December 29 - The Day in History

December 29 : General Interest 1890: U.S. Army massacres Indians at Wounded Knee On this day in 1890, in the final chapter of America's long Indian wars, the U.S. Cavalry kills 146 Sioux at Wounded Knee on the Pine Ridge reservation in South Dakota... read more American Revolution 1778 : British capture Savannah, Georgia http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/british-capture-savannah-georgia Automotive 1989 : Actor Christian Slater arrested for drunk driving http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/actor-christian-slater-arrested-for-drunk-driving Civil War 1862 : Union is thwarted at the Battle of Chickasaw Bluffs http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-chickasaw-bluffs Cold War 1956 : United States prepares new strategic plan for Middle East http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/united-states-prepares-new-strategic-plan-for-middle-east Crime 1985 : The "Railway Rapist" commits his first murder http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-railway-rapist-commits-his-first-murder Disaster 1876 : Bridge collapses in Ohio http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/bridge-collapses-in-ohio General Interest 1170 : The making of an English martyr http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-making-of-an-english-martyr 1845 : Texas enters the Union http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/texas-enters-the-union 1940 : Worst air raid on London http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/worst-air-raid-on-london Hollywood 1947 : Cheers star Ted Danson born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/cheers-star-ted-danson-born Literary 1916 : Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man is published http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/portrait-of-the-artist-as-a-young-man-is-published Music 1957 : Pat Boone earns second #1 hit with "April Love" http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/pat-boone-earns-second-1-hit-with-quotapril-lovequot Old West 1890 : U.S. Army massacres Sioux at Wounded Knee http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/us-army-massacres-sioux-at-wounded-knee Presidential 1808 : Andrew Johnson is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/andrew-johnson-is-born Sports 1878 : Cuban professional baseball league holds first game http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/cuban-professional-baseball-league-holds-first-game Vietnam War 1962 : Saigon announces success of strategic hamlet program http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/saigon-announces-success-of-strategic-hamlet-program 1966 : Johnson Administration responds to Harrison Salisbury's charges http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/johnson-administration-responds-to-harrison-salisburys-charges World War I 1915 : French government gives land for British war cemeteries http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/french-government-gives-land-for-british-war-cemeteries World War II 1940 : Germans raid London http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germans-raid-london

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