A Brief History
This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on December 29th. For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event.
Digging Deeper
On December 29, 1860, the first British oceangoing ironclad warship, the HMS Warrior, was launched, but she was not the first such ship in World History.
On December 29, 1890, the 7th Cavalry Regiment of the United States Army perpetrated a massacre against Native Americans of the Lakota People near Wounded Knee Creek in South Dakota.
On December 29, 1890, the United States Army 7th Cavalry Regiment conducted a massacre of about 200 Native Americans at a place called Wounded Knee in South Dakota.
On December 29, 1916, possibly the most cracked clergyman of all time finally met his doom, having been poisoned, shot, and drowned, thereby rivaling Blackbeard for the claim of bearded bad-ass who most went out “like a boss”!
On December 29, 1916, the Russian known as “Rasputin,” or “The Mad Monk,” was murdered by a group of Russian noblemen, finally dying the next day after surviving being poisoned with cyanide and shot three times, and ultimately having to be drowned.
On December 29, 1939, the Consolidated B-24 Liberator heavy bomber made its first flight.
On December 29, 1997, the frightening specter of Avian Influenza crossing over the species barrier to affect humans necessitated the killing of about 1.25 million chickens on the island of Hong Kong, accounting for every chicken on the island!
On December 29, 2013, 44 year old champion auto racer Michael Schumacher suffered a major head injury from a skiing accident in the French Alps.
On December 29, 2014, Catholics and Lutherans celebrated the feast day of David, a man from the Bible perhaps most famous for slaying the giant Goliath.
Rizin Fighting World Grand Prix -SARABA no en- was a mixed martial arts event held by Rizin Fighting Federation that took place at the Saitama Super Arena on December 29, 2015.
Question for students (and subscribers) to ponder: Which event that occurred on today’s date would you like to learn more about?
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Historical Evidence
For more information, please see…
Andrews, John and Matt Baker. Timeline of World History. Thunder Bay Press, 2020.
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