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September 29 historical events and anniversaries
Historical records for September 29 highlight several significant global and regional events. In 2021, a Los Angeles court terminated the 13-year conservatorship of pop star Britney Spears.
In Germany, the Bundestag paved the way for 'Elterngeld' (parental allowance) in 2006, a wage replacement benefit for parents. That same year, Volkswagen ended its four-day workweek following negotiations with unions to aid brand restructuring.
Other notable milestones include Emil Zátopek becoming the first person to run 20 kilometers in under an hour in 1951, and the tragic massacre of 33,770 Jews in the Babi Yar ravine in 1941 following the capture of Kyiv.
Entities
Babi Yar · Britney Spears · Bundestag · Bundesverfassungsgericht · Emil Zátopek · Estonia ferry · Estonia ferry Estonia · Federal Constitutional Court · George W. Bush · German Bundestag · Pope John Paul I · Schimon Peres
Claims
What the coverage asserts, and how many sources carry each claim.
- [● 3 SOURCES] The German Federal Constitutional Court in Karlsruhe was ceremonially opened in 1951.
- [● 3 SOURCES] The Estonian ferry 'Estonia' sank off the coast of Finland in 1994, resulting in 852 deaths.
- [● 3 SOURCES] Israeli politician and former President Shimon Peres died in 2016.
- [● 3 SOURCES] Pope John Paul I died in 1978 following a 33-day term as Pope.
- [● 3 SOURCES] In 2006, the US Senate passed a law allowing US intelligence services to use enhanced interrogation methods.