FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2017

Today is Friday, December 29, the 363rd day of 2017. There are 2 days left in the year.

1984 — Indian PM Rajiv Gandhi claims victory in parliamentary elections

1988 — Soviet Red Army Team edges New York Islanders, 3-2 at Nassau Coliseum

1988 — Victorian Post Office Museum in Australia closes

1989 — Vaclav Havel becomes President of Czechoslovakia

1989 — Wayne Gretzky & Martina Navratilova are named athletes of the decade by the Associated Press

1989 — Jane Pauley says goodbye to NBC’s "Today" show

1990 — Olympic gymnast Mary Lou Retton weds Shannon Kelley

1991 — "Christmas Carol" closes at Eugene O’Neill Theater NYC after 14 performances