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August 26: Heroes' Day in Namibia; Women's Equality Day in the United States Clashes between police and protesters at the 1968 Democratic National Convention 683 – Second Fitna : The Battle of al-Harra was fought between Umayyad forces and the rebel defenders of Medina at a lava field northeast of the city.
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.
A shocking federal watchdog report released in August revealed that the federal government lost track of roughly 320,000 migrant kids who made the harrowing trek across the border without their ...
August's birthstones are the peridot, sardonyx, and spinel. [9] Its birth flower is the gladiolus or poppy , meaning beauty, strength of character, love, marriage and family. [ 10 ] The Western zodiac signs are Leo (until August 22) and Virgo (from August 23 onward).
August 8 is the 220th day of the year (221st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 145 days remain until the end of the year. Events. Pre-1600. 685 BC – ...
The BRC-KPMG retail sales monitor for August revealed that total sales grew by 1% over the month, compared with 3% over the same month last year. It comes after 2.3% retail sales growth in July.
Mary Ward (née King; 27 April 1827 – 31 August 1869) was an Irish naturalist, astronomer, microscopist, author, and artist. [1] She was killed when she fell under the wheels of an experimental steam car built by her cousins.
Kathie Lee Gifford is sharing insight into her recovery following a fall that led to a week-long hospital stay and a fractured pelvis while she was still healing from hip surgery.. The former ...