I discovered that there never was a posting for the month of August, so I
have created one that covers the monthly events and the daily celebrations
start on Monday, August 15th. It's not as extensive as the ones that are
posted the other months of the year on LM_NET but hopefully this will fill a
need for others as well!
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August is...
National Parks Month
Harvest Month
Black Business Month
Children's Vision and Learning Month
National Inventors' Month
Romance Awareness Month
National Child Support Enforcement Month
International Air Travel Month
Read A New Book Month
Music Month
Admit You're Happy Month
Family Fun Month
National Catfish Month
National Eye Exam Month
National Golf Month
Peach Month
Romance Awareness Month
Water Quality Month
National Blueberry Month
National Picnic Month
Daily Celebrations:
August 15 Relaxation Day
Feast of the Assumption Day
August 16 National Tell a Joke Day
August 17 National Thrift Shop Day
August 18 Bad Poetry Day
National Watermelon Day
August 19 National Aviation Day
August 20 National Radio Day
August 21 Hawaii Day
August 22 Be an Angel Day
Tooth Fairy Day
August 23 International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its
Abolition
August 24 National Peach Pie Day
Strange Music Day
August 25 Kiss and Make Up Day
August 26 Women's Equality Day
August 27 Just Because Day
August 28 Race Your Mouse Day
August 29 More Herbs, Less Salt Day
August 30 Toasted Marshmallow Day
August 31 National Trail Mix Day
This month:
The first U.S. Census is completed. There are four million people in the
U.S. in 1790.
Wild Bill Hickock is killed during a poker game. He was holding a "Dead
Man's Hand", two pair aces and 8's. (1876)
Amelia Earhart completes her trans-continental flight.
The Nautilus, a nuclear powered submarine is the first submarine to cross
the North Pole under water. (1958)
Champagne is invented by Dom Perignon. (1693)
Little Orphan Annie comic strip debuts. (1924)
Murderer John Hart is the first person to be executed in an electric chair
(1890)
Baseball pitching legend Cy Young pitches his first his first game, a win.
(1890)
The "Order of the Purple Heart" is created by President George Washington
(1782)
The Daughters of the American Revolution organization is created. (1890)
The USSR finally declares war against Japan. (1945)
The Atom bomb is dropped on Hiroshima, Japan by the U.S. (1945)
President Richard M. Nixon becomes the first and only president to resign
while in office (1974)
The village of Chicago is incorporated. (1833)
The Beatles begin their last US concert tour. (1966)
US annexes Hawaii. (1898)
Spanish defeat the Aztecs Indians and conquerors Mexico City. (1521)
Japan surrenders, ending World War II. (1945)
The Panama Canal is opened. (1914)
Gold is discovered in the Klondike. (1896)
Construction is started on the Berlin Wall. (1961)
The 1,000 Islands bridge, connecting the US and Canada is dedicated by
President Franklin D. Roosevelt. (1938)
Indianapolis Speedway holds it's first auto race (1909)
Venetian blinds are patented. (1841)
The first picture of Earth from the moon is taken by Lunar Orbiter 1. (1966)
The infamous Mount Vesuvius eruption buries the city of Pompeii. (79)
Julius Caesar's Roman army invades Britain (55 BC)
The Late Show with David Letterman premieres on CBS. (1993)
Linda De Vore
Media Center Director
Casa Grande Middle School
Casa Grande, AZ 85222
linda.devore@cgelem.k12.az.us
"Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most
accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers." -
Charles W. Eliot
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