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Today in History: Tuesday, December\u00a0 29, 2015<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\nOn 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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1170<\/td>\nArchbishop Thomas Becket was murdered in Canterbury Cathedral in England.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1808<\/td>\nAndrew Johnson, the 17th president of the United States, was born in Raleigh, N.C.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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1845<\/td>\nTexas was admitted to the union as the 28th state.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1851<\/td>\nThe first American Young Men’s Christian Association was organized, in Boston.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1890<\/td>\nU.S. troops killed as many as 400 Sioux Indians at Wounded Knee, S.D.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1916<\/td>\nGregory Rasputin, the monk who had wielded powerful influence over the Russian court, was murdered by a group of noblemen.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1940<\/td>\nGermany began dropping incendiary bombs on London during World War II.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1996<\/td>\nWar-weary guerrilla and government leaders in Guatemala signed an accord ending 36 years of civil conflict.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1998<\/td>\nKhmer Rouge leaders apologized for the 1970s genocide in Cambodia that claimed 1 million lives.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1999<\/td>\nThe Nasdaq composite index closed above 4,000 for the first time, ending the day at 4,041.46.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2007<\/td>\nThe 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.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Actress Patricia Clarkson turns 56 years old today.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Inga Swenson<\/td>\nActress (“Benson”)<\/td>\n83<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tom Jarriel<\/td>\nBroadcast journalist<\/td>\n81<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mary Tyler Moore<\/td>\nActress<\/td>\n79<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Marianne Faithfull<\/td>\nRock singer<\/td>\n69<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ted Danson<\/td>\nActor (“Cheers”)<\/td>\n68<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Paula Poundstone<\/td>\nComedian<\/td>\n56<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sean Payton<\/td>\nFootball coach<\/td>\n52<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Andy Wachowski<\/td>\nDirector (“Matrix” films)<\/td>\n48<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jude Law<\/td>\nActor<\/td>\n43<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mekhi Phifer<\/td>\nActor (“ER”)<\/td>\n41<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Diego Luna<\/td>\nActor<\/td>\n36<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Actor Jon Voight turns 77 years old today.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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