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This Day In History Aug 31 1888 1935 1941 1954 1980 1991 2008
On August 31 in history notable events include the 1888 discovery of Mary Ann Nichols linked to Jack the Ripper, the 1935 arms export ban signed by FDR, the 1941 debut of The Great Gildersleeve, the 1954 Hurricane Carol deaths, the 1980 birth of Poland’s Solidarity, the 1991 republic declarations by Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan, and the 2008 deaths of Edwin Guthman and Ike Pappas.
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Mary Ann Nichols
Jack the Ripper
London
East End
Franklin D. Roosevelt
U.S
Great Gildersleeve
Harold Peary
NBC
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Poland
Solidarity Labor Movement
Gdansk
Uzbekistan
Kyrgyzstan
Soviet Union
Edwin O. Guthman
Robert F. Kennedy
Los Angeles
CBS
Ike Pappas
Arlington