On This Day: December 29

10 verified moments happened on December 29. Here they are in the order they actually happened — the same kind of puzzle you solve in Whensly every day.

1. 1835📜 A small faction of Cherokee leaders signs a treaty ceding the tribe's ancestral homeland in the Southeast, a document the vast majority of Cherokees never approved.USA 250 · Source: North Carolina Dept. of Natural and Cultural Resources, Treaty of New Echota signed (Dec 29 1835)
2. 1890🕊️ U.S. Army troops kill hundreds of Lakota men, women, and children at a creek in South Dakota, ending the era of the Plains Indian Wars.USA 250 · Source: HISTORY, U.S. Army massacres Indians at Wounded Knee (Dec 29 1890)
3. 1910🏛️ The Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the United States renames itself the National Collegiate Athletic Association.College Football · Source: NCAA.org, 'History' timeline (Dec 29 1910)
4. 1957Backup Tobin Rote throws four touchdowns as the Detroit Lions blow out the Cleveland Browns for the championship.Pro Football · Source: Wikipedia, '1957 NFL Championship Game' (Dec 29 1957)
5. 1963Richard Petty wins the Between The Holidays Special at Savannah Speedway in front of 3,500 fans, the last NASCAR premier-series race run between Christmas and New Year'sStock Car Racing · Source: ESPN, “NASCAR at Christmastime? Oh, yeah” — Savannah Speedway, Dec 29, 1963; GeorgiaRacingHistory.com season listing
6. 1963The Chicago Bears' defense ices Y.A. Tittle and the New York Giants to win the NFL Championship at frigid Wrigley Field.Pro Football · Source: Wikipedia, '1963 NFL Championship Game' (Dec 29 1963)
7. 1978🥊 Ohio State's Woody Hayes punches Clemson's Charlie Bauman after a late interception in the Gator Bowl and is fired the next day.College Football · Source: Wikipedia, '1978 Gator Bowl' (Dec 29 1978)
8. 2007Tom Brady throws his record 50th touchdown pass of the season as the Patriots beat the Giants to finish the regular season 16-0Sports · Source: Patriots.com: 'Tom Brady's milestone TD passes'; Dec 29, 2007
9. 2007Tom Brady throws his record 50th touchdown pass and Randy Moss catches a record 23rd as the Patriots beat the Giants.Pro Football · Source: Wikipedia '2007 New England Patriots season' (Dec 29 2007)
10. 2013Peyton Manning caps a record 55-touchdown passing season in the Broncos' regular-season finale against the RaidersPro Football · Source: Washington Post 'Peyton Manning sets NFL record for passing yards in a season' (finale Dec 29, 2013 vs Raiders); Wikipedia 'Peyton Manning'