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On This Day: October 29

7 verified moments happened on October 29. Here they are in the order they actually happened — the same kind of puzzle you solve in Whensly every day.

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  1. 1787🎭 Mozart conducts the premiere of Don Giovanni at the National Theatre in Prague, his dark comedy about a legendary seducer.Music · Source: Wikipedia, 'Don Giovanni' (Oct 29 1787)
  2. 1921😱 Tiny Centre College of Kentucky shocks mighty Harvard 6-0 at Harvard Stadium, snapping a 25-game Crimson unbeaten run.College Football · Source: Wikipedia, '1921 Centre vs. Harvard football game' (Oct 29 1921)
  3. 1929📉 The stock market collapses on Black Tuesday as 16 million shares are sold in a panic, triggering the Great Depression.History · Source: HISTORY, 'Black Tuesday'; Federal Reserve History (Oct 29 1929)
  4. 1929📉 Panicked investors dump roughly 16 million shares on the New York Stock Exchange on 'Black Tuesday,' the climactic day of the Wall Street crash.USA 250 · Source: HISTORY.com, Stock market crashes on Black Tuesday (Oct 29 1929)
  5. 1969💻 UCLA sends the first message over ARPANET — attempting "login," only "lo" arrives before a crash — launching the forerunner of the internet.History · Source: UCLA; ARPANET history, Internet Society (Oct 29 1969)
  6. 1969🌐 Charley Kline sends the first message over ARPANET from UCLA to Stanford before the system crashes.Technology · Source: ICANN; UCLA Samueli (Oct 29 1969)
  7. 2014Madison Bumgarner closes out Game 7 in relief to clinch the World Series for the Giants over the RoyalsSports · Source: Wikipedia: '2014 World Series' (Game 7, October 29, 2014); MLB.com 'Rewatch Madison Bumgarner Series save'

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