29 Dec 06 – Friday
1800 Charles Goodyear
19-- Ronnie Younkins rocker (Kix
19-- Susie Garrett Detroit MI, actress (Punky Brewster
1936 Mary Tyler Moore
1941 Ray Thomas England, rock vocalist (Moody Blues
1947 Ted Danson
1955 Neil Giraldo rocker (Pat Benatar Band)
1778 English troops occupy Savannah, Georgia
1845 Texas admitted as the 28th state
1862 Bowling ball invented
1890 US 7th Cavalry massacre 200+ captive Sioux at Wounded Knee SD; Indian "war" in the west
1937 Lou Thesz beats E Marshall in St Louis, to become wrestling champion
1967 Star Trek's "The Trouble With Tribbles" 1st airs
1982 Bob Marley postage stamp issued in Jamaica
1982 Coach Paul "Bear" Bryant ends his career with Alabama (323 wins)
1997 Hong Kong begins slaughtering all its chickens to prevent bird flu
