SATURDAY, AUGUST 30, 2008

Today is Saturday, August 30, the 243rd day of 2008. There are 123 days left in the year.

31 B.C. _ Origin of Era of Augustus

1645 _ Dutch and Indians sign peace treaty

1843 _ First black participation in national political convention (Liberty Party)

1941 _ Siege of Leningrad by Nazi troops began during WW II

1944 _ Soviet troops enter Bucharest Romania

1945 _ Hong Kong liberated from Japan

1963 _ Hot Line communications link between Washington, D.C. and Moscow went begins

1976 _ Tom Brokaw becomes news anchor of the Today Show

1979 _ First recorded occurrence-comet hits sun (energy=1 mil hydrogen bombs)

1986 _ Soviet authorities arrested Nicholas Daniloff (U.S. News World Report)