Today in history

On Aug. 29, 1533,

the last Incan king of Peru, Atahualpa, was murdered on orders of Spanish conqueror Francisco Pizarro.

In 1632

philosopher John Locke was born in Somerset, England.

In 1943

responding to a clampdown by Nazi occupiers, Denmark managed to scuttle most of its naval ships.

In 1944 U.

S. troops marched down the Champs-Elysees in Paris as the French capital continued to celebrate its liberation from the Nazis.

In 1957

South Carolina Sen. Strom Thurmond ended 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, splashed down in the Atlantic after eight days in space.

In 1966 the

Beatles concluded their fourth American tour with their last public concert, at Candlestick Park in San Francisco.

In1987 Academy

Awardwinning actor Lee Marvin, 63, died in Tucson, Ariz..

In 1994 Bosnian

Serb officials announced the results of a weekend referendum in which Bosnian Serbs overwhelmingly rejected what was billed as a last-chance peace plan.

In 2005 Hurricane

Katrina hit the Gulf Coast near Buras, La.. The storm killed more than 1,800 people.