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Gravdigr · 08-29-2016, 12:28 PM

August 29

708 – Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708).

1758 – The first American Indian reservation is established, at Indian Mills, New Jersey.

1786 – Shays' Rebellion, an armed uprising of Massachusetts farmers, begins in response to high debt and tax burdens.

1831 – Michael Faraday discovers electromagnetic induction.

1842 – Signing of the Treaty of Nanking ends the First Opium War.

1869 – The Mount Washington Cog Railway opens, making it the world's first mountain-climbing rack railway. It is still in operation.

1885 – Gottlieb Daimler patents the world's first internal combustion motorcycle, the Reitwagen.

1898 – The Goodyear tire company is founded.

1907 – The Quebec Bridge collapses during construction, killing 75 workers. The still-under-construction bridge would collapse again in 1916, the two disasters claiming a total of 88 lives.

1911 – Ishi, considered the last Native American to make contact with European Americans (the last "wild" Indian), emerges from the wilderness of northeastern California.

1915 – US Navy salvage divers raise F-4, the first U.S. submarine sunk in an accident.

1922 – The first radio advertisement is broadcast on WEAF-AM in New York City.

1949 – Soviet atomic bomb project: The Soviet Union tests its first atomic bomb, known as First Lightning or Joe 1, at Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan.

1950 – Korean War: British troops arrive in Korea to bolster the US presence there.

1958 – United States Air Force Academy opens in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

1966 – The Beatles perform their last concert before paying fans at Candlestick Park in San Francisco.

1977 - Three people were arrested in Memphis after trying to steal Elvis Presley's body. As a result, his remains would be later moved to Graceland.

1992 - U2 became only the second act ever (Billy Joel being the first) to play Yankee Stadium in New York City, during their sold out Zoo TV tour.

2005 – Hurricane Katrina devastates much of the U.S. Gulf Coast from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle, killing an estimated 1,836 people and causing over $108 billion in damage.

77-year-old Fats Domino was rescued from the flooding in New Orleans caused by Hurricane Katrina. He had earlier told his agent that he planned to remain in his home despite the order to evacuate.

2007 – 2007 United States Air Force nuclear weapons incident: Six US cruise missiles armed with nuclear warheads are flown without proper authorization from Minot Air Force Base to Barksdale Air Force Base.

2009 - The Los Angeles coroner confirmed Michael Jackson's death was homicide, primarily caused by the powerful anaesthetic Propofol. The singer suffered a cardiac arrest at his Los Angeles home in June, aged 50. The report said Propofol and the sedative Lorazepam were the "primary drugs responsible for Jackson's death", but four other drugs were also found.

Births

1632 – John Locke (not the one on Lost, this one was from a much bigger island); 1809 – Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.; 1876 – Charles F. Kettering (founded Delco Electronics); 1915 – Ingrid Bergman; 1917 – Isabel Sanford ('Weezy' on The Jeffersons); 1920 – Charlie 'Yardbird' Parker♪ ♫; 1922 – Richard Blackwell; 1923 – Richard Attenborough; 1924 – Dinah Washington♪ ♫

; 1927 – Jimmy C. Newman♪ ♫; 1936 – John McCain; 1939 – Joel Schumacher; 1940 – James Brady, Gary Gabelich

(driver of the rocket car The Blue Flame); 1941 – Robin Leach; 1945 – Harry S. Morgan (porn actor, director, producer), Chris Copping

(Procol Harum); 1958 – Michael Jackson♪ ♫; 1959 – Rebecca De Mornay; 1959 – Chris Hadfield (Canuck astronaut); 1968 – Meshell Ndegeocello♪ ♫; 1971 – Carla Gugino

Deaths

1533 – Atahualpa; 1769 – Edmond Hoyle ("According To Hoyle"); 1877 – Brigham Young; 1930 – William Archibald Spooner (namesake of 'Spoonerism'); 1931 – David T. Abercrombie (co-founded Abercrombie & Fitch); 1946 – Adolphus Busch III; 1968 – Ulysses S. Grant III; 1971 – Nathan Freudenthal Leopold Jr. (Leopold & Loeb); 1976 - Jimmy Reed♪ ♫; 1982 – Ingrid Bergman; 1987 – Archie Campbell (Hee Haw), Lee Marvin; 2007 – Richard Jewell (falsely accused Olympic Park Bombing suspect); 2011 – David "Honeyboy" Edwards♪ ♫; 2013 – Bruce C. Murray (co-founded The Planetary Society); 2015 – Wayne Dyer

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Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	August 29 708 – Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708). 1758 – The first American Indian reservation is established, at Indian Mills, New Jersey. 1786 – Shays' Rebellion, an armed uprising of Massachusetts farmers, begins in response to high debt and tax burdens. 1831 – Michael Faraday discovers electromagnetic induction. 1842 – Signing of the Treaty of Nanking ends the First Opium War. 1869 – The Mount Washington Cog Railway opens, making it the world's first mountain-climbing rack railway. It is still in operation. 1885 – Gottlieb Daimler patents the world's first internal combustion motorcycle, the Reitwagen. 1898 – The Goodyear tire company is founded. 1907 – The Quebec Bridge collapses during construction, killing 75 workers. The still-under-construction bridge would collapse again in 1916, the two disasters claiming a total of 88 lives. 1911 – Ishi, considered the last Native American to make contact with European Americans (the last "wild" Indian), emerges from the wilderness of northeastern California. 1915 – US Navy salvage divers raise F-4, the first U.S. submarine sunk in an accident. 1922 – The first radio advertisement is broadcast on WEAF-AM in New York City. 1949 – Soviet atomic bomb project: The Soviet Union tests its first atomic bomb, known as First Lightning or Joe 1, at Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan. 1950 – Korean War: British troops arrive in Korea to bolster the US presence there. 1958 – United States Air Force Academy opens in Colorado Springs, Colorado. 1966 – The Beatles perform their last concert before paying fans at Candlestick Park in San Francisco. 1977 - Three people were arrested in Memphis after trying to steal Elvis Presley's body. As a result, his remains would be later moved to Graceland. 1992 - U2 became only the second act ever (Billy Joel being the first) to play Yankee Stadium in New York City, during their sold out Zoo TV tour. 2005 – Hurricane Katrina devastates much of the U.S. Gulf Coast from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle, killing an estimated 1,836 people and causing over $108 billion in damage. 77-year-old Fats Domino was rescued from the flooding in New Orleans caused by Hurricane Katrina. He had earlier told his agent that he planned to remain in his home despite the order to evacuate. 2007 – 2007 United States Air Force nuclear weapons incident: Six US cruise missiles armed with nuclear warheads are flown without proper authorization from Minot Air Force Base to Barksdale Air Force Base. 2009 - The Los Angeles coroner confirmed Michael Jackson's death was homicide, primarily caused by the powerful anaesthetic Propofol. The singer suffered a cardiac arrest at his Los Angeles home in June, aged 50. The report said Propofol and the sedative Lorazepam were the "primary drugs responsible for Jackson's death", but four other drugs were also found. Births 1632 – John Locke (not the one on Lost, this one was from a much bigger island); 1809 – Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.; 1876 – Charles F. Kettering (founded Delco Electronics); 1915 – Ingrid Bergman; 1917 – Isabel Sanford ('Weezy' on The Jeffersons); 1920 – Charlie 'Yardbird' Parker♪ ♫; 1922 – Richard Blackwell; 1923 – Richard Attenborough; 1924 – Dinah Washington♪ ♫; 1927 – Jimmy C. Newman♪ ♫; 1936 – John McCain; 1939 – Joel Schumacher; 1940 – James Brady, Gary Gabelich(driver of the rocket car The Blue Flame); 1941 – Robin Leach; 1945 – Harry S. Morgan (porn actor, director, producer), Chris Copping(Procol Harum); 1958 – Michael Jackson♪ ♫; 1959 – Rebecca De Mornay; 1959 – Chris Hadfield (Canuck astronaut); 1968 – Meshell Ndegeocello♪ ♫; 1971 – Carla Gugino Deaths 1533 – Atahualpa; 1769 – Edmond Hoyle ("According To Hoyle"); 1877 – Brigham Young; 1930 – William Archibald Spooner (namesake of 'Spoonerism'); 1931 – David T. Abercrombie (co-founded Abercrombie & Fitch); 1946 – Adolphus Busch III; 1968 – Ulysses S. Grant III; 1971 – Nathan Freudenthal Leopold Jr. (Leopold & Loeb); 1976 - Jimmy Reed♪ ♫; 1982 – Ingrid Bergman; 1987 – Archie Campbell (Hee Haw), Lee Marvin; 2007 – Richard Jewell (falsely accused Olympic Park Bombing suspect); 2011 – David "Honeyboy" Edwards♪ ♫; 2013 – Bruce C. Murray (co-founded The Planetary Society); 2015 – Wayne Dyer __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.