August

The month of August celebrates these events:

1st        Birth Anniversary of Francis Scott Key (author of the U.S. National Anthem-1779)

1st        Sister's Day

2nd       U.S. Official signing of anniversary of the Declaration of Independence (1776)

2nd     Civic Holiday (Canada)

3rd        National Night Out (help stop neighborhood crime)

4th        Founding of the U.S. Coast Guard (1790)

7th        Halfway point of Summer

7th        National Lighthouse Day

7th        National Mustard Day

8th        Family Day

8th        Middle Children's Day

13th      International Left-handed Day

15th      National Relaxation Day

15th      Panama Canal opened (1914)

15th      "The Wizard of Oz" premiered (1939)

17th      Anniversary of the First Steamboat Trip (1807)

19th      Birthday of President Bill Clinton (1946)

19th      National Aviation Day

21st      41st Anniversary of Hawaii becoming a State (1959)

26th     Woman Suffrage (1920)

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Little Sayings: hundreds of aphorisms listed by categories

Poems: just a few of my favorites

Jellybeans:   little bit of this and that...fun pages

 

E-mail me if you have any other "special days" you think should be added to the calendar.

My Favorite Links:  list of sites for graphic arts, sayings & quotes, etc...

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Updated 6/26/07