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29 December, 2001
A massive fire in the historic district of downtown Lima, Peru kills at least 274 people.
29 December, 1998
Leaders of the Khmer Rouge apologize for the 1970s genocide in Cambodia that claimed over 1 million.
29 December, 1997
Hong Kong begins to kill all the nations chickens (1.25 million) to stop the spread of a potentially deadly influenza strain.
29 December, 1996
Guatemala and leaders of Guatemalan National Revolutionary Union sign a peace accord ending a 36-year civil war.
29 December, 1992
Fernando Collor de Mello, president of Brazil, tries to resign amidst corruption charges, but is then impeached.
29 December, 1989
Riots break-out after Hong Kong decides to forcibly repatriate Vietnamese refugees.
29 December, 1989
On the final day of trading for the year and decade, the Japanese Nikkei 225 Average closes at an all-time high of 38,915.87.
29 December, 1989
Václav Havel is elected president of Czechoslovakia. He became the first non-Communist to attain the post in more than four decades.
29 December, 1972
An Eastern Air Lines Flight 401 (a Lockheed "Tristar") crashes on approach to Miami International Airport, Florida, killing 101.
29 December, 1949
KC2XAK of Bridgeport, Connecticut becomes the first Ultra high frequency (UHF) television station to operate a daily schedule.
29 December, 1940
World War II: In The Second Great Fire of London, the Luftwaffe firebombs London, killing almost 200 civilians.
29 December, 1939
First flight of the Consolidated B-24.
29 December, 1937
The Irish Free State is replaced by a new state called Ireland with the adoption of a new constitution.
29 December, 1934
The first college basketball game at New York Citys Madison Square Garden is played between the University of Notre Dame and New York University.
29 December, 1934
Japan renounces the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922 and the London Naval Treaty of 1930.
29 December, 1930
Sir Muhammad Iqbals presidential address in Allahabad introduces the Two-Nation Theory and outlines a vision for the creation of Pakistan.
29 December, 1911
Mongolia gains independence from the Qing dynasty.
29 December, 1911
Sun Yat-sen becomes the first President of the Republic of China.
29 December, 1890
United States soldiers clash with members of the Great Sioux Nation in the Wounded Knee Massacre.
29 December, 1876
The Ashtabula River Railroad bridge disaster occurs, leaving 64 injured and 92 dead at Ashtabula, Ohio.
29 December, 1860
The first British seagoing iron-clad warship, the HMS Warrior is launched.
29 December, 1851
The first American YMCA opens in Boston, Massachusetts.
29 December, 1845
Texas is admitted as the 28th U.S. state.
29 December, 1835
The Treaty of New Echota is signed, ceding all the lands of the Cherokee east of the Mississippi River to the United States.
29 December, 1813
British soldiers burn Buffalo, New York during the War of 1812.
29 December, 1812
The USS Constitution under the command of Captain William Bainbridge, captures the HMS Java off the coast of Brazil after a three hour battle.

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