This Day in History
29 Nov 1516
Treaty of Freiburg FrenchSwiss eternal peace treaty
29 Nov 1561
Lofland subjects himself on Sigismund August II of Poland
29 Nov 1573
Don Luis de Requesensy Zuniga succeeds duke of Alva as land guardian of Netherlands
29 Nov 1745
Bonnie Prince Charlies army moves into Manchester & occupies Carlisle
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Chinese overwhelm Allies in North Korea
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Silver Convention “earn†a #1 pop hit with “Fly, Robin, Flyâ€
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Johnson establishes Warren Commission
One week after President John F. Kennedy was fatally shot while riding in a motorcade in Dallas Texas President Lyndon B. Johnson establishes a special commis...
Byrd flies over South Pole
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Last day at VW for Jose Ignacio Lopez
On November 29 1996 top Volkswagen official Jose Ignacio Lopez de Arriortua resigns from his job amidst accusations of racketeering and industrial espionage.L...
U.N. votes for partition of Palestine
Despite strong Arab opposition the United Nations votes for the partition of Palestine and the creation of an independent Jewish state.The modern conflict betw...
McNamara resigns as Secretary of Defense
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Communists vow to smash Phoenix program
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Americal Division stands down and departs
The U.S. 23rd Division (Americal) ceases combat operations and begins its withdrawal from South Vietnam. The division had been activated in Vietnam on Septembe...
The legendary Eddie Robinson coaches his last game
On November 29 1997 Grambling State University football coach Eddie Robinson coaches his last college football game. (Gramblings Tigers played the Sou...
LBJ forms commission to investigate Kennedy assassination
On this day in 1963 President Lyndon B. Johnson appoints a special commission to investigate the assassination of President John F. Kennedy which had occurred...
Colorado militia massacre Cheyenne at Sand Creek
Colonel John Chivington and his Colorado volunteers massacre a peaceful village of Cheyenne camped near Sand Creek in Colorado Territory setting off a long ser...
Sue Miller is born
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Actress Natalie Wood drowns
On this day in 1981 the actress Natalie Wood who starred in such movies as Rebel Without a Cause and West Side Story drowns in a boating accident near Califo...
Dust storm causes massive pileup in California
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