What Happened On December 29

What Happened On Dec 29 Events

1778 Dec 29 Capture Of Savannah
The capture of Savannah, Georgia was an American Revolutionary War battle fought on December 29, 1778 between local Patriot militia and Continental Army units holding the city and a Briti...
1808 Dec 29 Andrew Johnson Is Born
Andrew Johnson, the seventeenth president of the United States, was born in Raleigh, North Carolina on December 29, 1808. His father's death left the family in poverty. From age ten to s...
1835 Dec 29 The Treaty Of New Echota Is Signed
The Treaty of New Echota was a treaty signed on December 29, 1835 in New Echota, Georgia by officials of the United States government and representatives of a minority Cherokee political ...
1845 Dec 29 James K. Polk Signs The Texas Annexation Bill
Under U.S. President John Tyler, Texas was offered admission to the Union as a state. The bill was signed into law on March 1, 1845. It was ratified by Texas on July 4. Texas became the 2...
1845 Dec 29 Texas is the 28th State Admitted to the Union
In the Spring of 1846, disputes over the ownership and boundaries of Texas thrust the United States and Mexico into war. On December 29, 1845, U.S. President James K. Polk fulfilled a ...
1845 Dec 29 The President Officially Signed The Ordinance Of Annexation Of Texas
The original controversy about the legality of the annexation of Texas stems from the fact that Congress approved the annexation of Texas as a territory with a simple majority vote approv...
1863 Dec 29 Battle of Mossy Creek
Description: Brig. Gen. Samuel D. Sturgis received a report on the night of December 28, 1863, that a brigade of enemy cavalry was in the neighborhood of Dandridge that afternoon. Surmisi...
1876 Dec 29 Ashtabula River Railroad Disaster
The Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway Train No. 5, The Pacific Express, left a snowy Erie, Pennsylvania, on the afternoon of December 29, 1876. As The Pacific Express plowed throug...
1898 Dec 29 Zeta Beta Tau Fraternity is founded
The mission of Zeta Beta Tau Fraternity is to foster and develop in its membership the tenets of its Credo: Intellectual Awareness, Social Responsibility, Integrity and Brotherly Love in ...
1939 Dec 29 "Destry Rides Again" Is Released
Destry Rides Again is a 1939 western directed by George Marshall, starring Marlene Dietrich, James Stewart, Mischa Auer, Charles Winninger, Brian Donlevy, Allen Jenkins, Irene Hervey, Bil...
1944 Dec 29
to 1945 Feb 13
 Siege of Budapest
The Siege of Budapest was a siege of the Hungarian capital city of Budapest, fought towards the end of World War II in Europe, during the Soviet Budapest Offensive. The siege started when...
1952 Dec 29 Ronald Reagan Appears in "Hollywood Opening Night" - Season 2, Episode 13: The Priceless Gift
A series of filmed (CBS) and live (NBC) comedies and dramas from the West Coast (the first anthology series to originate in Hollywood).
1965 Dec 29 Dexter Holland is born
Bryan Keith "Dexter" Holland (born December 29, 1965 in Garden Grove, California) is the singer and rhythm guitarist for the Californian punk rock band The Offspring, who are known for si...
1972 Dec 29 "Aguirre, The Wrath Of God" Is Released
Aguirre, the Wrath of God (German: Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes) is an independent 1972 German film written and directed by Werner Herzog. Klaus Kinski stars in the title role. The soundtrack...
1972 Dec 29 Eastern Air Lines Flight 401 Crash
At 23:41:40 Miami approach contacted the flight and granted the crew's request to turn around by clearing him for a left turn heading 180 degrees. At 23:42:05 the first officer suddenly r...
1980 Dec 29 Cash-Landrum Incident
The Cash - Landrum case is undisputedly one of the classic UFO sighting/physical trace cases. It assumes great importance because of the traces left behind by the unknown object in the f...
1987 Dec 29 FDA Approves Lilly's Prozac
Prozac is an antidepressant in a group of drugs called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). Prozac affects chemicals in the brain that may become unbalanced and cause depressi...
1987 Dec 29 Prozac is Approved by the FDA
Fluoxetine hydrochloride had been approved for use in Belgium the year before. But the imprimatur of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration heralded a whole new era. At first, just scienti...
1990 Dec 29 MST3K Ep. 211 - "First Spaceship on Venus"
A multinational team of astronauts heads to Venus but finds a world destroyed by nuclear war.
1992 Dec 29 Al-Qaeda Bombs Yemen Hotel
The first attack ever performed by al-Qaeda took place in Aden, Yemen in the Movenpick Hotel, and another nearby hotel named the Goldmouhr. A bomb went off in the each of the hotels, and ...
1992 Dec 29 Bombing in Aden Yemen
Osama Bin Laden had been influenced by other extremists groups. Osama Bin Laden had turned to suicide attacks and bombings. Osama Bin Laden targeted American Soldiers in Yemen who were on...
1992 Dec 29 FDA Approves Bristol Myers Squibb's Taxol
Taxol is one of the newer chemotherapy drugs, and has been around, and in use for some years. It is an extract from the bark and needles of the yew tree, Taxus brevifolia. Taxol is a whit...
1992 Dec 29 FDA Approves GlaxoSmithKlein's Paxil
Paxil relieves a variety of emotional problems. It can be prescribed for serious, continuing depression that interferes with your ability to function. Symptoms of this type of depression ...
1992 Dec 29 Gold Mihor Hotel Bombing
This bombing would widely come to be considered bin Laden's first. Two people were killed and seven injured at the Gold Mihor and Movenpick hotels in Aden, Yemen. It was after this attack...
1992 Dec 29 Osama bin Laden Coordinates Attack on American Troops
Osama bin Laden coordinated for Al Queda to attack American troops at a hotel in Aden, Yemen. The bombers were unsuccessful in killing the Americans, but did kill a Yemeni hotel worker an...
1992 Dec 29 Yemen Hotel Bombings
On December 29, 1992 American troops were targeted in two bombings in Yemen. The bombs failed to kill any Americans but bin Laden still accepted credit for the floundered attacks that we...
1993 Dec 29 FDA Approves LEO's Dovonex to Treat Psoriasis
Dovonex (calcipotriene) is a synthetic topical form of vitamin D. It is involved in the growth and development of skin cells. Dovonex is used to treat plaque psoriasis (psoriasis with ...
1995 Dec 29 "Dead Man Walking" Is Released
Dead Man Walking is a 1995 film based on the book of the same name, which tells the story of Sister Helen Prejean (played by Susan Sarandon), who establishes a special relationship with M...
1999 Dec 29 South Park Episode 316 - "Are You There God? It's Me, Jesus"
Cartman is convinced he is going through puberty since he started bleeding out of his ass. Dr. Mephisto gives Stan some hormones and he takes the entire bottle. Stan gets facial hair, boo...
2005 Dec 29 The Cult announce they will reunite again
The Cult principals Billy Duffy (guitar) and Ian Astbury (vocals) are rumored to be planning special product reissues and some limited gigs in 2006. However, a full-blown reunion appears ...
2007 Dec 29 Boston Celtics defeat Utah Jazz, 104-98
SALT LAKE CITY - As Paul Pierce walked off the hardwood floor, he poetically chanted over and over again, "Road warriors, road warriors!" more stories like this The Celtics advanced t...
2007 Dec 29 New England Patriots defeat New York Giants, 38-35
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - In a fitting finish to Boston's magical year in sports, the New England Patriots - Bill Belichick's History Boys - last night recovered from a 12-point, second-hal...
2007 Dec 29 UFC 79: Nemesis
UFC 79: Nemesis was a mixed martial arts (MMA) event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), that took place on December 29, 2007 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas,...
2008 Dec 29 Keane releases "Perfect Symmetry" single
It was also revealed that the first full single release from the album was "The Lovers Are Losing", which was released on 20 October 2008. The next single was "Perfect Symmetry", released...
2009 Dec 29 Anaheim Ducks defeat Minnesota Wild, 4-2
ANAHEIM, CALIF. - There'd be no SoCal sweep for the Wild. One night after upending the Los Angeles Kings with a late dramatic goal, the Wild was a step behind much of the night at the ...
2009 Dec 29 Celebrity News Source X17 Reports that Tiger Woods has Entered Rehab Clinic for Sex Addiction
A source tells X17online exclusively that Tiger Woods has entered a private, upscale rehabilitation facility in Arizona. The source tells X17online: "He has been there for a few days...
2009 Dec 29 Minnesota Golden Gophers defeat Penn State Nittany Lions, 75-70
When Penn State showed up for its pregame shootaround at midday Tuesday, Lawrence Westbrook was on the Williams Arena floor working on his jumper. Two hours before an 8 p.m. game time,...
2009 Dec 29 New York Knicks defeat Detroit Pistons, 104-87
Knicks 104, Pistons 87 AUBURN HILLS - David Lee made Ben Wallace, a former Defensive Player of Year, look like a rec-league player last night. And compared to Rip Hamilton, Lee is a le...
2009 Dec 29 San Antonio Spurs defeat Minnesota Timberwolves, 117-99
SAN ANTONIO - Now all the Timberwolves must do with that second-round pick they acquired before Tuesday's 117-99 loss at San Antonio is find a guy like Manu Ginobili. The Spurs drafted...
2009 Dec 29 Wisconsin Badgers defeat Miami Hurricanes, 20-14
Orlando, Fla. — Wisconsin coach Bret Bielema, his assistants, his players and several thousand UW fans returned to the scene of arguably the young coach's most embarrassing defeat of the ...