Here are 10 interesting historical events that took place on August 29th:
- 1632: English philosopher John Locke is born.
- 1728: The city of Nuuk in Greenland is founded.
- 1741: The eruption of Oshima–Ōshima and the Kampo tsunami kill at least 2,000 people in Japan.
- 1831: English physicist Michael Faraday discovers electromagnetic induction.
- 1862: The Second Battle of Bull Run is fought during the American Civil War.
- 1914: Women join the British war effort.
- 1949: The Soviet Union tests its first atomic bomb.
- 1966: The Beatles perform their last commercial concert.
- 1988: Abdul Mohmand becomes the first person from Afghanistan to go to space.
- 2005: Hurricane Katrina makes landfall in New Orleans, causing widespread damage and loss of life.
- 2018: The United States withdraws from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty.
I hope you find these events interesting!
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