WWII Events Today, August 31
Audio Clip: BBC reports on children being evacuated from London (1939-09-01).
Aug 31, 1936 US Neutrality Bill, no shipping to combatant nations. “Schools, not battleships.”
Aug 31, 1938 Churchill suggests alliance with US and USSR over Sudeten.
Aug 31, 1939 The British fleet was mobilized.
Aug 31, 1939 In London, civilian evacuations began. Edward R. Murrow describes the evacuation of school kids from London. (Image Gallery)
Aug 31, 1941 Finnish army regains their border.
Aug 31, 1943 The USS Harmon, first U.S. Navy ship to be named for an African American, commissioned.
Aug 31, 1944 The British 8th Army broke through the German’s “Gothic Line.” The defensive line was drawn across northern Italy.
