Saturday, December 29, 2012

TODAY IN HISTORY

Saturday, December  29, 2012
AP Highlight in History: 
On Dec. 29, 1989, playwright Vaclav Havel was elected president of Czechoslovakia by the country's Federal Assembly, becoming the first non-Communist to hold the post in more than four decades.
 
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On this date in:
1170Archbishop Thomas Becket was murdered in Canterbury Cathedral in England.
1808Andrew Johnson, the 17th president of the United States, was born in Raleigh, N.C.
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1845Texas was admitted to the union as the 28th state.
1851The first American Young Men's Christian Association was organized, in Boston.
1890U.S. troops killed as many as 400 Sioux Indians at Wounded Knee, S.D.
1916Gregory Rasputin, the monk who had wielded powerful influence over the Russian court, was murdered by a group of noblemen.
1940Germany began dropping incendiary bombs on London during World War II.
1996War-weary guerrilla and government leaders in Guatemala signed an accord ending 36 years of civil conflict.
1998Khmer Rouge leaders apologized for the 1970s genocide in Cambodia that claimed 1 million lives.
1999The Nasdaq composite index closed above 4,000 for the first time, ending the day at 4,041.46.
2007The New England Patriots became the first NFL team in 35 years to finish the regular season undefeated when they beat the New York Giants 38-35 to go 16-0.
 
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HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS DAY IN HISTORY
Today's Birthdays:
Actress Patricia Clarkson turns 53 years old today.
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NameProfessionAge
Inga SwensonActress ("Benson")80
Tom JarrielBroadcast journalist78
Mary Tyler MooreActress76
Marianne FaithfullRock singer66
Ted DansonActor ("Cheers")65
Paula PoundstoneComedian53
Sean PaytonFootball coach49
Andy WachowskiDirector ("Matrix" films)45
Jude LawActor40
Mekhi PhiferActor ("ER")38
Diego LunaActor33
Actor Jon Voight turns 74 years old today.
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