On This Very Day
December 29th
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- 1835
Treaty of New Echota signed, ceding Cherokee lands east of the Mississippi to the US.
- 1862
Bowling ball invented.
- 1955
NHL officials debut black-and-white striped sweaters in a Canadiens vs. Maple Leafs game. View Post →
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- 1848
President James Polk turns on the first gas light at the White House.
- 1890
U.S. Seventh Cavalry massacres over 400 at Wounded Knee Creek, SD.
- 1997
Hong Kong begins culling 1.25 million chickens to prevent 'bird flu' spread.
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