This Day In America August 29

by Monte VonWinkle on August 29, 2007

On Today’s date in 1533, the last Incan King of Peru, Atahualpa, was murdered on orders of Spanish conqueror Francisco Pizarro.

On Today’s date in 1877, the second president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Brigham Young, died in Salt Lake City at age 76.

On Today’s date in 1957, the Senate gave final congressional approval to a Civil Rights Act after South Carolina Sen. Strom Thurmond (then a Democrat) ended a filibuster that had lasted 24 hours.

On Today’s date in 1966, the Beatles concluded their fourth American tour with their last public concert, at Candlestick Park in San Francisco.

On Today’s date in 2005, Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast near Buras, La.; the resulting floods devastated the city of New Orleans. More than 1,800 people in the region died.

Today Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., is 71.

Today TV personality Robin Leach is 66 and he doesn’t know why.

Today Singer Michael Jackson is 49.