August 29
1533 - Atahualpa, the last ruler of the Incas, was murdered as Francisco Pizarro completed his conquest of Peru.
1786 - Shays's Rebellion, an insurrection of Massachusetts farmers against the state government, began.
1842 - The Treaty of Nanking was signed, ending the Opium Wars and ceding the island of Hong Kong to Britain.
1862 - The Bureau of Engraving and Printing began operations at the United States Treasury.
1864 - Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan was nominated for president at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
1877 - Brigham Young died in Salt Lake City, Utah.
1943 - Responding to a clampdown by Nazi occupiers during World War II, Denmark managed to scuttle most of its naval ships.
1944 - More than 15,000 American troops of the 28th Infantry Division marched down the Champs Elysses in Paris as the French capital continued to celebrate its liberation from the Nazis.
1949 - The Soviet Union tested their first atomic bomb.
1957 - Strom Thurmond ended the longest filibuster in U.S. Senate history. He spoke for more than 24 hours against a civil rights bill. (The bill was ultimately passed.)
1962 - Malvin R. Goode began covering the United Nations for ABC, becoming network television's first Black reporter.
1966 - The Beatles played their last major live concert at Candlestick Park in San Francisco.
1991 - The Supreme Soviet, the parliament of the Soviet Union, suspended all activities of the Communist Party, bringing an end to the institution.
2005 - Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Gulf Coast, destroying beachfront towns in Mississippi and Louisiana, displacing a million people and killing more than 1,000.
2008 - Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain picked Sarah Palin, a maverick conservative who had been governor of Alaska for less than two years, to be his running mate.
2009 - Funeral services were held in Boston for Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, who was eulogized by President Barack Obama; hours later Kennedy's remains were buried at Arlington National Cemetery outside Washington, D.C.
2011 - In a sign Moammar Gadhafi had lost grip on his country, his wife and three of his children fled Libya to neighboring Algeria.
2013 - In a sweeping new policy statement, the Justice Department said it would not stand in the way of states that wanted to legalize, tax and regulate marijuana as long as there were effective controls to keep marijuana away from kids, the black market and federal property.
2016 - Huma Abedin, a top aide to Hillary Clinton, announced she was separating from her husband, Anthony Weiner, after the former congressman was accused in yet another sexting scandal.
2019 - President Donald Trump said the United States planned to withdraw more than 5,000 troops from Afghanistan, and would then determine future drawdowns.
2020 - Clashes broke out as a caravan of hundreds of vehicles packed with supporters of President Donald Trump drove through Portland, Oregon, and was met with counterprotesters; about 15 minutes after the caravan left the city, a supporter of the right-wing group Patriot Prayer was fatally shot. (The suspect in the shooting, a self-described anti-fascist, was killed the following week by law enforcement as they tried to arrest him in Washington state.)
Birthdays
25 - Kinsey Wolanski (model)
26 - Montana Brown (reality star)
27 - Courtney Stodden (reality star)
28 - Liam Payne (singer)
29 - Noah Syndergaard (baseball player)
31 - Nicole Gale Anderson (actress)
32 - Charlotte Ritchie (actress)
35 - Lea Michele (actress/singer)
36 - Jeffrey Licon (actor)
38 - Jennifer Landon (actress)
42 - Kate Simses (actress)
44 - John Hensley (actor)
50 - Carla Gugino (actress)
54 - Neil Gorsuch (Supreme Court justice)
62 - Rebecca DeMornay (actress)
69 - Deborah Van Valkenburgh (actress)
83 - Elliott Gould (actor)
95 - Betty Lynn (actress)
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Today in Sports History - August 29
1885 - The first prizefight under the Marquis of Queensberry Rules (3 oz. gloves, 3 minute breaks between rounds) was held in Cincinnati, OH. John L. Sullivan defeated Dominick McCaffery in six rounds.
1971 - Hank Aaron became the first baseball player in the National League to hit 100 or more runs in each of 11 seasons.
1972 - Jim Barr of the San Francisco Giants retires the first 20 batters he faces added to last 21 he retired 6 days earlier for record 41 in a row.
1977 - Lou Brock brought his total of stolen bases to 893. The record he beat was held by Ty Cobb for 49 years.
1983 - #1 Nebraska opened the season with a 44-6 win over #4 Penn State in the Kickoff Classic.
1994 - Mario Lemieux announced that he would be taking a medical leave of absence due to fatigue, an aftereffect of his 1993 radiation treatments. He would sit out the National Hockey Leagues (NHL) 1994-95 season.
1998 - #4 Nebraska opened the season with a 56-27 win over Louisiana Tech in Frank Solich's debut as Nebraska head coach.
2012 - The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency announces it is stripping Lance Armstrong of his seven Tour de France titles.
2018 - Aaron Rodgers signs a record NFL contract extension with the Green Bay Packers in a four-year deal worth $134 million, rising to a possible $180 million with a record $103 million in guaranteed money.
1533 - Atahualpa, the last ruler of the Incas, was murdered as Francisco Pizarro completed his conquest of Peru.
1786 - Shays's Rebellion, an insurrection of Massachusetts farmers against the state government, began.
1842 - The Treaty of Nanking was signed, ending the Opium Wars and ceding the island of Hong Kong to Britain.
1862 - The Bureau of Engraving and Printing began operations at the United States Treasury.
1864 - Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan was nominated for president at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
1877 - Brigham Young died in Salt Lake City, Utah.
1943 - Responding to a clampdown by Nazi occupiers during World War II, Denmark managed to scuttle most of its naval ships.
1944 - More than 15,000 American troops of the 28th Infantry Division marched down the Champs Elysses in Paris as the French capital continued to celebrate its liberation from the Nazis.
1949 - The Soviet Union tested their first atomic bomb.
1957 - Strom Thurmond ended the longest filibuster in U.S. Senate history. He spoke for more than 24 hours against a civil rights bill. (The bill was ultimately passed.)
1962 - Malvin R. Goode began covering the United Nations for ABC, becoming network television's first Black reporter.
1966 - The Beatles played their last major live concert at Candlestick Park in San Francisco.
1991 - The Supreme Soviet, the parliament of the Soviet Union, suspended all activities of the Communist Party, bringing an end to the institution.
2005 - Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Gulf Coast, destroying beachfront towns in Mississippi and Louisiana, displacing a million people and killing more than 1,000.
2008 - Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain picked Sarah Palin, a maverick conservative who had been governor of Alaska for less than two years, to be his running mate.
2009 - Funeral services were held in Boston for Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, who was eulogized by President Barack Obama; hours later Kennedy's remains were buried at Arlington National Cemetery outside Washington, D.C.
2011 - In a sign Moammar Gadhafi had lost grip on his country, his wife and three of his children fled Libya to neighboring Algeria.
2013 - In a sweeping new policy statement, the Justice Department said it would not stand in the way of states that wanted to legalize, tax and regulate marijuana as long as there were effective controls to keep marijuana away from kids, the black market and federal property.
2016 - Huma Abedin, a top aide to Hillary Clinton, announced she was separating from her husband, Anthony Weiner, after the former congressman was accused in yet another sexting scandal.
2019 - President Donald Trump said the United States planned to withdraw more than 5,000 troops from Afghanistan, and would then determine future drawdowns.
2020 - Clashes broke out as a caravan of hundreds of vehicles packed with supporters of President Donald Trump drove through Portland, Oregon, and was met with counterprotesters; about 15 minutes after the caravan left the city, a supporter of the right-wing group Patriot Prayer was fatally shot. (The suspect in the shooting, a self-described anti-fascist, was killed the following week by law enforcement as they tried to arrest him in Washington state.)
Birthdays
25 - Kinsey Wolanski (model)
26 - Montana Brown (reality star)
27 - Courtney Stodden (reality star)
28 - Liam Payne (singer)
29 - Noah Syndergaard (baseball player)
31 - Nicole Gale Anderson (actress)
32 - Charlotte Ritchie (actress)
35 - Lea Michele (actress/singer)
36 - Jeffrey Licon (actor)
38 - Jennifer Landon (actress)
42 - Kate Simses (actress)
44 - John Hensley (actor)
50 - Carla Gugino (actress)
54 - Neil Gorsuch (Supreme Court justice)
62 - Rebecca DeMornay (actress)
69 - Deborah Van Valkenburgh (actress)
83 - Elliott Gould (actor)
95 - Betty Lynn (actress)
========================================
Today in Sports History - August 29
1885 - The first prizefight under the Marquis of Queensberry Rules (3 oz. gloves, 3 minute breaks between rounds) was held in Cincinnati, OH. John L. Sullivan defeated Dominick McCaffery in six rounds.
1971 - Hank Aaron became the first baseball player in the National League to hit 100 or more runs in each of 11 seasons.
1972 - Jim Barr of the San Francisco Giants retires the first 20 batters he faces added to last 21 he retired 6 days earlier for record 41 in a row.
1977 - Lou Brock brought his total of stolen bases to 893. The record he beat was held by Ty Cobb for 49 years.
1983 - #1 Nebraska opened the season with a 44-6 win over #4 Penn State in the Kickoff Classic.
1994 - Mario Lemieux announced that he would be taking a medical leave of absence due to fatigue, an aftereffect of his 1993 radiation treatments. He would sit out the National Hockey Leagues (NHL) 1994-95 season.
1998 - #4 Nebraska opened the season with a 56-27 win over Louisiana Tech in Frank Solich's debut as Nebraska head coach.
2012 - The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency announces it is stripping Lance Armstrong of his seven Tour de France titles.
2018 - Aaron Rodgers signs a record NFL contract extension with the Green Bay Packers in a four-year deal worth $134 million, rising to a possible $180 million with a record $103 million in guaranteed money.
