This Day In History
August 31
Sam Mason survives Indian attack Sam Mason survives Indian attack Battle of Jonesboro leads to fall of Atlanta Earthquake shakes Charleston, South Carolina Jack the Ripper claims first victim Edison patents the Kinetograph William Saroyan is born American soldier Harry Butters killed in the Battle of the Somme Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill's The Threepenny Opera premieres in Berlin FDR signs Neutrality Act Germany prepares for invasion of Poland The British cross the Gothic Line Actor Richard Gere born William O. Douglas calls for recognition of PRC William Cobb demonstrates first solar-powered car Dulles supports Diem's decision not to hold national election Sandy Koufax strikes out 18 Ky refuses to negotiate with the Communists Senate Committee calls for stepped-up bombing Thieu government maintains control of Senate U.S. weekly casualty figures hit new low Polish government signs accord with Gdansk shipyard workers Los Angeles mob attacks Night Stalker
Sam Mason survives Indian attack Sam Mason survives Indian attack Battle of Jonesboro leads to fall of Atlanta Earthquake shakes Charleston, South Carolina Jack the Ripper claims first victim Edison patents the Kinetograph William Saroyan is born American soldier Harry Butters killed in the Battle of the Somme Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill's The Threepenny Opera premieres in Berlin FDR signs Neutrality Act Germany prepares for invasion of Poland The British cross the Gothic Line Actor Richard Gere born William O. Douglas calls for recognition of PRC William Cobb demonstrates first solar-powered car Dulles supports Diem's decision not to hold national election Sandy Koufax strikes out 18 Ky refuses to negotiate with the Communists Senate Committee calls for stepped-up bombing Thieu government maintains control of Senate U.S. weekly casualty figures hit new low Polish government signs accord with Gdansk shipyard workers Los Angeles mob attacks Night Stalker
