August 31st
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- 2018
A 19-year-old Indonesian boy is rescued after spending 49 days adrift when his floating fish trap became unmoored. View Post →
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- 1142
The Iroquois Confederacy, a union of Native American tribes, is possibly established.
- 1886
The first major earthquake recorded in the eastern US occurs in Charleston, South Carolina, causing 110 deaths.
- 1955
The first sun-powered automobile is demonstrated in Chicago, Illinois.
- 1964
California officially becomes the most populated state in America.
- 1986
A Russian cargo ship crashes into the cruise ship Admiral Nakhimov, resulting in 398 deaths.
- 1987
Michael Jackson's Bad video, directed by Martin Scorsese, premieres during the TV special Michael Jackson: The Magic Returns on CBS.
- 1988
A five-day power blackout begins in downtown Seattle.
- 1997
Princess Diana dies in a car crash.
- 2006
Edvard Munch's famous painting, The Scream, is recovered by Norwegian police in a raid after being stolen in 2004.
- 2020
Singer Akon lays the first stone for Akon City, a futuristic, solar-powered city to be built in Senegal. He claims it will be a real-life version of Wakanda from the Black Panther film.
