On this day in history - Today, August, 31

Today in History

• 1998 North Korea Announces the Launch of its First Satellite

  According to government sources of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the satellite called K

• 1997 Princess of Wales, Diana, Dies in a Car Crash

  Diana, the former wife of Charles, the heir apparent to the British Crown, was fatally injured when

• 1994 Russian Troops Leave Estonia 3 years after Estonia declared independence from the Soviet Union

  USSR had occupied the Baltic country in 1944, during the Second World War. Many Western countries ne

• 1991 Uzbekistan declares its independence from the Soviet Union

  The Central Asian country had become a part of the Russian Empire in the 19th century, and was made

• 1957 Federation of Malaya Gains Independence

  The Federation, now known as Malaysia gained its independence from the British. The Southeast Asian