August 29th, 2008

Today in History

2005:
Hurricane Katrina devastates much of the U.S. Gulf Coast from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle, killing thousands and costing over 100 billion dollars in damage.

1943:
German-occupied Denmark scuttles most of its navy; Germany dissolves Danish government.

1541:
The Ottoman Turks capture Buda, the capital of the Hungarian Kingdom.

1475:
The Treaty of Picquigny ends a brief war between France and England.

1261:
Urban IV becomes Pope, the last man to do so without being a Cardinal first.