Special Days in the First 15 Days of August

August 1
~Frances Scott Key's birthday (1779)   Lawyer, poet who penned the national anthem of the United States of America
~ In 1960, Chubby Checker's "The Twist" was released
~ MTV debuted in 1981
~Yves Saint Laurent's birthday (1936). The fashion designer that is credited with making women's trousers popular for any occasion.

August 2
~National Ice Cream Sandwich Day
~Pierre Charles L'Enfant's birthay (1754) - After serving as an officer in the Revolutionary War, he was selected by Washington and Jefferson to draw up plans fora new national capital in Washington D.C. His plan featured broad avenues radiating out from the capitol building.
~Signing of the Declaration of Independence

August 3
~ National Watermelon Day
~ Christopher Columbus set sail from Spain in 1492. He left Palos, Spain, before sunrise with three ships and a crew of 90 men.
~August 4 Munro Leaf's birthday - author of Ferdinand
~In 1922 The nation’s 13 MILLION TELEPHONES WERE SILENT for a moment in tribute to Alexander Graham Bell on the occasion of his funeral.

August 5
~ Neil Armstrong's birthday (1930)  First human to set foot on the Moon
~ The comic strip, "Little Orphan Annie", debuted in the New York Daily News in 1924
~ Dick Clark's American Bandstand debuted in 1957
~ National Mustard Day

August 6
~ Barbara Cooney's birthday (1917) American children's author and illustrator of more than 200 books and double Caldecott Medalist

August 7
~ Betsy Byars' birthday (1928) American author of children's books

August 9
~President Richard M. Nixon resigns in 1974
~In 1944 the Forest Service created Smokey the Bear to represent forest fire prevention

August 10
~The Smithsonian Institute was founded in 1846.

August 11
~ Don Freeman's birthday (1908) Painter, printmaker, cartoonist, children's book author, and illustrator

August 12
~ Cecil B. deMille's birthday (1881) American film director and Academy Award-winning film producer in both silent and sound films
~ Thomas Edison invented the PHONOGRAPH

August 13
~ Phoebe Anne Oakley Mozee's birthday, "Annie Oakley" (1860)   American sharpshooter and exhibition shooter
~ Alfred Hitchcock's birthday (1899) English film director and producer
~ International Lefthanders Day

August 15
~ Napoleon Bonaparte's birthday (1769)  French military and political leader
~ National Relaxation Day
~Woodstock Music Festival began at Max Yasgur's dairy farm in New York on Friday, August 15th in 1969
~ Davy Crockett's birthday (1786) American folk hero, frontiersman, soldier and politician

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