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ON THIS DAY: August 16, 2017
August 16th is National Airborne Day * National Bratwurst Day National Rum Day Roller Coaster Day * Tell a Joke Day ________________________________________________________________ MORE! Auguste Rodin, Georgette Heyer and Spike Lee, click
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Tagged Auguste Rodin, Bon Jovi, E. F. Schumacher, Georgette Heyer, Spike Lee, Suzanne Farrell, T.E. Lawrence
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ON THIS DAY: August 15, 2017
August 15th is Chauvin Day * Check (Your Pet’s) Chip Day * National Relaxation Day * Lemon Meringue Pie Day ________________________________________________________________ MORE! Kublai Khan, Julia Child and John Cranko, click
Posted in History, Holidays, On This Day
Tagged Edith Nesbit, Edna Ferber, John Cranko, Julia Child, Kublai Khan, Robert Bolt, Sir Walter Scott
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ON THIS DAY: August 14, 2017
August 14th is Creamsicle Day Rosé (wine) Day Social Security Day * World Lizard Day National V-J Day * National Navajo Code Talkers Day * ________________________________________________________________ MORE! John Galsworthy, Lina Wertmüller and David Crosby, click
Posted in History, Holidays, On This Day
Tagged Alfred Alessandrescu, Bon Jovi, David Crosby, John Galsworthy, Lina Wertmüller, Thomas Edison, Winifred Stanley
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ON THIS DAY: August 13, 2017
August 13th is International Lefthander’s Day * Filet Mignon Day Prosecco wine Day National Spirit of ’45 Day * ________________________________________________________________ MORE! George Grove, Annie Oakley and Lionel Richie, click
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Tagged Alfred Hitchcock, Annie Oakley, Felix Adler, George Grove, Lionel Richie, Lucy Stone, Maryam Mirzakhani
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ON THIS DAY: August 12, 2017
August 12th is International Youth Day * Julienne Fries Day Middle Child Day Personal Computer Day * Vinyl Record Day * World Elephant Day * ________________________________________________________________ MORE! Cardinal Richelieu, Edith Hamilton and Sue Hendrickson, click
ON THIS DAY; August 11, 2017
August 11th is Ingersoll Day * Play in the Sand Day Presidential Joke Day * Raspberry Bombe Day Son and Daughter Day ________________________________________________________________ MORE! Robert G. Ingersoll, Hedy Lamarr and Alex Haley, click
Posted in History, Holidays, On This Day
Tagged Alex Haley, Carrie Jacobs Bond, Hedy Lamarr, Hugh MacDiarmid, Louise Bogan, Robert G. Ingersoll, The Watts Riots
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ON THIS DAY: August 10, 2017
August 10th is National Lazy Day National S’Mores Day Skyscraper Appreciation Day * Smithsonian Charter Day * World LION Day ________________________________________________________________ MORE! Leo Fender, Elizabeth Butler-Sloss and Madonna, click
Posted in History, Holidays, On This Day
Tagged Aleksandr Glazunov, Anna Julia Cooper, Charles Keene, Elizabeth Butler-Sloss, Leo Fender, Madonna, William Van Alen
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ON THIS DAY: August 7, 2017
August 7th is National Purple Heart Day * National Lighthouse Day * Professional Speakers Day Raspberries n’ Cream Day Sea Serpent Day * Particularly Preposterous Packaging Day International Assistance Dog Week * ________________________________________________________________ MORE! Simón Bolívar, Mata Hari and Abebe Bikila, click
Posted in History, Holidays, On This Day
Tagged Abebe Bikila, Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, Louis Leakey, Mata Hari, Nicholas Ray, Ralph Bunche, Simón Bolívar
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