Historically Speaking of August 28th

August 29, 2006

Today is the 241st day of the year – there are 124 days remaining in 2006

It has been 1,213 days since “Mission Accomplished” was declared in Iraq by George W. Bush

Notable history from this date:

• 2005 - Hurricane Katrina slams into the Gulf Coast just east of New Orleans
• 1968 - Hubert Humphrey is nominated by the Democratic Party in the most violent political convention in U.S. history held in Chicago
• 1964 - The great Roy Orbison releases “Oh, Pretty Woman”, his last #1 single
• 1904 - The Summer Olympics open in St. Louis, MO
• 1869 - The Mount Washington Cog Railway opens to the public, the 1st cog r.r. in the world – a truly fun ride

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