August 29: Facts & Historical Events On This Day

Elon Musk unveiled a pig called Gertrude with a coin-sized computer chip in her brain.

On this day, Elon Musk demonstrated his ambitious plans to create a working brain-to-machine interface.

Eminem won four awards for his hit song “Without Me” at the 19th MTV Music Video Awards.

Netflix was founded by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in California.

Originally Netflix was a DVD rental service and didn't become an online streaming platform until 2007.

The Gemini V spacecraft returned to Earth, landing in the Atlantic Ocean.

Rowntree’s introduced the famous Kit Kat featuring three layers of wafer cut into finger slices and surrounded by milk chocolate.

Quebec Bridge in St Lawrence, Canada, collapsed after four years of construction.

On this day, there were 86 workers on site, and 75 were killed, with the rest being injured. The instability of the infrastructure was known by Norman McLure, who tried to warn them but sent the message by mail rather than telegraph.

The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company was incorporated.

The first plant was bought for a $3,500 down payment, and the company has now made more than $20 billion in sales.

Inventor Gottlieb Daimler filed for a patent for a two-wheel “riding car,” or in other words, “motorcycle.”

Sir William Huggins discovered the spectrum of a planetary nebula at his observatory in Upper Tulse Hill in London, England.

Daniel Halladay patented the self-governing windmill.

Michael Faraday was credited for discovering electromagnetic induction.

Electromagnetic induction is when the movement of magnets around a coil of wire is used to create an electrical current through the wire.

British naval vessel HMS Royal George sank, and over 800 lives were lost.

While being docked in Portsmouth, England, the vessel was purposely rolled so maintenance could be carried out on the hull. However, the ship became out of control and started taking on water. Consequently, it sank, along with the crew on board.

The Treaty of Picquigny was signed between France and England, agreeing on a seven-year truce and free trade between the two kingdoms.

The oldest Japanese coinage was minted.

The original copper currency was called "Wadōkaichin" and was round or square with a hole in the center.