Tag today in world history august 29

August 29th in World History:

• 1885 - King Leopold II of Belgium establishes the Congo Free State, a personal colony in central Africa.
• 1918 - The German Revolution begins, with the abdication of Kaiser Wilhelm II and the establishment of a republic.
• 1922 - The tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun is discovered in Egypt by archaeologist Howard Carter.
• 1944 - The United States drops an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Nagasaki, killing an estimated 39,000-80,000 people immediately.
• 1965 - The Watts riots begin in Los Angeles, California, lasting for six days and resulting in 34 deaths and over 1,000 injuries.
• 1972 - The United States launches the Pioneer 10 spacecraft, which becomes the first spacecraft to visit Jupiter and the first to leave the solar system.
• 1985 - The Indian government announces that it will return the Koh-i-Noor diamond to Pakistan, sparking controversy over the ownership of the gemstone.
• 2005 - Hurricane Katrina makes landfall in Louisiana, causing widespread destruction and flooding along the Gulf Coast, particularly in New Orleans.

These are just a few of the significant events that have occurred on August 29th throughout history.