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August 29, 2005 Hurricane Katrina causes sever damage to the Gulf Coast killing 1836 August 29, 1993 21st du Maurier Golf Classic: Brandie Burton August 29, 1993 93rd U.S. Golf Amateur Championship won by John Harris August 29, 1993 Actress Elke Sommer (52) weds Wolf Walther (46) August 29, 1993 Actress Marlee Matlin (28) weds Kevin Grandalski (28) August 29, 1992 Largest wrestling crowd out side of U.S. (75,000) at Wembley Stadium August 29, 1992 Randy Myers blows his 6th save of the season and it marks the 5th time he's blown a potential win for Greg Harris August 29, 1992 Brave's Charlie Leibrandt 1,000th strikeout and decides to keep the ball He rolls it to the dugout, allows Ricky Jordan to take 2nd on error August 29, 1991 John F. Kennedy, Jr. wins his 1st battle as an attorney August 29, 1991 U.S.S.R. suspends Communist Party activities August 29, 1990 C-5 transport plane crashes at Ramstein AFB, Germany, killing 13 August 29, 1990 Saddam Hussein declares America can't beat Iraq August 29, 1988 Macy's Tap-o-Mania sets Guiness record August 29, 1988 U.S.S.R. launches 3 cosmonauts (Valery Polyakav, 1 Afghan) to station Mir August 29, 1987 Nolan Ryan passes the 200-strikeout barrier for record 11th time August 29, 1987 Rosa Mota becomes wins female Rome marathon (2:25:17) August 29, 1986 Heike Drechsler of E Germany ties world women's 200 m mark (21.71s) August 29, 1986 Morocco king Hassan II signs unity treaty with Libya August 29, 1985 Atlantis moves to launch pad for 51-J mission August 29, 1985 Emmy News and Documentaries Award presentation August 29, 1985 New York Yankee Don Baylor is hit by a pitch for a record 190th time August 29, 1982 38 degrees F lowest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in August August 29, 1982 George Brett gets his 1,500th hit August 29, 1982 Joanne Carner wins LPGA Henredon Golf Classic August 29, 1982 Steve Miller's "Abracadabra" hits #1 August 29, 1981 28th Walker Cup: U.S. wins 15-9 August 29, 1981 Phillies minor leaguer Jeff Stone steals pro baseball record 121st base en route to 122 (Spartanburg (South Atlantic League)) August 29, 1979 Great Britain performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site August 29, 1979 Sheridan Broadcasting Corp purchases Mutual Black Network August 29, 1978 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. August 29, 1978 USTA National Tennis Center opens in Flushing, New York August 29, 1977 St. Louis Cardinal Lou Brock eclipses Ty Cobb's 49-year-old career stolen bases record at 893 as Padres win 4-3 August 29, 1976 Sandra Palmer wins LPGA National Jewish Hospital Golf Open August 29, 1975 Star in Cygnus goes nova becoming 4th brightest in sky August 29, 1974 U.S.S.R. performs underground nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R. August 29, 1972 San Francisco Giant Jim Barr retires 1st 20 batters he faces added to last 21 he retired 6 days earlier for record 41 in a row August 29, 1970 Black Panthers confront cops in Philadelphia (1 cop killed) August 29, 1969 Joe Pepitone quits Yanks after being fined $500 for leaving the bench August 29, 1969 KYUS TV channel 3 in Miles City, MT (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting August 29, 1968 1st U.S. Open tennis match (Billie Jean King beats Dr. Vija Vuskains) August 29, 1968 Democratics nominate Hubert H Humphrey for president (Chicago) August 29, 1968 Norwegian king Harald V marries Sonja August 29, 1967 Final TV episode of "Fugitive" August 29, 1967 Yanks longest day, Red Sox take 1st game 2-1 in 9, Yanks win 2nd game in 20, 4-3 a total of 8 hours and 19 minutes August 29, 1966 Beatles last public concert (Candlestick Park, SF) August 29, 1965 Astronauts Cooper and Conrad complete 120 Earth orbits in Gemini 5 August 29, 1965 Willie Mays sets NL record for home runs in a month with his 17th of August August 29, 1964 "Funny Thing Happened" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 965 performances August 29, 1964 Walt Disney's "Mary Poppins" released August 29, 1964 On Elston Howard Night, Mickey Mantle ties Babe Ruth's career strikeout record (1,330) August 29, 1963 Harmon Killebrew (Twins) home runs off Pete Burnside (Senators) in DH August 29, 1962 Some provisions of Kuwaiti constitution are suspended August 29, 1962 U.S. U-2 flight sees SAM launch pads in Cuba August 29, 1960 Jordan premier Hazza-el-Madjali deadly injured at bomb attack August 29, 1958 Air Force Academy opens in Colorado Springs, Colo August 29, 1958 George Harrison joins Quarrymen (Lennon-McCartney-Best-Sutcliffe) August 29, 1957 Congress passes Civil Rights Act of 1957 August 29, 1957 Strom Thurmond (Sen-D-SC) ends 24 hr filibuster against civil rights August 29, 1956 French government routes troops to Cyprus near Suez crisis August 29, 1954 San Francisco International Airport (SFO) opens August 29, 1953 KHSL TV channel 12 in Chico, California (CBS) begins broadcasting August 29, 1953 U.S.S.R. explodes its 1st hydrogen bomb August 29, 1950 International Olympic Committee votes admission to West Germany and Japan in '52 August 29, 1949 U.S.S.R. explodes its 1st atomic bomb August 29, 1947 Constantine Tsaldaris follows Maximos as Greece premier August 29, 1945 British liberate Hong Kong from Japan August 29, 1945 General MacArthur named Supreme Commander of Allied Powers in Japan August 29, 1944 15,000 American troops liberating Paris march down Champs Elysees August 29, 1944 Anti German rebellion in Slovakia August 29, 1943 Denmark scuttles their warships so as not to be taken by Germany August 29, 1941 German Einsatzkommando in Russia kills 1,469 Jewish children August 29, 1940 7th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Green Bay 45, All-Stars 28 (84,567) August 29, 1939 Chaim Weizmann informs England that Palestine Jews will fight in WW II August 29, 1937 Philadelphia A's Bob Johnson is 2nd to get 6 RBIs in an inning (1st) August 29, 1935 2nd NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Chi Bears 5, All-Stars 0 (77,450) August 29, 1932 International Anti-War Committee forms in Amsterdam August 29, 1932 United Cigar Stores shuts 800 shops August 29, 1929 German airship Graf Zeppelin ends a round-the-world flight August 29, 1925 After a night on the town, Babe Ruth shows up late for batting practice Miller Huggins suspends Ruth and slaps a $5,000 fine on him August 29, 1924 German Republic day accepts Dawes plan August 29, 1916 Congress creates U.S. Naval reserve August 29, 1916 Gen Von Hindenburg becomes German Chief of Staff August 29, 1916 Transportship Hsin-Yu and cruiser Hai-Yung collide; 1000 die August 29, 1916 U.S. Congress accept Jones Act: Philippines independence August 29, 1916 Von Hindenburg replaces Von Falkenhayn as German chief of staff August 29, 1914 4th day of Tannenberg: Russian Narev-army panics, Gen Martos caught August 29, 1914 Arizonian is 1st vessel to arrive in San Francisco via Panama Canal August 29, 1914 Battle at St. Quentin: French counter attack under General Lanrezac August 29, 1913 Pieter Cort Van de Linden forms Dutch government August 29, 1909 AH Latham of France sets world airplane altitude record of 155 m August 29, 1909 World's 1st air race held in Rheims France. Glenn Curtiss (USA) wins August 29, 1908 N.Y. gives a ticker tape parade to returning U.S. Olympians from London August 29, 1906 Bridge in St. Lawrence Canada caves in; 70 die August 29, 1906 William J. Clothier wins the U.S. Tennis Open August 29, 1905 Pierre de Brazza leaves Brazzaville August 29, 1904 3rd modern Olympic Games opens in St. Louis August 29, 1896 Chop suey invented in New York City by chef of visiting Chinese Ambassador August 29, 1889 1st American International pro lawn tennis contest (Newport RI) August 29, 1885 Gottlieb Daimler receives German patent for a motorcycle August 29, 1885 Phillies Charlie Ferguson no-hits Providence 1-0 August 29, 1885 Boxing's 1st heavyweight title fight with 3-oz gloves and 3-minute rounds fought between John L Sullivan and Dominick McCaffrey August 29, 1883 Seismic sea waves created by Krakatoa eruption create a rise in English Channel 32 hours after explosion August 29, 1882 Australia beat England by 7 runs "Death of English cricket" August 29, 1882 Fred Spofforth completes 14-90 for match vs. England (7-46 and 7-44) August 29, 1864 William Huggins discovers chemical composition of nebulae August 29, 1862 2nd Battle of Bull Run (Manassas) begins August 29, 1862 Battle of Aspromonte-Italian royal forces defeat rebels August 29, 1862 Battle of Bull Run, Virginia (Manassas, Gainesville, Bristoe Station) August 29, 1862 U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing begins operation August 29, 1854 Self-governing windmill patented (Daniel Halladay) August 29, 1844 1st white-indian lacrosse game in Montreal, Indians win August 29, 1842 Great Britain and China sign Treaty of Nanking, ends Opium war August 29, 1831 Michael Faraday demonstrates 1st electric transformer August 29, 1793 Slaves in French colony of St. Domingue (Haiti) freed August 29, 1792 English warship Royal George capsizes in Spithead; kills 900 August 29, 1786 Shay's Rebellion in Springfield, Mass August 29, 1776 Americans withdraw from Manhattan to Westchester August 29, 1758 New Jersey Legislature forms 1st Indian reservation August 29, 1756 England and France meet in war August 29, 1756 Prussian Libya occupies Saxson: beginning 7 years War August 29, 1742 Edmond Hoyle published his "Short Treatise" on the card game whist August 29, 1708 English troops occupy Menorca and Sardinia August 29, 1708 Haverhill, Mass destroyed by French and Indians August 29, 1664 Adriaen Pieck/Gerrit de Ferry patent wooden firespout in Amsterdam August 29, 1655 Swedish king Karel X Gustaaf occupies Warsaw August 29, 1640 English King Charles I signed a peace treaty with Scotland August 29, 1612 Battle at Surat India: English fleet beats Portuguese August 29, 1540 Emperor Karel deprives city Gent definitive rights/privileges August 29, 1533 Francisco Pizarro orders death of last Incan King of Peru, Atahualpa August 29, 1526 Hungary conquered by Turks in Battle of Mohacs August 29, 1484 Giovanni B Cibo elected as Pope Innocent VIII August 29, 1475 Treaty of Picquigny] king Louis XI buys English contacts August 29, 1261 Jacques Pantaleon elected as Pope Urban IV August 29, 1178 Anti-Pope Callistus III gives pope title to Alexander III August 29, 284 Gen Gaius Aurelius V Diocletianus Jovius (3) becomes emperor of Rome August 29, 284 Origin of Era of Diocletian (Martyrs) |