On Dec. 29, 1975, a terrorist bomb exploded at LaGuardia Airport in New York City, killing 11 people and injuring 75.
Dec. 29 (UPI) -- On this date in history:
In 1170, Anglican churchman/politician Thomas Becket was killed at Britain's Canterbury Cathedral.
In 1845, Texas was admitted into the United States as the 28th state.
In 1848, gas lights were installed at the White House for the first time.
In 1851, the first chapter of the Young Men's Christian Association -- the YMCA -- opened in Boston.
On Aug. 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina slammed ashore on the Gulf Coast, inflicting severe damage in New Orleans and along the…
On June 17, 2015, Dylann Roof killed nine people at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C., in a mass…
On Jan. 9, 2021, an Indonesian plane carrying 62 people crashed into the Java Sea shortly after takeoff, killing all on board.
On Feb. 22, 2011, a 6.3-magnitude earthquake severely damaged Christchurch, New Zealand's second largest city, killing 185 people…
On Dec. 2, 2015, Syed Farook and his wife Tashfeen Malik, attacked a social services facility in Southern California killing 14…
On Jan. 28, 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded 72 seconds after launch from Cape Canaveral, killing all seven crew…
