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And here are some notable historical events that happened on October 29.
In 1618, Sir Walter Raleigh, the english explorer, writer, and courtier, was executed for his alleged involvement in a plot against King James I of England.
In 1929.
Black Tuesday occurred on the New York Stock Exchange leading to the Great Depression.
Billions of dollars were lost, and this event marked the beginning of a severe worldwide economic downturn.
In 1945, the Federal Republic of Germany, West Germany, was officially founded.
In 1956, Israel invaded Egypt's Sinai peninsula during the Suez crisis, leading to international condemnation and calls for a ceasefire.
In 1969, the first message was sent over the ARPANET, a precursor to the Internet marking the birth of the World Wide Web.
So the World Wide Web is actually that old.
1969 number six in 1991, the american Galileo spacecraft made its closest approach to the asteroid 951 Gaspra, providing valuable data and images of the asteroid.
On October 29, 2004, the European Space Agency's smart one spacecraft entered orbit around the moon.
And in 2008, Delta Airlines and Northwest Airlines merged, creating one of the world's largest airlines.
These are just a few historical events that took place on October 29.
There are many more as this date has significance in various fields and throughout different time periods.
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