April 29: on this day in history

Historical events

1. 1587English sailor Francis Drake launched a surprise raid on the Spanish fleet in the Bay of Cádiz.
2. 1770James Cook and his crew landed at Botany Bay on Australia's east coast.
3. 1882Werner von Siemens began operating the Elektromote in Berlin, considered the world's first trolleybus.
4. 1911Tsinghua University, one of China's most prestigious universities, was founded in Beijing.
5. 1945Allied aircraft dropped food parcels over the starving occupied Netherlands.

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