August Fun-Facts: These 21 Things You Should Know About This Month

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1.    The birthstones for August are the peridot and the sardonyx.
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2.    The zodiac signs for August are Leo (July 23 – August 22) and Virgo (August 23 – September 22).
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3.    The birth flowers for August are the gladiolus and the poppy.
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4.    On August 1, 1876, Colorado, also known as the Centennial State, became the 38th state of the United States.
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5.     On August 2, 1909, the Lincoln penny was issued.
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6.    On August 3, 1492, Christopher Columbus set sail on his first voyage across the Atlantic.
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7.    During the Civil War on August 5, 1864, the Battle of Mobile Bay was won by the Union forces.
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8.    On August 6, 1926, Gertrude Ederle successfully swam the English Channel.
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9.     On August 6, 1945, the first atomic bomb was used in warfare on Hiroshima, Japan.
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10.    On August 7, 1942, the U.S. troops landed on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands during World War II.
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11.    On August 9, 1974, Richard M. Nixon resigned from office, making him the first United States president to ever resign from office.
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12.    On August 12, 1877, the phonograph was invented by Thomas Edison.
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13.    On August 12, 1898, Hawaii was annexed by the United States.
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14.    National Family Fun Month
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15.    On August 15, India won independence from British in 1947; South Korea won its independence from Japan on 15th August 1945, Bahrain from UK in 1971 and Republic of the Congo from France in 1960.
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16.    National Peach Month
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17.    National Golf Month
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18.    National Picnic Month
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19.    Romance Awareness Month
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20.    Friendship Day – first Sunday of August
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21.    August 26 – Women’s Equality Day
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By : Archa Dave

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