August
1
Francis Scoot Key born in 1779 – Star-Spangled Banner author
Anne Franks last diary entry 1944
The first Olympic games opened in Berlin, Germany 1936
2
The Persian Gulf War began 1990
First Lincoln Penny issued 1909
Rasksha Bandhan – Hindu holiday celebrating the love between a bother and sister
3
Columbus set sail on his 1st Voyage in 1492
The National Dance Hall of Fame, Saratoga, New York 1984
4
Barack Obama born, 1961
Louis Armstrong born 1901, famous black /African American jazz artist
Coast Guard Day - 1790
5
Neil Armstrong born, 1917 - first man to walk the moon
First Federal income tax was signed into law by Abraham Lincoln
6
First Atomic Bomb was dropped over Hiroshima
Jamaica achieved independence from British and Spanish rule
The voting Rights Act of 1965 was signed into law by President Lydon B. Johnson
7
“Purple Heart” – medal given to military men or women who are injured at war, George Washington created the medal
President Kennedy and his wife Jacqueline, had a baby son 1963
8
Eid-Al Fitr or Ramadan – Muslims holiday
US dollar was created 1786
9
Japan surrendered to the United States ending WWII 1945
Edward VII was crowned king of England 1902
Gerald Ford became the 38th president of the United States 1974
10
Herbert Hoover born 1874
Missouri was admitted to the Union 1821
Ruther Bader Ginsburg becomes second women and 107th Justice to serve on the US Supreme Court
11
Babe Ruth became the first player in the history of baseball to hit 500 home runs 1929
911 Emergency Number was introduced 1991
12
King Philip’s War ended
National Youth Day
Untied States Postal system became independent 1970
13
Women enlist in the United State Marine Corps for the first time
Lucy Stone born 1818, women’s right pioneer
The first roller derby was held 1935
14
V-J Day – Japan surrendered to the Allies
Social Security Act passes by Congress 1935
Pakistan’s Independence Day
15
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) applications under the program began 2012
Transcontinental Railroad completed, 1869
India’s Independence Day
16
Elvis Presley died 1977
First issue of Sports Illustrated is published 1954
17
Dublin, Ireland celebrates Diamond Jubilee 1987
Woodstock Musical Festival ends 1969
18
The Bureau of Immigration was created 1894
Harriet Wilson’s Our Nig was the first novel published by a black writer
Bon Festival/Feast of Lanterns in Japan
19
National Aviation Day
Bill Clinton born 1946
20
Benjamin Harrison born 1833
The first commercial radio station begins operations 1920
21
Hawaii became part of the Union as the 50th state
The Mona Lisa portrait was stolen 1911
22
Ann Franklin born, 1762 – first female newspaper editor
The Cadillac Company started selling Cadillac cars 1902
23
Chinese Valentine’s Day
First Photograph of the Earth from the Moon taken 1966
First National Women’s Rights Convention 1850
24
National Waffle day
Amelia Earhart – first women to fly across the Untied States 1932
25
National Park Service Established 1916
National Association of Colored Nurses founded 1908
26
Women’s Equality day – women getting the right to vote
Mother Teresa born 1910
Betty Friedan leads a nationwide protest called The Women’s Strike for Equality in New York 1970
27
Lyndon B. Johnson born 1908
Mary McLeod Bethune founds the national council of Negro Women
28
Dream day – Martin Luther Kind Jr gave “I have a dream speech” 1963
Speeding laws went into effect in many states 1923
29
The Goodyear tire company is founded 1898
The first American Indian Reservation was established in New Jersey 1758
30
Lt. Col.Guion S. Bluford Jr. Becomes the first African American astronaut in space
London Paralympic Games began 2012
31
Maria Montessori born 1870
Judith A. Reesnick is the second US women in space
1
Francis Scoot Key born in 1779 – Star-Spangled Banner author
Anne Franks last diary entry 1944
The first Olympic games opened in Berlin, Germany 1936
2
The Persian Gulf War began 1990
First Lincoln Penny issued 1909
Rasksha Bandhan – Hindu holiday celebrating the love between a bother and sister
3
Columbus set sail on his 1st Voyage in 1492
The National Dance Hall of Fame, Saratoga, New York 1984
4
Barack Obama born, 1961
Louis Armstrong born 1901, famous black /African American jazz artist
Coast Guard Day - 1790
5
Neil Armstrong born, 1917 - first man to walk the moon
First Federal income tax was signed into law by Abraham Lincoln
6
First Atomic Bomb was dropped over Hiroshima
Jamaica achieved independence from British and Spanish rule
The voting Rights Act of 1965 was signed into law by President Lydon B. Johnson
7
“Purple Heart” – medal given to military men or women who are injured at war, George Washington created the medal
President Kennedy and his wife Jacqueline, had a baby son 1963
8
Eid-Al Fitr or Ramadan – Muslims holiday
US dollar was created 1786
9
Japan surrendered to the United States ending WWII 1945
Edward VII was crowned king of England 1902
Gerald Ford became the 38th president of the United States 1974
10
Herbert Hoover born 1874
Missouri was admitted to the Union 1821
Ruther Bader Ginsburg becomes second women and 107th Justice to serve on the US Supreme Court
11
Babe Ruth became the first player in the history of baseball to hit 500 home runs 1929
911 Emergency Number was introduced 1991
12
King Philip’s War ended
National Youth Day
Untied States Postal system became independent 1970
13
Women enlist in the United State Marine Corps for the first time
Lucy Stone born 1818, women’s right pioneer
The first roller derby was held 1935
14
V-J Day – Japan surrendered to the Allies
Social Security Act passes by Congress 1935
Pakistan’s Independence Day
15
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) applications under the program began 2012
Transcontinental Railroad completed, 1869
India’s Independence Day
16
Elvis Presley died 1977
First issue of Sports Illustrated is published 1954
17
Dublin, Ireland celebrates Diamond Jubilee 1987
Woodstock Musical Festival ends 1969
18
The Bureau of Immigration was created 1894
Harriet Wilson’s Our Nig was the first novel published by a black writer
Bon Festival/Feast of Lanterns in Japan
19
National Aviation Day
Bill Clinton born 1946
20
Benjamin Harrison born 1833
The first commercial radio station begins operations 1920
21
Hawaii became part of the Union as the 50th state
The Mona Lisa portrait was stolen 1911
22
Ann Franklin born, 1762 – first female newspaper editor
The Cadillac Company started selling Cadillac cars 1902
23
Chinese Valentine’s Day
First Photograph of the Earth from the Moon taken 1966
First National Women’s Rights Convention 1850
24
National Waffle day
Amelia Earhart – first women to fly across the Untied States 1932
25
National Park Service Established 1916
National Association of Colored Nurses founded 1908
26
Women’s Equality day – women getting the right to vote
Mother Teresa born 1910
Betty Friedan leads a nationwide protest called The Women’s Strike for Equality in New York 1970
27
Lyndon B. Johnson born 1908
Mary McLeod Bethune founds the national council of Negro Women
28
Dream day – Martin Luther Kind Jr gave “I have a dream speech” 1963
Speeding laws went into effect in many states 1923
29
The Goodyear tire company is founded 1898
The first American Indian Reservation was established in New Jersey 1758
30
Lt. Col.Guion S. Bluford Jr. Becomes the first African American astronaut in space
London Paralympic Games began 2012
31
Maria Montessori born 1870
Judith A. Reesnick is the second US women in space