August History, Facts and TriviaAugust HighlightsAugust was named to honor Roman emperor, Augustus Caesar (63 BC – 14 AD)August Flowers: Gladiolus and the PoppyBirthstone: PeridotLeo (July 23–August 22)Virgo (August 23–September 22)Marvel’s Thor (Journey into Mystery #83 & Amazing Spider-Man (Amazing Fantasy #15) debutedAugust Quotes“Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?”– William Shakespeare“If the first […]
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August 1st History, Facts and TriviaAugust 1st History Highlights1834 – Slavery was abolished in Jamaica1944 – The last entry for Anne Frank’s diary1969 – The Zodiac Killer’s letters arrived at several San Fransisco newspapers. The killer was never caught.1990 – Tim Berners-Lee and Robert Cailliau created the prototype HTML language and the World-Wide Web.August 1,
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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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