This post is all about the month of August and what we could learn about it.
Let's get the facts out of the way:
- 8thmonth of the year
- 31 days in the month (originally King Numa Pompilius only gave August 29 days it wasn’t until Julius Caesar took over revamping the calendar in 45 BC that it got 2 extra days.
- August was originally named Sextillis and didn’t become the 8th month until January & February were added to the calendar year
| Birthstone: Peridot | Flower: Gladiolus |
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Fun facts about August in History:
| Year | Event |
| 1790 | The first U.S. Census is completed. There are four million people in the U.S |
| 1953 | The Whiffle Ball was patented on this day. |
| 1959 | Hawaii becomes the 50th state |
| 1966 | First picture of Earth from the moon is taken by Lunar Orbiter 1 |
| 1963 | Martin Luther King Jr. makes his "I Have a Dream" speech. |
| 1969 | Woodstock happened |
Things Celebrated This Month All Month Long:
- Children Eye Health & Safety
- Immunization Awareness
- Get Ready for Kindergarten
- Truancy Awareness
How to Say August in Other Languages:
- Albanian: gusht
- Dutch: augustus
- French: août
- German: Auguscht
- Italian: agosto
- Latin: Augustus
- Polish: sierpień
- Spanish: agosto
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