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Britain’s Prince Charles kisses his bride, the former Diana Spencer, on the balcony of Buckingham Palace in London after their wedding, in this July 29, 1981 photo. (AP Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Associated Press<\/p>\n

Today in History: Wednesday, July 29, 2015<\/p>\n

On July 29, 1588, the English soundly defeated the Spanish Armada in the Battle of Gravelines.<\/p>\n

On this date in:
\n1890- Artist Vincent van Gogh died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in Auvers, France, at age 37.
\n1914- Transcontinental telephone service began with the first phone conversation between New York and San Francisco.
\n1948- Britain’s King George VI opened the Olympic Games in London.
\n1957- Jack Paar debuted as host of NBC’s “Tonight” show.
\n1958- President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed a bill creating the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
\n1967- Fire swept the USS Forrestal in the Gulf of Tonkin, killing 134 servicemen.
\n1981- Britain’s Prince Charles married Lady Diana Spencer at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London.
\n1993- The Israeli Supreme Court acquitted retired Ohio autoworker John Demjanjuk of being Nazi death camp guard “Ivan the Terrible” and threw out his death sentence.
\n1999- A day trader opened fire in two Atlanta brokerage offices, killing nine people and wounding 13 before shooting himself to death; he had earlier killed his wife and two children.
\n2008- Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, was indicted on seven felony counts of concealing more than a quarter of a million dollars in house renovations and gifts he had received from a powerful oil contractor. (A judge later dismissed the case, saying prosecutors had withheld evidence.)
\n2008- Army scientist Bruce Ivins commited suicide as prosecutors prepared to indict him in the 2001 anthrax attacks.<\/p>\n

Today’s Birthdays:
\nDocumentary filmmaker Ken Burns turns 62 years old today.
\nNancy Kassebaum Baker, Former U.S. senator, R-Kansas, 83
\nElizabeth Dole, Former U.S. senator, R-N.C., 79
\nMarilyn Quayle, Wife of former Vice President Dan Quayle, 66
\nTim Gunn, TV personality (“Project Runway”), 62
\nGeddy Lee, Rock singer, musician (Rush), 62
\nPatti Scialfa, Rock singer, musician (The E Street Band), 62
\nMartina McBride, Country singer, 49
\nWil Wheaton, Actor, 43
\nDanger Mouse, DJ (Gnarls Barkley), 38
\nRachel Miner, Actress, 35
\nActor Stephen Dorff turns 42 years old today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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