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.

1952:
Premiere of John Cage's 4'33" in Woodstock, New York.

1910:
Japan changes Korea's name to Ch?sen and appoints a governor-general to rule its new colony.

1756:
Frederick the Great attacks Saxony, beginning the Seven Years' War.

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