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Saturday, October 19, 2013

August 31 - The Day in History

August 31 : General Interest
1980: Polish government signs accord with Gdansk shipyard workers

On this day in 1980, representatives of the communist government of Poland agree to the demands of striking shipyard workers in the city of Gdansk... Read more


American Revolution
1777 : Sam Mason survives Indian attack
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/sam-mason-survives-indian-attack

Automotive
1955 : William Cobb demonstrates first solar-powered car
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/william-cobb-demonstrates-first-solar-powered-car

Civil War
1864 : Battle of Jonesboro leads to fall of Atlanta
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-jonesboro-georgia

Cold War
1951 : William O. Douglas calls for recognition of PRC
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/william-o-douglas-calls-for-recognition-of-prc

Crime
1985 : Los Angeles mob attacks Night Stalker
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/los-angeles-mob-attacks-night-stalker

Disaster
1886 : Earthquake shakes Charleston, South Carolina
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/earthquake-shakes-charleston-south-carolina

General Interest
1888 : Jack the Ripper claims first victim
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/jack-the-ripper-claims-first-victim
1897 : Edison patents the Kinetograph
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/edison-patents-the-kinetograph
1939 : Germany prepares for invasion of Poland
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germany-prepares-for-invasion-of-poland

Hollywood
1949 : Actor Richard Gere born
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/actor-richard-gere-born

Literary
1908 : William Saroyan is born
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/william-saroyan-is-born

Music
1928 : Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill's The Threepenny Opera premieres in Berlin
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/bertolt-brecht-and-kurt-weills-the-threepenny-opera-premieres-in-berlin

Old West
1777 : Sam Mason survives Indian attack
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mason-survives-indian-attack

Presidential
1935 : FDR signs Neutrality Act
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fdr-signs-neutrality-act

Sports
1959 : Sandy Koufax strikes out 18
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/sandy-koufax-strikes-out-18

Vietnam War
1955 : Dulles supports Diem's decision not to hold national election
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/dulles-supports-diems-decision-not-to-hold-national-election
1965 : Ky refuses to negotiate with the Communists
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ky-refuses-to-negotiate-with-the-communists
1967 : Senate Committee calls for stepped-up bombing
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/senate-committee-calls-for-stepped-up-bombing
1970 : Thieu government maintains control of Senate
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/thieu-government-maintains-control-of-senate
1972 : U.S. weekly casualty figures hit new low
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/us-weekly-casualty-figures-hit-new-low

World War I
1916 : American soldier Harry Butters killed in the Battle of the Somme
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/american-soldier-harry-butters-killed-in-the-battle-of-the-somme

World War II
1944 : The British cross the Gothic Line
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-british-cross-the-gothic-line


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