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August 1 in History

August 1 in History August 1st is… National Girlfriends Day International Mahjong Day Mead Day Milkshake Day National Minority Donor Awareness Day National Raspberry Cream Pie Day Respect for Parents Day Yorkie Day 1774 – British scientist Joseph Priestley re-discovered oxygen (the gas), verifying the discovery of it by German-Swedish chemist Carl Wilhelm Scheele. 1790

August Days, Dates and Information

August Is… Crayon Collection Month National Dog Month Family Fun Month Golf Month Happiness Happens Month Immunization Awareness Month Panini Month International Peace Month MedicAlert Awareness Month Motorsports Awareness Month Sandwich Month Spinal Muscular Atrophy Awareness Month August was named in honor of Augustus Caesar, the first Roman emperor. Augustus led the transformation of the ...

July 31 in Pop Culture History

July 31 in Pop Culture History July 31st is… Avocado Day Cotton Candy Day Jump For Jellybeans Day Mutt Day Raspberry Cake Day Shredded Wheat Day Uncommon Instruments Awareness Day 781 – The oldest recorded eruption of Mount Fuji in Japan. 1492 – Jews were expelled from Spain when the Alhambra Decree took effect. 1790 ...

July 30 in History

July 30 in Pop Culture History July 30th is… Cheesecake Day Chicken and Waffles Day International Day of Friendship Father-in-Law Day Paperback Book Day Share A Hug Day Support Public Education Day World Snorkeling Day Whistleblower Day 762 – Caliph Al-Mansur founded Baghdad. 1619 – In Jamestown, Virginia, the first representative assembly in the Americas, ...

July 29 in History

July 29 in Pop Culture History July 29th is… Chicken Wing Day Lasagna Day Lipstick Day National Mascot Superfan Day Rain Day Tiger Day 1148 – The Siege of Damascus ended with a Crusader defeat and led to the end of the Second Crusade. 1836 – Inauguration of the Arc de Triomphe de l’Étoile (Arch ...

July 28 in History

July 28 in Pop Culture History July 28th is… Buffalo Soldiers Day World Hepatitis Day Milk Chocolate Day National Waterpark Day Nature Conservation Day 1854 – The USS Constellation was commissioned, the last all-sail warship built by the United States Navy. 1868 – The 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution was certified, establishing African ...

July 27 in History

July 27 in Pop Culture History July 27th is… Bagpipe Appreciation Day Crème Brûlée Day Korean War Veterans Armistice Day Love Is Kind Day Scotch Day Take Your Houseplant For a Walk Day Take Your Pants For a Walk Day Walk on Stilts Day 1694 – A Royal charter was granted to the Bank of ...

July 26 in History

July 26 in Pop Culture History July 26th is… All or Nothing Day Americans With Disabilities Day Armed Forces Unification Day Aunt and Uncle’s Day Bagelfest Day Coffee Milkshake Day Disability Independence Day World Tofu Day 1745 – “The greatest cricket match that was played in this part of England was on Friday, the 26th ...

July 25 in History

July 25 in Pop Culture History July 25th is… World Day Against Pet Abandonment Hire a Veteran Day Hot Fudge Sundae Day Merry-Go-Round Day Red Shoe Day Threading the Needle Day Wine and Cheese Day 306 – Constantine I (Constantine The Great) was proclaimed Roman emperor by his troops. 1593 – Henry IV of France ...

July 24 in History

July 24 in Pop Culture History July 24th is… Amelia Earhart Day National Cousins Day Drive-Thru Day Pioneer Day Tell An Old Joke Day Tequila Day Thermal Engineer Day REMINDER: If you have promised your significant other that you will love them 7/24, TODAY is 7/24. 1567 – Mary, Queen of Scots, was forced to ...

July 23 in History

July 23 in Pop Culture History July 23rd is… Gorgeous Grandma Day Mosquito Day Peanut Butter and Chocolate Day Sprinkle Day Vanilla Ice Cream Day Yada Yada Yada Day 1829 – In the United States, William Austin Burt patented (#5581X) the typographer, an early typewriter. 1926 – Fox Film bought the patents of the Movietone ...

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