Today is Tuesday, Aug. 29, the 241st day of 2006. There are 124 days left in the year. On this date in 2005, Hurricane Katrina hits the Gulf Coast near Buras, La.; the resulting floods devastate the

Today is Tuesday, Aug. 29, the 241st day of 2006. There are 124 days left in the year. On this date in 2005, Hurricane Katrina hits the Gulf Coast near Buras, La.; the resulting floods devastate the city of New Orleans. More than 1,300 people die in Louisiana while an estimated 300 Louisiana residents die out of state; some 230 people perish in Mississippi. Property damage estimates are in the hundreds of billions of dollars.
In 1533, the last Incan King of Peru, Atahualpa, is murdered on orders of Spanish conqueror Francisco Pizarro. In 1632, English philosopher John Locke is born in Somerset. In 1877, the second president of the Mormon Church, Brigham Young, dies in Salt Lake City. In 1943, responding to a clampdown by Nazi occupiers, Denmark manages to scuttle most of its naval ships. In 1944, 15,000 American troops march down the Champs Elysees in Paris as the French capital continues to celebrate its liberation from the Nazis. In 1957, South Carolina Sen. Strom Thurmond (then a Democrat) ends a filibuster against a civil rights bill after talking for more than 24 hours. In 1965, Gemini 5, carrying astronauts Gordon Cooper and Charles ("Pete") Conrad, splashes down in the Atlantic after eight days in space. In 1966, the Beatles conclude their fourth American tour with their last public concert, at Candlestick Park in San Francisco. In 1975, Irish statesman Eamon de Valera dies near Dublin at age 92. In 1981, broadcaster and world traveler Lowell Thomas dies in Pawling, N.Y., at age 89. In 1996, in a rousing climax to the Democratic convention in Chicago, President Clinton appeals for a second term, declaring, "Hope is back in America." The convention also nominates Al Gore for a second term as vice president. Earlier in the day, President Clinton's chief political strategist, Dick Morris, resigned amid a scandal over his relationship with a prostitute. In 2001, George Rivas, the ringleader of the biggest prison breakout in Texas history, is sentenced to death for killing an Irving policeman, Aubrey Hawkins, while on the run. In 2005, Economist Jude Wanniski, who advocated tax cuts as economic stimulus and coined the term "supply-side economics," dies in Morristown, N.J., at age 69.
August 29, 1981: Four Youngstown firemen are treated at South side Hospital for smoke inhalation after fighting a stubborn fire that gutted a vacant apartment building at 1825 Warren Court.
Earning a college degree is just the first step toward a better future, Gary E. Lee, career diplomat and former hostage in Iran, tells graduates at Youngstown State University's 59th annual summer commencement.
Gov. James A. Rhodes appoints Judge Blanche Krupansky to a vacancy on the Ohio Supreme Court, only the second woman to sit on Ohio's highest court, 50 years after Florence E. Allen of Cleveland broke the gender barrier.
August 29, 1966: The Church Hill Road Bridge between Lisbon and Elkton in Columbiana County, the shortest covered bridge in the United States, is now marked with a brass plaque. The bridge is one of 208 left in Ohio, which once had 2,500 covered bridges.
A two-day twirlathon for young baton twirlers will be held at the Canfield Fair. Carolyn "Cookie" Richards, who was crowned Miss Majorette of 1967, will be present to encourage the young twirlers.
Common Pleas Judge Sidney Rigelhaupt issues a terse instruction to the Mahoning County grand jury that it investigate "the conduct of certain deputy sheriffs of the county." Neither the judge nor the prosecutor's office would discuss the nature of the objectionable conduct.
August 29, 1956: Girard Mayor Joseph Catone orders the Amerital Club at 107 W. Liberty Street, scene of a stickup and shooting, closed and calls for a general crackdown on vice in the city.
A new federal budget estimate that shows an anticipated surplus of only $700 million is too narrow to justify a tax cut in 1957, Eisenhower administration officials say.
A new IBM 705 electronic data processing machine is being installed at the Westinghouse Transformer Division in Sharon, Pa., where the giant electronic brain will be used to design transformers.
August 29, 1931: Surplus fruits and vegetables from Mahoning County orchards and gardens will be conserved for needy families, A.O. Fleming, secretary of the Community Fund, announces.
Seventeen alleged liquor law violators are arrested in Youngstown, Campbell and Warren in raids by 12 federal prohibition officers and two state officers.
Tilby Smith, 23-year-old Ashtabula County farm hand, and his paramour, 23-year-old Maud Lowther, are sentenced to die in Ohio's electric chair on the same day, Oct. 2, for the murder of Smith's wife more than a year before.