Which event does this 1422 photograph show?

Henry V dies, leaving a nine-month-old baby as King of England (1422). Henry V, victor of Agincourt, died of dysentery on campaign in France at 35. The crown passed to his son Henry VI, then nine months old and still the youngest person ever to become King of England.

Which event does this 1888 photograph show?

Jack the Ripper claims the first of his canonical victims (1888). Mary Ann Nichols was found dead in Whitechapel, the first of five murders now generally attributed to the killer the press named Jack the Ripper. He was never identified. (Pictured: a contemporary Illustrated Police News front page covering the East End murders that autumn.)

Which event does this 1886 photograph show?

Charleston is wrecked by the worst earthquake the eastern United States has recorded (1886). The Charleston earthquake struck South Carolina at around magnitude 7, killing roughly 60 people and damaging almost every building in the city. It was felt as far away as Boston and Chicago, and remains the most destructive quake ever recorded in the eastern United States.

Which event does this 1803 photograph show?

Lewis sets off down the Ohio to begin the expedition west (1803). Meriwether Lewis left Pittsburgh in a keelboat, the first leg of the expedition he would lead with William Clark to the Pacific and back. They covered roughly 8,000 miles in two and a half years and lost only one man.

Which event does this 1897 photograph show?

Edison patents the movie camera (1897). Thomas Edison received the patent for the Kinetograph, the first practical motion picture camera. (Pictured: the Black Maria, his tar paper studio in New Jersey, where films were shot in a room that rotated to follow the sun.)

What happened on August 31? Henry V, Jack the Ripper and 3 more

What happened on August 31

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History · 1422

Henry V dies, leaving a nine-month-old baby as King of England

Henry V, victor of Agincourt, died of dysentery on campaign in France at 35. The crown passed to his son Henry VI, then nine months old and still the youngest person ever to become King of England.
Crime · 1888

Jack the Ripper claims the first of his canonical victims

Mary Ann Nichols was found dead in Whitechapel, the first of five murders now generally attributed to the killer the press named Jack the Ripper. He was never identified. (Pictured: a contemporary Illustrated Police News front page covering the East End murders that autumn.)
Disaster · 1886

Charleston is wrecked by the worst earthquake the eastern United States has recorded

The Charleston earthquake struck South Carolina at around magnitude 7, killing roughly 60 people and damaging almost every building in the city. It was felt as far away as Boston and Chicago, and remains the most destructive quake ever recorded in the eastern United States.
Exploration · 1803

Lewis sets off down the Ohio to begin the expedition west

Meriwether Lewis left Pittsburgh in a keelboat, the first leg of the expedition he would lead with William Clark to the Pacific and back. They covered roughly 8,000 miles in two and a half years and lost only one man.
Technology · 1897

Edison patents the movie camera

Thomas Edison received the patent for the Kinetograph, the first practical motion picture camera. (Pictured: the Black Maria, his tar paper studio in New Jersey, where films were shot in a room that rotated to follow the sun.)