This Day in History Quiz: August 31

Question: Which countries declared independence and separated from the Soviet Union on August 31, 1991?
Answer: Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan both declared independence on August 31, 1991. The Soviet Union officially dissolved approximately four months later on December 31, 1991.
Question: Which president of Brazil was impeached on August 31, 2016, for covering up a budget deficit ahead of an election?
Answer: Dilma Rousseff, Brazil’s first female president, was impeached on August 31, 2016, for covering up a budget deficit before her reelection in 2014.
Question: Which one of Thomas Edison’s inventions received its patent on August 31, 1897?
Answer: Thomas Edison’s Kinetoscope, a projector that was the precedent for the motion-picture film projector, received its patent on August 31, 1897.
Question: Mary Ann Nichols, the first victim of a famous serial killer, was found on August 31, 1888. Who killed her?
Answer: The body of Mary Ann Nichols, (most likely) the first of Jack the Ripper’s numerous victims, was found in London on August 31, 1888.
Question: Which city became the capital of Hawaii on August 31, 1850, under the rule of King Kamehameha III?
Answer: Honolulu was established as the capital of Hawaii by King Kamehameha III on August 31, 1850.
Question: Which president of Taiwan, who became the first woman to hold that office, was born on August 31, 1956?
Answer: Tsai Ing-wen, Taiwan’s first female president and its first president descended from an ethnic minority, was born on August 31, 1956.
New Taipei city, Taiwan, Dec 11, 2015 Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Chairperson and presidential candidate Tsai Ing-wen
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This Day in History Quiz: August 31

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