In History, Today on June 29

The Battle of Inab took place during the Second Crusade, where Nur ad-Din Zangi defeated the Crusader forces led by Raymond of Antioch.

The Battle of Torvioll took place, where Skanderbeg, the Albanian national hero, defeated the Ottoman forces.

Jacques Cartier became the first European to reach Prince Edward Island.

The Globe Theatre in London, associated with William Shakespeare, burned down after a cannon shot during a performance of Henry VIII ignited the thatched roof.

The First Virginia Convention adopted the Virginia Declaration of Rights, which influenced the United States Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights.

The Canadian Confederation Conference began in Charlottetown, leading to the formation of Canada.

France annexed Tahiti, solidifying its control over the island and marking a significant expansion of French colonial influence in the Pacific.

The Bird of Paradise, a U.S. Army Air Corps aircraft, completed the first transpacific flight from the mainland United States to Hawaii.

The Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 was signed into law by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, creating the Interstate Highway System in the United States.

Isabel Perón was sworn in as the first female President of Argentina, following the illness of her husband, President Juan Perón.

The Space Shuttle Atlantis docked with the Russian space station Mir for the first time, marking a significant moment in U.S.-Russia space cooperation.

Apple Inc. released the first iPhone, revolutionizing the smartphone industry and significantly impacting global communication and technology.

A derecho, a widespread and long-lived wind storm, swept across the eastern United States, causing extensive damage and power outages for millions.

The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) declared the establishment of a caliphate, naming Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi as its caliph, marking a significant moment in the Syrian Civil War and global terrorism.

The United States Supreme Court ruled in Glossip v. Gross that the use of midazolam in lethal injections does not violate the Eighth Amendment's prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment.

A gunman opened fire at the Capital Gazette newsroom in Annapolis, Maryland, killing five people and injuring two others, in one of the deadliest attacks on journalists in U.S. history.