August 29th, 2008

Today in History

1991:
Supreme Soviet suspends all activities of the Soviet Communist Party.

1958:
United States Air Force Academy opens in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

1944:
Slovak National Uprising takes place as 60,000 Slovak troops turn against the Nazi rulers.

1922:
Turkish forces set fire to Smyrna, in Asia Minor.

1911:
Ishi, considered the last Native American to make contact with whites, emerges from the wilderness of northeastern California.