Today is Saturday, Aug. 29, the 241st day of 2026. There are 124 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On Aug. 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina struck the U.S. Gulf Coast in southeast Louisiana, breaching levees and spurring floods that devastated New Orleans. Katrina caused nearly 1,400 deaths and an estimated $200 billion in damage.
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