This Day In History: April 29

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The History Guy: History Deserves to Be Remembered

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It is rather astounding how much has happened on April 29. Luckily, we have a way to describe that, owing to the April 29, 1852 publication of the first edition of British lexicographer Peter Mark Roget’s thesaurus. April 29 is a huge, great, gigantic, enormous, massive, colossal, mammoth, immense, stupendous, tremendous date in history.
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@TheHistoryGuyChannel 20 күн бұрын

A few corrections thanks to viewers: The "Easter Rising" was in 1916, not 1915. The wind speed of the 1991 Bangladesh cyclone was 250 KPM, or roughly 155 MPH. While two referenda over a draft raised protests in Australia in 1916 and 1917, Australia never instituted a draft during WWI. I apologize for the errors.

@user-ek8gs4ij4r 21 күн бұрын

And on this day in 2024, 22,000 people listened to the History Guy. History, that deserves to be remembered!

@elviejodelmar2795 22 күн бұрын

After 18 months service in Vietnam and some years as an instructor in the Ranger School, I attended the Army's Special Forces Officer's Course. The speaker at my graduation was Col (ret) Aaron Bank, the father of Special Forces. I'll give you just one of his quotes. "Guys, I hate to tell you this, but you deserve to know. Vietnam wasn't necessary. I knew Ho Chi Minh personally and we could have worked with him. He was much more nationalist than Communist. I wrote President Truman that we should support Vietnamese freedom instead of a return of French colonialism, but he, obviously, didn't listen."

@lefty-bw1zp 22 күн бұрын

Sounds like a typical American. The United States never knew a war it didn’t like.

@elviejodelmar2795 22 күн бұрын

@@lefty-bw1zp To whom are you referring -- me or Col. Banks?

@Snuffy03 22 күн бұрын

@@lefty-bw1zpAs Marine, KMA

@noreligion2 22 күн бұрын

As someone who dug deep into the history of Vietnam and of course the war, I AGREE 100% with you and Col Bank!!! We supported De Gaulle, instead of Ho Chi Minh!! Things would have been a lot different for both our countries if we had done the right thing!! Thank You for your post!!!

@lefty-bw1zp 22 күн бұрын

@@elviejodelmar2795 I was referring to Americans in general. It sounds like Col Bank wanted at least your graduation, to know that war is not always necessary. But Americans love war (at least the ones not on the battlefield) it means profits for weapons manufacturers, and politicians can claim that they “created jobs.”

@user-oh2hs6jh5x 22 күн бұрын

Hey, a History Cat cameo! The day is complete!

@stuartriefe1740 22 күн бұрын

Thank you for covering the History of April 29th. My Dad Bruce would have been 104 today. He was a WWII Navy veteran and participated in the Battle of Okinawa. He served on the Attack Cargo ship AKA-81, the USS Valencia. They delivered Marines and equipment to the island.

@loraweems8712 22 күн бұрын

I took pleasure in, appreciated, was entertained by, liked, loved, enjoyed this show!

@jeffbangkok 22 күн бұрын

I turned 18 in 1973. Was very happy that I didn't end up in Vietnam. Good night

@keithgregory8982 22 күн бұрын

I turned 18 in 72, and thank goodness also, that I was not called up, although not sure if poor eyesight may have kept me out anyway.

@Xonid1 22 күн бұрын

Luckily for me in 1972 my tour of duty was Germany.

@ltdees2362 22 күн бұрын

🤣 You are quite welcome .. I was drafted Jan 18 1970 .. my birthday .. and It would be the last draft for the military in the United States...how lucky for me 😛.. So I enlisted in the Air-Force and was stationed at...check this out !!! Myrtle Beach AFB South Carolina for my entire 4 year enlistment...It was "tough" but I struggled through it 😎

@maynardcarmer3148 22 күн бұрын

I enlisted in 1967. Fun, wow.

@theboyisnotright6312 22 күн бұрын

My uncle had friends and could have gone to Canada. But after a lot of thinking decided he owed the country, didn't enlist but turned 18 in 1969. He was drafted and went to Germany. So it worked out ok for him. He told me he was surprised he didn't go to Vietnam as he said 2/3s or so of his buddy's in basic training did.

@juliamartinshistory 22 күн бұрын

As a historian, I'm always amazed at how much can happen on a single day across different eras. April 29th really shows the breadth of human history, from medieval battles to modern conflicts. Fascinating how these events intertwine!

@user-oh2hs6jh5x 22 күн бұрын

Good Monday morning history fans

@mikenixon2401 22 күн бұрын

Same in return.

@joeyw7325 21 күн бұрын

Hell yeah

@jeanthony4003 21 күн бұрын

Thank you, History Guy. I never miss your stories.

@JeffreyGlover65 22 күн бұрын

Coffee and THG...best way to start the day 😎

@deejay4922 22 күн бұрын

Ta, mate. Kiwi's where right beside Y'all, too, Bud.

@TheHistoryGuyChannel 22 күн бұрын

Correct, New Zealand was there too, although no connection to April 29 of which I am aware.

@constipatedinsincity4424 22 күн бұрын

Back in the Saddle Again Naturally!📣

@umberct 21 күн бұрын

I’ve always enjoyed your show. I’m a truck driver by profession. I drove by Frank’s Slide; it’s absolutely awestruck. I read up on it. There are Boulders no smaller then a VW Beatle, many larger; and they cover some distance away from the rock slide scar. I cannot imagine the noise and vibrations produced that ill-fated day. Nature, does not give two-hoots about you.

@andypandy9013 21 күн бұрын

Don't forget that The Vietnam War has also left a scar in Laos and Cambodia as well.

@billyrodriguez1878 21 күн бұрын

All those adjectives that you used to describe April 29 describes you and your channel perfectly!!! You sir truly deserve the title of nation treasure!!!

@me3333 22 күн бұрын

April 29, 1994 marks an important day in history. That's the day my son was born! Happy Birthday David, I llove you!

@paulholmes672 22 күн бұрын

Was a part of both Frequent Wing and Eagle Pull (evacuation of Phnom Penh, Cambodia) Operations and the subsequent rescue of the SS Myaguez, supporting all the aircraft involved, in Thailand, 1975. Although the Saigon Marine embassy guards were the last two Vietnam based names added to "The Wall", the three Marines captured and killed by the Khmer Rouge on the retaking of the Myaguez were the final official ' Vietnam Conflict' names added, time-wise. Thank You Lance!!!

@TheHistoryGuyChannel 22 күн бұрын

Correct- the two Marines who died April 29, 1975 were the last to die in Vietnam, but the victims of the Mayaguez incident died in theater. The Last Battle of the Vietnam War: The Mayaguez incident kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jLtlfbN5tq3Hm4k.html

@peterdhanes8771 22 күн бұрын

It was also my brother Paul's Birthday he would be seventy-one but sadly we lost him a while back.

@jonathanhill6064 21 күн бұрын

It is crazy how such a random day has so much important history behind it. I love these Day in History videos. aaaaand the cat is asleep.

@milosterwheeler2520 21 күн бұрын

The Thesaurus is the best of the lot.

@shawnr771 22 күн бұрын

Thank you for the lesson.

@lawrenrich-nf3ni 21 күн бұрын

There are not too many days in history without war. We’re such a sad species.

@astrorad2000 21 күн бұрын

My birthday, April 19th, is also a colossal, stupendous, magnificent day full of historic events. Thank you for another wonderful video.

@TheHistoryGuyChannel 21 күн бұрын

Happy birthday!

@mrurquhart9138 21 күн бұрын

It's wild that on the same day, centuries apart, two different places named Orleans have significant military history moments. Thanks again History Guy, another top notch episode!

@ChaosReignsAll 22 күн бұрын

Guys ballsy enough to wear bowties always know their shit...

@Dotsaa2 22 күн бұрын

Amen!

@rsr789 22 күн бұрын

Not always true (I'm excluding THG).

@skyden24195 22 күн бұрын

Like young Sheldon Cooper.

@vlmellody51 22 күн бұрын

Today is also my 65th birthday. Thanks, history guy, for letting us know about all the remarkable things that happened on my birthday.

@paulhammons7077 19 күн бұрын

Happy birthday 🎂

@HM2SGT 21 күн бұрын

An already Stellar production enhanced by the presence of a cat. 😸

@janehall2720 22 күн бұрын

Wow! Just wow! Thank you for the memories.

@RetiredSailor60 22 күн бұрын

Good morning History Guy and everyone watching... My grandfather knew Charles Lindbergh...

@theoccidilian4896 22 күн бұрын

I’s listening to Aretha last night. She’s still one of the best.

@rogergoodman8665 21 күн бұрын

I, as an American and a man who's father served in the U.S. Army from 1964 to 1970, I have a ton of respect for the Australian military and the Australian people. They have (always) been at our sides in combat no questions asked....unlike some of our other allies.

@almartin4 21 күн бұрын

Five Eyes The WEF had to disable a long term coordination group before they have their NWO. CANZUKUS Is a formal alliance between the English-speaking western countries. It has provided support for intelligence, political and military actions for 100 plus years: since WWW1 and WW2. This agreement has been the basis for many activities and ‘wars’ supporting each other. It also forms part of the strength in NATO and other area agreements. The WEF group had to eliminate this activity before 2030. They spent lots of money buying politicians which is why all of those countries now have socialist governments. So now, they argue instead of cooperate on important issues. It stands for: Canada / Australia / New Zealand / UK / US Regards

@philgiglio7922 20 күн бұрын

Australia was a favorite R&R spot for troops serving in country. They were warmly greeted and frequently didn't have to buy their own drinks. The people of Aus remember who kept them safe from Japanese invasion

@constipatedinsincity4424 22 күн бұрын

Hey History Guy, 🤓👋 a friend of mine who's in a band called Australian Crawl lost a brother and 2 cousins fighting in Vietnam while serving in Australia. Their band has a few good songs. I suggest Unpublished Critic. Listen to that song 🎵 and tell me does it sound familiar. This song was released in 1981

@ghowell13 22 күн бұрын

Got here super early for this on, History Guy. Thanks for the as always great content!

@mkl62 15 күн бұрын

Thanks for posting.

@greatsilentwatcher 21 күн бұрын

I enjoyed the historic review of one day on the calendar. I hope you produce more like it.

@TheHistoryGuyChannel 21 күн бұрын

This Day In History kzfaq.info/sun/PLSnt4mJGJfGjKD-M6HLAqj9z9SGyrtH2q

@juliemarshall7458 22 күн бұрын

Fabulous research, presentation, and education. Thank you, History Guy and team! ❤ P.S. Pocky making super slow motion biscuits on the professor's elbow is the icing on the historical cake!

@geekogen 22 күн бұрын

I adore the ending, and sleepy kitty cameo, too 😁

@Kw1161 22 күн бұрын

Thanks History Guy I would had never known the term “Zip Your Lip” would be the result of this day…😂! Have a great day!

@JohnMGilbert 22 күн бұрын

I was just watching the History Guy on KZfaq about events that happened on April 29th. He left out one important story. "On April 29th, John M. Gilbert was born. John became a news reporter in Columbus, GA and was the first camera man on the scene of what became known as the infamous Stocking Stranglings. John flew in an airplane piloted by Tuskegee Airman, Chappie James. He was host at Historic Westville where he introduced President Jimmy Carter. He was subsequently invited to the Whitehouse where he covered a Whitehouse briefing by the President. John left news reporting to save the Historic Bradley Theater in Columbus which was only days away from the wrecking ball. After the Bradley, John moved to the Atlanta area where he started the "Henry Players" theater group, one of the most successful theater groups on the Southside of Atlanta. John says his crowning achievement is the founding of the "Georgia Independence Day Festival", a festival commemorating the day when news of the signing of the Declaration of Independence came to Georgia. Sadly, John was badly injured in a head-on auto collision on February 17th 2024 where he sustained life changing injuries.

@octaviatheappalled912 21 күн бұрын

Great video! Thanks so much.

@skywolf2012 22 күн бұрын

Happy to watch this on Monday

@nickc247 22 күн бұрын

Always reminds me of the song... 🎶 April 29th, 1992 🎶

@WarHawk- 21 күн бұрын

If I had been shown history the way you present it, I probably would have received a much higher grade in high school than I did. Thank you for making history such an interesting and fascinating subject.

@ThomasEJohnson 22 күн бұрын

Thank you for today’s lesson. 😊

@davidelack8809 22 күн бұрын

btw two Willy's were born on this day in history; William Randolph Hearst and Willy Nelson. probably only important to them. My cranial cavity is loaded with this sort of "useless" info.It is the burden I bare. Love your channel!

@kevinvilmont6061 21 күн бұрын

My dad has some epic drinking stories with Aussie’s in SE Asia circa 1967-68

@seniorsurveyor 22 күн бұрын

Amazing. Thank you.

@dionnedunsmore9996 22 күн бұрын

Wow! What an incredible post! Thanx! Very cool! 👊

@ksjlb2612 22 күн бұрын

This was a fun video for me so thank you very much sir! I typically look for some fact or something to post on my birthday(today) to Facebook and this was an easy choice. Have a wonderful Zipper Day!

@TheHistoryGuyChannel 22 күн бұрын

Happy birthday!

@seanriley3415 22 күн бұрын

Thank you very much!!! So very always awesome...so very always informative and fun!! Especially todays....again thank you!!!

@deanbuss1678 22 күн бұрын

Do more like this !👍

@WaterBearerBear 20 күн бұрын

Thanks for all you do and bonus birthday lesson here. Cheers

@cynthiaslater7445 22 күн бұрын

I really enjoyed this episode!

@boboberg3700 22 күн бұрын

Thank you! Great show!

@deanbuss1678 22 күн бұрын

Thanks!

@TheHistoryGuyChannel 22 күн бұрын

Thank you!

@johngiddings9409 22 күн бұрын

This is amazing! What an Opus History Guy!!! ❤

@RDU8468 22 күн бұрын

Fantastic, sharing this with a History teacher of mine....GREAT STUFF!

@peggywoods4327 22 күн бұрын

US fan of The Archers loving the mention of the show.

@beebop9808 22 күн бұрын

Good one Guy.

@sweetpeachbellini8245 22 күн бұрын

Love your channel so much! Thanks for bringing real knowledge and facts worth knowing to KZfaq. Cheers from Canada! (P.S. Loved seeing your kitty too)

@bbartky 21 күн бұрын

Apologies if you’ve covered this in another video, THG, but the fact that South Korea also participated in the war in Vietnam would be a great topic. As to war itself, I vividly remember watching the fall of Saigon (now Ho Chi Minh City) in school.

@donQpublic 22 күн бұрын

Thanks HG! This was fascinating.

@d-mack-ga5340 21 күн бұрын

We had a U.S. Army Hospital at the SW corner of our town, I remember helicopters flying over our neighborhood several times a day while growing up. I think it was at the end of 1975 when suddenly there were no more helicopters flying by. It was a surreal feeling at first but we were all very happy to know the Vietnam War was finally over. I don't know where they sent all those patients, I was just a kid.

@MarkSmith-js2pu 22 күн бұрын

Also my 27 yr old Son, my eldest! ❤️

@deaconblue949 21 күн бұрын

On April 29, 1983 then Chicago Cubs manager Lee Elia was questioned about the team's loss that day, dropping their record to 5-14. Les Grobstein had his tape recorder ready and Elia went on an obscenity laden tirade for three and a half minutes, most of which is not fit for print here. He lost his job later in that season. Fortunately it can be found unedited here on KZfaq. It is without question the greatest sports rant in history and deserves to be remembered.

@goo_rocket5897 22 күн бұрын

Great idea

@paulmcmanus6222 22 күн бұрын

Well, THG, I think it's safe to say, I have never laughed so hard at a summing up of THG as I did at your reading of Roget's Thesaurus. Well done, sir, well done.

@kevinvilmont6061 21 күн бұрын

It begins and ends with wide world of sports.

@Seagullias12 22 күн бұрын

Dear HG, thanks for all of your informative and interesting videos. If only more of our younger gens would learn from you! Your highlighting of the Australian involvement in the Vietnam War is most appreciated. Just one little correction of this video: There was no conscription (Draft) instituted in Australia during World War 1. The Australian Commonwealth Forces remained the only fully voluntary force of the Great War. (to the best of my knowledge) There were three Referenda held in 1917, to decide the issue of whether Australia should introduce Conscription or not, and each one was defeated. Your comment referring to the social discord that the issue caused is correct in both cases. The issue in 1917 greatly inflamed long held 'Sectarianism' which lingered for many decades. The 'Moratorium' marches in Australia in the late 60's and early '70's were huge and there was as much division in our society as in America. All the best, and please keep up the good work mate!

@BasicDrumming 22 күн бұрын

I appreciate you and thank you for making content.

@orbyfan 22 күн бұрын

Toronto Maple Leaf fans fondly remember April 29, 1978, when Lanny McDonald scored in overtime to give the Leafs a 2-1 win over the New York Islanders in Uniondale in the 7th game of their Stanley Cup quarter-final series. It's one of the few highlights in the post-1967 history of the Maple Leafs.

@orbyfan 22 күн бұрын

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pJOqnbWdstfWooU.html

@michaelmanning5379 22 күн бұрын

Great finish!

@kyleburkholder6003 19 күн бұрын

Another fantastic video. I would love to see a more in depth video about the zipper.

@ltdees2362 22 күн бұрын

I cannot tell you the joy I get from "This Day In History" .. This day in history, my mother was born...April 29th 1924...💖

@ltdees2362 22 күн бұрын

I would just like to mention to you Lance, I received "American Murder Houses" the other day and my wife immediately took it from my hands and cannot put it down 😛She gives you a "shout out" and would like more of your books 👍

@reallyseriously7020 21 күн бұрын

16:00 Check out Poppy making happy paws.

@TheHistoryGuyChannel 21 күн бұрын

Pocky* 🐈‍⬛

@BlasphemousBill2023 22 күн бұрын

Thanks! I enjoyed it. I miss Oldsmobile:)

@donaldstanfield8862 21 күн бұрын

I love this kind of content!

@kellybasham3113 21 күн бұрын

Love your videos

@jodiebent 21 күн бұрын

Just settled down after grilling my son's birthday dinner,cake and settled down to watch this.I will show him this,and it's always great to see what happened on your date.

@MMitchellMarmel 22 күн бұрын

So much history. Plus kitteh. :)

@josephscarpaci3688 22 күн бұрын

My father was at the liberation of Dachau!

@SlipShodBob 22 күн бұрын

I believe Laos is still also dealing with the repercussions of the Vietnam War where about 90% of the 80 million bombs and bomblets still litter the countryside near the border.

@debbybridge7064 22 күн бұрын

Big cat for big day!!!

@jonathanwetherell3609 22 күн бұрын

History with humour, just the job!

@deonoosthuizen42 22 күн бұрын

Love the cat.

@TheHistoryGuyChannel 22 күн бұрын

So do I

@bronwynecg 22 күн бұрын

Good morning! 👋🏽 😊

@dziban303 22 күн бұрын

Hi, the 1991 Cyclone absolutely did not produce winds of 250 miles per hour, but ~250 kilometres per hour-so about 155mph

@TheHistoryGuyChannel 22 күн бұрын

Fair point. My mistake.

@notinmanitou 21 күн бұрын

My husband's grandmother was born April 29, 1885.

@thatclintguy 21 күн бұрын

Today (April 29th) in 2004, the last Oldsmobile was produced.

@colddeadhands5167 22 күн бұрын

R.I.P. young marines 😢

@artsalivestudio 20 күн бұрын

Even tho you wear a bow tie it's nice to see that your cat wears a "tux".

@johnbrooks1269 22 күн бұрын

WOW 😲😲😲😲😲😲😲

@luxurreview 20 күн бұрын

Please do a history of the Peaked Cap, also called Service Cap or the Barracks Cover.

@charlesjohnson4933 21 күн бұрын

Tuxedo cats r the best. Looks similar to mine. ❤

@lapurta22 21 күн бұрын

I always feel sorry for the poor old cat prop 😿

@TheHistoryGuyChannel 21 күн бұрын

My cats are well cared for.

@jayteaman 22 күн бұрын

I think I'll stay in today.

@tristanlombardo6692 22 күн бұрын

It's my birthday 🎂

@user-oh2hs6jh5x 22 күн бұрын

Happy Birthday Tristan.

@TheHistoryGuyChannel 22 күн бұрын

Happy Birthday!

@CrazyBear65 21 күн бұрын

Have you done an episode about the Lindbergh baby? I can't remember. Thumb up for the cat, and the thesaurus.

@allendyer5359 22 күн бұрын

"King of Skiffle" Lonnie Donegan was born Apr 29 1931. No "Rock Island Line" no "One After 909?... how many other songs wouldn't be?

$@jamesfracasse8178$

@jamesfracasse8178 22 күн бұрын

A lot of landmarking events just so happened to have occurred on the 29th of April.