■ On Aug. 29, 1533, the last Incan King of Peru, Atahualpa, was executed on orders of Spanish conqueror Francisco Pizarro. ■ In 1814, during the War of 1812, Alexandria, Va., formally surrendered to British military forces, which occupied the city until September 3. ■ In 1877, the second president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Brigham Young, died in Salt Lake City, Utah, at age 76. ■ In 1910, Korean Emperor Sunjong abdicated as the Japan-Korea Annexation Treaty went into effect. read more
Today In History Friday, August 29
- The Associated Press, Amarillo Globe-News
Thu, 08/28/2014 - 2:37pm
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