The United States annexes the Republic of Texas and admits it as the 28th state. The annexation of the Republic of Texas by the United…
Tag: 29 December
29 December 2003
The last known speaker of Akkala Sami dies, rendering the language extinct The Akkala Sami language, also known as Áhkkila Sámi, is one of the…
29 December 1913
Cecil B. DeMille starts filming Hollywood’s first feature film, The Squaw Man. “The Squaw Man” is historically significant as Hollywood’s first feature film. It was…
29 December 1998
Leaders of the Khmer Rouge apologize for the Cambodian genocide that claimed over one million lives
29 December 2013
Seven-time Formula One champion Michael Schumacher suffers a massive head injury while skiing in the French Alps
29 December 1998
Leaders of the Khmer Rouge apologize for the 1970s genocide in Cambodia that claimed over one million lives.
29 December 1975
A bomb explodes at LaGuardia Airport in New York City, killing 11 people and injuring 74. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1975_LaGuardia_Airport_bombing’]
29 December 1851
The first American YMCA opens in Boston, Massachusetts. The first YMCA in the United States opened on 29 December 1851, in Boston, Massachusetts. It was…
29 December 2003
The last known speaker of the Akkala Sami language. On December 29, 2003, the last native speaker of Akkala Sami died. Akkala Sami was a language indigenous to…
29 December 1939
The Consolidated B-24 Liberator flies for the first time. The Consolidated B-24 Liberator is an American heavy bomber, designed by Consolidated Aircraft of San Diego,…