Surfing the Calendar
- National Ice Cream MonthJuly
- Amelia Earhart’s BirthdayJul 24, 1897
- President Truman Issues Executive Order that Desegregates the MilitaryJul 26, 1948
- Korean War Ceasefire SignedJul 27, 1953
- US Virgin Islands: Hurricane Supplication DayJul 27, 2021
- Beatrix Potter’s BirthdayJul 28, 1866
- First Fingerprint Taken by British Colonial Magistrate in IndiaJul 28, 1868
- Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis’ BirthdayJul 28, 1929
- Delta AquaridsJul 28-29, 2021
- Fellowship of the Ring PublishedJul 29, 1954
- J.K. Rowling’s BirthdayJul 31, 1965
- Harry Potter’s BirthdayJul 31, 1980
- National Inventor’s MonthAugust
- Get Ready for Kindergarten MonthAugust
- William Clark’s BirthdayAug 1, 1770
- Francis Scott Key’s BirthdayAug 1, 1779
- First US CensusAug 1, 1790
- Emancipation of 500Aug 1, 1791
- U.S. Purchases Alaska From Russia for $7.2 Million DollarsAug 1, 1868
- Anne Frank’s Last Diary EntryAug 1, 1944
- Declaration of Independence SignedAug 2, 1776
- Albert Einstein’s Atomic Bomb Letter to President Franklin RooseveltAug 2, 1939
- Columbus Sails for New WorldAug 3, 1492
- President Harry Truman Signs Act of Congress Designating June 14 National Flag DayAug 3, 1949
- Atomic Bomb Dropped On HiroshimaAug 6, 1945
- President Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act into lawAug 6, 1965
- First Website Put OnlineAug 6, 1991
- Operation Desert Shield beginsAug 7, 1990
- Singapore Independence from Malaysia, celebrated as National DayAug 9, 1965
- President Nixon ResignsAug 9, 1974
- Smithsonian Act of Organization Passes Congress and is Signed by President James K. PolkAug 10, 1846
- IBM Launches PCAug 12, 1981
- Perseids Meteor ShowerAug 12-13, 2021
- Berlin Wall ErectedAug 13, 1961
- Annie Oakley’s BirthdayAug 13, 1860
- Hans Christian Ørsted’s BirthdayAug 14, 1777
- PowerPoint First ReleasedAug 14, 1984
- Sand Castle DayAug 14, 2021
- Completion of Transcontinental U.S. RailwayAug 15, 1870
- Opening of Panama CanalAug 15, 1914
- Wilbur Wright’s BirthdayAug 16, 1867
