Event:
General Stanley McChrystal, leader of the U.S. war Afghanistan announces his retirement after making controversial statements in 'Rolling Stone' magazine
More Notable Events on June 29:
1989 Susan Lucci loses daytime emmy for 10th straight year
1984 Pete Rose plays in record 3,309th game, surpassing Carl Yastrzemski
1964 Civil Rights Act of 1964 passed after 83-day filibuster in Senate
1956 Federal interstate highway system act signed
1891 National Forest Service organized
