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What happened on August 29 in American history
August 29 is the 241st day of the year (the 242nd in leap years). Patriot Compass has published 6 stories from August 29 spanning 1778 to 2005. Among them: in 1778, British sortie from Newport catches Sullivan's army mid-retreat on Aquidneck Island; and in 1779, Sullivan's men outflank a hidden breastwork as Butler and Brant's line breaks at Newtown.
1778Member story · 1776 Club
British sortie from Newport catches Sullivan's army mid-retreat on Aquidneck Island
Nearly 7,825 men fight to a standstill after the French fleet sails off and leaves the Americans alone.
1779Member story · 1776 Club
Sullivan's men outflank a hidden breastwork as Butler and Brant's line breaks at Newtown
A swamp crossing threw off the timing, but the artillery opened anyway and the ambush unraveled.
1786
Farmers under arms close the Northampton court before it can sit
They call themselves Regulators and say the courts have become the enemy of the people who fought the Revolution.
1958
1,145 cadets trade Lowry's barracks for a half-built campus in Colorado Springs
Some buildings still lack finishing touches, but the Air Force Academy finally has a permanent home.
1984Member story · 1776 Club
Two county commissioners drink tainted water at Rajneeshpuram; both fall ill
Rajneeshpuram followers planned to sicken Wasco County voters before the November election.
2005
Katrina comes ashore at Buras; hours later, New Orleans is drowning
Fifty-three levee and floodwall breaches put 80 percent of the city underwater by nightfall.
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