In History August 31: 1422: Henry VI, becomes King of England at the age of 9 months. 1842: Micah Rugg patents a nuts and bolts machine. 1886: Crocker- Woolworth National Bank is organized. 1887: Thomas A. Edison patents the Kinetoscope. (Produces moving pictures) 1897: Thomas A. Edison patents his movie camera. (Kinetograph) 1920: Belgium starts paying old age pensions. 1940: The United States National Guard assembles. 1941: 23 U-boats sunk this month. 1954: United States Census Bureau forms. 1955: First microwave TV station operated in Lufkin, Texas. First sun-powered automobile demonstrated in Chicago, Illinois. 1960: Agricultural Hall of Fame forms. 1968: Verne Gagne beats Dick Beyers (Dr. X) in Minnesota to become NWA champion. 1992: Dynamite explosion in the Philippines mine, 500 die. 1997: Diana, Princess of Wales, dies in a car crash in a road tunnel in Paris. 2012: Apple loses it patent dispute with Samsung in Tokyo, Japan.
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