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Today in History
Monday, 29 December 2025
2003
The last known speaker of Akkala Sami dies, rendering the language extinct.
2001
A fire at the Mesa Redonda shopping center in Lima, Peru, kills at least 291.
1998
Leaders of the Khmer Rouge apologize for the 1970s genocide in Cambodia that claimed over 1 million lives.
1997
Hong Kong begins to kill all the nation's 1.25 million chickens to stop the spread of a potentially deadly influenza strain.
1996
Guatemala and leaders of Guatemalan National Revolutionary Union sign a peace accord ending a 36-year civil war.
1992
Fernando Collor de Mello, president of Brazil, tries to resign amidst corruption charges, but is then impeached.
1989
Riots break-out after Hong Kong decides to forcibly repatriate Vietnamese refugees.
1975
A bomb explodes at La Guardia Airport in New York City, killing 11 people and injuring 74.
1972
An Eastern Air Lines Flight 401 (a Lockheed Tristar) crashes on approach to Miami International Airport, Florida, killing 101.
1966
The Beatles start the recording session that would become the hit single Penny Lane at Abbey Road Studio.
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