August 29 - The Day in History

August 29 : General Interest 2005: Hurricane Katrina slams into Gulf Coast Hurricane Katrina makes landfall near New Orleans, Louisiana, as a Category 4 hurricane on this day in 2005... read more American Revolution 1779 : Battle of Chemung or Newtown, New York http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-chemung-or-newtown-new-york Automotive 1876 : Charles F. Kettering, inventor of electric self-starter, is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/charles-f-kettering-inventor-of-electric-self-starter-is-born Civil War 1862 : North and South clash at the Second Battle of Bull Run http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-second-bull-run Cold War 1950 : State Department official discusses "captive populations" http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/state-department-official-discusses-captive-populations Crime 2007 : Hero security guard wrongly accused as bombing suspect dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hero-security-guard-wrongly-accused-as-bombing-suspect-dies Disaster 1960 : Hurricane Donna is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hurricane-donna-is-born 2005 : Hurricane Katrina wreaks havoc on Gulf Coast http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hurricane-katrina-wreaks-havoc-on-gulf-coast General Interest 1533 : Pizarro Executes Last Inca Emperor http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/pizarro-executes-last-inca-emperor 1949 : Soviets explode atomic bomb http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/soviets-explode-atomic-bomb 1968 : Humphrey nominated in Chicago http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/humphrey-nominated-in-chicago 1975 : Eamon de Valera dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/eamon-de-valera-dies Hollywood 1982 : Actress Ingrid Bergman dies on her birthday http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/actress-ingrid-bergman-dies-on-her-birthday Literary 1962 : Robert Frost leaves for a goodwill tour of U.S.S.R. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/robert-frost-leaves-for-a-goodwill-tour-of-ussrn Music 1958 : Michael Jackson is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/michael-jackson-is-born 1987 : "La Bamba" is a #1 hit for Los Lobos and, posthumously, Ritchie Valens http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/quotla-bambaquot-is-a-1-hit-for-los-lobos-and-posthumously-ritchie-valens Old West 1911 : Ishi discovered in California http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ishi-discovered-in-california Presidential 1945 : Truman orders Navy to seize control of petroleum refineries http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/truman-orders-navy-to-seize-control-of-petroleum-refineries Sports 2004 : Marathoner assaulted at Olympics http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/marathoner-assaulted-at-olympics Vietnam War 1964 : Khanh steps down http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/khanh-steps-down 1971 : President Nguyen Van Thieu retains control of National Assembly http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/president-nguyen-van-thieu-retains-control-of-national-assembly 1972 : Nixon announces another troop reduction http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nixon-announces-another-troop-reduction World War I 1914 : Women join British war effort http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/women-join-british-war-effort World War II 1942 : Red Cross announces Japan refuses passage of supplies for U.S. POWs http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/red-cross-announces-japan-refuses-passage-of-supplies-for-us-pows

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