By The Associated Press

              - Today is Tuesday, June 29, the 180th day of 1999. There are 185 days
                left in the year.

              - On June 29, 1767, the British Parliament approved the Townshend
                Revenue Acts, which imposed import duties on such things as glass,
                lead, paint, paper and tea shipped to America. Colonists bitterly
                protested the Acts, which were repealed in 1770.
              - In 1776 the Virginia state constitution was adopted and Patrick
                Henry made governor.
              - In 1941 Polish statesman, pianist and composer Ignace Jan Paderewski
                died in New York at age 80.
              - In 1946 British authorities arrested more than 2,700 Jews in
                Palestine in an attempt to stamp out alleged terrorism.
              - In 1949 the government of South Africa enacted a ban against
                racially mixed marriages.
              - In 1954 the Atomic Energy Commission voted against reinstating Dr.
                J. Robert Oppenheimer's access to classified information.
              - In 1966 the U.S. bombed fuel storage facilities near the North
                Vietnamese cities of Hanoi and Haiphong.
              - In 1967 Jerusalem was re-unified as Israel removed barricades
                separating the Old City from the Israeli sector.
              - In 1970 the U.S. ended a two-month military offensive into Cambodia.
              - In 1972 the Supreme Court ruled the death penalty, as it was being
                meted out, could constitute "cruel and unusual punishment." (The
                ruling prompted states to revise their capital punishment laws.)
              - In 1988 the Supreme Court, in a 7-1 decision, upheld the power of
                independent counsels to prosecute illegal acts by high-ranking
                government officials.

              - Ten years ago the U.S. House of Representatives voted unanimously in
                favor of new sanctions against China because of its crackdown on the
                pro-democracy movement.
              - Five years ago in a British TV documentary, Prince Charles said he
                was faithful in his marriage to Princess Diana "until it became
                irretrievably broken down."
              - One year ago students at Beijing University peppered President
                Clinton with polite but critical questions about America's human
                rights record, Taiwan policy and views on China in an exchange
                televised live across the vast nation. With negotiations on a new
                labor agreement at a standstill, the NBA announced a lockout would
                be imposed at midnight.
 

              *Happy Birthday*
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              - Actress Ruth Warrick is 84.
              - Dancer-choreographer Fred Kelly is 83.
              - Actor Ian Bannen is 71.
              - Movie producer Robert Evans is 69.
              - Actor Gary Busey is 55.
              - Singer Little Eva is 54.
              - Comedian Richard Lewis is 52.
              - Actor Fred Grandy is 51.
              - Rock musician Ian Paice (Deep Purple) is 51.
              - Rock singer Colin Hay (Men At Work) is 46.
              - Actress Maria Conchita Alonso is 42.
              - Singer Evelyn "Champagne" King is 39.
              - Actress Sharon Lawrence is 38.
              - Actress Amanda Donohoe is 37.
              - Rhythm-and-blues singer Stedman Pearson (Five Star) is 35.