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This Day In History and Notable Events
On Tuesday December 29 the year begins with events in history. Texas joined the union in 1845 as the 28th state. The Young Men’s Christian Association began in Boston in 1831. In 1940 Adal Rider’s firebomb attack caused mass destruction in London. In 1900 a Jacksonville Florida hotel fire killed 21 people.
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