On this day in 2025 - 4/29/2025
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429: Joan of Arc arrives at Orléans, France, to aid in lifting the English siege during the Hundred Years' War. Her leadership was pivotal in turning the tide for the French, marking a significant moment in medieval European history.
1862: During the American Civil War, Union forces under Admiral David Farragut capture New Orleans, a major Confederate port, significantly weakening the South’s economic and strategic position.
1945: Adolf Hitler marries Eva Braun in a Berlin bunker as World War II nears its end. The next day, both would die by suicide. On the same day, the Dachau concentration camp is liberated by U.S. troops, revealing the horrors of the Holocaust.
1968: The musical Hair premieres on Broadway, becoming a cultural phenomenon that captured the spirit of the 1960s counterculture and anti-Vietnam War sentiment.
1975: The Vietnam War edges toward its conclusion with Operation Frequent Wind, the largest helicopter evacuation in history, as the U.S. evacuates personnel and Vietnamese allies from Saigon before its fall to North Vietnamese forces.
1992: The Los Angeles riots begin after the acquittal of police officers involved in the beating of Rodney King, highlighting racial tensions and issues of police brutality in the United States.
2011: Prince William and Catherine Middleton marry in a globally watched ceremony at Westminster Abbey, a significant moment in modern British royal history.
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