1535 Pope Paul II deposed & excommunicated King Henry VIII
1688 Death in London of John Bunyan, English author of The Pilgrim's Progress.
1772 Hurricane destroy ships off Dominica
1778 British kill 17 Stockbridge indians in the Bronx during Revolution
1842 US Naval Observatory authorized by an act of Congress
1846 Committee established in Sydney to organise appeal for Irish famine.
1850 Calif pioneers organized at Montgomery & Clay Streets
1864 Atlanta Campaign-Battle of Jonesborough
1886 A strong earthquake rocks Charleston, SC, killing more than 100 people.
1886 The first major earthquake recorded in eastern US, at Charleston, SC
1887 Thomas A Edison patents Kinetoscope, (produces moving pictures)
1888 Jack the Ripper claims his first victim as the body of Mary Ann Nicholls is found in London.
1888 North Canterbury, New Zealand a 7+ earthquake in northern Canterbury, some 100 kilometers from Christchurch, caused the partial collapse of the cathedral's spire
1902 Split skirt first worn by Mrs Adolph Landeburg (horse rider)
1907 England, Russia & France form the Triple Entente
1919 Communist Labor Party of America formed in Chicago
1919 Petlyura's Ukranian Army kills 35 members of a Jewish defense group
1935 FDR signs an act prohibiting export of US arms to belligerents
1940 Hollywood screen stars Lawrence Olivier and Vivian Leigh are married.
1941 Great Gildersleeve, a spin-off of Fibber McGee & Molly debuts on NBC
1950 Contingent of 80 men from First Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, leaves for the Korean War.
1950 HMAS Sydney and Tobruk sail for Korea
1954 Census Bureau established
1954 Hurricane Carol (1st major named storm) hits New England, 70 die
1954 Hurricane Carol hits New England, killing more than 60 people and causiAug 31, massive property damage.
