1220s DIED 1227: GENGHIS KAHN (MONGOL LEADER) 1580s 1587: VIRGINIA DARE, DAUGHTER OF ANANIAS AND ELEANOR DARE, WAS BORN IN ROANOKE, BECOMING THE FIRST CHILD TO BE BORN IN AMERICA OF ENGLISH PARENTS 1590s 1590: JOHN WHITE, THE GOVERNOR OF THE COLONY OF ROANOKE, RETURNED […]

CAT NIGHTS BEGIN Cat Nights begin on August 17. This term harks back to the days when people believed in witches. A rather obscure old Irish legend said that a witch could turn herself into a cat eight times, but on the ninth time (August […]

BENNINGTON BATTLE DAY (VT.) In 1777 British general John Burgoyne sent 700 men to Bennington, Vermont, where 2,600 colonial troops were guarding a storehouse containing war supplies. American general John Stark met the British; killed their commander, Lieutenant Colonel Friedrich Baum; and killed or imprisoned […]

ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY Catholic churches in the United States mark the feast of the Assumption on August 15 each year to celebrate the assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary’s body into heaven upon her death. Assumption Day is considered a Holy Day […]

1840s 1848: OREGON TERRITORY ORGANIZED BY ACT OF CONGRESS 1860s BORN 1863: ERNEST LAWRENCE THAYER (POET) 1880s 1888: OLIVER B. SHALLENBERGER RECEIVED PATENT FOR AN ELECTRIC METER 1890s DIED 1891: SARAH CHILDRESS POLK (U.S. FIRST LADY) 1920s BORN 1926: ALICE GHOSTLEY (ACTRESS) 1930s 1935: PRESIDENT […]

1420s BORN 1422: WILLIAM CAXTON (PRINTER) 1530s 1535: “CANADA” FIRST USED TO INDICATE REGION 1810s BORN 1818: LUCY STONE (WOMEN’S RIGHTS ACTIVIST) 1820s BORN 1823: GOLDWIN SMITH (HISTORIAN & JOURNALIST) 1840s 1844: OREGON INSTITUTE (LATER NAMED WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY) OPENED IN SALEM, OREGON 1860s BORN 1860: […]

VICTORY DAY (RHODE ISLAND) This day marks the anniversary of the Allies’ victory during World War II. Japan agreed to surrender unconditionally, virtually ending the war. The world didn’t hear this announcement until the following day, and the surrender wasn’t official until September 2, when […]

DOG DAYS END The phrase “Dog Days” refers to the hottest days of summer. The Old Farmer’s Almanac lists the traditional timing of the Dog Days: the 40 days beginning July 3 and ending August 11, coinciding with the heliacal (at sunrise) rising of the […]

FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS saac Lee Hayes Jr. (August 20, 1942 – August 10, 2008) was an American singer, songwriter, actor, and producer. He has been one of the creative forces behind the Southern soul music label Stax Records, where he served both as an in-house songwriter and as a […]

Mon, Aug 9, 2021 NEW YORK (August 9, 2021) – Grammy-winning Haitian-Canadian producer and DJ Kaytranada, and Grammy-winning rapper, producer and songwriter Big Boi, will co-headline the MLS All-Star Concert presented by Heineken ® on Tuesday, August 24 in Los Angeles at The Torch, located at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. […]

1590s BORN 1593: IZAAK WALTON (WRITER) 1840s 1842: THE WEBSTER-ASHBURTON TREATY WAS SIGNED, DELIMITING THE EASTERN SECTION OF THE CANADIAN-AMERICAN BORDER. THE TREATY ESTABLISHED THE BOUNDARIES BETWEEN THE ST. CROIX AND CONNECTICUT RIVERS, BETWEEN LAKE SUPERIOR AND THE LAKE OF THE WOODS, AND BETWEEN LAKES […]

1860s 1864: PERFORMER SIGNOR GUILLERMO FARINI’S STILTS GOT CAUGHT AS HE WALKED THE RAPIDS ABOVE NIAGARA FALLS BORN 1866: MATTHEW HENSON (EXPLORER) 1870s 1876: THOMAS EDISON RECEIVED A PATENT FOR HIS MIMEOGRAPH (AN EARLY PAPER COPYING MACHINE) 1900s BORN 1907: BENNY CARTER (MUSICIAN) 1910s 1911: […]

1670s 1679: LA SALLE’S LE GRIFFON, FIRST SHIP TO SAIL UPPER GREAT LAKES, ENTERED LAKE ERIE 1770s BORN 1779: CARL RITTER (GEOGRAPHER) 1780s 1782: GEORGE WASHINGTON ESTABLISHED THE BADGE OF MILITARY MERIT FOR U.S. SOLDIERS INJURED IN ACTION. IT LATER BECAME KNOWN AS THE PURPLE […]

1620s DIED 1623: ANNE HATHAWAY (SHAKESPEARE’S WIFE) 1800s BORN 1809: ALFRED LORD TENNYSON (POET) 1840s BORN 1845: THE DUKE OF ARGYLL, MARQUESS OF LORNE(CANADIAN GOVERNOR GENERAL 1878 – 1883) 1860s BORN 1861: EDITH KERMIT CAROW ROOSEVELT (U.S. FIRST LADY) 1880s BORN 1881: ALEXANDER FLEMING (SCOTTISH […]

880s DIED 882: KING LOUIS III OF FRANCE 1540s BORN 1540: JOSEPH JUSTUS SCALIGER (HISTORIAN) 1580s 1583: SIR HUMPHREY GILBERT ESTABLISHED THE FIRST ENGLISH COLONY IN NORTH AMERICA, WHAT IS NOW ST JOHN’S, NEWFOUNDLAND 1740s BORN 1749: THOMAS LYNCH (SIGNER OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE) […]

1060s DIED 1060: KING HENRY I OF FRANCE 1730s 1735: IN A TRIUMPH FOR FREEDOM OF THE PRESS, NEWSPAPERMAN JOHN PETER ZENGER WAS ACQUITTED OF THE CHARGE OF SEDITIOUS LIBEL 1750s 1753: GEORGE WASHINGTON BECAME A MASTER MASON 1760s 1769: WHAT IS NOW PRINCE EDWARD […]

FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America. The league is composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada) and is one of the four major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada. It is the […]

FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (commonly known as Warner Bros. and abbreviated as WB) is an American diversified multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate headquartered at the Warner Bros. Studios complex in Burbank, California, and a subsidiary of AT&T‘s WarnerMedia through its Studios & Networks division. Founded in 1923 by four brothers Harry, Albert, Sam, and Jack Warner, the […]

FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Colorado (/ˌkɒləˈrædoʊ, -ˈrɑːdoʊ/ (listen), other variants) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains. Colorado is the eighth most extensive and 21st most populous U.S. state. […]

FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS The Shadow is a collection of serialized dramas, originally in 1930s pulp novels and later in a variety of media. Its title character has been featured on the radio, in a long-running pulp magazine series, in American comic books, comic strips, television, serials, video games, and at least five feature […]