Today in History: June 29

Today is Wednesday, June 29, the 181st day of 2016. There are 185 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On June 29, 1956, actress Marilyn Monroe married playwright Arthur Miller in a civil ceremony in White Plains, New York. (The couple also wed in a Jewish ceremony on July 1; the marriage lasted 4 1/2 years).
On this date:
In 1767, Britain approved the Townshend Revenue Act, which imposed import duties on glass, paint, oil, lead, paper and tea shipped to the American coloni