This Day In History for May 29

1790 - Rhode Island became the 13th original colony to ratify the United States Constitution.

1765 - Patrick Henry denounced the Stamp Act before Virginia's House of Burgesses, saying, "If this be treason, make the most of it!"

1848 - Wisconsin became the 30th state of the union.

1917 - the 35th president of the United States, John F. Kennedy, was born in Brookline, Massachusetts.

1932 - World War One veterans began arriving in Washington to demand cash bonuses they weren't scheduled to receive for another 13 years.

1942 - actor John Barrymore died in Hollywood at age 60.

1943 - Norman Rockwell's portrait of "Rosie the Riveter" appeared on the cover of The Saturday Evening Post.

1953 - Mount Everest was conquered as Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and Tensing Norkay of Nepal became the first climbers to reach the summit.

1973 - Tom Bradley was elected the first black mayor of Los Angeles, defeating incumbent Sam Yorty.

1985 - 35 people were killed in rioting that erupted between British and Italian spectators at the European Cup soccer final in Brussels, Belgium.

1998 - former Arizona senator Barry Goldwater died in Paradise Valley at age 89.