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Post by BillG on Aug 22, 2024 5:43:30 GMT -5
Who Knew??? August 22ND is "National Burger Day"!
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Post by johnmori on Aug 22, 2024 14:16:21 GMT -5
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August 22, 1953 The penal colony on Devil's Island is permanently closed.
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Post by johnmori on Aug 23, 2024 6:39:50 GMT -5
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August 23, 1991 The World Wide Web is opened to the public.
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Post by BillG on Aug 23, 2024 7:39:19 GMT -5
Who Knew??? August 23RD is "National Sponge Cake Day"!
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Post by sandipaws on Aug 23, 2024 7:47:10 GMT -5
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August 23 is Find Your Inner Nerd Day on the National Day Calendar, and we are sending out an SOS for all inner nerds today! It's time to show the world how amazing our differences are and inspire everyone to embrace our quirkiness by sharing what we love. Nerds come in all shapes and sizes. There are academic nerds, book-worm nerds, movie nerds, science nerds, and nerds no one has ever heard of.
Society paints nerds as glasses-wearing people who are uncomfortable, shy, and awkward in social settings. But it’s time to ditch the old stereotypes! We all have a little nerd inside of us, and it's our unique quirkiness that makes us who we are.
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Post by soutxed on Aug 23, 2024 8:02:26 GMT -5
August 23, 1973, William Wallace executed. García gets Medal of Honor'Stockholm Syndrome'World Wide Web opens In Stockholm, a bond forms between captives and captor. After police arrive, a bank robbery at Kreditbanken, in central Stockholm, turns into a hostage-taking and siege. Hostages will later tell of being more terrified of police activity than anything else, and the term 'Stockholm Syndrome' will be coined to explain the bond the captives felt with their captors.
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Post by soutxed on Aug 24, 2024 8:18:47 GMT -5
August 24, 1985, Huey Lewis and The News had their first number one song with “The Power of Love,” which was featured in the hit film Back to the Future. It spent two weeks on top of the Hot 100.
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Post by johnmori on Aug 24, 2024 8:25:16 GMT -5
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August 24, 1932 Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly across the United States non-stop (from Los Angeles to Newark, New Jersey).
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Post by BillG on Aug 25, 2024 7:03:18 GMT -5
Who Knew??? August 25TH is "National Whiskey Sour Day"!
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Post by johnmori on Aug 25, 2024 7:13:11 GMT -5
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August 25, 2012 Voyager 1 spacecraft enters interstellar space becoming the first man-made object to do so.
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Post by soutxed on Aug 25, 2024 7:52:37 GMT -5
August 25, 1939, L. Frank Baum's children's story comes to the silver screen as MGM's big-budget film version of 'The Wizard of Oz' opens in theaters across America. A box-office disappointment, the tale of Dorothy's trip from Kansas to the Emerald City will grow in popularity through re-releases and TV broadcasts.
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Post by sandipaws on Aug 25, 2024 16:25:23 GMT -5
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On August 25, 1916, President Woodrow Wilson signed what is now called the Organic Act to establish the National Park Service. As part of the Department of Interior, the National Park Service protects 400 areas in 50 states, U.S. territories, and the District of Columbia, totaling 84 million acres.
National Park Service Founders Day recognizes the superior conservation and preservation efforts of the National Parks System. Whether enjoying scenic trails, open spaces, watersheds, or recreational areas, the National Parks Service provides a natural outdoor resource accessible to every American. Hiking and biking trails entice us to explore. They also offer an outdoor experience like no other. These parks challenge us with more beauty and history than most of us can imagine.
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Post by BillG on Aug 26, 2024 5:59:36 GMT -5
Who Knew??? August 26TH is "National Dog Day"!
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Post by johnmori on Aug 26, 2024 6:35:11 GMT -5
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August 26, 2011 The Boeing 787 Dreamliner, Boeing's all-new composite airliner, receives certification from the EASA and the FAA.
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Post by soutxed on Aug 26, 2024 8:29:57 GMT -5
August 26, 1873, First free kindergarten in the United States is started by Susan Blow in Carondelet, a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri.
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