What happend on 31st August

30.08
01.09
1985

Richard Ramirez, the "Night Stalker" serial killer, is arrested in Los Angeles, California.

1980

The Solidarity trade union is formed in Poland.

1978

William and Emily Harris, founders of the Symbionese Liberation Army, plead guilty to the 1974 kidnapping of newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst.

1962

Trinidad and Tobago become independent.

1957

The Federation of Malaya gains its independence from the United Kingdom.

1945

The Liberal Party of Australia is founded by Robert Menzies.

1943

The USS Harmon, the first U.S. Navy ship to be named for a black person, is commissioned.

1939

Nazi Germany mounts a staged attack on Gleiwitz radio station, giving them an excuse to attack Poland the following day, starting World War II.

1931

Production of Ford Motor Company's Model A ends, with 4.3 million produced.

1920

First news radio program broadcast in Detroit, Michigan.