December 29: On This Day in History

On This Day in History December 29, 2020 Historical Events 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 More Historical Events Famous Birthdays Andrew Johnson (1808 - 1875) Charles Goodyear (1800 - 1860) Mary Tyler Moore (1936 - 2017) William Gladstone (1809 - 1898) More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Grigori Rasputin (1869 - 1916) Thomas Becket (1117 - 1170) More Famous Deaths December 29: 'Hitler Will Have to Break Us or Lose the War' The German Luftwaffe were hammering the British RAF until a furious and frustrated Hitler changed the plan and possibly the outcome of the war. Read the Article You Might Like Take Our Weekly Quiz You received this email because you opted in at our website, OnThisDay.com Update Your Preferences | Unsubscribe © 2020 OnThisDay.com 2 Acacia Place, Tauranga 3110, New Zealand