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Tomorrow's food holiday will be ' National Catfish Month'.
[The Hankster says] Couldn't find any strictly food related holiday, so have some wiskerfish, hush puppies and Cole slaw tomorrow. Oh, and a big ole root beer.
Tomorrow is 'True Love Forever Day '.
[The Hankster says] I shouldn't have to explain this one.
'National Airborne Day in the USA' is tomorrow. Honors the U.S. Airborne Forces and the first parachute jump by the U.S. Army Parachute Test Platoon on August 16, 1940
A man signs on social media and... You finish it. Tomorrow is 'National Tell a Joke Day'.
It is 'National Roller Coaster Day' tomorrow. A wooden roller coaster patent in 1885, was issued to to LaMarcus Adna Thompson.
Tomorrow is 'Elvis Memorial Day'. He died on August 16, 1977.
tomorrow is 'Wave at Surveillance Day'. Wave at a security camera near you.
Awareness / Observance Days on: August 16
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- 'Children's Day in Argentina'. Usually the third Sunday in August
- 'Children's Day in Paraguay'. On August 16th.
Historical events in the past on: August 16
In 1858, U.S. President James Buchanan inaugurates the new transatlantic telegraph cable by exchanging greetings with Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. However, a weak signal forces a shutdown of the service in a few weeks.
In 1896, The Klondike Gold rush kicks off with the discovery of gold in the tributary of the river in the Northwest Territories in Canada.
In 1930, Fiddlesticks was the first color sound cartoon to be produced. It was created by famous animator Ub Iwerks.
In 1944, First flight of the Junkers Ju 287, one of the most innovative aircraft of its time.
In 1954, Sports Illustrated, hits newsstands for the first time.
In 1986, Papa Don't Preach, by Madonna, goes #1 for 2 weeks.
No. 1 song
Top movie
Monthly holiday / awareness days in August
Food
National Catfish Month
National Goat Cheese Month
National Panini Month
Shop Online For Groceries Month
Rye Month
Health and Well-being
Children's Eye Health and Safety Month
Children's Vision and Learning Month
National Breastfeeding Month
National Immunization Awareness Month
National Minority Donor Awareness Month
National Spinal Muscular Atrophy Awareness Month
National Win With Civility Month
Neurosurgery Outreach Month
Psoriasis Awareness Month
Animal and Pets
World Mutt-i-grees Rescue Month
Other
American Artists Appreciation Month
American Adventures Month
American Indian Heritage Month - also Nov.
Black Business Month
LBoomers Making A Difference Month
LBystander Awareness Month
LChild Support Awareness Month
LGet Ready for Kindergarten Month
Happiness Happens Month
Motor Sports Awareness Month
National Read A Romance Month
National Traffic Awareness Month
National Truancy Prevention Month
National Water Quality Month
Tomboy Tools Month
What Will Be Your Legacy Month
August is:
August origin (from Wikipedia): Originally named Sextili (Latin), because it was the sixth month in the original ten-month Roman calendar: under Romulus in 753 BC, when March was the first month of the year.
"About 700 BC it became the eighth month when January and February were added to the year before March by King Numa Pompilius, who also gave it 29 days. Julius Caesar added two days when he created the Julian calendar in 45 BC giving it its modern length of 31 days. In 8 BC it was renamed in honor of Augustus
According to a Senatus consultum quoted by Macrobius, he chose this month because it was the time of several of his great triumphs, including the conquest of Egypt.
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If you couldn't afford 90 cents for a movie ticket, 50 years ago,
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