Event:
Flooding from recent heavy rains in Texas has resulted in over 200 rescues and at least 27 deaths to date; several people have also been reported missing
More Notable Events on May 29:
1990 Boris Yeltsin is elected president of the Russian republic
1989 Student protesters in China construct a replica of Statue of Liberty
1987 Michael Jackson attempts to buy Elephant Man's remains
1953 Edmund Hillary and Tensing Norkay are 1st to reach summit of Everest
1919 Einstein's light-bending prediction confirmed by Arthur Eddington
