Monday, August 31, 2026

History for August 31

History for August 31 - On-This-Day.com 
William Saroyan 1908
  • 1887 - The kinetoscope was patented by Thomas Edison. The device was used to produce moving pictures.
  • 1920 - The first news program to be broadcast on radio was aired. The station was 8MK in Detroit, MI.
  • 1920 - John Lloyd Wright was issued a patent for "Toy-Cabin Construction," which are known as Lincoln Logs. (U.S. patent 1,351,086)
  • 1964 - California officially became the most populated state in America.

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