August 31 in history: • 1218 – Al-Kamil became the fourth sultan of the Ayyubid dynasty of Egypt. → go there • 1814 – War of 1812: American militia forces repelled a British force at the Battle of Caulk's Field, killing 41 people, including Captain Peter Parker of the Royal Navy. → go there • 1886 – The 7.0 Charleston earthquake struck southeastern South Carolina with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme), killing 60 people and causing damage worth an estimated $5–6 million. → go there • 1897 – Thomas Edison was granted a patent for the Kinetoscope (pictured), a precursor to the modern movie projector. → go there • 2019 – A sightseeing helicopter crashed in the mountains of Skoddevarre in Alta, Norway, killing all six people on board. → go there Born 1775: Agnes Bulmer Wiki link Died 1867: Charles Baudelaire Wiki link Died 1922: Dogsomyn Bodoo Wiki link Born 1986: Feng Tianwei Wiki link Pictured: Interior view of Kinetoscope with peephole viewer.