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[The Hankster says] I like mine a little burnt.
Tomorrow is 'Frankenstein Day'. Birthday of Mary Shelley on August 30 1797.
[The Hankster says] She wrote 'Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus' when she was 18 years old. What were those modern girls coming to?
For all you who have stairs, get out your Slinky for tomorrow's 'Slinky Day'. Invented in the 1940’s by Richard James.
[The Hankster says] Fun for a while, then got old after you couldn't teach it any new tricks.
Head 'um up, move 'um out. No, wait a minute, that's for a cattle drive. Well anyway tomorrow is 'Pony Express Day'. Last Sunday in August.
[The Hankster says] I can't find out why the 30th was chosen to celebrate. It began in April 3, 1860 and was started by businessman William H. Russel. It only ran for about 18 months. The telegraph and railroad made it obsolete.
Awareness / Observance Days on: August 30
o Animal and Pets
- 'Holistic Pet Day'. Created by Coleen Paige of the Animal Miracle Foundation.
- 'International Whale Shark Day'.
o Other
- 'Grandparents' Day in Taiwan'.International Day of The Victims of Enforced Disappearances'. U.N. day.
Historical events in the past on: August 30
In 1836, Augustus Chapman Allen and John Kirby Allen found the city Houston.
In 1901, Hubert Cecil Booth patents the motorized vacuum cleaner.
In 1922, The New Orleans Rhythm Kings recorded the song 'Tiger Rag'.
In 1963, The Moscow–Washington hotline between the leaders of the U.S.A. and the Soviet Union goes into operation.
In 1993, On CBS-TV 'The Late Show with David Letterman' premiered.
In 2002, Conoco Inc. and Phillips Petroleum merged to create ConocoPhillips. The new company was the third largest integrated energy company and the second largest refining company in the U.S.
In 2013, The film '12 Years a Slave' based on the memoir by Solomon Northup, directed by Steve McQueen and starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender and Benedict Cumberbatch premieres at the Telluride Film Festival. It won Best Picture in 2014.
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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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