December 29 in Pop Culture History |
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1170 – Archbishop Thomas Becket was assassinated in Canterbury Cathedral by four knights under orders from King Henry II of England. 1851 – The first American YMCA (Young Men’s Christian Association) opened in Boston, Massachusetts. 1890 – The US Cavalry killed 146 Sioux at Wounded Knee on the Pine Ridge reservation in South Dakota. 1896 – “Lava” soap was trademarked by William Waltke & Co. of St. Louis, Missouri. 1916 – James Joyce’s book Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man was published. 1927 – Krakatoa began a volcanic eruption on the seafloor. It had been quiet since its 1883 eruption. 1951 – #1 Hit December 29, 1951 – March 14, 1952: Johnnie Ray and The Four Lads – Cry 1952 – The first transistor hearing aid went on sale, the model 1010, manufactured by the Sonotone Corporation 1959 – Physicist Richard Feynman gave a speech entitled “There’s Plenty of Room at the Bottom,” which brought in the concept on nanotechnology. 1973 – #1 Hit December 29, 1973 – January 11, 1974: Jim Croce – Time in a Bottle 1982 – Surround Sound was introduced for home use by Dolby. 1995 – Mr. Holland’s Opus, Dead Man Walking and 12 Monkeys were released in theaters. |