August 29th, 2008

Today in History

2003:
Ayatollah Sayed Mohammed Baqir al-Hakim, the Shia Muslim leader in Iraq, is assassinated in a terrorist bombing, along with nearly 100 worshippers as they leave a mosque in Najaf.

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

1898:
The Goodyear tire company is founded.

1526:
Battle of Mohács: The Ottoman Turks led by Suleiman the Magnificent defeat and kill the last Jagiellonian king of Hungary and Bohemia.

1521:
The Ottoman Turks capture Nándorfehérvár, now known as Belgrade.