August 29: Raksha Bandhan (Hinduism, 2015); Feast day for the Beheading of St. John the Baptist (Gregorian calendar)
Flooded areas of New Orleans
- 1475 – After an invasion by England and the Duchy of Burgundy, France signed the Treaty of Picquigny with England, freeing Louis XI to deal with the threat posed by Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy.
- 1842 – The Treaty of Nanking, an unequal treaty ending the First Opium War, was signed, forcing the Chinese Qing dynasty to give control of the island that is now the site of Hong Kong, and other concessions to the British.
- 1949 – The Soviet Union successfully conducted its first nuclear weapons test, exploding the 22-kiloton RDS-1.
- 1991 – Italian businessman Libero Grassi was killed by the Sicilian Mafia after taking a public stand against their extortion demands.
- 2005 – Storm surges of Hurricane Katrina caused multiple breaches in levees around New Orleans, flooding about 80% of the city (pictured) and surrounding areas for weeks.
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