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TUESDAY, AUGUST 29, 2017

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  • Published Aug 28, 2017 5:34 pm KST
  • Updated Aug 28, 2017 5:34 pm KST

Today is Tuesday, August 29, the 241st day of 2017. There are 124 days left in the year.

1950 — International Olympic Committee votes admission to West Germany & Japan in 1952

1953 — USSR explodes its 1st hydrogen bomb

1954 — SF International Airport (SFO) opens

1957 — Congress passes Civil Rights Act of 1957

1958 — Air Force Academy opens

1964 — Walt Disney’s "Mary Poppins" released

1965 — Astronauts Cooper & Conrad complete 120 Earth orbits in Gemini 5

1966 — Beatles last public concert, (Candlestick Park, SF)

1967 — Final TV episode of "The Fugitive"