Slideshow: Today In History, Dec. 29
Today is Monday, Dec. 29.
Today's Highlight in History:
1890: Wounded Knee
In 1890, the Wounded Knee massacre took place in South Dakota as an estimated 300 Sioux Indians were killed by U.S. troops sent to disarm them.
1916: Rasputin
In 1916, Grigory Rasputin, the so-called "Mad Monk" who'd wielded great influence with Czar Nicholas II, was killed by a group of Russian noblemen in St. Petersburg.
1939: "The Hunchback of Notre Dame"
In 1939, "The Hunchback of Notre Dame," starring Charles Laughton and Maureen O'Hara, was released by RKO Radio Pictures.
1957: Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme
In 1957, singers Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme were married in Las Vegas.
1989: Vaclav Havel
In 1989, dissident and playwright Vaclav Havel assumed the presidency of Czechoslovakia.
2013: Volgograd
One year ago: The first of two suicide bombings that claimed the lives of 32 victims in the southern Russian city of Volgograd took place in a train station (the second blast occurred on a bus the next day).
Birthday: Paula Poundstone
Comedian Paula Poundstone is 55.
Birthday: Patricia Clarkson
Actress Patricia Clarkson is 55.
Birthday: Mary Tyler Moore
Actress Mary Tyler Moore is 78.
Birthday: Jude Law
Actor Jude Law is 42.
Birthday: Marianne Faithfull
Singer Marianne Faithfull is 68.
Birthday: Mekhi Phifer
Actor Mekhi Phifer is 40.
Birthday: Diego Luna
Actor Diego Luna is 35.
Birthday: Ted Danson
Actor Ted Danson is 67.
Birthday: Dexter Holland
Rock singer Dexter Holland (The Offspring) is 49.
Birthday: Jon Voight
Actor Jon Voight is 76.
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