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