Today in History - August 29
Today is the 241st day of 2017. 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, the second president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, died in Salt Lake City, Utah at age 76.
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.
1949 - The Soviet Union tested their first atomic bomb.
1957 - Strom Thurmond (D-South Carolina) 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.
1958 - Pop star Michael Jackson was born in Gary, Indiana.
1965 - Gemini 5, carrying astronauts Gordon Cooper and Charles "Pete" Conrad, splashed down in the Atlantic after eight days in space.
1966 - The Beatles played their last major live concert at Candlestick Park in San Francisco.
1967 - The series finale of "The Fugitive", starring David Janssen as a doctor on the run after being wrongly convicted of murdering his wife, aired on ABC, drawing an estimated 78 million viewers.
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.
1996 - The Democratic National Convention in Chicago nominated Al Gore for a second term as vice president. Earlier in the day, President Bill Clinton's chief political strategist, Dick Morris, resigned amid a scandal over his relationship with a prostitute.
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 more than 1,000.
2012 - Hurricane Isaac sidestepped New Orleans, sending the worst of its howling wind and heavy rain into a cluster of rural fishing villages.
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.
2016 - Actor Gene Wilder died at age 83.
Birthdays
20 - Marissa Hopkins (model)
21 - Kailey Maurer (gymnast)
23 - Courtney Stodden (reality star)
24 - Liam Payne (singer)
25 - Noah Syndergaard (baseball player)
27 - Nicole Anderson (actress)
31 - Lea Michele (actress)
33 - Paul McDonald (singer)
36 - Jay Ryan (actor)
37 - William Levy (actor)
42 - Dante Basco (actor)
46 - Carla Gugino (actress)
48 - Lucero (singer)
58 - Chris Hadfield (astronaut)
81 - John McCain (politician)
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Today in Sports History - August 29
1885 - Boxing's first heavyweight title fight with 3-ounce gloves and 3-minute rounds (Marquis of Queensbury Rules) is fought between John L Sullivan and Dominick McCaffrey.
1908 - New York gives a ticker tape parade to returning US Olympians from London.
1950 - The International Olympic Committee admits Japan and West Germany to be able to compete in future Olympics.
1971 - Hank Aaron became the first baseball player in the National League to hit 100 or more runs in each of 11 seasons.
1977 - Saint Louis Cardinals' Lou Brock eclipses Ty Cobb's 49-year-old career stolen bases record at 893 as San Diego Padres win 4-3.
1983 - #1 Nebraska defeated #4 Penn State 44-6 in the Kickoff Classic in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
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 baseball team to have father-son teammates as the club signs Ken Griffey to play with his son, 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.
2012 - The NFL announced it would open the regular season with replacement officials.
Today is the 241st day of 2017. 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, the second president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, died in Salt Lake City, Utah at age 76.
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.
1949 - The Soviet Union tested their first atomic bomb.
1957 - Strom Thurmond (D-South Carolina) 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.
1958 - Pop star Michael Jackson was born in Gary, Indiana.
1965 - Gemini 5, carrying astronauts Gordon Cooper and Charles "Pete" Conrad, splashed down in the Atlantic after eight days in space.
1966 - The Beatles played their last major live concert at Candlestick Park in San Francisco.
1967 - The series finale of "The Fugitive", starring David Janssen as a doctor on the run after being wrongly convicted of murdering his wife, aired on ABC, drawing an estimated 78 million viewers.
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.
1996 - The Democratic National Convention in Chicago nominated Al Gore for a second term as vice president. Earlier in the day, President Bill Clinton's chief political strategist, Dick Morris, resigned amid a scandal over his relationship with a prostitute.
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 more than 1,000.
2012 - Hurricane Isaac sidestepped New Orleans, sending the worst of its howling wind and heavy rain into a cluster of rural fishing villages.
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.
2016 - Actor Gene Wilder died at age 83.
Birthdays
20 - Marissa Hopkins (model)
21 - Kailey Maurer (gymnast)
23 - Courtney Stodden (reality star)
24 - Liam Payne (singer)
25 - Noah Syndergaard (baseball player)
27 - Nicole Anderson (actress)
31 - Lea Michele (actress)
33 - Paul McDonald (singer)
36 - Jay Ryan (actor)
37 - William Levy (actor)
42 - Dante Basco (actor)
46 - Carla Gugino (actress)
48 - Lucero (singer)
58 - Chris Hadfield (astronaut)
81 - John McCain (politician)
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Today in Sports History - August 29
1885 - Boxing's first heavyweight title fight with 3-ounce gloves and 3-minute rounds (Marquis of Queensbury Rules) is fought between John L Sullivan and Dominick McCaffrey.
1908 - New York gives a ticker tape parade to returning US Olympians from London.
1950 - The International Olympic Committee admits Japan and West Germany to be able to compete in future Olympics.
1971 - Hank Aaron became the first baseball player in the National League to hit 100 or more runs in each of 11 seasons.
1977 - Saint Louis Cardinals' Lou Brock eclipses Ty Cobb's 49-year-old career stolen bases record at 893 as San Diego Padres win 4-3.
1983 - #1 Nebraska defeated #4 Penn State 44-6 in the Kickoff Classic in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
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 baseball team to have father-son teammates as the club signs Ken Griffey to play with his son, 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.
2012 - The NFL announced it would open the regular season with replacement officials.
