Today in History
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2002 George W. Bush coins the term “axis of evil” as part of his State of the Union Address
The term used to describe “regimes that sponsor terror” became exemplary for the terminology used by the Bush administration to promote its “war on terror”.
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1996 France stops nuclear testing
France’s nuclear testing program has come to an end, according to President Jaques Chirac, just one day after the country exploded a nuclear device in the South Pacific.
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1967 The Mantra-Rock Dance takes place in San Francisco
The event is regarded as the most significant spiritual event of the San Francisco hippy era.
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1886 German engineer Carl Benz patents the first modern automobile
His “Benz Patent-Motorwagen Nummer 1” was the world’s first gasoline-powered automobile.
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1845 Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven” is published
The narrative poem first appeared in the New York Evening Mirror.
Births On This Day, January 29
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1954 Oprah Winfrey
American talk show host, actress, and producer, founded the OWN Network, Harpo Productions
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1924 Luigi Nono
Italian composer
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1862 Frederick Delius
English composer
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1860 Anton Chekhov
Russian physician, author
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1843 William McKinley
American politician, 25th President of the United States
Deaths On This Day, January 29
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2011 Milton Babbitt
American composer
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2004 Janet Frame
New Zealand author
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1963 Robert Frost
American poet, playwright
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1941 Ioannis Metaxas
Greek general, politician, 130th Prime Minister of Greece
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1820 George III of the United Kingdom
