{"id":28212,"date":"2016-08-29T08:55:50","date_gmt":"2016-08-29T13:55:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=28212"},"modified":"2017-01-09T11:48:41","modified_gmt":"2017-01-09T17:48:41","slug":"today-in-history-246","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=28212","title":{"rendered":"Today In History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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Today in History: Monday, August\u00a0 29, 2016<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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AP Highlight in History:<\/span>
\nOn Aug. 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina made landfall along the Louisana coast, overwhelming the levees protecting New Orleans and causing massive flooding. More than 1,800 people died.
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1533<\/td>\nThe last Incan king, Atahualpa, was murdered on orders from Spanish conqueror Francisco Pizarro.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1632<\/td>\nEnglish philosopher John Locke was born in Somerset.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1877<\/td>\nBrigham Young, the second president of the Mormon Church, died in Salt Lake City at age 76.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1944<\/td>\nAmerican troops marched down the Champs Elysees in Paris as the French capital continued to celebrate its liberation from the Nazis.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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1957<\/td>\nSen. Strom Thurmond, D-S.C., ended the longest filibuster in Senate history after talking for 24 hours, 18 minutes against a civil rights bill.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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1958<\/td>\nPop singer Michael Jackson was born in Gary, Ind.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1965<\/td>\nGemini 5, carrying astronauts Gordon Cooper and Charles “Pete” Conrad, splashed down in the Atlantic after eight days in space.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1966<\/td>\nThe Beatles performed their last concert, at Candlestick Park in San Francisco.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1996<\/td>\nPresident Bill Clinton’s chief political strategist, Dick Morris, resigned amid a scandal over his relationship with a prostitute.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2000<\/td>\nPope John Paul II endorsed organ donation and adult stem cell study but condemned human cloning and embryo experiments.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2008<\/td>\nRepublican John McCain picked Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to be his vice-presidential running mate.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2009<\/td>\nFuneral services were held in Boston for Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, who was eulogized by President Barack Obama; hours later, Kennedy’s remains were buried at Arlington National Cemetery outside Washington.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2011<\/td>\nIn a sign Moammar Gadhafi had lost grip on his country, his wife and three of his children fled Libya to neighboring Algeria.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Actress Lea Michele (“Glee”) turns 30 years old today.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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William Friedkin<\/td>\nDirector<\/td>\n81<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
John McCain<\/td>\nU.S. senator, R-Ariz.<\/td>\n80<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Elliott Gould<\/td>\nActor<\/td>\n78<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Robert Rubin<\/td>\nFormer treasury secretary<\/td>\n78<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Joel Schumacher<\/td>\nDirector<\/td>\n77<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Robin Leach<\/td>\nTV host (“Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous”)<\/td>\n75<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jack Lew<\/td>\nTreasury secretary<\/td>\n61<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rebecca DeMornay<\/td>\nActress<\/td>\n57<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Actress Carla Gugino turns 45 years old today.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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