Historical Events for 31st August 2022

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1142 - Possible date for establishment of the Iroquois (Haudenosaunee) League [disputed date - other research places date between 1450 and 1660]
1942 - U-boats sink and damage 131 allied ships this month (639,946 tons)
1947 - NY Giants set season record for HRs by a club 183 (en route to 221)
1954 - Cincinnati 1st baseman Ted Kluszewski hits 2 HRs in a 9-3 loss v Phillies at Connie Mack Stadium, Philadelphia; 1st Redleg to ever hit 40 MLB HRs, en route to season total 49
1955 - KTRE TV channel 9 begins broadcasting in Lufkin, Texas (ABC/NBC affiliate)
1966 - Referee Leo Horn whistles his last soccer match (Ajax-Bulgaria)
1969 - 25,000 attend New Orleans Pop Festival
1977 - Ian Smith, espousing racial segregation, wins Rhodesian general election with 80% of overwhelmingly white electorate's vote
1997 - Diana, Princess of Wales, dies in a car crash in a road tunnel in Paris
2012 - "Argo" directed by Ben Affleck and starring Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston and John Goodman premieres at the Telluride Film Festival (Best Picture 2013)

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