Historical timeline for May 29

Tara Air Flight 197 crashes in Nepal's Mustang District, killing 22.

A Cessna Citation I/SP crashes into Percy Priest Lake in Tennessee, killing all six people on board, including actor Joe Lara and his wife Gwen Shamblin Lara.

An oil spill in Norilsk releases 17,500 tons of diesel oil into nearby rivers.

One World Observatory at One World Trade Center opens.

A 5.8-magnitude earthquake hits northern Italy near Bologna, killing at least 24 people.

A doublet earthquake, of combined magnitude 6.1, strikes Iceland near the town of Selfoss, injuring 30 people.

France rejects the Constitution of the European Union in a national referendum.

The National World War II Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C.

The U.S. Supreme Court rules that the disabled golfer Casey Martin can use a cart to ride in tournaments.

Olusegun Obasanjo takes office as President of Nigeria, the first elected and civilian head of state in Nigeria after 16 years of military rule.

Space Shuttle Discovery completes the first docking with the International Space Station.

The Miss Sarajevo beauty pageant is held in war-torn Sarajevo drawing global attention to the plight of its citizens.

The Congress of People's Deputies of Russia elects Boris Yeltsin as President of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.

Signing of an agreement between Egypt and the United States that allows for the manufacture of F-16 Falcon parts in Egypt.

U.S. President Ronald Reagan begins his first visit to the Soviet Union when he arrives in Moscow for a superpower summit with the Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev.

Amputee Steve Fonyo completes cross-Canada marathon at Victoria, British Columbia, after 14 months.

Heysel Stadium disaster: Thirty-nine association football fans die and hundreds are injured when a dilapidated retaining wall collapses.

Falklands War: The British Army defeats the Argentine Army at the Battle of Goose Green.

Pope John Paul II becomes the first pontiff to visit Canterbury Cathedral.

SETA, a Finnish LGBT rights organisation, is founded in Helsinki.