Welcome to Your Daily History for April 29th

1429 - Joan of Arc arrives at The Siege of Orleans, a resounding French victory over the British

1852 - Peter Roget publishes his 1st edition of the thesaurus

1901 - Emperor Hirohito, the 124th emperor of Japan, is born in Tokyo City

1933 - Legendary country music singer, Willie Nelson, is born in Abbott, TX

1967 - Aretha Franklin releases the hit single "Respect"