| August Holidays in 2012 | |
By popular request, here is a long list of all of the special days celebrated in August 2012. If you prefer, you can explore August's special days by date. If you are interested in free, printable calendars, you can find them on this page. If you want to be one of the first to know when more holidays and other craft projects are posted, take a few moments to sign up for the Family Crafts Newsletter.
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Born in 1779.
In 1981.
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In 1291.
Congress enacts first income tax in 1861.
In 1909.
In 1492.
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Established on this day in 1790.
First Saturday in August.
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Born in Ohio in 1930.
Born in 1809.
Garfield the Cat's friend.
The first Monday of August.
The US dollar was created.
Created in 1930.
Born in 1874, in West Branch, Iowa.
Born in 1953 in Venice Beach, California.
In 1981.
Born in 1860.
Born in Pasadena, California in 1912.
Roller coaster patented in 1898. Check out my page for this special day!
Born in Tennessee in 1786.
Observed on the third Saturday of August every year.
In 1939.
Born in Hope, Arkansas in 1946.
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Born in 1871.
Sesame Street Character.
Born in 1936 in Philadelphia, PA.
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Taken by Lunar Orbiter in 1966.
In 1869, invented by Cornelius Swarthout of Troy, New York.
The anniversary of women getting the right to vote.
Born in 1910.
Martin Luther King Jr. gave the "I Have a Dream" speech in 1963.
In 1934.
Debuted in 1953.
Mary Shelley, the author of Frankenstein, was born on August 30, 1797, in London, England.
Sesame Street Character.
Born in 1918, New York.
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This information is correct to the best of my knowledge. These dates are collected from many online and offline resources. Please do not email me asking me for more info about a date - All the information I have is posted here.