On April 29, 1992, rioting erupted in Los Angeles after a jury acquitted four white police officers of nearly all charges in the beating of Rodney King.
Whitcomb Judson of Chicago invented the clasp-locker in 1893, now known today as the zipper. It revolutionized fashion and is now one of the most common devices in the world.
On This Day: Prince William, Kate Middleton marry
On April 29, 2011, British Prince William, grandson of Queen Elizabeth II, and college sweetheart Kate Middleton, the new duchess of Cambridge, exchanged wedding rings and vows in a regal ceremony at Westminster Abbey before an estimated worldwide audience of 2 billion people.
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Prince William and Kate Middleton, duchess of Cambridge, wave as they leave Westminster Abbey in a carriage following their wedding ceremony in London on April 29, 2011. File Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI | License Photo
Workers present the stolen iron gate with the slogan Arbeit macht frei ( Work will set you free ) after its return to the site in Dachau, Germany, Feburary 22, 2017. On April 29, 1945, troops of the U.S. Seventh Army liberated 32,000 prisoners at the Nazi regime s Dachau concentration camp. File Photo by Sebastian Widmann/EPA