August May Be the Most Delicious Month of All!
August 2 – National Ice Cream Sandwich Day
August 3 – National Watermelon Day
August 4 – National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day
August 6 – National Root Beer Float Day
August 10 – National S’mores Day
August 14 – National Creamsicle Day
August 21 – National Spumoni Day
August 22 – National Eat a Peach Day
August 24 – National Waffle Day
August 27 – National Banana Lovers Day
August 30 – National Toasted Marshmallow Day
Whew!
And for the Over-21 Crowd:
August 7 – International Beer Day (first Friday of every month)
August 25 – National Whiskey Sour Day
August 28 – National Red Wine Day
Some August Facts & History
August was named in honor of Augustus Caesar, Roman emperor and adopted son of Julius Caesar. Eventually, Augustus was shortened to simply August.
August 11, 1929: Babe Ruth became the first baseball player in history to hit 500 home runs.
August 15-18, 1969: Legendary music festival Woodstock was held in Bethel, NY.
August 28, 1963: Martin Luther King, Jr., delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech on the Lincoln Memorial steps in Washington, DC.
Talk to you again soon!
Enjoy Your August!
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