A closer look at key historic events that took place on April 29:
In 2018, The Simpsons becomes the US’s longest-running scripted prime-time show
The animated TV series surpassed Gunsmoke’s (1955–75) record, when it aired its 636th episode on April 29, 2018.
Prince William (L), his bride Kate Middleton (C) with her father Michael Middleton (R) during the wedding ceremony at Westminster Abbey, London, Britain, 29 April 2011. EPA/DOMINIC LIPINSKI / PA
In 1992, the Los Angeles riots begin
In 1992, riots around Los Angeles, California erupted in response to the verdict of a highly publicized trial related to the 1991 beating of Rodney King, a black man who had resisted arrest, where four white LAPD officers involved were acquitted.
An aerial view of flooding in the aftermath of a cyclone which devastated Bangladesh. SEA ANGEL. STAFF SGT. Val Gempis. Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
In 1945, the US Army liberates Dachau concentration camp
The US Seventh Army liberated tens of thousands of inmates at the Nazi concentration camp in Germany.
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