29 - Zipper Day

1429: Joan of Arc entered the besieged city of Orleans to lead a victory over the English.

1852: First edition of Peter Roget's Thesaurus published.

1913: Zipper Day: Modern zip fastener is patented.

1992: Los Angeles riots break out following the acquittal of four white police officers accused of beating black motorist Rodney King.

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Today's Birthdays:
Mathematician Henri Poincare (1854-1912)
Publisher William Randolph Hearst (1863-1951)
Bandleader Duke Ellington (1899-1974)
Emperor Hirohito of Japan (1901-1989)
Director Fred Zinnemann (1907-1997)
Actor Daniel Day Lewis (1957)
Actress Michelle Pfeiffer (1957)

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Something to Think About:

"I believe more in the scissors than I do in the pencil." ~ Truman Capote