June 29 is:
National Almond Buttercrunch Day
Camera Day
Hug Holiday – originally designed to encourage hugging or other demonstrations of affection to those who are sick, or elderly or in the hospital. Has evolved into hugging anyone who needs a hug!!
Waffle Iron Day
Massachusetts declared itself an independent commonwealth on June 29, 1652.
June 29, 1767 – The British Parliament approved the Townshend Revenue Acts. The acts imposed import duties on glass, lead, paint, paper and tea shipped to America.
The Virginia constitution was adopted and Patrick Henry was made governor in 1776.
Privates John Collins and Hugh Hall of the Lewis and Clark Expedition of 1804 were found guilty by a court-martial consisting of members of the Corps of Discovery for getting drunk on duty. Collins received 100 lashes on his back and Hall received 50.
1897 – The Chicago Cubs scored 36 runs in a game against Louisville, setting a record for runs scored by a team in a single game.
The Ukraine proclaimed independence from Russia in 1917.
1941 – Joe DiMaggio got a base hit in his 42nd consecutive game. He broke George Sisler’s record from 1922.
1950 – U.S. President Harry S. Truman authorized a sea blockade of Korea.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 1972 that the death penalty could constitute “cruel and unusual punishment.” The ruling prompted states to revise their capital punishment laws.
1995 – The shuttle Atlantis and the Russian space station Mir docked, forming the largest man-made satellite ever to orbit the Earth.
In 2004, Randy Johnson of the Arizona Diamondbacks became the fourth pitcher in major league history to record 4,000 career strikeouts.
The Apple iPhone went on sale on June 29, 2007.