December 29

    What happened on December 29 in history

    8 events fall on December 29, from 1170 to 1940. Read them below, then try to place a historical scene yourself — guess where in the world it happened and in what year.

    Events on December 29

    1. 1170

      Thomas Becket is murdered

      Knights kill the archbishop in Canterbury Cathedral.

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    2. 1170

      Becket is murdered

      Knights kill the archbishop in Canterbury Cathedral.

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    3. 1845

      Texas joins the Union

      The republic is annexed as the twenty-eighth state.

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    4. 1890

      The Wounded Knee massacre

      US soldiers kill some three hundred Lakota in South Dakota.

      Read about Eiffel Tower Construction for World's FairPlay the 19th century round

    5. 1890

      Wounded Knee

      Soldiers kill some 250 Lakota in South Dakota.

      Read about Eiffel Tower Construction for World's FairPlay the 19th century round

    6. 1911

      Sun Yat-sen is elected president

      He becomes provisional president of the new Chinese republic.

      Read about RMS Titanic SinkingPlay the 20th century round

    7. 1911

      Sun Yat-sen is elected

      He becomes the first provisional president of the Chinese republic.

      Read about RMS Titanic SinkingPlay the 20th century round

    8. 1940

      The second Great Fire of London

      An incendiary raid sets the City alight around St Paul's.

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