08-29-2006, 12:25 PM
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August 29th
1261 ~ Urban IV became Pope, the last man to do so without first being a Cardinal.
1632 ~ Birthday of John Locke, Philosopher.
1885 ~ Gottlieb Daimler patented the world's first motorcycle.
1896 ~ Chop suey was invented in New York City.
1949 ~ The Soviet Union tested its first nuclear weapon at Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan.
1952 ~ Premiere of John Cage's 4'33" in Woodstock, New York.
1957 ~ Sen. Strom Thurmond, D-S.C., ended the longest filibuster in Senate history after talking for 24 hours, 18 minutes against a civil rights bill.
1966 ~ The Beatles performed their last concert, at Candlestick Park in San Francisco.
1991 ~ The Downfall of the Soviet Union: The Supreme Soviet suspended all activities of the Soviet Communist Party.
2005 ~ Hurricane Katrina made landfall along the Louisiana coast, overwhelming the levees protecting New Orleans and causing massive flooding.
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