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Depiction of harvesting in the August calendar page of the Queen Mary Psalter (fol. 78v), ca. 1310. August is the eighth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Its length is 31 days. [1] In the Southern Hemisphere, August is the seasonal equivalent of February in the Northern Hemisphere. In the Northern Hemisphere, August ...
The meaning behind an awareness ribbon depends on its colors and pattern. Since many advocacy groups have adopted ribbons as symbols of support or awareness, ribbons, particularly those of a single color, some colors may refer to more than one cause. Some causes may be represented by more than one ribbon.
August panel from a Roman mosaic of the months (from El Djem, Tunisia, first half of 3rd century AD) Sextilis (lit. ' sixth ') or mensis Sextilis was the Latin name for what was originally the sixth month in the Roman calendar, when March (Martius, "Mars' month") was the first of ten months in the year. After the calendar reform that produced a ...
Get a full list of August 2024 holidays and observances, ... the eighth month of the year also brings something else with it: ... World Lung Cancer Day. World Scout Scarf Day. World Wide Web Day. ...
Many know that the prefix oct- means eight, as in octopus or octagon. But why does October, the 10th month of the year, have this prefix?
Aug., the abbreviation of August, the eighth month of the year in the Gregorian calendar; Aug, the IMA symbol for the pyroxene mineral Augite; AUG, the most common start codon, often encoding the amino acid methionine; Augusta Railroad, defunct Arkansas railroad; Augusta State Airport in Augusta, Maine (IATA Code: AUG) Steyr AUG, an assault rifle
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Former President of the Philippines Corazon Aquino dies at the age of 76 of cardiopulmonary arrest after complications of colon cancer. A memorial service and funeral is scheduled for August 5. (Philippine Daily Inquirer) Russia signs a deal to open a second military base in Kyrgyzstan at a Collective Security Treaty Organisation summit.