On April 29, 2011, Great Britain’s Prince William marries his longtime girlfriend Catherine Elizabeth “Kate” Middleton at Westminster Abbey in London.

In a historic shift in naval policy, the United States Navy announced in 2010 the official end of its longstanding ban on women serving aboard submarines.

In 2008, during a pivotal moment in his presidential campaign, Democratic candidate Barack Obama faced a significant challenge regarding his former spiritual advisor, the Rev.

On April 29, 2004, the last Oldsmobile comes off the assembly line at the Lansing Car Assembly plant in Michigan, signaling the end of the 106-year-old automotive brand, America’s oldest.

On April 29, 1997, a landmark achievement in international diplomacy came into effect with the implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), a comprehensive treaty aimed at the prohibition of chemical weapons and their development.

In Los Angeles, California, four Los Angeles police officers that had been caught beating an unarmed African American motorist in an amateur video are acquitted of any wrongdoing in the arrest.

On April 29, 1974, President Richard Nixon announces to the public that he will release transcripts of 46 taped White House conversations in response to a Watergate trial subpoena issued in July 1973.

On April 29, 1968, the pioneering—and controversial—musical Hair premieres on Broadway.

On April 28, 1967, Aretha Franklin's powerful rendition of Otis Redding’s "Respect" was released as a single by Atlantic Records, marking a pivotal moment in music history and cultural evolution.

In a groundbreaking ceremony in 1957, the United States marked a significant milestone in military and nuclear history with the dedication of the SM-1, the first military nuclear power plant, at Fort Belvoir, Virginia.