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| Wednesday,
December
29,
2004 |
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AP Highlight in History:
On Dec. 29, 1890, U.S. troops killed as many as 400 Sioux Indians at Wounded Knee, S.D.
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| On this date in: |
| 1170 | Archbishop Thomas Becket was murdered in Canterbury Cathedral in England. |
| 1808 | Andrew Johnson, the 17th president of the United States, was born in Raleigh, N.C.
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| 1813 | The British burned Buffalo, N.Y., during the War of 1812. |
| 1845 | Texas was admitted to the union as the 28th state. |
| 1851 | The first American Young Men's Christian Association was organized, in Boston. |
| 1934 | Japan renounced the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922 and the London Naval Treaty of 1930. |
| 1940 | Germany began dropping incendiary bombs on London during World War II. |
| 1975 | A bomb exploded in the main terminal of New York's LaGuardia Airport, killing 11 people. |
| 1986 | Former British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan died at age 92. |
| 1989 | Playwright Vaclav Havel was elected president of Czechoslovakia by the country's Federal Assembly, becoming the first non-Communist to attain the post in more than four decades. |
| 1996 | War-weary guerrilla and government leaders in Guatemala signed an accord ending 36 years of civil conflict. |
| 1998 | Khmer Rouge leaders apologized for the 1970s genocide in Cambodia that claimed 1 million lives. |
| 1999 | The Nasdaq composite index closed above 4,000 for the first time, ending the day at 4,041.46. |
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| Today's Birthdays: |
| Actor Jude Law turns 32 years old today. |
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| Inga Swenson | Actress (''Benson'') | 72 |
| Tom Jarriel | Broadcast journalist | 70 |
| Mary Tyler Moore | Actress | 67 |
| Jon Voight | | 66 |
| Ed Bruce | Country singer | 64 |
| Ray Thomas | Flutist (The Moody Blues) | 63 |
| Marianne Faithfull | Singer | 58 |
| Ted Danson | Actor (''Cheers'') | 57 |
| Jon Polito | Actor | 54 |
| Yvonne Elliman | Singer-actress | 53 |
| Paula Poundstone | Comedian | 45 |
| Jim Reid | Rock singer-musician (The Jesus and Mary Chain) | 43 |
| Mystro Clark | Actor-comedian | 38 |
| Jason Gould | Actor | 38 |
| Jennifer Ehle | Actress | 35 |
| Glen Phillips | Rock singer-musician (Toad the Wet Sprocket) | 34 |
| Kevin Weisman | Actor (''Alias'') | 34 |
| Jay Fiedler | Football player | 33 |
| Mekhi Phifer | Actor (''ER'') | 30 |
| Shawn Hatosy | Actor | 29 |
| Jaret Wright | Baseball player | 29 |
| Diego Luna | Actor | 25 |
| Jessica Andrews | Country singer | 21 |
| Actress Patricia Clarkson turns 45 years old today. |
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