On This Day – October 29

• 2012 Hurricane Sandy hits the US’s eastern coast

  Hurricane Sandy, a category 2 storm by the time it made landfall in the US, hit the US’s eastern coast. The estimated damage from the hurricane was $50 billion.

• 2008 Delta Air Lines merged with Northwest

  The merger resulted in creating world’s largest airline. The merged entity took on the name of Delta Airlines, and the Northwest Airlines brand name was retired.

• 2005 Bombings in Delhi

  3 separate bombings in India’s capital city of Delhi a few days before the important festival of Diwali left about 60 people dead.

• 1998 Oldest person to fly in space

  John Glenn flew on the Discovery shuttle at the age of 77 years, making him the oldest person to fly in space.

• 1863 Red Cross founded

  Also known as the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the Red Cross is a humanitarian institution that has been a three-time recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize.