What happend on 29th January

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2004

A whale explodes in the town of Tainan, Taiwan. A build-up of gas in the decomposing 56-foot long Sperm whale is suspected of causing the explosion.

2002

In his State of the Union Address, United States President George W. Bush describes "regimes that sponsor terror" as an Axis of Evil.

2001

Thousands of student protesters in Indonesia storm parliament and demand that President Abdurrahman Wahid resign due to alleged involvement in corruption scandals.

1998

In Birmingham, Alabama, a bomb explodes at an abortion clinic, killing one and severely wounding another. Serial bomber Eric Robert Rudolph is suspected as the culprit.

1996

First release of Duke Nukem 3D.

1996

La Fenice, Venice's opera house, is destroyed by fire.

1996

President Jacques Chirac announces a "definitive end" to French nuclear testing.

1995

Super Bowl XXIX: The San Francisco 49ers defeat the San Diego Chargers 49-26 and become the first NFL team to win five Super Bowl titles.

1990

The trial of the former skipper of the Exxon Valdez, Joseph Hazelwood, begins in Anchorage, Alaska. He is accused of negligence that resulted in America's worst oil spill.

1986

Yoweri Museveni is sworn in as President of Uganda.