Good morning! Here are ten interesting historical events that took place on December 29th:
- 1170: Thomas Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury, was assassinated in Canterbury Cathedral, England.
- 1845: Texas was admitted as the 28th U.S. state.
- 1911: Mongolia gained independence from the Qing Dynasty after the Outer Mongolian Revolution.
- 1934: Japan renounced the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922 and the London Naval Treaty of 1930.
- 1940: During World War II, Germany began the bombing of London with incendiary bombs in what became known as the Second Great Fire of London.
- 1972: Eastern Air Lines Flight 401, a Lockheed L-1011 Tristar, crashed in the Florida Everglades, resulting in 101 fatalities.
- 1989: Riots broke out in Czechoslovakia, leading to the downfall of the communist government.
- 2003: The last known speaker of Akkala Sami, a critically endangered Finno-Ugric language, passed away in Russia.
- 2006: Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein was executed by hanging.
- 2015: A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck northeastern India, causing widespread damage and resulting in the deaths of at least 11 people.
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