On this day in 1776, Washington’s defeated Continental Army avoids total destruction after escaping across the East River from Brooklyn to Manhattan using an impromptu armada of small boats. The rebels will survive to fight another day. Some have called it America’s Dunkirk. pic.twitter.com/Ltn4aM0ih3
— Military History Now (@MilHistNow) August 29, 2024
Day: August 29, 2024
Secondary detonations of ammunition in a Russian BMP-2 after striking a mine somewhere in the area of #Toretsk, #Donetsk AO. The poster claims it was carrying Russian assault troops.
Source: Warlife pic.twitter.com/bdcXOs7ncA
— OSINT (Uri Kikaski) 🇺🇸 🇨🇦 🇬🇧 🇺🇦 🇮🇱 (@UKikaski) August 29, 2024
So millionaire @JeremyClarkson is ripping people off at his £1,000,000 pub. https://t.co/SUh0psobMK
— KT “Special CIA Operation” (@KremlinTrolls) August 29, 2024
OTD Aug 29, 1915 #Ingrid_Bergmanborn. Proved excellent honey trap. She got the letters of transit!
Casablanca the La Marseillaise features actual pissed off French refugees. Even actress Madeleine Lebeau, tears streaming down her face, was a refugee. pic.twitter.com/icaUhiV4dt— SPIES&VESPERS (@SpiesVespers) August 29, 2024
#OTD Aug 29,1949 Soviets test 1st nuclear device #RDS_1 or #First_Lightning Semipalatinsk, Kazakh site Polygon pic.twitter.com/iwkFgkOUSB
— SPIES&VESPERS (@SpiesVespers) August 29, 2024
#OTD Aug 29, 1969 #Avril_Haines born. Currently DNI. And first woman to hold position of CIA’s Duty Director. pic.twitter.com/HvimJGxohD
— SPIES&VESPERS (@SpiesVespers) August 29, 2024
Night of August 28/29, 2024: Video from the door gunner on a Russian helicopter (possibly Mi-8) reportedly firing at and destroying an AFU GUR marine drone off the coast of #Crimea. pic.twitter.com/JUJlUr7ktu
— OSINT (Uri Kikaski) 🇺🇸 🇨🇦 🇬🇧 🇺🇦 🇮🇱 (@UKikaski) August 29, 2024
If the new Starmer 🇬🇧 government is really serious about re-engaging with 🇪🇺 going back in the highly popular and successful #Erasmus student exchange scheme should be at the top of the list. https://t.co/w3GErbNStO
— Carl Bildt (@carlbildt) August 29, 2024