Today is Monday, August 30, the 242nd day of 2010. There are 123 days left in the year.
31 B.C. — Origin of Era of Augustus
1843 — First black participation in national political convention (Liberty Party)
1885 — 13,000 meteors seen in one hour near Andromeda
1905 — Ty Cobb’s first major league at bat (Detroit Tigers)
1944 — Soviet troops enter Bucharest Romania
1945 — Hong Kong liberated from Japan
1967 — U.S. Senate confirm Thurgood Marshall as first black justice
1987 — Ben Johnson of Canada runs 100 meters in world record 9.83 seconds
1987 — Yves Pol of France runs complete marathon backwards (3:57:57)
1990 — Ken Griffey & Ken Griffey Jr. become first father & son to play on the same team (Seattle Mariners)