08-29-2005, 05:06 AM
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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.
1907 ~ The Quebec Bridge collapsed during construction, killing 75 workers.
1949 ~ The Soviet Union tested its first nuclear weapon at Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan.
1952 ~ Premiere of John Cage's 4'33" in Woodstock, New York.
1966 ~ Last Beatles concert, in San Francisco.
1982 ~ The element Meitnerium, atomic number 109, was first synthesized in Darmstadt, Germany.
1991 ~ The Downfall of the Soviet Union: Supreme Soviet suspended all activities of the Soviet Communist Party.
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