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What happened in history on this day: December 29?
On December 29 in ...
- 1778 - English troops occupy Savannah, Georgia.
- 1782 - First nautical almanac in US published by Samuel Stearns, Boston.
- 1813 - British burn Buffalo, New York, during the War of 1812.
- 1837 - Canadian militia destroy Caroline, a US steamboat docked at Buffalo, New York.
- 1837 - Steam-powered threshing machine patented, in Winthrop, Maine, USA.
- 1845 - US President James Polk signs act admitting Texas into union.
- 1848 - Gas lights first installed at White House (James Polk's administration).
- 1851 - First Young Men's Christian Association chapter opened (Boston, Massachusetts).
- 1852 - Emma Snodgrass arrested in Boston for wearing pants.
- 1862 - Battle of Chichasaw Bayou: Confederate armies defeat USA Army General Tecumseh Sherman with loss of 1700 men.
- 1867 - First telegraph ticker used by a brokerage house, Groesbeck and Company, New York.
- 1876 - Eleven passenger cars crash in a ravine near Ashtabula, Ohio, USA; 92 die.
- 1890 - The U.S. 7th Cavalry massacres 146 Sioux Indians (nearly half women and children) at Wounded Knee Creek on the Pine Ridge reservation in South Dakota. 25 cavalry men are killed.
- 1908 - Patent granted for a 4-wheel automobile brake, Clintonville, Wisconsin.
- 1930 - Fred P Newton completes longest swim ever (1826 miles), when he swam in the Mississippi River from Ford Dam, Minnesota, to New Orleans, Louisiana.
- 1938 - Construction on Lake Washington Floating Bridge, in Seattle, Washington, begins.
- 1941 - Japanese forces begin an attack on Corregidor, Philippines.
- 1948 - US State Department announces work on placing objects into Earth orbit.
- 1949 - First UHF television station operating regular basis (Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA).
- 1952 - First transistorized hearing aid offered for sale (Elmsford, New York).
- 1972 - Eastern Tristar Jumbo Jet crashes near Florida Everglades killing 101.
- 1972 - Life magazine ceases publication.
- 1975 - Eleven killed, 75 hurt by terrorist bomb at LaGuardia Airport in New York City, New York.
- 1983 - The Reverend Jesse Jackson travels to Syria to secure the release of U.S. Navy Lieutenant Robert Goodman, who has been in Syrian captivity after being shot down over the country on a reconnaissance mission.
- 1987 - Prozac anti-depressant drug makes its debut in the United States.
- 1992 - Governor Cuomo grants Jean Harris ("Scarsdale Diet" Murderess) clemency.
Births on December 29
- 1808 - Birth of Andrew Johnson in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA; American politician (Representative, Tennessee, 1843-53), governor of Tennessee (1853-57), US Senator (Tennessee, 1857-62, 1875), military governor of Tennessee (1862-64), 17th US President (1865-69).
- 1809 - Birth of Albert Pike in Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Brigadier-General (Confederate Army), Indian Commissioner, governor of Indian Territory (dies 1891).
- 1830 - Birth of Ezra Meeker in Huntsville, Ohio, USA; sculptor, co-founder of Puyallup Washington, grower of hops, promoter of the Oregon Trail.
- 1892 - Birth of Emory Parnell in Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA; actress (Rocket Man, County Fair).
- 1903 - Birth of Clyde McCoy in Ashland, Kentucky, USA; trumpeter/bandleader ("Sugar Blues").
- 1904 - Birth of Wendell Niles in Twin Valley, Minnesota, USA; radio announcer (The Bob Hope Show, Adventures of Philip Marlowe, The Man Called X), TV announcer (Truth or Consequences, Let's Make a Deal, Colgate Comedy Hour, It Could Be You).
- 1908 - Birth of Claire Dodd in Arkansas, USA; actress (Ex-Lady, In the Navy).
- 1915 - Birth of Charles Leonard Harness in Colorado City, Texas, USA; American sci-fi author (Paradox Men, Wolfhead).
- 1925 - Birth of Dina Merrill in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Operation Petticoat, Butterfield 8).
- 1927 - Birth of Jim Simpson in Washington DC, USA; sportscaster (Monday Night Baseball).
- 1932 - Birth of Inga Swenson in Omaha, Nebraska, USA; actress (Gretchen - Benson, Doctor Doctor).
- 1934 - Birth of Ed Flanders in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; actor (Dr. Westphal - St. Elsewhere (Emmy award 1983)).
- 1934 - Birth of Tom Jarriel in LaGrange, Georgia, USA; newscaster (ABC Weekend News, 20/20).
- 1937 - Birth of Mary Tyler Moore in Brooklyn, New York, USA; actress (Dick Van Dyke Show, Mary Tyler Moore Show, Ordinary People).
- 1938 - Birth of Jon Voight in Yonkers, New York, USA; actor (Deliverance, Midnight Cowboy, Noah's Ark, Jasper Texas, Return to Lonesome Dove).
- 1940 - Birth of Ed Buce in Keiser, Arkansas, USA; country singer (Texas).
- 1946 - Birth of Paul Trible; American politician (Senator-Republican-Virginia).
- 1947 - Birth of Ted Danson in San Diego, California, USA; actor (Sam Malone - Cheers, Three Men and a Baby, Becker, Help Me Help You).
- 1950 - Birth of Jon Polito in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; actor (Fire With Fire, Homicide).
- 1951 - Birth of Laurel Masse in Holland, Michigan, USA; jazz singer (Manhattan Transfer - "Operator").
- 1951 - Birth of Yvonne Elliman; US actress/singer ("I Don't Know How to Love Him").
- 1952 - Birth of Gelsey Kirkland in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA; ballerina/druggie (Nutcracker).
- 1953 - Birth of Kate Schmidt in the USA; javelin thrower (Olympics-bronze-1972).
- 1954 - Birth of Glenn Myernick in Trenton, New Jersey, USA; soccer coach (Olympics-gold-1996).
- 1958 - Birth of Curt Allen Byrum in Onida, South Dakota, USA; PGA golfer (1989 Hardee's Golf Classic).
- 1959 - Birth of Leslie Graves in Silver City, New Mexico, USA; actress (Brenda - Capitol).
- 1964 - Birth of Craig Grebeck in Cerritos, California, USA; infielder (Florida Marlins).
- 1968 - Birth of James Mouton in Denver, Colorado, USA; outfielder (Houston Astros).
- 1971 - Birth of Margot Thien in San Diego, California, USA; synchronized swimmer (Olympics-gold-1996).
- 1972 - Birth of Jessica Lee McMinn; Miss North Carolina USA (1996).
- 1972 - Birth of Melissa Hall; Miss USA-Minnesota (1997).
- 1979 - Birth of Laura Larson, Miss Maine Teen USA (1996).
Deaths on December 29
- 1890 - Death of Big Foot, Sioux Indian chief, at Wounded Knee in South Dakota, USA.
- 1943 - William H Singer, American painter/collector (Singer Museum), dies at age 75.
- 1958 - Doris Humphrey, US dancer/choreographer (Dances of Women), dies at age 63.
- 1967 - Death of Paul Whiteman at age 76; orchestra leader (Fabulous Dorseys - "Three O'Clock in the Morning", "My Blue Heaven", "All of Me", "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes").
- 1980 - Death of Roy Engle of meningitis at age 67; supporting actor Police Chief - My Favorite Martian, President Ulysses S. Grant - Wild Wild West, Sky King radio show).
- 1980 - Death of Tim Hardin of a heroin overdose in Los Angeles at age 40; singer-songwriter ("If I Were A Carpenter", "Bird on a Wire").
- 1982 - Sol C Siegel, US film producer (High Society), dies at age 79.
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