Today is Tuesday, August 30, the 242nd day of 2011. There are 123 days left in the year.
31 B.C. ― Origin of Era of Augustus
1885 ― 13,000 meteors seen in one hour near Andromeda
1945 ― Hong Kong liberated from Japan
1967 ― U.S. Senate confirm Thurgood Marshall as first black justice
1968 ― First record under Apple label (Beatle's ``Hey Jude”)
1969 ― 120,000 attend Texas International Pop Festival
1976 ― Tom Brokaw becomes news anchor of the Today Show
1979 ― First recorded occurrence; comet hits sun (energy=1 mil hydrogen bombs)
1988 ― Tennis star Chris Everett weds skier Andy Mills
1990 ― Ken Griffey and Ken Griffey Jr. become first father and son to play on the same team (Seattle Mariners), both single in the first inning