Once Upon A Time – Dec. 29 – 1903 – French Equatorial Africa Separates Into Gabon, Chad And Ubangi-Shari

1640 Robert Boyle Converted in a Thunderstorm

1835 Treaty of New Echota is signed between the US government and representatives of a minority Cherokee political faction to cede all lands of the Cherokee east of the Mississippi River to the United States.

1845 Texas admitted as 28th state of the Union.

1903 French Equatorial Africa separates into Gabon, Chad and Ubangi-Shari.

1911 Sun Yat-sen elected 1st President of the Republic of China.

1997 Hong Kong begins slaughtering all its chickens to prevent bird flu.

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Today In Film & TV

1913 1st movie serial “Adventures of Kathlyn” premieres in Chicago.

Today In Music

1902 “The Entertainer” is one of several piano rag compositions copyrighted for Scott Joplin by the US Copyright Office.

Today In Sport

1989 Wayne Gretzky and Martina Navratilova, named athletes of decade by the Associated Press

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1860 The first British seagoing iron-clad warship, HMS Warrior is launched

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1852 Emma Snodgrass arrested in Boston for wearing pants