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August 31 in History

August 31 in History August 31st is… National Diatomaceous Earth Day National Eat Outside Day National Matchmaker Day National South Carolina Day Trail Mix Day 1803 – Lewis and Clark started their expedition to the west by leaving Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 1888 – Mary Ann Nichols was murdered, the first of Jack the Ripper’s confirmed victims. […]

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August 30 in History

August 30 in History August 30th is… National Beach Day National Grief Awareness Day Toasted Marshmallow Day 1835 – Melbourne, Australia, was founded. 1836 – The city of Houston, named after former General Sam Houston, was founded by Augustus Chapman Allen and John Kirby Allen. 1945 – Hong Kong was liberated from Japan by British

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August 29 in History

August 29 in History August 29th is… According to Hoyle Day Cabernet Sauvignon Day Chop Suey Day Lemon Juice Day 1758 – The first American Indian reservation was established at Indian Mills, New Jersey. 1831 – Michael Faraday discovers electromagnetic induction, opening the door to electric generators. 1885 – Gottlieb Daimler patented the world’s first

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August 28 in History

August 28 in History August 28th is… National Bow Tie Day Cherry Turnovers Day National Power Rangers Day National Red Wine Day National Thoughtful Day Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day 1609 – Henry Hudson discovered Delaware Bay. 1789 – William Herschel discovered another Saturn moon, Enceladus. 1810 – The French Navy accepted the surrender of a

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August 25 in History

August 25 in History August 25th is… Banana Split Day National Kiss and Make-up Day National Park Service Founders Day National Secondhand Wardrobe Day Whiskey Sour Day 1609 – Galileo Galilei demonstrated his first telescope to Venetian lawmakers. 1835 – The New York Sun perpetrated the Great Moon Hoax, a six-part article falsely attributed to

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August 24 in History

August 24 in History August 24th is… National Maryland Day Peach Pie Day Waffle Day 79 (Volcano Eruption) Mount Vesuvius erupted. The cities of Pompeii, Herculaneum, and Stabiae were buried in volcanic ash, although some scholars believe it was October 24th. Pop/Rock band Bastille wrote a song about the event in 2013. 1215 – Pope

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