August 31 in History |
| August 31st is… National Diatomaceous Earth Day National Eat Outside Day National Matchmaker Day National South Carolina Day Trail Mix Day |
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1803 – Lewis and Clark started their expedition to the west by leaving Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 1888 – Mary Ann Nichols was murdered, the first of Jack the Ripper’s confirmed victims. 1897 – Thomas Edison received his patent (# 589168) for his Kinetoscope, the first movie projector. 1928 – Brecht & Weil’s play, The Threepenny Opera, premiered. 1957 – #1 Hit August 31, 1957 – September 13, 1957: Debbie Reynolds – Tammy 1962 – Trinidad and Tobago became independent from Britain. 1963 – #1 Hit August 31, 1963 – September 20, 1963: The Angels – My Boyfriend’s Back 1965 – The Aero Spacelines Super Guppy aircraft made its inaugural flight. 1993 – Barney’s Favorites Volume 1, featured 27 songs by the purple dinosaur. 1997 – Diana, Princess of Wales, and her companion Dodi Fayed (with driver Henri Paul) died in a car crash in Paris. 2006 – Edvard Munch’s famous painting The Scream, stolen on August 22, 2004, was recovered in a raid by Norwegian police. |