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.

1955 The first microwave TV station operated (Lufkin, Tx)

1955 The first sun-powered automobile demonstrated, Chicago, Ill

1957 Malaya (Malaysia) gains independence from Britain

1959 Australia defeats US for tennis' Davis Cup

1960 Agricultural Hall of Fame established

1962 Trinidad & Tobago gain independence from Britain

1965 House of Reps joins Senate establish Dept of Housing & Urban Develop

1968 6,000 die in 7.8 quake destroys 60,000 buildings in NE Iran

1968 In Iran a 7.3 earthquake was centered about 250 kilometers south of Mashhad. There were 12,000 to 20,000 deaths, many injuries, and over 60,000 homeless

1968 Private Eye magazine reports a John Lennon & Yoko Ono album will have a picture of them nude on the cover

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