August 29, 1966The Beatles conclude their fourth American tour with their last public concert, at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, USA.

August 30, 1918Lenin, the new leader of Soviet Russia, is shot and wounded after a speech.

August 31, 1963Cubist painter George F. Braque dies in Paris aged 81.

September 1, 1951At the Presidio in San Francisco, the United States, Australia, and New Zealand sign the Anzus Pact, a joint security alliance to govern