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Today is:
August 16 and
God's Preeminence Day!
National Airborne Day!
National Bratwurst Day!
National Roller Coaster Day!
National Rum Day!
National Tell a Joke Day!
True Love Forever Day!
In History on this date:
1384 - The Hongwu Emperor of Ming China, Emperor Dong, hears a case of couple who tore paper money bills while fighting over them (equal to act of destroying stamped government documents - by law necessitated one hundred floggings). However Hongwu Emperor decides to pardon them.
1570 - King Janos Sigismund Zapolyai signs secret treaty with Maximilian II
1777 - Americans defeat British in Battle of Bennington, Vt
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1829 - Siamese twins Chang & Eng Bunker arrive in Boston to be exhibited
1898 - Edwin Prescott patents roller coaster
1914 - Zapata & Pancho Villa over run Mexico (played by Marlin Brando and Wallace Berry)
1954 - "Sports Illustrated" magazine begins publishing. The swimsuit edition can't be far behind.
1962 - Ringo Starr replaces Pete Best as Beatles' drummer
1969 - Second day of the Woodstock rock festival in NY. N2big couldn't make it in.
2011 - Beginning of World Youth Day 2011 in Madrid
1384 - The Hongwu Emperor of Ming China, Emperor Dong, hears a case of couple who tore paper money bills while fighting over them (equal to act of destroying stamped government documents - by law necessitated one hundred floggings). However Hongwu Emperor decides to pardon them.
1570 - King Janos Sigismund Zapolyai signs secret treaty with Maximilian II
1777 - Americans defeat British in Battle of Bennington, Vt
Bennington Banner
1829 - Siamese twins Chang & Eng Bunker arrive in Boston to be exhibited
1898 - Edwin Prescott patents roller coaster
1914 - Zapata & Pancho Villa over run Mexico (played by Marlin Brando and Wallace Berry)
1954 - "Sports Illustrated" magazine begins publishing. The swimsuit edition can't be far behind.
1962 - Ringo Starr replaces Pete Best as Beatles' drummer
1969 - Second day of the Woodstock rock festival in NY. N2big couldn't make it in.
2011 - Beginning of World Youth Day 2011 in Madrid
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Today is:
August 17 and:
Balloon Airmail Day!
Cupcake Day!
National #2 Pencil Day!
National Black Cat Appreciation Day!
National Meaning of "Is" Day!
National Thrift Shop Day!
National Vanilla Custard Day!
Stay Home with Your Kids Day!
Today is:
August 18 and,
Birth Control Pills Day!
Helium Discovery Day!
Mail Order Catalog Day!
National Bad Poetry Day!
National Ice Cream Pie Day!
National Soft Ice Cream Day!
Serendipity Day!
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in History on this date:
1834 - Mt Vesuvius erupts
1872 - 1st mail-order catalog issued by A M Ward
1909 - Mayor of Tokyo Yukio Ozaki presents Washington, D.C. with 2,000 cherry trees, which President Taft decides to plant near the Potomac River.
1920 - US ratifies the 19th Amendment to the constitution bringing in women's suffrage
1956 - Elvis Presley's "Hound Dog/Don't Be Cruel" reaches #1
1962 - Peter, Paul & Mary release their 1st hit "If I Had a Hammer"
1973 - Gene Krupa, drummer, plays for final time with Benny Goodman Quartet
1834 - Mt Vesuvius erupts
1872 - 1st mail-order catalog issued by A M Ward
1909 - Mayor of Tokyo Yukio Ozaki presents Washington, D.C. with 2,000 cherry trees, which President Taft decides to plant near the Potomac River.
1920 - US ratifies the 19th Amendment to the constitution bringing in women's suffrage
1956 - Elvis Presley's "Hound Dog/Don't Be Cruel" reaches #1
1962 - Peter, Paul & Mary release their 1st hit "If I Had a Hammer"
1973 - Gene Krupa, drummer, plays for final time with Benny Goodman Quartet
Today is:
August 19 and:
Black Cow' Root Beer Float Day!
National Aviation Day! (Orville Wrights birthday)
National Hot and Spicy Food Day!
National Medical Dosimetrist Day!
National Potato Day!
National Sandcastle and Sculpture Day!
World Humanitarian Day!
World Photo Day!
Today is:
Lemonade Day!
National Chocolate Pecan Pie Day!
National Radio Day!
Virtual Worlds Day!
World Mosquito Day!
JonPop
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Today is:
August 21 and:
Men's Grooming Day!
National Spumoni Day!
Poet's Day!
Hey JonPop!
Today is Senior Citizens Day!
Today is:
August 22 and
National Be an Angel Day!
National Eat a Peach Day!
National Pecan Torte Day!
National Tooth Fairy Day!
Southern Hemisphere Hoodie Hoo Day!
Today is:
August 23 and
Buttered Corn Day!
European Day of Remembrance for Victims of Stalinism and Nazism!
Go Topless Day!
Hug Your Sweetheart Day!
International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition!
National Spongecake Day!
Ride the Wind Day!
Valentino Day!
Today is:
August 26 and
Make Your Own Luck Day!
Musical Yoga Day!
National Cherry Popsicle Day!
National Dog Day!
National Toilet Paper Day! Think of a good use for the cardboard tube
Willing-To-Lend-A-Hand Wednesday!
Women's Equality Day!
Today is:
August 28 and
Crackers Over The Keyboard Day!
Dream Day Quest and Jubilee!
Forgive Your Foe Friday!
National Bow Tie Day!
National Cherry Turnovers Day!
Race Your Mouse Around the Icons Day!
Radio Commercial Day!
Red Wine Day!
Today in History:
489 - Theodoric, king of the Ostrogoths defeats Flavius Odoacer at the Battle of Isonzo, forcing his way into Italy.
1565 - Oldest city in the US, St Augustine Fla, established
1609 - Henry Hudson, discovers & explores Delaware Bay
1837 - Pharmacists John Lea & William Perrins manufacture Worcestershire Sauce and the Cusps prepare recipe for a bloody Merry.
1864 - The first Geneva Convention, governing rules of warfare, signed by 26 nations.
1898 - Caleb Bradham renames his carbonated soft drink "Pepsi-Cola".
1963 - Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his "I have a dream speech" addressing civil rights march at Lincoln Memorial, Washington DC
489 - Theodoric, king of the Ostrogoths defeats Flavius Odoacer at the Battle of Isonzo, forcing his way into Italy.
1565 - Oldest city in the US, St Augustine Fla, established
1609 - Henry Hudson, discovers & explores Delaware Bay
1837 - Pharmacists John Lea & William Perrins manufacture Worcestershire Sauce and the Cusps prepare recipe for a bloody Merry.
1864 - The first Geneva Convention, governing rules of warfare, signed by 26 nations.
1898 - Caleb Bradham renames his carbonated soft drink "Pepsi-Cola".
1963 - Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his "I have a dream speech" addressing civil rights march at Lincoln Memorial, Washington DC
Today is:
August 29 and
According to Hoyle Day!
Chop Suey Day!
International Day Against Nuclear Tests!
Lemon Juice Day!
More Herbs, Less Salt Day!
National Sarcoidosis Awareness Day!
National Swiss Winegrowers Day!
Pony Express Day!
Speak Kind Words Saturday!
