August 7th Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistoryAugust 7th History Highlights1782 – General George Washington ordered the creation of the badge that would become America’s Purple Heart.1882 – The famous Hatfield & McCoy Feud began at the Kentucky/West Virginia border.1959 – US satellite Explorer 6 took the first photograph of Earth from space.1978 – […]
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August 5th Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistoryAugust 5th History Highlights1305 – William Wallace, who led the Scottish resistance against England, was captured, tried, and executed by the English near Glasgow.1583 – Sir Humphrey Gilbert established the first English colony in the New World, in (now) Newfoundland’s St. John’s harbor.August 5, 1924 – Little
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Shark Trivia! Mothers only get a day but sharks get a whole week! There are over 370 species of sharks in the world. Sharks have upper and lower eyelids but do not blink. Shark Week is one of television’s biggest annual events, on The Discovery Channel each August. Female sharks can become pregnant without any
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