August 29
1533 - Atahualpa, the last ruler of the Incas, was murdered as Francisco Pizarro completed his conquest of Peru.
1632 - English philosopher John Locke was born in Somerset.
1786 - Shays's Rebellion, an insurrection of Massachusetts farmers against the state government, began.
1814 - During the War of 1812, Alexandria, Virginia formally surrendered to British military forces, which occupied the city until September 3.
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.
1877 - Mormon leader Brigham Young died in Salt Lake City, Utah.
1944 - More than 15,000 American troops of the 28th Infantry Division marched down the Champs Elysees in Paris as the French capital continued to celebrate its liberation from the Nazis during World War II.
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 would ultimately pass.)
1958 - Pop superstar Michael Jackson was born in Gary, Indiana.
1966 - The Beatles played their last major live concert at Candlestick Park in San Francisco.
1991 - The Supreme Soviet, the parliament of the U.S.S.R., suspended all activities of the Communist Party, bringing an end to the institution.
2005 - Hurricane Katrina slammed into the U.S. Gulf Coast, destroying beachfront towns in Mississippi and Louisiana, displacing more than a million people and killing over 1,800.
2008 - Republican presidential nominee 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.
2012 - Seizing the Republican National Convention spotlight in Tampa, Florida, vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan promised Mitt Romney would “not duck the tough issues” if he were to win the White House and that their party would move forcefully to solve the nation’s economic woes.
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.
2017 - North Korea flew a ballistic missile designed to carry a nuclear payload over Japan, likely the country’s longest-ever launch; President Donald Trump said “all options” were on the table for a U.S. response.
2018 - Sen. John McCain was remembered as a “true American hero” at a crowded service at the North Phoenix Baptist Church after a motorcade carried McCain’s body from the state Capitol.
2019 - President Donald Trump said the United States planned to withdraw more than 5,000 troops from Afghanistan, and would then determine future drawdowns.
2021 - Hurricane Ida blasted ashore in Louisiana as one of the most powerful storms ever to hit the U.S., knocking out power to all of New Orleans, blowing roofs off buildings and reversing the flow of the Mississippi River; more than 1 million homes and businesses in Louisiana and Mississippi, including all of New Orleans, were left without power.
Birthdays
26 - Kinsey Wolanski (model)
27 - Montana Brown (reality star)
28 - Courtney Stodden (reality star)
29 - Liam Payne (singer)
30 - Noah Syndergaard (baseball player)
32 - Nicole Gale Anderson (actress)
33 - Charlotte Ritchie (actress)
36 - Lea Michele (actress/singer)
37 - Jeffrey Licon (actor)
39 - Jennifer Landon (actress)
43 - Kate Simses (actress)
45 - John Hensley (actor)
51 - Carla Gugino (actress)
55 - Neil Gorsuch (Supreme Court justice)
63 - Rebecca DeMornay (actress)
70 - Deborah Van Valkenburgh (actress)
84 - Elliott Gould (actor)
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Today in Sports History - August 29
1885 - The first prizefight under the Marquis of Queensberry Rules 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 a record 41 in a row.
1977 - Lou Brock of the St. Louis Cardinals broke Ty Cobb's major league record with his 893 career stolen base.
1983 - #1 Nebraska opens the season with a 44-6 win over #4 Penn State at the Kickoff Classic in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
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 opens the season and the Frank Solich era with a 56-27 win over Louisiana Tech.
2012 - The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency announces it had stripped Lance Armstrong of his seven Tour de France titles.
2018 - Quarterback Aaron Rodgers signs a record contract extension with the Green Bay Packers at four years 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.
1632 - English philosopher John Locke was born in Somerset.
1786 - Shays's Rebellion, an insurrection of Massachusetts farmers against the state government, began.
1814 - During the War of 1812, Alexandria, Virginia formally surrendered to British military forces, which occupied the city until September 3.
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.
1877 - Mormon leader Brigham Young died in Salt Lake City, Utah.
1944 - More than 15,000 American troops of the 28th Infantry Division marched down the Champs Elysees in Paris as the French capital continued to celebrate its liberation from the Nazis during World War II.
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 would ultimately pass.)
1958 - Pop superstar Michael Jackson was born in Gary, Indiana.
1966 - The Beatles played their last major live concert at Candlestick Park in San Francisco.
1991 - The Supreme Soviet, the parliament of the U.S.S.R., suspended all activities of the Communist Party, bringing an end to the institution.
2005 - Hurricane Katrina slammed into the U.S. Gulf Coast, destroying beachfront towns in Mississippi and Louisiana, displacing more than a million people and killing over 1,800.
2008 - Republican presidential nominee 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.
2012 - Seizing the Republican National Convention spotlight in Tampa, Florida, vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan promised Mitt Romney would “not duck the tough issues” if he were to win the White House and that their party would move forcefully to solve the nation’s economic woes.
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.
2017 - North Korea flew a ballistic missile designed to carry a nuclear payload over Japan, likely the country’s longest-ever launch; President Donald Trump said “all options” were on the table for a U.S. response.
2018 - Sen. John McCain was remembered as a “true American hero” at a crowded service at the North Phoenix Baptist Church after a motorcade carried McCain’s body from the state Capitol.
2019 - President Donald Trump said the United States planned to withdraw more than 5,000 troops from Afghanistan, and would then determine future drawdowns.
2021 - Hurricane Ida blasted ashore in Louisiana as one of the most powerful storms ever to hit the U.S., knocking out power to all of New Orleans, blowing roofs off buildings and reversing the flow of the Mississippi River; more than 1 million homes and businesses in Louisiana and Mississippi, including all of New Orleans, were left without power.
Birthdays
26 - Kinsey Wolanski (model)
27 - Montana Brown (reality star)
28 - Courtney Stodden (reality star)
29 - Liam Payne (singer)
30 - Noah Syndergaard (baseball player)
32 - Nicole Gale Anderson (actress)
33 - Charlotte Ritchie (actress)
36 - Lea Michele (actress/singer)
37 - Jeffrey Licon (actor)
39 - Jennifer Landon (actress)
43 - Kate Simses (actress)
45 - John Hensley (actor)
51 - Carla Gugino (actress)
55 - Neil Gorsuch (Supreme Court justice)
63 - Rebecca DeMornay (actress)
70 - Deborah Van Valkenburgh (actress)
84 - Elliott Gould (actor)
=========================================
Today in Sports History - August 29
1885 - The first prizefight under the Marquis of Queensberry Rules 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 a record 41 in a row.
1977 - Lou Brock of the St. Louis Cardinals broke Ty Cobb's major league record with his 893 career stolen base.
1983 - #1 Nebraska opens the season with a 44-6 win over #4 Penn State at the Kickoff Classic in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
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 opens the season and the Frank Solich era with a 56-27 win over Louisiana Tech.
2012 - The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency announces it had stripped Lance Armstrong of his seven Tour de France titles.
2018 - Quarterback Aaron Rodgers signs a record contract extension with the Green Bay Packers at four years worth $134 million, rising to a possible $180 million with a record $103 million in guaranteed money.
