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AUGUST 18 | Birthdays and Events

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2025/08/08

Meriwether Lewis (1774-1809) -Lead explorer of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Marshall Field (1834-1906) -Founded of department store chain Marshall Field's. Burleigh Grimes (1893-1985) -The last MLB pitcherto officially throw the spitball. Margaret Murie (1902-2003) ...Continue reading

AUGUST 8, 2025 | NATIONAL FROZEN CUSTARD DAY |...

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2025/08/08

AUGUST 17 | Birthdays and Events

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2025/08/07

Davy Crockett (1786-1836) - Known as the "King of the Wild Frontier." Laura de Force Gordon (1838-1907) -The first woman to run a daily newspaper in the U.S. (Stockton Daily Leader, PA). Frederick F. Russell (1870-1960) - Physician who developed the first successful typhoid fever vaccine. ...Continue reading

AUGUST 16 | Birthdays and Events

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2025/08/07

Bernarr Macfadden (1868-1955) -Founder of Macfadden Publications. George Meany (1894-1980) - Plumber and labor leader who played a vital role in the creation of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO). Robert Culp (1930-2010) - Actor fondly ...Continue reading

MEDIA ALERT | NEW WEEK PROCLAMATION | NATIONAL...

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2025/08/07

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AUGUST 7, 2025 | PURPLE HEART DAY | NATIONAL IPA DAY...

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2025/08/07

AUGUST 7, 2025 | PURPLE HEART DAY | NATIONAL IPA DAY | NATIONAL LIGHTHOUSE DAY | NATIONAL RASPBERRIES N’ CREAM DAY | NATIONAL SEA SERPENT DAY PURPLE HEART DAY Purple Heart Day on August 7 commemorates the creation of the oldest American military decoration for military merit. The Purple Heart ...Continue reading

NATIONAL "JIFFY" MIX DAY | October 1

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2025/08/06

October 1 is officially National "JIFFY" Mix Day, a celebration of one of America’s most beloved baking brands. Whether you know it from the iconic blue box in your pantry or from the scratch-quality results it delivers in professional kitchens, "JIFFY" Mix has been a trusted name in baking for ...Continue reading

AUGUST 6, 2025 | NATIONAL ROOT BEER FLOAT DAY |...

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2025/08/06

AUGUST 6, 2025 | NATIONAL ROOT BEER FLOAT DAY | NATIONAL SOCIAL ENGINEERING DAY | NATIONAL FRESH BREATH DAY | NATIONAL WIGGLE YOUR TOES DAY NATIONAL ROOT BEER FLOAT DAY On August 6, we celebrate National Root Beer Float Day to tell us to float a scoop of vanilla ice cream in an ice-cold mug of ...Continue reading

AUGUST 15 | Birthdays and Events

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2025/08/05

Virginia Clemm Poe (1822-1847) -Wife of Edgar Allan Poe. John Chisum (1824-1884) -Businessman and successful cattleman on the American Frontier. Florence Harding (1860-1924) - The 31st First Lady of the U.S. Ethel Barrymore (1879-1959) - Classic film actress often referred to as "The ...Continue reading

AUGUST 14 | Birthdays and Events

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2025/08/05

Doc Holliday (1851-1887) -Dentist, gambler and outlaw. Ernest Thompson Seton (1860-1946) - One of the founding pioneers of the Boy Scouts of America. Ernest Thayer (1863-1940) -Poet who wrote the famous baseball poem Casey at the Bat. Ernest Everett Just (1883-1941) -Black ...Continue reading

AUGUST 5, 2025 | NATIONAL NIGHT OUT DAY | NATIONAL...

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2025/08/05

AUGUST 5, 2025 | NATIONAL NIGHT OUT DAY | NATIONAL WORK LIKE A DOG DAY | NATIONAL UNDERWEAR DAY | NATIONAL OYSTER DAY NATIONAL NIGHT OUT DAY National Night Out Day on the first Tuesday in August promotes police-community partnerships in neighborhoods across the country. The event focuses on the ...Continue reading

AUGUST 13 | Birthdays and Events

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2025/08/04

Annie Oakley (1860-1926) - Target shooter and star act in Wild Bill's Wild West. Julius Freed (1887-1952) -Co-founder of Orange Julius. Bert Lahr (1895-1967) -Actor who played the Cowardly Lion and farmworker Zeke in The Wizard of Oz. William Bernbach (1911-1982) - Co-founder of DDB ...Continue reading

AUGUST 12 | Birthdays and Events

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2025/08/04

Fr. Michael McGivney (1852-1890) - Catholic priest and founder of the Knights of Columbus. Zerna Sharp (1889-1981) -Writer of the children's reading books Dick and Jane. Gladys Bentley (1907-1960) - Popular blues singer during the Harlem Renaissance. Porter Wagoner (1927-2007) ...Continue reading

AUGUST 11 | Birthdays and Events

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2025/08/04

James B. Longacre (1794-1869) -Engraver best known for designing the Indian Head cent. Alex Haley (1921-1992) -Historian and author who wrote Roots: The Saga of an American Family. Patrick Joseph McGovern (1937-2014) -Founder of the International Data Group. Frederick W. ...Continue reading

AUGUST 10 | Birthdays and Events

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2025/08/04

John Kirk Townsend (1809-1851) -Ornithologist and explorer who was one of the first to study animals and birds across the Rocky Mountains. Edward L. Doheny(1856-1935) -Oil tycoon who drilled the first successful oil well in LA. Herbert Hoover (1874-1964) -The 31st President ...Continue reading

AUGUST 4, 2025 | NATIONAL CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE DAY |...

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2025/08/04

AUGUST 4, 2025 | NATIONAL CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE DAY | NATIONAL COAST GUARD DAY NATIONAL CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE DAY National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day on August 4 gives us an opportunity to dunk America's #1 favorite cookie in a tall glass of ice cold milk, coffee, or tea! Whether yours are homemade ...Continue reading

AUGUST 3, 2025 | NATIONAL SISTERS DAY | NATIONAL HAIR...

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2025/08/03

AUGUST 2, 2025 | NATIONAL ICE CREAM SANDWICH DAY |...

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2025/08/02

AUGUST 9 | Birthdays and Events

National Day Calendar ·

2025/08/01

Elizabeth Hamilton (1757-1854) -Humanitarian and wife of Alexander Hamilton. Jonathan Homer Lane (1880) -Astrophysicist who mathematically analyzed the Sun as a gaseous body. Willa Beatrice Player (1909-2003) - First Black woman to be elected as a college president in the U.S. (Bennett ...Continue reading

AUGUST 8 | Birthdays and Events

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2025/08/01

Charles Bulfinch (1763-1844) - Recognized as the firstprofessional architect in the U.S. Henry Fairfield Osborn (1857-1935) -Paleontologist and geologist who founded the U.S. Eugenics Society. Jean Leon Gerome Ferris (1863-1930) -Painter who created The Pageant of a Nation, one of ...Continue reading

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