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Post by sandipaws on Aug 26, 2024 21:01:49 GMT -5
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Each summer on the 26th of August, Popsicle lovers across the United States enjoy celebrating National Cherry Popsicle Day. An 11-year-old Frank Epperson inspired the creation when he invented the original Popsicle back in 1905. After mixing up a powdered soda, he left the beverage overnight with the stirring stick in it. Temperatures dropped unusually low that night and the next morning, Epperson found the liquid frozen on the stick. He dubbed the creation the Epsicle.
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Post by BillG on Aug 27, 2024 5:34:13 GMT -5
Who Knew??? August 27TH is "National Peach Day"!
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Post by soutxed on Aug 27, 2024 8:11:43 GMT -5
August 27, 1964, Walt Disney's musical film "Mary Poppins" directed by Robert Stevenson, starring Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke, with songs by Richard and Robert Sherman, premieres at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles, California; wins 5 Academy Awards.
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Post by VanIsleRover on Aug 27, 2024 12:31:22 GMT -5
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August 27
2011: After causing extensive damage to various Caribbean islands, Hurricane Irene made landfall in the United States, striking North Carolina's Outer Banks before moving along the Eastern Seaboard; property damage in the United States exceeded $7 billion, making Irene one of the most expensive Atlantic hurricanes in the country's history.
2008: Democratic politician Barack Obama became the first African American to be nominated for the presidency by either major party; he later defeated Republican John McCain to win the office.
1979: Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, was assassinated by members of the Provisional Irish Republican Army, who placed on a bomb on his boat, which was in Donegal Bay, Ireland.
1939: German Ernst Heinrich Heinkel's He 178, a turbojet-powered aircraft, made the first jet flight.
1859: Edwin Laurentine Drake struck oil while drilling in Titusville, Pennsylvania, becoming the first driller of a productive oil well in the United States.
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Post by johnmori on Aug 27, 2024 12:47:41 GMT -5
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August 27, 1991 Moldova declares independence from the USSR.
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Post by sandipaws on Aug 27, 2024 21:24:00 GMT -5
Who Knew???National Bow Tie Day on August 28 encourages everyone to wear this style of tie with panache! It's versatile, too. Whether you want to look dapper or humorous, this tie enables you to modify your attire to your mood and atmosphere. The Croatian mercenaries during the Prussian wars of the 17th century were the originators of the bow tie. This bow tie consisted of a scarf around the neck to hold together the opening of their shirts. Using the name cravat (which derived from the French for “Croat”), the upper classes in France soon adopted this idea.
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Post by BillG on Aug 28, 2024 6:39:25 GMT -5
Who Knew??? August 28TH is "National Cherry Turnover Day"!
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Post by soutxed on Aug 28, 2024 7:37:03 GMT -5
August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his "I have a dream" speech from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial before more than 200,000 people gathered for a "Freedom March" in Washington.
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Post by johnmori on Aug 28, 2024 9:14:07 GMT -5
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August 28, 1993 NASA's Galileo probe performs a flyby of the asteroid 243 Ida. Astronomers later discover a moon, the first known asteroid moon, in pictures from the flyby and name it Dactyl.
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Post by soutxed on Aug 29, 2024 8:29:06 GMT -5
August 29, 2005, US Gulf Coast hammered by Hurricane Katrina. Once roiling with Category 5 strength over the Gulf of Mexico, Hurricane Katrina has weakened, but it's still packing ferocious winds, as it makes landfall near New Orleans, Louisiana. A massive storm surge will breach levies, devastating that city as Katrina becomes one of the worst natural disasters in US history.
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Post by johnmori on Aug 29, 2024 10:20:11 GMT -5
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August 29, 1966 The Beatles perform their last concert before paying fans at Candlestick Park in San Francisco.
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Post by sandipaws on Aug 29, 2024 23:14:05 GMT -5
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National Beach Day on August 30 celebrates all the sandy beaches across the nation. It also provides an opportunity to help keep those relaxing places clean, so we can continue to enjoy them long into the future.Whether we spend time on beaches oceanside, at a lake or river, they provide recreation all summer long. Swimming, water sports, and sunbathing are just a few of the relaxing things that come to mind.
We also enjoy playing Frisbee, volleyball and long walks. Floating along in the surf on a hot summer day with friends creates summer memories we remember for years to come.
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Post by BillG on Aug 30, 2024 7:14:24 GMT -5
Who Knew??? August 30TH is "National College Colors Day"!
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Post by soutxed on Aug 30, 2024 7:55:49 GMT -5
August 30, 1967, Thirteen years after he successfully argued in front of the US Supreme Court against racial segregation in the landmark case Brown v. Board of Education, Thurgood Marshall is confirmed by the Senate to become the first African American justice on that very same court.
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Post by MidnightSun on Aug 31, 2024 2:50:04 GMT -5
60 Tons of Cosmic Dust Fall to Earth Daily. "Cosmic dust" sounds magical, but chances are you've inhaled a good amount of it just on your way to work. On a daily basis, dust from meteorites, comets, and other solar bodies fall to earth in tiny particles that increase the levels of sodium and iron in the planet's atmosphere. Scientists studying the phenomenon estimate that altogether, about 60 tons of cosmic dust is falling to earth daily. Who knew?
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