This Day In History
August 29
Pizarro Executes Last Inca Emperor Battle of Chemung or Newtown, New York North and South clash at the Second Battle of Bull Run Charles F. Kettering, inventor of electric self-starter, is born Ishi discovered in California Women join British war effort Red Cross announces Japan refuses passage of supplies for U.S. POWs Truman orders Navy to seize control of petroleum refineries Soviets explode atomic bomb State Department official discusses "captive populations" Michael Jackson is born Hurricane Donna is born Robert Frost leaves for a goodwill tour of U.S.S.R. Khanh steps down Humphrey nominated in Chicago President Nguyen Van Thieu retains control of National Assembly Nixon announces another troop reduction Eamon de Valera dies Actress Ingrid Bergman dies on her birthday "La Bamba" is a #1 hit for Los Lobos and, posthumously, Ritchie Valens Marathoner assaulted at Olympics Hurricane Katrina slams into Gulf Coast Hurricane Katrina wreaks havoc on Gulf Coast Hero security guard wrongly accused as bombing suspect dies
Pizarro Executes Last Inca Emperor Battle of Chemung or Newtown, New York North and South clash at the Second Battle of Bull Run Charles F. Kettering, inventor of electric self-starter, is born Ishi discovered in California Women join British war effort Red Cross announces Japan refuses passage of supplies for U.S. POWs Truman orders Navy to seize control of petroleum refineries Soviets explode atomic bomb State Department official discusses "captive populations" Michael Jackson is born Hurricane Donna is born Robert Frost leaves for a goodwill tour of U.S.S.R. Khanh steps down Humphrey nominated in Chicago President Nguyen Van Thieu retains control of National Assembly Nixon announces another troop reduction Eamon de Valera dies Actress Ingrid Bergman dies on her birthday "La Bamba" is a #1 hit for Los Lobos and, posthumously, Ritchie Valens Marathoner assaulted at Olympics Hurricane Katrina slams into Gulf Coast Hurricane Katrina wreaks havoc on Gulf Coast Hero security guard wrongly accused as bombing suspect dies
