Today is:
August 16

 

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Boast not thyself of tomorrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
Proverbs 27:1

 

August animationAugust is: Children's Vision and Learning Month
National Back-to-School Month
National Inventors' Month
Science / Medicine / Technology Book Month
Spinal Muscular Atrophy Awareness Month

Elvis Presley Commemoration Day - At the age of 42, Elvis died at Graceland Mansion in Memphis, Tennessee. He died for the first time in 1977. Some people still seem to see him. Sponsor: Elvis Presley Birthplace.

Joe Miller's Joke Day - This English comic actor died in 1738. He inspired the first book of jokes, Joe Miller's Jokes.

Material Girls Day - Celebrated on the birthday of singer/actress Madona Ciccone. She was born on this day in 1958 in Bay City, Michigan. Sponsor: The Life of the Party.

True Love Forever Day - On this day in 1965, Francesca and Robert, the main characters of "The Bridges of Madison County," first met.

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