Today in History for September 29: Babyn Yar, Auray, Pompey, CERN, London’s Metropolitan Police and Space Shuttle Discovery’s return.
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September 29, 1988 | STS-26 Returns the Space Shuttle to Flight
Discovery launched on STS-26 on September 29, 1988, returning NASA’s Space Shuttle to flight 32 months after the Challenger disaster.
September 29, 1829 | London’s Metropolitan Police Begin Patrols
On September 29, 1829, the first Metropolitan Police constables began patrolling London under the new force created by Parliament and Robert Peel.
September 29, 1954 | CERN Officially Comes into Being
On September 29, 1954, the CERN Convention entered into force, formally creating Europe’s international laboratory for fundamental physics.
September 29, 106 BCE | Pompey the Great Is Born
Pompey the Great, born on September 29, 106 BCE, rose from an Italian military family to become one of the Roman Republic’s most powerful commanders.
September 29, 1364 | The Battle of Auray Decides Brittany’s Succession War
The Battle of Auray on September 29, 1364 killed Charles of Blois and decided the long Breton War of Succession in favor of John of Montfort.
September 29, 1941 | The Babyn Yar Massacre Begins
On September 29–30, 1941, German SS and police units and auxiliaries murdered 33,771 Jewish people at Babyn Yar outside occupied Kyiv.