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    • On This Day In History for April 29, 2026

      This is the 119th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 246 days remaining in 2026.

      • It was on this date in 1770, that James Cook arrived in Australia at Botany Bay, which he named.
      • On April 29, 1826, The galaxy Centaurus A or NGC 5128 was discovered by James Dunlop.
      • Also today in 1953, The first U.S. experimental 3D television broadcast showed an episode of Space Patrol on Los Angeles ABC affiliate KECA-TV.
      • That same date in 1985, Space Shuttle Challenger was launched on STS-51 -B.

        • Happy birthday goes out on this date to:

        • Scottish-English physician and polymath, John Arbuthnot, born on this date in 1667.
        • French mathematician, physicist and engineer, Henri Poincaré was born 172 years ago today.
        • William Randolph Hearst, the American publisher and politician, founded the Hearst Corporation was born 163 years ago today.
        • Forest Ray Moulton, American astronomer and academic was born on that same date in 1872.
        • Harold Urey, the American chemist and astronomer, Nobel Prize laureate was born 133 years ago today.
        • Born April 29, 1915, German-American physicist and academic Henry H. Barschall.
        • Soviet pilot and cosmonaut instructor, Dmitry Zaikin, born on this date in 1932.
        • Also turning 72 today is American comedian, actor and producer Jerry Seinfeld.
        • Also born on that same date in 1955, American actress, Kate Mulgrew.
        • American actress, Michelle Pfeiffer, born on this date in 1958.
        • Also turning 68 today is American actress Eve Plumb.

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          • 3 – Keao Wright
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          • 5 – Joe Mieczkowski host of Onthepodcast

            • And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for April 29, 2026

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              • NASA’s Revolutionary Roman Telescope, That Can Chart 200 Times More Sky Than Hubble, Is Complete And Ready For Launch
              • A 15-Year-Old Built a $12 Electric Generator to Power Remote Homes Using Ocean Currents
              • A nuclear first: TerraPower officially starts construction on next-gen Natrium plant in Wyoming
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                • Scientists Finally Solve Mystery of ‘Golden Orb’ Found on Alaskan Seafloor
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