This Day in History

April 29th in History

Nixon releases the tapes! In other news, Dachau is liberated, Hair opens on broadway, and Prince William marries Kate Middleton. It's the birthday of William Randolph Hearst, Duke Ellington, Bernie Madoff, and Jerry Seinfeld; Alfred Hitchcock, John Kenneth Galbraith, and Amarillo Slim died. Happy International Dance Day!

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Quote of the Day

"He was born with a gift of laughter and a sense that the world was mad."

Raphael Sabatini, adventure writer born April 29, 1875