Today history 31

Here are some historical events that occurred on August 31st:

1886: The Statue of Liberty arrives in New York Harbor after a long journey from France. The statue was a gift from the people of France to the people of the United States, designed by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi and built by Gustave Eiffel.

1930: The first television weather forecast is broadcast by Philo Farnsworth, an American inventor and television pioneer.

1947: The Indian Independence Act comes into effect, dividing British India into two separate countries: India and Pakistan.

1963: The United States and the Soviet Union agree to establish a direct telephone line between Washington, D.C. and Moscow, known as the "hot line," to reduce the risk of nuclear war.

1985: The Soviet Union launches the Vega 1 spacecraft, which will fly by Venus and Halley's Comet.

1997: The United States Air Force retires the B-52 Stratofortress bomber, which had been in service since 1955.

2005: Hurricane Katrina makes landfall in Louisiana, causing widespread destruction and flooding along the Gulf Coast.

2012: The United States launches the Space Technology 5 mission, which includes a small satellite and a spacecraft designed to test new technologies.

These are just a few of the many historical events that have occurred on August 31st.