Today is Thursday, Aug. 29, the 242nd day of 2024. There are 124 days left in the year.
TODAY IN HISTORY
On Aug. 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina struck the U.S. Gulf Coast near Buras-Triumph, Louisiana, breaching levees and spurring floods that devastated New Orleans. The costliest storm in U.S. history, Katrina caused nearly 1,400 deaths and an estimated $200 billion in damage.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS
Actor Elliott Gould is 86. Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin is 86. Olympic gold medal sprinter Wyomia Tyus is 79. Olympic gold medal long jumper Bob Beamon is 78. Animal behaviorist and autism educator Temple Grandin is 77. Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew is 69. Dancer-choreographer Mark Morris is 68. Actor Rebecca De Mornay is 65.
Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch is 57. Singer Me’Shell NdegeOcello is 56. Actor Carla Gugino is 53. Actor-singer Lea Michele is 38. MLB pitcher Noah Syndergaard is 32. Rock singer Liam Payne (One Direction) is 31.
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