August 29
Today is the 242nd day of 2016, there are 124 days left in the year.
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.
1877 - Brigham Young died in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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 ultimately passed.
1966 - The Beatles performed 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 Gulf Coast, destroying beachfront towns in Mississippi and Louisiana, displacing more than a million people and killing more than 1,000.
Birthdays
22 - Courtney Stodden (reality TV star)
26 - Nicole Anderson (actress)
30 - Lea Michele (actress)
30 - Lauren Collins (actress)
35 - Jay Ryan (actor)
36 - William Levy (actor)
39 - Chris Johnson (actor)
41 - Dante Basco (actor)
45 - Carla Gugino (actress)
74 - Marta Karolyi (U.S. gymnastics coach)
78 - Elliott Gould (actor)
80 - John McCain (politician)
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Today in Sports History - August 29
1885 - The first boxing heavyweight title fight with 3-ounce gloves and 3-minute rounds was fought between John L. Sullivan and Dominick McCaffrey. (Marquis of Queesbury Rules)
1937 - Bob Johnson of the Philadelphia Athletics becomes the second player in major league history to record six RBIs in one inning.
1971 - Hank Aaron became the first baseball player in the National League to hit 100 or more runs in each of 11 seasons.
1977 - Lou Brock of the St. Louis Cardinals eclipses Ty Cobb's 49-year-old career stolen bases record of 893.
1983 - #1 Nebraska defeated #4 Penn State 44-6 at the Kickoff Classic in East Rutherford, New Jersey to open the season.
1985 - Don Baylor of the New York Yankees is hit by a pitch for the 190th time breaking the American League record established by Minnie Minoso.
1990 - The Seattle Mariners become the first major league team to feature father-son teammates after signing Ken Griffey Sr. to play with Ken Griffey Jr.
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 defeated Louisiana Tech 56-27 in Frank Solich's debut as head coach.
Today is the 242nd day of 2016, there are 124 days left in the year.
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.
1877 - Brigham Young died in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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 ultimately passed.
1966 - The Beatles performed 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 Gulf Coast, destroying beachfront towns in Mississippi and Louisiana, displacing more than a million people and killing more than 1,000.
Birthdays
22 - Courtney Stodden (reality TV star)
26 - Nicole Anderson (actress)
30 - Lea Michele (actress)
30 - Lauren Collins (actress)
35 - Jay Ryan (actor)
36 - William Levy (actor)
39 - Chris Johnson (actor)
41 - Dante Basco (actor)
45 - Carla Gugino (actress)
74 - Marta Karolyi (U.S. gymnastics coach)
78 - Elliott Gould (actor)
80 - John McCain (politician)
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Today in Sports History - August 29
1885 - The first boxing heavyweight title fight with 3-ounce gloves and 3-minute rounds was fought between John L. Sullivan and Dominick McCaffrey. (Marquis of Queesbury Rules)
1937 - Bob Johnson of the Philadelphia Athletics becomes the second player in major league history to record six RBIs in one inning.
1971 - Hank Aaron became the first baseball player in the National League to hit 100 or more runs in each of 11 seasons.
1977 - Lou Brock of the St. Louis Cardinals eclipses Ty Cobb's 49-year-old career stolen bases record of 893.
1983 - #1 Nebraska defeated #4 Penn State 44-6 at the Kickoff Classic in East Rutherford, New Jersey to open the season.
1985 - Don Baylor of the New York Yankees is hit by a pitch for the 190th time breaking the American League record established by Minnie Minoso.
1990 - The Seattle Mariners become the first major league team to feature father-son teammates after signing Ken Griffey Sr. to play with Ken Griffey Jr.
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 defeated Louisiana Tech 56-27 in Frank Solich's debut as head coach.
