1965 August 29 - A national record for the month of August was established when 2.5 inches of snow fell atop Mount Washington NH.
Temperatures in New England dipped to 39 degrees at Nantucket MA, and to 25 degrees in Vermont. For many locations it was the earliest freeze of record.
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August 29, 1965
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Temperatures in New England dipped to 39 degrees at Nantucket MA, and to 25 degrees in Vermont. For many locations it was the earliest freeze of record.
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August 29, 1965
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Springfield, Massachusetts, USA (Indian Orchard)
1786 - August 29 - Shays' Rebellion in Springfield, Mass
Shays' Rebellion was an armed uprising in Massachusetts (mostly in and around Springfield) during 1786 and 1787. Revolutionary War veteran Daniel Shays led four thousand rebels (called Shaysites)... Read MORE...
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1786 - August 29 - Shays' Rebellion in Springfield, Mass
Shays' Rebellion was an armed uprising in Massachusetts (mostly in and around Springfield) during 1786 and 1787. Revolutionary War veteran Daniel Shays led four thousand rebels (called Shaysites)... Read MORE...
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Whitestone, New York, USA*
1890 - PLEASURE SEEKERS DROWN - A Rowboat Capsizes and Five Occupants Perish.
A shocking drowning accident by which five lost their lives, occurred recently off Whitestone, Long Island, N. Y. The employes of the Schaeffer Brewing Company of New York were holding their annual... Read MORE...
The Cranbury Press - New Jersey - August 29, 1890
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1890 - PLEASURE SEEKERS DROWN - A Rowboat Capsizes and Five Occupants Perish.
A shocking drowning accident by which five lost their lives, occurred recently off Whitestone, Long Island, N. Y. The employes of the Schaeffer Brewing Company of New York were holding their annual... Read MORE...
The Cranbury Press - New Jersey - August 29, 1890
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Digestibility of Raisins - Yes, raisins are excellent, and quite digestible providing they...Read MORE...
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Lenox, Massachusetts, USA
1866 - Cruel Teacher
The citizens of Lenox, Massachusetts, are greatly incensed against a teacher in one of the primary schools there named Frances Williams, who beat a little child in a cruel manner for mispronouncing a ... Read MORE...
Harrisburg Telegraph - Harrisburg, Pennsylvania - August 29, 1866
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1866 - Cruel Teacher
The citizens of Lenox, Massachusetts, are greatly incensed against a teacher in one of the primary schools there named Frances Williams, who beat a little child in a cruel manner for mispronouncing a ... Read MORE...
Harrisburg Telegraph - Harrisburg, Pennsylvania - August 29, 1866
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New Milford, Connecticut, USA
1911 - TORNADO HITS CONNECTICUT.
Uproots Trees, Wrecks Houses, and Destroys Crops Near New Milford.
NEW MILFORD, Conn., Aug. 28. - A tornado swept through a section three miles long and a quarter of a mile wide here late today,... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - August 29, 1911
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1911 - TORNADO HITS CONNECTICUT.
Uproots Trees, Wrecks Houses, and Destroys Crops Near New Milford.
NEW MILFORD, Conn., Aug. 28. - A tornado swept through a section three miles long and a quarter of a mile wide here late today,... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - August 29, 1911
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Greenwich, Massachusetts, USA*
1846 - Serious Accident
A Mr. David Lincoln, with his wife and brother, Sylvester Lincoln, of Greenwich, were riding into our village in a buggy, last Wednesday, the forward part of the body holding the dasher gave way,... Read MORE...
The Newport Mercury - Newport, Rhode Island - August 29, 1846
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1846 - Serious Accident
A Mr. David Lincoln, with his wife and brother, Sylvester Lincoln, of Greenwich, were riding into our village in a buggy, last Wednesday, the forward part of the body holding the dasher gave way,... Read MORE...
The Newport Mercury - Newport, Rhode Island - August 29, 1846
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Preston, Connecticut, USA
1893 - WILLIAM E. CHAPMAN KILLED.; Crushed by a Tree Weakened by Last Week's Cyclone -- Escape of His Son.
One of the victims of the cyclone of last week was William E. Chapman, the well-known President of the Chapman Wrecking Company. Early on Thursday, the morning after the storm, Mr. Chapman left his... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - August 29, 1893
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1893 - WILLIAM E. CHAPMAN KILLED.; Crushed by a Tree Weakened by Last Week's Cyclone -- Escape of His Son.
One of the victims of the cyclone of last week was William E. Chapman, the well-known President of the Chapman Wrecking Company. Early on Thursday, the morning after the storm, Mr. Chapman left his... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - August 29, 1893
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Avoid carefully any allusion to the age or personal defects of your companion, or any one who may...Read MORE...
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Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)
1913 - METEOR FALLS IN RIVER. Shock of Its Explosion Breaks Windows in Tiverton, R. I.
FALL RIVER, Mass., Aug. 28. - A meteor fell into the Seaconnett River near Tiverton, R. I., last night, churning up the water and producing and explosion that sounded like the discharge of a... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - August 29, 1913
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1913 - METEOR FALLS IN RIVER. Shock of Its Explosion Breaks Windows in Tiverton, R. I.
FALL RIVER, Mass., Aug. 28. - A meteor fell into the Seaconnett River near Tiverton, R. I., last night, churning up the water and producing and explosion that sounded like the discharge of a... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - August 29, 1913
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1907 August 29 – The partially completed superstructure of the Quebec Bridge collapses entirely, claiming the lives of 76 workers.
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1885 Ex-Governor Reuben E. Fenton died suddenly Tuesday while sitting at his desk in the First National Bank at Jamestown, N. Y.
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