What happend on 29th July

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30.07
1958

The U.S. Congress formally creates the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

1957

The International Atomic Energy Agency is established.

1954

The Fellowship of the Ring, the first part of The Lord of the Rings, is published in the UK.

1948

After a hiatus of 12 years caused by World War II, the first Summer Olympics opened in London, United Kingdom.

1947

After being shut off on November 9, 1946 for a memory upgrade, ENIAC, the world's first all-electronic digital computer, is reactivated. It will remain in continuous operation until October 2, 1955.

1945

The BBC Light Programme radio station was launched for mainstream light entertainment and music.

1932

Great Depression: In Washington, DC, U.S. troops disperse the last of the "Bonus Army" of World War I veterans.

1920

Construction of the Link River Dam begins as part of the Klamath Reclamation Project.

1907

Sir Robert Baden-Powell founds the Boy Scouts with the first scout camp at Brownsea Island.

1900

In Italy, King Umberto I of Italy is assassinated by Italian-born anarchist Gaetano Bresci.