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| '''1929''' is the 929th year of the 2nd millennium, the 29th year of the 20th century, and the 10th and last year of the 1920s decade. | '''1929''' is the 929th year of the 2nd millennium, the 29th year of the 20th century, and the 10th and last year of the 1920s decade. | ||
| - | This year marked the end of a period known in American history as the [[Roaring Twenties]] after the [[Wall Street Crash of 1929]] ushered in a worldwide [[Great Depression]]. In the Americas, an agreement was brokered to end the [[Cristero War]] a Catholic counter-revolution in Mexico. The [[Judicial Committee of the Privy Council]], a British high court, ruled that Canadian women are persons in the ''[[Edwards v. Canada (Attorney General)]]'' case. The [[1st Academy Awards]] for film were held in Los Angeles, while the [[Museum of Modern Art]] opened in New York City. The [[Peruvian Air Force]] was created. | + | This year marked the end of a period known in American history as the [[Roaring Twenties]] after the [[Wall Street Crash of 1929]] ushered in a worldwide [[Great Depression]]. The [[Judicial Committee of the Privy Council]], a British high court, ruled that Canadian women are persons in the ''[[Edwards v. Canada (Attorney General)]]'' case. The [[1st Academy Awards]] for film were held in Los Angeles, while the [[Museum of Modern Art]] opened in New York City. In the Soviet Union, [[General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union|General Secretary]] [[Joseph Stalin]] expelled [[Leon Trotsky]] and adopted a policy of [[collectivization]]. |
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| - | In Asia, the Republic of China and the Soviet Union engaged in a [[Sino-Soviet conflict (1929)|minor conflict]] after the Chinese seized full control of the [[Manchurian Chinese Eastern Railway]], which ended with a resumption of joint administration. In the Soviet Union, [[General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union|General Secretary]] [[Joseph Stalin]] expelled [[Leon Trotsky]] and adopted a policy of [[collectivization]]. [[The Grand Trunk Express]] began service in India. [[1929 Palestine riots|Rioting]] between Muslims and Jews in Jerusalem over access to the [[Western Wall]] took place in the Middle East. The [[centenary of Western Australia]] was celebrated. | + | |
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| - | The [[Kellogg–Briand Pact]], a treaty renouncing war as an instrument of national policy, went into effect. In Europe, the Holy See and the Kingdom of Italy signed the [[Lateran Treaty]]. The [[Idionymon]] law was passed in Greece to outlaw political dissent. Spain hosted the [[Ibero-American Exposition]] which featured pavilions from Latin American countries. The German airship [[LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin|LZ 127 ''Graf Zeppelin'']] flew around the world in 21 days. | + | |
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1929 is the 929th year of the 2nd millennium, the 29th year of the 20th century, and the 10th and last year of the 1920s decade.
This year marked the end of a period known in American history as the Roaring Twenties after the Wall Street Crash of 1929 ushered in a worldwide Great Depression. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, a British high court, ruled that Canadian women are persons in the Edwards v. Canada (Attorney General) case. The 1st Academy Awards for film were held in Los Angeles, while the Museum of Modern Art opened in New York City. In the Soviet Union, General Secretary Joseph Stalin expelled Leon Trotsky and adopted a policy of collectivization.
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Art and culture
Trends and events
Film
- Man with a Movie Camera by Dziga Vertov
- Un chien andalou by Luis Buñuel
- The New Babylon by Grigori Kozintsev and Leonid Trauberg
- Melody of the World by Walter Ruttmann
Literature
Non-fiction
- "Surrealism: The Last Snapshot of the European Intelligentsia" by Walter Benjamin
- First issue of DOCUMENTS
- First issue of Annales. Histoire, Sciences Sociales by Marc Bloch and Lucien Febvre
- "The Big Toe", a text by Georges Bataille accompanied by three photos by Jacques-André Boiffard
- "Les mots et les images", a visual essay by René Magritte
Fiction
- Berlin Alexanderplatz by Alfred Döblin
Design
- Airliner no. 4, Norman Bel Geddes with Otto Koller
Architecture
- The Barcelona Pavilion by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Photography
- Les abattoirs de La Villette by Eli Lotar
- "The Big Toe" series by Jacques-André Boiffard
Births
- Martin Luther King, Jr., African-American activist (d. 1968)
- Régine Zylberberg, Belgian entertainer (1929 - )
- Jean Baudrillard, French philosopher (d. 2007)
- Frank Gehry, American architect (1929 - )
- Jürgen Habermas, German philosopher (1929 - )
- Sergio Leone, Italian film director (d. 1989)
- René Laloux, French film animator (d. 2004)
- José Ramón Larraz, Spanish film director (d. 2013)
- Jacques Brel, Belgian singer-songwriter (d. 1978)
- Herschell Gordon Lewis, American filmmaker
Deaths
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