January 29, 2017

January 29th in History Part III


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On January 29th in 1924 - R. Taylor patented the ice cream cone rolling machine.

On January 29th in 1929 - In Germany, the World War I novel "All Quiet on the Western Front" by Erich Maria Remarque was published.

On January 29th in 1936 - The first members of major league baseball's Hall of Fame were named in Cooperstown, NY.

On January 29th in 1940 - The W. Atlee Burpee Seed Company displayed the first tetraploid flowers at the New York City Flower Show.

On January 29th in 1942 - Iran signed the "Treaty of Alliance" with Great Britain and the Soviet Union. The agreement offered Iran protection and created a supply route from the West to Russia.

On January 29th in 1949 - "The Newport News" was commissioned as the first air-conditioned naval ship in Virginia.

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