{ Wednesday's Word - August }

I realize I'm a day late (and a dollar short....LOL), 

but I thought we'd talk a little about the month of August

today!

  

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August :

August is the eighth month of the year in the Gregorian calendar and its predecessor, the Julian calendar. The month of August was originally named Sextilis in Latin since it was the sixth month in the ancient Roman calendar. The name of the month was changed to August in honor of Augustus Caesar in 8 BCE. (credit - Time and Date.com)

August flower - the poppy

If you're an August born baby, do these things apply to you?

And, here are a few more facts about the month of August .....(credit)

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:

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

Are any of you gonna celebrate an August  birthday?

Since it's National Family Fun Month, I'm thinking that's covered because of the grand kiddos!  And, I ♥ peaches, so that's no problem. Going on a picnic sounds great....I've been meaning to do just that at Metcalf Bottoms. 

Romance awareness?!? 😊 

I definitely have a lot of friends to celebrate not only this coming SONday.....

but every day!

HOPE your first Wednesday in August is Wonderful!!!