HistoryHub

Home / June 29 / 1534

📅 29 Jun, 1534

Jacques Cartier is the first European to reach Prince Edward Island.

Jacques Cartier is the first European to reach Prince Edward Island.

Spread the History

Facebook WhatsApp Twitter

🏛️ Also This Day

1950

Korean War: U.S. President Harry S. Truman authorizes a sea blockade of Korea.

1916

British diplomat turned Irish nationalist Roger Casement is sentenced to death for his part in the Easter Rising.

1613

The Globe Theatre in London, built by William Shakespeare's playing company, the Lord Chamberlain's Men, burns to the ground.

1952

The first Miss Universe pageant is held. Armi Kuusela from Finland wins the title of Miss Universe 1952.

1972

A Convair CV-580 and De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter collide above Lake Winnebago near Appleton, Wisconsin, killing 13.

1956

The Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956 is signed by U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower, officially creating the United States Interstate Highway System.

Advertisement Space

© 2026 History Archive by Anand Design

Today Sitemap