On this day in history
August 29
American
2005Hurricane Katrina slams into the Gulf Coast, drowning New Orleans and killing more than 1,800 people.
Hurricane Katrina slams into the Gulf Coast, drowning New Orleans and killing more than 1,800 people.
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World
1526The Ottomans annihilate Hungary at Mohacs, killing the king and most of the nobility.
The Ottomans annihilate Hungary at Mohacs, killing the king and most of the nobility.
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1949The Soviet Union detonates its first atomic bomb in Kazakhstan, ending the American monopoly.
The Soviet Union detonates its first atomic bomb in Kazakhstan, ending the American monopoly.
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