August 31

1886 Lost Cabin Post Office in Fremont County, was established on August 31, 1886.

1898 August 31, 1898 was "Cody Day" at the Trans-Mississippi Exposition in Omaha, Nebraska in honor of William "Buffalo Bill" Cody. Read more about the exposition and Buffalo Bill's involvement with the event here.

1908 The Converse County Free Library was formed when the Douglas Library Association voted "to donate or turn over its library to the Converse County Free Library."