Holidays and Observances
Famous Birthdays
- 1982: LeAnn Rimes - Country Musician
- 1969: Jack Black - Tropic Thunder, Tenacious D
- 1969: Pierre Turgeon - Habs, Sabres
- 1969: Jason Priestley - Beverly Hills 90210
- 1968: Billy Boyd - Lord of the Rings Movies
- 1965: Shania Twain - Canadian Country Musician
- 1943: Lou Piniella - Manager, Chicago Cubs
- 1828: Leo Tolstoy - Author, War and Peace
Music Chart Toppers
Top Box Office Movies
Top Sports Teams
- 2008: MLB - Chicago Cubs
League Leaders on This day
- 2008: Ryan Howard, PHI - 36 Home Runs
- 2008: Tim Lincecum, SFG - 210 StrikeoutsMLB: Daily Stats
AP Today in History
The 2000s
- 2008: Barack Obama gave his acceptance speech before 75,000 people at Invesco Field in Denver, Colorado at the 2008 Democratic Convention
The 1990s
1996: Prince Charles and Princess Diana officially divorce, 15 years after their highly publicized marriage on July 29, 1981
The 1960s
1968: During the 1968 Democratic Convention protesters spar with over 27,000 deployed officers in Chicago. Hubert H. Humphrey was named the Democratic candidate
August 28 1963
1963: Martin Luther King Jr. in front of a crowd of over 200,000 people in Washington DC gives his "I have a Dream" speech.
The 1800s
- 1879: King Cetshwayo the last ruler of Zululand was captured by the British after suffering defeat during the British-Zulu War
