WHAT ALL HAPPENED JANUARY TO AUGUST 1929
Find out what all happened January to August 1929

An agreement brokered by U.S. Ambassador Dwight Whitney Morrow ends the Cristero War in Mexico. (21. June 1929)

King Alexander of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes suspends his country's constitution (the January 6th Dictatorship). (6. January 1929)

The Lateran Treaty was ratified, bringing Vatican City into existence. (7. June 1929)

President Calvin Coolidge signs an Executive Order establishing the 96,000 acre Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming. (26. February 1929)

The 1929 Palestine riots break out in the British Mandate of Palestine between Arabs and Jews and continue until the end of the month. In total, 133 Jews and 116 Arabs are killed. (16. August 1929)

Jiddu Krishnamurti, tagged as the messianic "World Teacher", shocks the Theosophy movement by dissolving the Order of the Star, the organisation built to support him. (3. August 1929)

Wilfred Rhodes takes his 4000th first-class wicket during a performance of 9 for 39 at Leyton; he is the only player in history to have reached that plateau. (14. May 1929)

The Fascist government in Italy bans the use of foreign words. (23. July 1929)

A fire at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio kills 123. (15. May 1929)

Babe Ruth becomes the first baseball player to hit 500 home runs in his career with a home run at League Park in Cleveland, Ohio. (11. August 1929)

The 1st Conference of the Communist Parties of Latin America is held in Buenos Aires. (1. June 1929)

The Soviet Union exiles Leon Trotsky. (31. January 1929)

The first talking Mickey Mouse cartoon, "The Karnival Kid", is released. (31. May 1929)

Inayatullah Khan, king of the Emirate of Afghanistan abdicates the throne after only three days. (17. January 1929)

Popeye the Sailor Man, a cartoon character created by Elzie Segar, first appears in the Thimble Theatre comic strip. (17. January 1929)

Huey P. Long Governor of Louisiana is impeached by the Louisiana House of Representatives. (6. April 1929)

Indian Independence Movement: At the Delhi Central Assembly, Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt throw handouts and bombs to court arrest. (8. April 1929)

In Hollywood, California, the first Academy Awards are awarded. (16. May 1929)

Margaret Bondfield is appointed Minister of Labour. She is the first woman appointed to the Cabinet of the United Kingdom. (8. June 1929)

The Adventures of Tintin, one of the most popular European comic books, is first published in Belgium. (10. January 1929)