Historical timeline for June 29

The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant self-declares its caliphate in Syria and northern Iraq.

A derecho sweeps across the eastern United States, leaving at least 22 people dead and millions without power.

Apple Inc. releases its first mobile phone, the iPhone.

Hamdan v. Rumsfeld: The U.S. Supreme Court rules that President George W. Bush's plan to try Guantanamo Bay detainees in military tribunals violates U.S. and international law.

Naval clashes between South Korea and North Korea lead to the death of six South Korean sailors and sinking of a North Korean vessel.

Space Shuttle program: STS-71 Mission (Atlantis) docks with the Russian space station Mir for the first time.

The Sampoong Department Store collapses in the Seocho District of Seoul, South Korea, killing 502 and injuring 937.

Vincent van Gogh's painting, the Le Pont de Trinquetaille, is bought for $20.4 million at an auction in London, England.

The Argentina national football team wins the FIFA World Cup held in Mexico after defeating the West Germany national football team by a score of 3–2 in the final at the Estadio Azteca.

The Conference of Communist and Workers Parties of Europe convenes in East Berlin.

The Seychelles become independent from the United Kingdom.

Pope Paul VI ordains some 350 priests in St. Peter's Square in the largest ordination in history

Mikhail Baryshnikov defects from the Soviet Union to Canada while on tour with the Kirov Ballet.

Vice President Isabel Perón assumes powers and duties as Acting President of Argentina, while her husband President Juan Perón is terminally ill.

A Convair CV-580 and De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter collide above Lake Winnebago near Appleton, Wisconsin, killing 13.

The United States Supreme Court rules in the case Furman v. Georgia that arbitrary and inconsistent imposition of the death penalty violates the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments and constitutes cruel and unusual punishment.

Prior to re-entry (following a record-setting stay aboard the Soviet Union's Salyut 1 space station), the crew capsule of the Soyuz 11 spacecraft depressurizes, killing the three cosmonauts on board. Georgy Dobrovolsky, Vladislav Volkov and Viktor Patsayev are the first humans to die in space.

The Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956 is signed by U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower, officially creating the United States Interstate Highway System.

The first Miss Universe pageant is held. Armi Kuusela from Finland wins the title of Miss Universe 1952.

Korean War: U.S. President Harry S. Truman authorizes a sea blockade of Korea.