December 29 in History

• 1170

  December 29, 1170:

  Thomas Becket, the archbishop of Canterbury is killed by King Henry II of England’s knights.

• 1865

  December 29, 1865:

  The last issue of The Liberator newspaper, owned by William Lloyd Garrison, is published.

• 1890

  December 29, 1890:

  Colonel James W. Forsyth leads US troops to massacre over 200 Sioux Indians in South Dakota.

• 1913

  December 29, 1913:

  “The Adventures of Kathlyn”, a motion picture serial, is released.

• 1933

  December 29, 1933:

  The comedy film, “Sons of the Desert”, starring Oliver Hardy and Stan Laurel, is released.

• 1965

  December 29, 1965:

  Diana Ross and the Supremes release the song titled “My World Is Empty Without You”.

• December 29, 1965:

  “Thunderball”, a spy film starring Sean Connery as James Bond, is released in UK theatres.

• 1998

  December 29, 1998:

  Khmer Rouge leaders publicly apologize for their responsibility in the Cambodian genocide that killed approximately 1.5 million people.

• 2013

  December 29, 2013:

  Formula 1 multi-champion Michael Schumacher gets involved in a ski accident in the French Alps and sustains serious head injuries.

• 2015

  December 29, 2015:

  The World Health Organization declares Guinea free of Ebola.