October 29: What Happened on This Day in History (Elementary Level)?

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1. 1792 - Mount Hood (Oregon) is named after the British naval officer Alexander Arthur Hood by Lt. William E. Broughton who spotted the mountain near the mouth of the Willamette River.
2. 1886 - The first ticker-tape parade takes place in New York City when office workers spontaneously throw ticker tape into the streets as the Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
3. 1960 - In Louisville, Kentucky, Cassius Clay (who later takes the name Muhammad Ali) wins his first professional fight.
4. 1991 - The American Galileo spacecraft makes its closest approach to 951 Gaspra, becoming the first probe to visit an asteroid.
5. 1998 - Space Shuttle Discovery blasts off on STS-95 with 77-year old John Glenn on board, making him the oldest person to go into space.
6. Famous Birthdays:Connie Mack (U.S. Senator), William Berenberg (American physician), Martin Folkes (English antiquarian), Marcellin Berthelot (French chemist), Niki de Saint Phalle (French sculptor)

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