Events On This Day August 29 1828 - Robert Turner of Ward, MA received a patent for his self-regulating wagon brake. 1833 - Legislation to settle child labor laws was passed in England. The legislation was called the Factory Act. 1885 - The first prize fight under the Marquis of Queensberry Rules was held -- in Cincinnati, OH. John L. Sullivan defeated Dominick McCaffery in six rounds. 1886 - Li Hung-Chang’s chef devised a tasty dish in New York City. It satisfied both American and Oriental tastes. The delicacy was called chop suey. Who was Li Hung-Chang, you ask? He was China’s Ambassador to the United States. 1943 - Paul Whiteman Presents, a summertime radio replacement show, was heard for the last time. The hostess for the show was Dinah Shore. Whiteman’s 35-piece orchestra serenaded listeners on the NBC radio network. Whiteman’s well-known theme song was Rhapsody in Blue. 1946 - Ella Fitzgerald and The Delta Rhythm Boys recorded It’s a Pity to Say Goodnight on Decca Records. The song turned out to be one of Lady Ella’s most popular. 1957 - Senator Strom Thurmond of South Carolina set a filibuster record in the U.S. Senate this day (and part of the previous day). He spoke for 24 hours and 18 minutes. Yakety yak! 1964 - Roy Orbison’s Oh, Pretty Woman was released. It hit number one (for 3 weeks) on September 26th and became the biggest of his career. Oh, Pretty Woman was Orbison’s second #1 hit. The other was Running Scared (6/05/61). 1966 - Mia Farrow withdrew from the cast of the ABC-TV prime time drama Peyton Place, after starring for two years. With Farrow’s exit, her character, Allison, was dropped. 1966 - The Beatles performed at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, CA. It was the group’s last live appearance before they disbanded in 1970. 1971 - Hank Aaron became the first baseball player in the National League to drive in 100 or more runs in each of 11 seasons. 1977 - Lou Brock got the 893rd stolen base of his baseball career -- breaking the major-league mark set by Ty Cobb. 1984 - Edwin Moses won the 400-meter hurdles in track competition in Europe. It was the track star’s 108th consecutive victory. 1991 - The Supreme Soviet, the parliament of the U.S.S.R., suspended all activities of the Communist Party, bringing an end to the party’s 75-year controlling regime in the Soviet Union. 1994 - Viacom Inc. announced the purchase of Blockbuster Entertainment Corp., the video rental store giant, for $8 billion. On Sep 29, 1994, Blockbuster did indeed merge with (was gobbled up by) Viacom. 1997 - Four feature flicks were released in the U.S.: Columbia’s Excess Baggage, starring Alicia Silverstone, Benicio Del Toro, Christopher Walken; United Artists’ Hoodlum, with Laurence Fishburne, Tim Roth and Vanessa Williams; Universal’s Kull the Conqueror, featuring Kevin Sorbo, Tia Carrere and Thomas Ian Griffith; and She’s So Lovely, from Miramax, with Sean Penn, Robin Wright Penn and John Travolta.
Posted on: Thu, 29 Aug 2013 18:36:04 +0000
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