Daily Calendar for Saturday, September 29, 2029

Name: Daily Almanac Features
Start: 2029-09-29T00:00:00
End: 2029-09-29T23:59:59

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Canadian satellite, Alouette 1, was launched – 1962
OSO 7 solar satellite launched from Cape Kennedy, Florida – 1971
Space shuttle Discovery launched – 1988
$389,500 paid for Lou Gehrig’s last baseball glove – 1999
2-pound 13-ounce southern kingfish caught near Sandbridge, Virginia – 2002
Adventurer David Hempleman-Adams became the first person to cross the Atlantic solo in an open wicker basket balloon, landing in England after surviving hail, snow and a Concorde’s sonic boom. He lifted off from Sussex in New Brunswick, Canada – 2003
John G. Roberts Jr. was sworn in as the 17th Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court – 2005
31 ears of corn husked by 4 people in 1 minute, Markham, Ontario – 2012
A runaway goat named Joshua joined and finished a half-marathon in Conception Bay South, receiving an honorary gold medal for his efforts. – 2024

Hurricane hit SE Louisiana. Wind gusts up to 140 mph recorded – 1915
Tornado hit Charleston, South Carolina – 1938
Snow began to fall in Caribou, Maine, and ended on the 30th, with 2.5 inches accumulating – 1991