Today In History
Today is Friday, Dec. 29, the 363rd day of 2017. There are two days left in the year.
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT
› 1170: Thomas Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury, was slain in Canterbury Cathedral by knights loyal to King Henry II.
ON THIS DATE
› 1808: The 17th president of the United States, Andrew Johnson, was born in Raleigh, North Carolina.
› 1845: Texas was admitted as the 28th state.
› 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: James Joyce’s first novel, “A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man,” was first published in book form in New York after being serialized in London.
› 1934: Japan formally renounced the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922.
› 1940: During World War II, Germany dropped incendiary bombs on London, setting off what came to be known as “The Second Great Fire of London.”
› 1967: Hyundai Motor Co. was founded in Seoul, South Korea.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS
Country singer Rose Lee Maphis is 95. Actress Inga Swenson is 85. ABC newscaster Tom Jarriel is
83. Actress Barbara Steele is 80. Actor Jon Voight is 79. Country singer Ed Bruce is 78. Rock musician Ray Thomas is 76. Singer Marianne Faithfull is 71. Hall of Fame Jockey Laffit Pincay Jr. is 71. Actor Ted Danson is 70. Singer-actress Yvonne Elliman is 66. The president of the International Olympic Committee, Thomas Bach, is 64. Actress Patricia Clarkson is 58. Comedian Paula Poundstone is 58. Rock singer-musician Jim Reid (The Jesus and Mary Chain) is 56. Actor Michael Cudlitz is 53. Rock singer Dexter Holland (The Offspring) is 52. Actor-comedian Mystro Clark is 51. Actor Jason Gould is 51. News anchor Ashleigh Banfield is 50. Movie director Lilly Wachowski is 50. Actress Jennifer Ehle is
48. Actor Patrick Fischler is 48. Rock singer-musician Glen Phillips is 47. Actor Kevin Weisman is
47. Actor Jude Law is 45. Actress Katherine Moennig is 40. Actor Diego Luna is 38. Actress Alison Brie is 35. Country singer Jessica Andrews is 34. Actor Iain de Caestecker is 30. Actress Jane Levy is
28. Singer-actor-dancer Ross Lynch is 22.