***Dates to Remember***

Things you might find interesting!

• August is the eighth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. August begins (astrologically) with the sun in the sign of Leo and ends in the sign of Virgo. Astronomically speaking, the sun begins in the constellation of Cancer and ends in the constellation of Leo.

• August's flower is the gladiolus or poppy, and its birthstone is the peridot.

• August 4, 1944 Anne Frank was discovered by the Schutzstaffel in Germany.

• August 21, 1959 Hawaii became the 50th state of the United States of America.

• The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally is held the first full week in August each year.The 2008 Democratic National Convention begins in Denver, Colorado

(The above Trivia is from wikipedia.org)

A Reminder:
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