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Today is:
August 3
Airplane Crop Duster Day!
Assistance Dog Day!
Esther Day!
Grab Some Nuts Day!
National Watermelon Day!
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Does it make any difference what kind of nuts they are?
Can they be yours , or somebody Else's ?
Can they be yours , or somebody Else's ?
JonPop
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Today is:
August 4
Hooray for Kids Day!
National Chocolate Chip Day!
National Night Out!
National White Wine Day! (Thunderbird?)
Single Working Women's Day!
U.S. Coast Guard Day!
Today is:
August 5
Green Peppers Day!
International Traffic Light Day!
National Oyster Day!
National Underwear Day!
Work Like a Dog Day!
in history:
642 - Battle of Maserfield - Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Bernicia.
910 - The last major Viking army to raid England is defeated at the Battle of Tettenhall by the allied forces of Mercia and Wessex, led by King Edward and Earl Aethelred.
1305 - William Wallace, who led Scottish resistance to England, is captured by the English near Glasgow and transported to London for trial and execution.
1583 - Humphrey Gilbert claims Newfoundland for the British crown - first English colony in North America and the beginning of the British Empire
1763 - Pontiac's War: Battle of Bushy Run - British forces led by Henry Bouquet defeat Chief Pontiac's Indians at Bushy Run.
1861 - US Army abolishes flogging and the Looking4mores start a protest.
1884 - Cornerstone for Statue of Liberty laid on Bedloe's Island (NYC)
1936 - At Berlin Olympics, Jesse Owens wins his 3rd Olympic medal. Take that Adolph!
1966 - Beatles release single "Yellow Submarine" with "Eleanor Rigby" in UK
2013 - Alex Rodriquez, New York Yankee MLB player, is banned for 211 games for using human growth hormones. Seems to have recovered nicely.
642 - Battle of Maserfield - Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Bernicia.
910 - The last major Viking army to raid England is defeated at the Battle of Tettenhall by the allied forces of Mercia and Wessex, led by King Edward and Earl Aethelred.
1305 - William Wallace, who led Scottish resistance to England, is captured by the English near Glasgow and transported to London for trial and execution.
1583 - Humphrey Gilbert claims Newfoundland for the British crown - first English colony in North America and the beginning of the British Empire
1763 - Pontiac's War: Battle of Bushy Run - British forces led by Henry Bouquet defeat Chief Pontiac's Indians at Bushy Run.
1861 - US Army abolishes flogging and the Looking4mores start a protest.
1884 - Cornerstone for Statue of Liberty laid on Bedloe's Island (NYC)
1936 - At Berlin Olympics, Jesse Owens wins his 3rd Olympic medal. Take that Adolph!
1966 - Beatles release single "Yellow Submarine" with "Eleanor Rigby" in UK
2013 - Alex Rodriquez, New York Yankee MLB player, is banned for 211 games for using human growth hormones. Seems to have recovered nicely.
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Today is:
June 6
Today is Corporate Baby Name Day!
Today is Hiroshima Day!
Today is National Fresh Breath Day!
Today is National Gossip Day!
Today is National IPA Day!
Today is National Root Beer Float Day!
Today is Wiggle Your Toes Day!
In History:
939 - Battle at Simancas - Spain beats Moors
1497 - Italian explorer John Cabot returns to Bristol from North America (Newfoundland) - first European to do so since the Vikings
1661 - The Treaty of The Hague is signed whereby the Dutch Republic sells New Holland (Brazil) for 63 tonnes of gold
1806 - Holy Roman Empire ends; it was neither holy, Roman, nor an empire. Francis II renounces the title, becoming Emperor of Austria.
1815 - US flotilla ends piracy by Algiers, Tunis & Tripoli and Pirate returns to the US
1945 - Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima by the US B-29 Superfortress "Enola Gay.
1952 - Satchel Paige, 47, becomes oldest pitcher to win a complete shutout. Quote: "sometimes I sits and thinks. Other times I just sits."
1965 - Beatles release "Help" album in UK
2015 - Wrld's largest ever Pinball tournament Pinburgh with 700 machines held in Pittsburgh
939 - Battle at Simancas - Spain beats Moors
1497 - Italian explorer John Cabot returns to Bristol from North America (Newfoundland) - first European to do so since the Vikings
1661 - The Treaty of The Hague is signed whereby the Dutch Republic sells New Holland (Brazil) for 63 tonnes of gold
1806 - Holy Roman Empire ends; it was neither holy, Roman, nor an empire. Francis II renounces the title, becoming Emperor of Austria.
1815 - US flotilla ends piracy by Algiers, Tunis & Tripoli and Pirate returns to the US
1945 - Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima by the US B-29 Superfortress "Enola Gay.
1952 - Satchel Paige, 47, becomes oldest pitcher to win a complete shutout. Quote: "sometimes I sits and thinks. Other times I just sits."
1965 - Beatles release "Help" album in UK
2015 - Wrld's largest ever Pinball tournament Pinburgh with 700 machines held in Pittsburgh
Today is:
August 7
Beach Party Day!
Braham Pie Day!
International Beer Day!
National Lighthouse Day!
National Sea Serpent Day!
Particularly Preposterous Packaging Day!
Professional Speakers Day!
Purple Heart Day!
Raspberries 'n Cream Day!
In History:
322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great.
626 - Battle at Constantinople: Slavic/Persians/Avarenvloot defeated
936 - Otto I the Great becomes King of Germany
1461 - Ming Dynasty Chinese military general Cao Qin stages a coup against the Tianshun Emperor.
1782 - George Washington first creates Purple Heart medal (original name Badge of Military Merit) as commander of the Continental Army
1882 - Hatfields of south WV & McCoys of east Ky feud, 100 wounded or die
1947 - Thor Heyerdahl and his fellow adventurers aboard the Kon-Tiki reach the Tuamotu Islands, French Polynesia after 101 days at sea crossing the Pacific Ocean
1959 - Explorer 6 transmits 1st TV photo of Earth from space.
1976 - Scientists in Pasadena, California, announce Viking I found strongest indications to date of possible life on Mars
322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great.
626 - Battle at Constantinople: Slavic/Persians/Avarenvloot defeated
936 - Otto I the Great becomes King of Germany
1461 - Ming Dynasty Chinese military general Cao Qin stages a coup against the Tianshun Emperor.
1782 - George Washington first creates Purple Heart medal (original name Badge of Military Merit) as commander of the Continental Army
1882 - Hatfields of south WV & McCoys of east Ky feud, 100 wounded or die
1947 - Thor Heyerdahl and his fellow adventurers aboard the Kon-Tiki reach the Tuamotu Islands, French Polynesia after 101 days at sea crossing the Pacific Ocean
1959 - Explorer 6 transmits 1st TV photo of Earth from space.
1976 - Scientists in Pasadena, California, announce Viking I found strongest indications to date of possible life on Mars
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Today is:
August 8
Celebrate Your Lakes Day!
Happiness Happens Day!
International Cat Day!
International Day of the Female Orgasm!
National Dollar Day!
National Frozen Custard Day!
National Garage Sale Day!
National Zucchini Day!
Odie Day!
Sneak Some Zucchini Onto Your Neighbor's Porch Day!
The Date To Create!
Today in History:
70 - Tower of Antonia destroyed by Romans
1549 - France declares war on England
1609 - Venetian senate examines Galileo Galilei's telescope
1844 - Brigham Young chosen Mormon Church head following the death of Joseph Smith
1854 - Smith & Wesson patents metal bullet cartridges
1876 - Thomas Edison patents mimeograph
1918 - 6 US soldiers are surrounded by Germans in France, Alvin York is given command & shoots 20 Germans & captures 132 more
1960 - "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini" hits #1
1963 - Kingsmen release "Louie, Louie", radio stations label it obscene
1974 - US President Richard Nixon announces he'll resign his office 12PM Aug 9
1988 - Discovery of most distant galaxy (15 * 10 ^ 12 light yrs) announced. My new long term goal.
1988 - Temperature hits high of 88 deg F on 8/8/88 in NYC
70 - Tower of Antonia destroyed by Romans
1549 - France declares war on England
1609 - Venetian senate examines Galileo Galilei's telescope
1844 - Brigham Young chosen Mormon Church head following the death of Joseph Smith
1854 - Smith & Wesson patents metal bullet cartridges
1876 - Thomas Edison patents mimeograph
1918 - 6 US soldiers are surrounded by Germans in France, Alvin York is given command & shoots 20 Germans & captures 132 more
1960 - "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini" hits #1
1963 - Kingsmen release "Louie, Louie", radio stations label it obscene
1974 - US President Richard Nixon announces he'll resign his office 12PM Aug 9
1988 - Discovery of most distant galaxy (15 * 10 ^ 12 light yrs) announced. My new long term goal.
1988 - Temperature hits high of 88 deg F on 8/8/88 in NYC
Book Lovers Day!
International Day of the World's Indigenous People!
National Hand Holding Day!
National Polka Day!
National Rice Pudding Day!
National Veep Day!
National Duran Duran Appreciation Day!
National Lazy Day!
National S'mores Day!
National Spoil Your Dog Day!
Smithsonian Day!
Victory Day!
World Lion Day!
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