2006 - Edvard Munch's famous painting "The Scream" is recovered by Norwegian police, two years after its theft
1987 - Michael Jackson's "Bad" music video, famous for its inspiration from the musical "West Side Story", is first shown
1965 - The Aero Spacelines Super Guppy aircraft (a large wide-bodied craft made for transporting cargo) makes its first flight
1945 - Robert Menzies founds the Liberal Party of Australia
1920 - The first radio news program broadcast in Detroit, Michigan.
This Day In Business
1870 - The telephone is invented independently by Elisha Gray and Alexander Graham Bell. Bell is able to patent his invention before Gray.
1992 - The Howard Stern Radio Show premieres on WNCX 98.5 FM in Cleveland Ohio
1957 - Malaysia gains independence from Britain after rule since the 18th century.
2001 - Little League world series hero Danny Almonte exposed as being a 14 year old kid
August 31st Holiday
Day of Solidarity and Freedom (Poland) - Celebrates the August Agreement of 1980, which allowed citizens to bring democratic decisions to an otherwise communist government.
Today's Birthday Trivia
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Today's Birthday Horoscope
Learn about people born on this day by reading the August 31 Birthday Horoscope.
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