Today in history

On Aug. 29, 1533, the last Incan king of Peru was murdered on orders of Spanish conqueror Francisco Pizarro.

In 1943 responding to a clampdown by Nazi occupiers, Denmark managed to scuttle most of its naval ships.

In 1944 15,000 U.S. troops marched down the ChampsElysees in Paris as the French capital celebrated its liberation from the Nazis.

In 1957 Sen. Strom Thurmond, D-S.C., ended a filibuster against a civil rights bill after more than 24 hours. In 1965 Gemini 5, carrying astronauts Gordon Cooper and 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.

In 1998 a Cuban airliner crashed during takeoff from Quito’s international airport in Ecuador, killing 80 people.

In 2002 a judge in Norwalk, Conn., sentenced Michael Skakel to 20 years to life in prison for bludgeoning his teenage neighbor with a golf club in 1975 after hearing the Kennedy cousin tearfully proclaim his innocence.

In 2004 protesters filling 20 city blocks peacefully swarmed Manhattan’s streets on the eve of the Republican National Convention to demand that President George W. Bush be turned out of office.

In 2005 Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast near Buras, La.; the resulting floods devastated the city of New Orleans. The storm killed more than 1,800 people.

In 2013 the NFL agreed to a $765 million settlement deal with more than 4,500 retired players to end concussionrelated lawsuits. Also in 2013, the IRS announced it would recognize legally married same-sex couples.