Today in History: August 29, Olympic marathoner attacked by spectator

At present is Friday Aug the st day of There are days left in the year In current times in history On Aug marathoner Vanderlei de Lima was attacked by a spectator during the running of the Olympic marathon in Athens de Lima who was leading the race at the time eventually finished third and received the Pierre de Coubertin medal for sportsmanship in addition to his bronze medal Also on this date In during the War of Alexandria Virginia formally surrendered to British military forces which occupied the city until September Related Articles Families of Idaho murder casualties want graphic crime scene photos kept private Cape Cod bridge honoring fallen Marine gains protection after American flags destroyed Disputed ballots could swing outcome of union polling at EV battery complex in Kentucky Missing New Orleans boy drowned after blunt force trauma by an alligator New trial ordered for Memphis ex-officers in connection with the beating death of Tyre Nichols In the Treaty of Rio de Janeiro was signed by Portugal and Brazil officially ending the Brazilian War of Independence In the Bureau of Engraving and Printing began operations at the United States Treasury In American troops of the th Infantry Division marched down the Champs- lys es in Paris as the French capital continued to celebrate its liberation from the Nazis In the U S Air Force Academy opened in Colorado Springs Colorado In the Beatles concluded their fourth American tour with their last community concert held at Candlestick Park in San Francisco In Hurricane Katrina struck the U S Gulf Coast in southeast Louisiana breaching levees and spurring floods that devastated New Orleans Katrina caused nearly deaths and an estimated billion in damage In Republican presidential nominee John McCain picked Sarah Palin a maverick conservative who had been governor of Alaska for less than two years to be his running mate In in a sweeping new agenda announcement the Justice Department revealed it would not stand in the way of states that sought to legalize tax and regulate marijuana as long as there were effective controls to keep marijuana away from children the black area and federal property In Hurricane Ida blasted ashore in Louisiana as one of the bulk powerful storms ever to hit the U S knocking out power to all of New Orleans blowing roofs off buildings and briefly reversing the flow of the Mississippi River At present s Birthdays Actor Elliott Gould is Former U S Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin is Olympic gold medal sprinter Wyomia Tyus is Olympic gold medal long jumper Bob Beamon is Animal behaviorist and autism educator Temple Grandin is Dancer-choreographer Mark Morris is Actor Rebecca De Mornay is Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch is Singer Me Shell NdegeOcello n-DAY -gay-OH -chehl-oh is Actor Carla Gugino is Actor-singer Lea Michele is MLB pitcher Noah Syndergaard SIHN -dur-gahrd is