WHAT HAPPENED ON 29. AUGUST
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The Mount Washington Cog Railway opens, making it the world's first rack railway. (29. August 1869)

Emperor Meiji orders the abolition of the han system and the establishment of prefectures as local centers of administration. (Traditional Japanese date: July 14, 1871). (29. August 1871)

Gottlieb Daimler patents the world's first internal combustion motorcycle, the Reitwagen. (29. August 1885)

The Goodyear tire company is founded. (29. August 1898)

The Slava, the last of the five Borodino-class battleships, is launched. (29. August 1903)

The Quebec Bridge collapses during construction, killing 75 workers. (29. August 1907)

The Japan–Korea Treaty of 1910, also known as the Japan–Korea Annexation Treaty, becomes effective, officially starting the period of Japanese rule in Korea. (29. August 1910)

Ishi, considered the last Native American to make contact with European Americans, emerges from the wilderness of northeastern California. (29. August 1911)

US Navy salvage divers raise F-4, the first U.S. submarine sunk in an accident. (29. August 1915)

The United States passes the Philippine Autonomy Act. (29. August 1916)

Bapaume taken by the New Zealand Division in the Hundred Days Offensive. (29. August 1918)

The first radio advertisement is broadcast on WEAF-AM in New York City. (29. August 1922)

The last 36 remaining inhabitants of St Kilda are voluntarily evacuated to other parts of Scotland. (29. August 1930)

Tallinn, the Capital of Estonia is occupied by Nazi Germany following an occupation by the Soviet Union. (29. August 1941)

German-occupied Denmark scuttles most of its navy; Germany dissolves the Danish government. (29. August 1943)

Slovak National Uprising takes place as 60,000 Slovak troops turn against the Nazis. (29. August 1944)

USS Nevada (BB-36) is decommissioned. (29. August 1946)

Soviet atomic bomb project: The Soviet Union tests its first atomic bomb, known as First Lightning or Joe 1, at Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan. (29. August 1949)

Korean War: British troops arrive in Korea to bolster the US presence there. (29. August 1950)

United States Air Force Academy opens in Colorado Springs, Colorado. (29. August 1958)