THURSDAY, Aug. 31, 2023

1881 ― First U.S. tennis championships (Newport, RI)

1886 ― First major earthquake recorded in eastern U.S., at Charleston, SC

1887 ― Thomas Edison patents Kinetoscope, (produces moving pictures)

1902 ― Split skirt first worn by Mrs. Adolph Landeburg (horse rider)

1907 ― England, Russia & France form the Triple Entente

1954 ― Census Bureau established

1955 ― First microwave TV station operated, Lufkin, Tx.

1955 ― First sun-powered automobile demonstrated, Chicago, Ill.

1957 ― Malaya (Malaysia) gains independence from Britain (National Day)

1962 ― Trinidad & Tobago gain independence from Britain (National Day)

1971 ― Dave Scott becomes 1st person to drive a car on the Moon

1979 ― Comet Howard-Koomur-Michels collides with the Sun

1986 ― Aeromexico jet and small plane collide killing 82

1988 ― 5-day power blackout of downtown Seattle begins