- 1 August: World Wide Web Anniversary.
- 1 August: Herman Melville (1819).
- 2 August: National Ice-Cream Sandwich Day.
- 3 August: Columbus Set Sail (1492).
- 3 August: National Watermelon Day (U.S.A.).
- 3 August: Picnic Day, Australia.
- 4 August: Louis Armstrong’s Birthday (1901).
- 4 August: Barack Obama’s Birthday (1961).
- 5 August: National Waffle Day (U.S.A.).
- 5 August: Neil Armstrong’s Birthday (1930).
- 6 August: Alfred Lord Tennyson’s Birthday (1809).
- 6 August: Alexander Fleming’s Birthday (1881).
- 6 August: Hiroshima Bombed (1945).
- 7 August: Lynn Cox swam the Beiring Straight (1987).
- 7 August: National Lighthouse Day.
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Se7en’s Seaside Science with Mick Manning and Brita Granstrom.
- Lighthouse in a bottle from Family Fun.
- Lighthouse on the boulders craft from Crayola.
- Clay Pot Craft from Craft Ideas.
- This book looks like such fun! have a look at the links page!!!
- Great worksheets from Beacons by the Sea (Stories of Australian Lighthouses).
- 9 August: International Art Appreciation Day.
- 9 August: Jesse Owens won four Olympic gold Medals (1936).
- 10 August: Herbert Hoover (1874).
- 10 August: S’Mores Day.
- 10 August: Construction began on Mt Rushmore (1927).
- 11 August: Play in the Sand Day.
- 12 August: IBM PC Announced.
- 13 August: Annie Oakley’s Birthday (1860) .
- 13 August: International Left-Handed Day.
- 15 August: Julia Child’s Birthday (1912).
- 15 August: Joke Day.
- 15 August: Roller Coaster Day (first patented in 1898).
- 17 August: Davy Crockett Born (1786-1836):
- 18 August: Meriwether Lewis’s Birthday (1744-1809).
- 18 August: Bad Poetry Day.
- 19 August: Wilbur Wright Born (1867).
- 19 August: Potato Day.
- 21 August: Mona Lisa Stolen (1911).
- 23 August: National Sponge Cake Day.
- 24 August: Waffle Iron Patented (1869).
- 24 August: Mount Vesuvius Erupted (79).
- Frothing volcano, just “build a volcano” around your brew.
- The Facts from Kids.Net.Au
- A Volcano’s Deadly Ash.
- Heaps of Vesuvius Links
- Visit Pompeii with travel for kids.
- Heaps of links to Roman resources including Pompeii from Proteacher.
- Information on Volcanoes and an webquest, from guilford k-12.
- 24 August: First Swimmer crossed the English Channel (1875).
- 25 August: National Banana Split Day (U.S.A).
- 26 August: National Dog Day (U.S.A.).
- Hot Dogs From Scratch, by the Celebrity Chef.
- Go Dog Go – Do You Like My Hat? in Se7en Steps.
- Fun dog activities from first-school.
- Dog breed quiz for kids from National Geographic.
- Dog Activities for kids from How Stuff Works.
- What Dog Breed Are You? From Dogster.com.
- The Dog Guide from Animal Planet.
- And Puppy Games from Animal Planet.
- Kids Stuff from the American Kennel Association.
- Dog Facts from How to love your Dog.
- 26 August: Woman’s Vote Day.
- 27 August: Mother Theresa’s Birthday (1910).
- 28 August: Dream Day – Martin Luther King Jr.(1963).
- 30 National Melted Marshmallow Day (U.S.A.).
- 30 August: Cleopatra committed suicide day (30 BC).
I love the list you put up every month and the effort you must put into it. I love how the big things, as well as the more mundane, is celebrated. Now, which shall we celebrate this month!
Hi Cheryl, So glad you like our calendars… I think we may well be eating a heap of waffles this month!!! Have a fun day!!!
I love this list.
The links on Christopher Columbus will come in really useful as I was planning on teaching my kids about the discovery of America during our summer homeschool.
And I’m very excited about s’mores day!