Event:
The British government raises its terror threat level to 'severe' due to concern over the number of participants in Middle Eastern conflicts who have been traveling to and from the U.K. and who may seek to instigate terrorist actions inside the country
More Notable Events on August 29:
1975 Star in Cygnus goes nova becoming 4th brightest in sky
1962 U.S. U-2 flight sees SAM launch pads in Cuba
1945 General MacArthur named Supreme Commander of Allied Powers in Japan
1944 15,000 American troops liberating Paris march down Champs Elysees
1862 U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing begins operation
