On this day in history - January 29

What Happened On This Day – January 29

• 2002 George W. Bush coins the term “axis of evil” as part of his State of the Union Address

  The term used to describe “regimes that sponsor terror” became exemplary for the terminology used by the Bush administration to promote its “war on terror”.

• 1996 France stops nuclear testing

  President Jaques Chirac announced the “definite end” to France's nuclear testing program just 1 day after the country exploded a nuclear device in the South Pacific.

• 1967 The Mantra-Rock Dance takes place in San Francisco

  The event is considered to have been the major spiritual event of the San Francisco hippy era.

• 1886 German engineer Carl Benz patents the first modern automobile

  His “Benz Patent-Motorwagen Nummer 1” was the first gasoline-driven car.

• 1845 Edgar Allan Poe's “The Raven” is published

  The narrative poem first appeared in the New York Evening Mirror.