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Happy back to school! Parents, teachers and students, find funny and motivational back-to-school quotes about education, learning and working with others.
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21 August Quotes to Celebrate the End of Summer bfk92 - Getty Images There's something about that August air that just feels different. It could be due to the looming feeling of summer ending ...
The month was originally named Sextilis in Latin because it was the 6th month in the original ten-month Roman calendar under Romulus in 753 BC, with March being the first month of the year. About 700 BC, it became the eighth month when January and February were added to the year before March by King Numa Pompilius , who also gave it 29 days.
The Romans did not number days of a month sequentially from the 1st through the last day. Instead, they counted back from the three fixed points of the month: the Nones (5th or 7th, depending on the length of the month), the Ides (13th or 15th), and the Kalends (1st) of the following month. The Nones of August was the 5th, and the Ides the 13th.
During the early 20th century, the day was celebrated by blacks in Tennessee as a holiday. 1876 – Thomas Edison receives a patent for his mimeograph. 1908 – Wilbur Wright makes his first flight at a racecourse at Le Mans, France. It's the Wright Brothers' first public flight and the French public goes wild.
These inspirational Labor Day quotes will have you feeling thankful to live in America and appreciate the value of hard work. 55 Inspiring Labor Day Quotes From MLK Jr., Eleanor Roosevelt and More ...
August 8 is the 220th day of the year (221st in leap years) ... Led by students, hundreds of thousands join in nationwide protests against the one-party regime.