854 Gadsden Purchase (parts of Az, NM) from Mexico for $10 million 1863 Very 1st First National Bank opens in Davenport, Iowa 1916 Boeing aircraft flies for 1st time 1927 1st flight from West Coast arrives in Hawaii 1929 1st high-speed jet wind tunnel completed Langley Field Ca 1936 Empire State Building emanates high definition TV-343 lines 1940 US passes Alien Registration Act requiring Aliens to register 1949 South Africa begins implementing apartheid; no mixed marriages 1949 US troops withdraw from Korea after WW II 1964 Civil Rights Act of 1964 passed after 83-day filibuster in Senate 1969 1st Jewish worship service at White House 1972 Supreme Court-death penalty usually was “cruel & unusual punishment” 1977 Supreme Court ruled out death penalty for rapists of adults 1982 Voting Rights Act of 1965 extended 1986 Sparky Anderson is 1st to win 600 games as manager in both leagues 1989 Susan Lucci loses the daytime emmy for 10th straight year 1990 Marla Maples father sues the National Enquirer for $12M]]]]> ]]>