December 29Capture of HMSJava by USSConstitution1812 War of 1812: In a three-hour single-ship action, HMSJava (drawing shown) was captured by USSConstitution off the coast of Brazil.1876 A railway bridge collapsed over the Ashtabula River in Ohio, killing 92 people and injuring 64 others on a Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway train.1928 The Northern Expedition, a military campaign by the National Revolutionary Army of the Kuomintang, ended with the complete control of the Republic of China.1959 American physicist Richard Feynman gave a speech entitled "There's Plenty of Room at the Bottom" at Caltech, anticipating the field of nanotechnology.1994 Turkish Airlines Flight 278 crashed on approach to Van Ferit Melen Airport in Van, Turkey, killing 57 of the 76 people on board.Womesh Chunder Bonnerjee (b.1844)Jrgen Ehlers (b.1929)Ann Demeulemeester (b.1959)Twinkle Khanna (b.1973)More anniversaries: December 28December 29December 30ArchiveBy emailList of days of the yearAbout