July 29: What Happened on This Day in History (High_school Level)?

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1. In 1588, the English defeat the Spanish Armada.
2. In 1715, 10 Spanish treasure galleons sink off of the Florida coast due to a hurricane.
3. In 1914, transcontinental telephone service began with the first phone conversation between New York and San Francisco.
4. In 1920, the first transcontinental airmail flight took place between New York and San Francisco.
5. In 1928, Walt Disney's "Steamboat Willie" premieres.
6. In 1945, after delivering the Atomic Bomb across the Pacific Ocean, the USS Indianapolis is torpedoed and sunk by a Japanese submarine.
7. In 1958, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs a bill creating NASA, a civilian organization responsible for coordinating the U.S. activities in space.
8. In 1965, the Beatles' movie "Help" premieres in London, and Queen Elizabeth attends.
9. In 1974, the Episcopal Church began ordaining female priests.
10. In 1981, Prince Charles of Great Britain marries Lady Diana Spencer.
11. Famous Birthdays: Dag Hammarskjold (Swedish Nobel Prize Winner), Alexis Tocqueville (French political scientist), Ken Burns (filmmaker),

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