August 2016 newsletter upcoming Events

August is named after Augustus Caesar, founder and the first emperor of the Roman Empire. In the early Roman calendar, August was the sixth month. Later, after January and February were added to the calendar, it became the eighth month of the year. It was originally 30 days in length, but an extra day was added so that it would equal the number of days in July, which was named after Julius Caesar.

Birthstone: Agate or onyx Flower: Gladiolus or poppy

The first U.S. Census is completed. There are four million people in the U.S. (1790)

Champagne is invented by Dom Perignon. (1693)

Little Orphan Annie comic strip debuts. (1924)

The Atom bomb is dropped on Hiroshima, Japan by the U.S. (1945)

Animated cartoon Dizzy Dishes premieres, with new star Betty Boop! (1930)

President Richard M. Nixon becomes the first and only president to resign while in office (1974)

The popular show, "Smile, You're on Candid Camera" debuts. (1948)

Japan surrenders, ending World War II. (1945)

Get a whiff of this...the Whiffle Ball was patented on this day. (1953)

The Panama Canal is opened. (1914)

Gold is discovered in the Klondike. (1896)

The Civil War is formally declared to be over by President Andrew Johnson. (1866)

Venetian blinds are patented. (1841)

Hawaii becomes the 50th state. (1959)

The first picture of Earth from the moon is taken by Lunar Orbiter 1. (1966)

The Waffle Iron is patented by Cornelius Swarthout of Troy, New York. (1869)

U.S. Congress passes the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, granting women the right to vote. (1920)

Martin Luther King Jr. makes his "I Have a Dream" speech. (1963)

Walt Disney's Mary Poppins is released. (1964)

The Late Show with David Letterman premieres on CBS. (1993)

The first Olympic Games opened in Berlin, Germany. (1936)

Anne Frank's last diary entry. (1944)

The Persian Gulf War began. (1990)

This day, Congress designated June 14 as Flag Day. (1949)

The first Atlantic cable was completed. (1858)

The first federal income tax was levied. (1861)

George Washington created the "Purple Heart," decoration medal. (1782)

The United States entered the Vietnam War, authorized by the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution. (1964)

Thomas Edison received a patent for his mimeograph. (1876)

The United States Postal system became independent. (1970)

Isaac Merrit Singer was granted a patent for his sewing machine. (1851)

The coin operated telephone was patented. (1889)

Al Capp's satirical comic strip Li'l Abner, made its debut. (1934)

The Social Security Act was passed by Congress. (1935)

"Sports Illustrated" was first published. (1954)

Hurricane Camille killed more than 300 people & left 70,000 homeless in Mississippi, Louisiana & Alabama. (1969)

The Copyright law was created by Congress. (1856)

The first licensed radio broadcast occurred. (1920)

The record player was patented. (1906)

A patent for a motion picture camera, the first of its kind, was filed by Thomas A. Edison, 1892.

Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly across the United States. (1932)

Thomas A. Edison received a patent for his Kinetoscope. (1887)

Lady Diana, Princess of Wales died tragically in a car crash in Paris, France. (1997)