Famous People
"That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind" is the famous quote by this August Birthday Astronaut
Neil Armstrong
ON August 5, 1962 this famous film star died at the age of 36 from an overdose of sleeping pills. She made 29 films during her career and came to symbolize Hollywood glamour
Marilyn Monroe
Champagne
August 1 is the day to celebrate this "web-slinging" hero
Spider-Man
This critter is the cause of most power outages in the US.
Squirrels
This master of fright film director's real life phobias include chicken eggs (but not BIRDS), jail cells and souffle-making.
Alfred Hitchcock
August 31, 1997 is the date that this British Princess died at the age of 36 from a car crash.
Princess Diana
Construction was built on this wall in 1961
Berlin Wall
August 4 is the day that we celebrate the birth of this 44th US President
Barack Obama
In ancient Greece and Rome, doctors used this "webbing" to make bandages for their patients because of their natural antiseptic and anti-fungal properties, which can help keep wounds clean and prevent infection.
Spider Webs
This "What a Wonderful World" jazz trumpeter icon fibbed about his August birthday being in July to join a military band.
Louis Armstrong
August 30, 1797 marks the birthday of this famous Frankenstein author
Mary Shelley
in 1959, this state becomes the 50th US State
Hawaii
National Tell a Joke Day
This part of your body has 26 bones
Foot
Sitting Bull reportedly asked to adopt this famed sharpshooter after seeing her perform in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show shooting the ace of hearts of of a card at 30 paces
Annie Oakley
August 28, 1963 marks the date of the March on Washington where Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. made this famous speech
I Have a Dream
This All American ice cream treat was invented by David Strickler at a Soda Fountain in Latrobe, PA in 1904
Banana Split
Women's Equality Day
There's a 400-year-old Japanese tradition that if this type of wrestler can make your baby cry, it means he or she will live a healthy life.
Sumo Wrestler
This famous witty writer's epitaph reads, "Excuse my Dust"
Dorothy Parker
On August 24, 79 A.D, this active volcano in southern Italy erupted and destroyed the cities of Pompeii, Stabiae and Herculaneum
Vesuvius
This famous feud begins in 1882 between 2 families
Hatfields and McCoys
August 17th we celebrate this animal....don't let it cross your path
National Black Cat Day
Grooves along a quarter mile stretch between Albuquerque and Tijeras play "America the Beautiful" on this famous ROUTE when going the speed limit of 45MPH
Route 66