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What happened in history on this day: August 29?
Since 1995, I have been collecting information on a variety of topics,
creating several timelines of history.
Here you will find specific events from those databases
for this day, on the topics of personal computers, video games, the Walt Disney Company,
Chevrolet Corvettes, A&W Root Beer, Sweden, and Canadian coins.
On August 29 in ...
- 2000 - Sony unveils the Clie handheld computer in New York. It features Palm OS, monochrome display, Memory Stick slot, 8 MB RAM, 8 MB Memory Stick. Price is US$399; weight is 4 ounces. "Clie" stands for Communication Link Information Entertainment.
- 1925 - Disney completes the 22nd Alice Comedy film, Alice the Jail Bird.
- 1955 - The Chicken of the Sea Pirate Ship and Restaurant opens in Fantasyland at Disneyland.
- 1964 - Buena Vista generally releases the film Mary Poppins to theaters.
- 1982 - The Captain Hook's Galley restaurant in Fantasyland at Disneyland closes.
- 1985 - The Disney Channel airs the last Big Bands at Disneyland show.
- 1992 - The Dinosaurs Live parade at the Disney-MGM Studios makes its last run.
- 1997 - The syndicated TV series Aladdin ends.
- 1997 - The syndicated TV series Darkwing Duck ends.
- 1998 - The Disney Channel Original Movie Brink! airs.
- 2006 - Disney releases the DisneyToon Studios animated film Brother Bear 2 to home video.
- 2011 - Aulani, A Disney Resort Resort & Spa resort opens in the Ko Olina Resort & Marina in Oahu, Hawaii. Includes 359 hotel rooms and 460 Disney Vacation Club villas.
- 1976 - At the Mid-Ohio raceway in Lexington, Ohio, an IMSA six-hour race is held.
- Finishing 4th in GTO class and 4th overall is the Corvette driven by Mike Brockman.
- Finishing 6th in GTO class and 7th overall is the Corvette driven by Phil Currin.
- Finishing 13th in GTO class and 19th overall is the Corvette driven by Jim Moyer and Richard Ortman.
- Placing 16th in GTO class and 22nd overall is the Corvette driven by Rick Hay and Gary Witzenburg.
- Placing 20th in GTO class and 36th overall is the Corvette driven by Clark Howey and David Crabtree.
- Placing 25th in GTO class and 41st overall is the Corvette driven by Bill Arnold.
- 1996 - The 15th annual Corvettes at Carlisle begins, running over the weekend at the Carlisle Fairgrounds in Pennsylvania. Over 3,500 Corvettes and 46,000 people attend. 400 members of the ZR-1 Registry club show their cars.
- 1996 - At the Corvettes at Carlisle auction, a 1967 Tuxedo Black convertible with 427/435 motor and 16,000 original miles sells for US$75,000.
- 2003 - The National Corvette Museum opens an exhibit dedicated to the life and cars of Bill Mitchell.
- 2003 - At the National Corvette Museum, the Corvette Hall of Fame Induction is held. Inductees this year are Noland Adams and Robert S. Morrison. Adams is a long-time Corvette historian. Morrison developed the molded fiberglass process for the Corvette body.
- 1939 - The British Admiralty assumes control of all British-registered merchant ships.
- 1944 - (2000 hours) The Slovak army of 60,000 mutinies against the government.
- 1945 - A list of 24 defendants to stand trial for war crimes at Nuremberg is published.
- 2002 - A 78-foot long Japanese midget submarine is found in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, believed to have been sunk by the US Navy two hours before the Japanese attack in 1941.
- 1997 - 3Dfx Interactive files a lawsuit in California's Santa Clara County Superior Court against Sega Enterprises and NEC over the cancellation of a contract with 3Dfx. 3Dfx was to provide a 3D graphics component for Sega's next video game system.
- 2005 - Microsoft and Pepsi launch the "Every 10 Minutes" promotion, in which purchasers of Pepsi, Mountain Dew, and Sierra Mist can enter a code on a Web site to be entered in drawings for an Xbox 360 system or a free video game. Up to 9222 Xbox 360 systems are available to be won in the contest.
- 2006 - THQ releases the Saints Row video game for the Xbox 360 in the USA.
- 2006 - NIS releases the Disgaea 2 video game for the PlayStation 2 video game in the USA.
- 2006 - Namco Bandai releases the Xenosaga Episode III: Also Sprach Zarathustra for the PlayStation 2 in the USA.
- 2006 - Codemasters releases the Dance Factory video game for the PlayStation 2 in the US.
- 2017 - Take Two Interactive releases the XCOM 2: War of the Chosen video game for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in the USA.
- 2017 - Sega releases the Yakuza Kiwami video game for the PlayStation 4 in the USA.
- 1982 - Ingrid Bergman dies of cancer in London, England, on her 67th birthday.
- 1988 - A & W Concentrate Company's image of their oval A & W logo with stylized "Cream Soda" underneath in red and blue is registered as a trade-mark.
- 1989 - The A & W Concentrate Company is granted a registered trademark for an image with text "A & W CREAM SODA" as applied to soft drinks.
- 1999 - (to August 30) In New York City, New York, Auctions by Bowers and Merena conducts the sale of The Walter H. Childs Collection. The Sultan of Muscat Class I specimen of the US 1804 $1 coin graded PR-68 sells for US$4,140,000, a world record price for a coin.
- 2008 - The US Mint officially launches the 2008 Alaska state quarter dollar at the Alaska Satte Fair in Palmer, Alaska.
- 2011 - The US Mint releases the 2011 Vicksburg National Military Park quarter dollar to circulation.
- 2012 - The US Mint launches the 2012 Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park quarter, in Volcano, Hawaii.
- 1844 - First white vs Indian lacrosse game in Montreal, Indians win.
- 1885 - Boxing's first heavyweight title fight with 3-ounce gloves and 3-minute rounds is fought between John L Sullivan and Dominick McCaffrey.
- 1885 - Philadelphia Phillies' pitcher Charlie Ferguson no-hits Providence 1-0.
- 1889 - First American International professional lawn tennis contest (Newport, Rhode Island).
- 1908 - New York gives a ticker tape parade to returning US Olympians from London.
- 1909 - World's first airplane race held in Rheims, France. Glenn Curtis (USA) wins.
- 1937 - Philadelphia Athletics' Bob Johnson is second to get six RBIs in an inning (first).
- 1950 - International Olympic Committee votes admission to Federal Republic of Germany and Japan in 1952.
- 1967 - New York Yankees' longest day, Boston Red Sox take first game 2-1 in nine innings, New York Yankees win second game 4-3 in 20 innings; a total of 8 hours and 19 minutes.
- 1977 - Saint Louis Cardinals' Lou Brock eclipses Ty Cobb's 49-year-old career stolen bases record at 893 as San Diego Padres win 4-3.
- 1985 - Don Baylor of the New York Yankees is hit by a pitch for the 190th time breaking the American League record established by Minnie Minoso.
- 1986 - Heike Drechsler of German Democratic Republic ties world women's 200m mark (21.71s).
- 1990 - Seattle Mariners becomes first team to have father-son teammates, signing Ken Griffey to play with son Ken Griffey Junior.
- 2004 - Michael Schumacher wins a record seventh world championship title by finishing second in the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps.
- 2022 - At Oracle Park in San Francisco, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: San Diego Padres beats San Francisco Giants by score 6-5.
- 2022 - At Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Arizona Diamondbacks beats Philadelphia Phillies by score 13-7.
- 2022 - At Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Los Angeles Angels beats New York Yankees by score 4-3.
- 2022 - At American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Milwaukee Brewers beats Pittsburgh Pirates by score 7-5.
- 2022 - At Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Minnesota Twins beats Boston Red Sox by score 4-2.
- 2022 - At Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Major League Baseball regular season game: Toronto Blue Jays beats Chicago Cubs by score 5-4.
- 2022 - At Great America Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Saint Louis Cardinals beats Cincinnati Reds by score 13-4.
- 2022 - At LoanDepot Park in Miami, Florida, USA , Major League Baseball regular season game: Los Angeles Dodgers beats Miami Marlins by score 3-2.
- 1965 - Astronauts Cooper and Conrad complete 120 Earth orbits in Gemini 5.
- 1975 - Star in Cygnus goes nova becoming fourth brightest in sky.
- 1988 - USSR launches three cosmonauts (Valery Polyakav, one Afghan) to station Mir.
- 2009 - NASA launches the US shuttle Discovery from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida for a mission to the International Space Station (ISS), with seven astronauts on board.
- 1916 - Tidal wave in port of Santo Somingo, Dominican Republic. US cruiser Memphis is wrecked on coral reefs and run aground. All 43 crew on board die.
- 2005 - At least 1,836 are killed, and severe damage is caused along the U.S. Gulf Coast, as Hurricane Katrina strikes coastal areas from Louisiana to Alabama, and travels up the entire state of Mississippi (flooding coast 31 feet/10 m), affecting most of eastern North America.
- 1776 - Americans withdraw from Manhattan to Westchester.
- 1786 - Shay's Rebellion in Springfield, Massachusetts begins.
- 1862 - The First Division National Currency Bureau is established (later the Bureau of Engraving and Printing), located in the attic of the main US Treasury building in Washington DC.
- 1862 - Second Battle of Bull Run (Manassas) begins.
- 1896 - Chop suey is invented in New York City by chef of visiting Chinese Ambassador.
- 1908 - New York gives a ticker tape parade to returning US Olympians from London.
- 1916 - Tidal wave in port of Santo Somingo, Dominican Republic. US cruiser Memphis is wrecked on coral reefs and run aground. All 43 crew on board die.
- 1929 - German airship Graf Zeppelin arrives back at Lakehurst, New Jersey, USA, completing a round-the-world flight.
- 1944 - 15,000 American troops liberating Paris march down Champs Elysees.
- 1954 - San Francisco International Airport (SFO) opens.
- 1957 - Strom Thurmond (Senator-Democrat-South Carolina) ends 24 hour filibuster against civil rights.
- 1957 - US Congress passes Civil Rights Act of 1957.
- 1960 - (to September 10) In Seattle, Washington, USA, the 5th World Forestry Congress is held.
- 1965 - Astronauts Cooper and Conrad complete 120 Earth orbits in Gemini 5.
- 1970 - Black Panthers confront police in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (one policeman killed).
- 1990 - American C-5 transport plane crashes at Ramstein Air Force Base, Germany, killing 13.
- 1990 - Saddam Hussein declares America can't beat Iraq.
- 1996 - U.S. President Bill Clinton and Vice President Al Gore are re-nominated at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois.
- 1999 - (to August 30) In New York City, New York, Auctions by Bowers and Merena conducts the sale of The Walter H. Childs Collection. The Sultan of Muscat Class I specimen of the US 1804 $1 coin graded PR-68 sells for US$4,140,000, a world record price for a coin.
- 2002 - A 78-foot long Japanese midget submarine is found in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, believed to have been sunk by the US Navy two hours before the Japanese attack in 1941.
- 2004 - Around 200,000 protesters demonstrate in New York City against U.S. President George W. Bush and his government, ahead of the 2004 Republican National Convention.
- 2005 - At least 1,836 are killed, and severe damage is caused along the U.S. Gulf Coast, as Hurricane Katrina strikes coastal areas from Louisiana to Alabama, and travels up the entire state of Mississippi (flooding coast 31 feet/10 m), affecting most of eastern North America.
- 2008 - In Dayton, Ohio, Senator John McCain announces Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his vice presidential running mate for election as US President.
- 2021 - Hurricane Ida strikes New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
Other history:
- 1904 - Third modern Olympic Games open in St Louis, Missouri, USA.
- 1949 - USSR explodes its first atomic bomb.
- 1953 - USSR explodes its first hydrogen bomb.
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