Lead history

On April 29, 2004, the National

World War II Memorial opened
in Washington, D.C
 Catastrophes
• On this day in 1991, a
devastating cyclone
hit Bangladesh, killing
more than 135,000
people
 General interest

• During the Hundred

Years' War, the 17-
year-old French
peasant Joan of Arc
lead a French force
in relieving the city
of Orleans, besieged
by the English since
October
 Sports

• On April 29, 1986, in a

game against the
Seattle Mariners at
Fenway Park, Roger
Clemens of the Boston
Red Sox became the
first pitcher in Major
League Baseball to
strike out 20 batters in
a nine-inning game.
The combat look
Combat boots
have hung
around the
fringes of
fashion since
the 1940s.
But in 1995,
not only boots
but camouflage
pants and jeans
with side-
pockets hit the
High Street.
 Hollywood

• The actor Daniel Day-Lewis, famous for

his intense Method acting and
chameleon-like ability to disappear into
character, was born on this day in 1957,
in London, England
•
Film
•
Braveheart
• Saga of Scottish revolt against
English tyranny, with Aussie Mel
Gibson playing the rebel leader.
Film
• The Usual Suspects
• True pulp fiction,
told in flashback, and
packed with
outstanding
performances -
particularly from a
police station
noticeboard.
 music
• Went out in 1995.
This song speaks
about the
destruction of
earth(ground)
 music
• This song had was to
compose by R.KELLY
for michael Jackson
and it is michael who
sang him(it)
 Film
• Braveheart is a 1995
American epic/drama
film directed by,
produced by, and starring
Mel Gibson. The film was
written for the screen
and then novelized by
Randall Wallace. Gibson
portrays William Wallace,
a Scottish warrior.