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Ideas for August
Family Crafts August Holiday Calendar
Day by Day August Calendar with Lots of Information
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All Month Long

Chef:

National Catfish Month

Weather:

National Weather Service for Kids- General Weather Info
 

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Feature:

American Artist Appreciation Month
Foot Health Month
National Golf Month
National Inventors Month
National Water Quality Month

Weekly Events

1st Week
 National Mustard Day First Saturday
American Family Day First Sunday 
Friendship Day First Sunday
National Clown Week
Picnic Day in Australia- The first Monday
3rd Week
 Air Conditioning Appreciation Week
American Dance Week
2nd Week
 Elvis Week
National Apple Week
National Smile Week
4th Week
 

Daily Events

1
 Francis Scott Key  born in 1779
MTV debuted in 1981
Switzerland founded in 1291
11
 Play in the Sand Day
21
 National Homeless Animals Day
2
 First Income Tax
Congress enacts first income tax in 1861.
First Lincoln Penny issued in 1909
National Ice Cream Sandwich Day
12
 IBM PC Announced in 1981.
Middle Children's Day
22
 Be An Angel Day 
3
 Columbus Set Sail on His 1st Voyage in 1492
National Watermelon Day
13
 Annie Oakley- Born in 1860
National Filet Mignon Day
23
 First Photograph of Earth From the Moon- Taken by Lunar Orbiter in 1966.
National Sponge Cake Day
4
Coast Guard Day- Established on this day in 1790
14
 National Creamsicle Day
24
 National Peach Pie Day
Strange Music Day
Waffle Iron Patented
In 1869, invented by Cornelius Swarthout of Troy , NY
5
National Waffle Day
Neil Armstrong- Born in Ohio in 1930.
15
Julia Child- Born in Pasadena, CA in 1912.
National Relaxation Day
25
 Kiss and Make Up Day
National Banana Split Day
6
 Alfred Lord Tennyson- Born in 1809.
Wiggle Your Toes Day
16
 Joke Day
Roller Coaster Day (patented in 1898)
26
Women's Equality Day
The anniversary of women getting the right to vote.
7
 Betsy Byars Birthday
17
 Archeology Day
Davy Crockett- Born in TN in 1786
27
 Mother Teresa- Born in 1910
8
 Dollar Day- The US dollar was created.
18
 Bad Poetry Day
Wizard of Oz Premiered in 1939
28
 Dream Day
Martin Luther King jr. gave the "I Have a Dream" speech in 1963.
National Cherry Turnover Day
9
 Betty Boop-Created in 1930
National Rice Pudding Day
19
 National Aviation Day
Bill Clinton Born in Hope, AR in 1946
Orville Wright- Born in 1871
Potato Day
 29  First Scout Camp Opened in 1934.
Michael Jackson- Born in Gary, IN in 1958
Speedy Gonzales- Debuted in 1953.
10
 First Steam Locomotive
Herbert Hoover- Born in 1874, in West Branch, Iowa
20
 National Radio Day
 30
 National Toasted Marshmallow Day
31
National Trail Mix Day