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August 30 is the 242nd day of the year ... in the Gregorian calendar; 123 days remain until the end of the year. Events. Pre-1600 70 – ... 1893 – Huey Long, ...
On August 28, Alabama Governor Bob Riley declared a state of emergency for the approaching Hurricane Katrina. On the same day, he requested President Bush to declare "expedited major disaster declaration" for six counties of South Alabama, which was quickly approved. Three hundred fifty national guardsmen were called on duty by August 30. [25]
At 8:30 AM CDT (1330 UTC), it was reported that a "twenty-foot tidal surge" had "breached...the canal." [24] By 9:00 AM CDT (1400 UTC), there was 6–8 feet of water in the Lower Ninth Ward. [25] [26] At 9:30 AM CDT (1430 UTC), levees along the eastern end of the London Avenue Canal near the Mirabeau Avenue Bridge break sending waters into the ...
August 30. National Beach Day. National Holistic Pet Day. National Toasted Marshmallow Day. August 31. Eat Outside Day. National Trail Mix Day. National Zoo Awareness Day. Weekly Observances in ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 1 February 2025. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources. The Last Judgment by painter Hans Memling. In Christian belief, the Last Judgement is an apocalyptic event where God makes a final ...
The Roman calendar began the year on 1 January, and this remained the start of the year after the Julian reform. However, even after local calendars were aligned to the Julian calendar, they started the new year on different dates. The Alexandrian calendar in Egypt started on 29 August (30 August after an Alexandrian leap year).
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).
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