Wikislippy:Selected anniversaries/August 31
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- 1422 - Henry VI, becomes King of England at the age of 9 months.
- 1864 - Union forces led by General William T. Sherman launch an assault on Georgia.
- 1886 - Earthquake kills 100 in Charleston, South Carolina.
- 1993 - HMS Mercury closes after 52 years in commission.
- 1998 - North Korea launches Kwangmyongsong.