August
August History
Famous August Birthdays
August Trivia
Bonus Trivia
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August was named after this Roman Emperor.
Augustus Caesar
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On August 28, 1963, this famous speech was delivered in front of the Lincoln Memorial.
Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I have a Dream" speech
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This winningest quarterback was born on August 3, 1977.
Tom Brady
200
This cheese, not made with cow's milk, is celebrated all month long.
Goat cheese - it is National Goat Cheese month!
200
On August 4, 1977 Jimmy Carter signed into legislation creating this Department, overseeing fossil fuels and nuclear infrastructure?
Department of Energy
400
There are three different birthstones in August, name one.
Peridot, Sardonyx, and Spinel 
400
This German born, Jewish girl penned her last diary entry on August 1, 1944.
Anne Frank
400
This famous business women, television personality, and DIY enthusiast was born on August 3, 1941.
Martha Stewart
400
This music icon, who enjoyed a peanut butter and banana sandwich, died on August 16, 1977.
Elvis Presley
400
Tis historic Seattle landmark opened on August 17, 1907.
What is Pike Place Market?
600
There are two zodiac signs for August, name one.
Leo and Virgo
600
This famous, parchment copy document was signed on August 2, 1776.
Declaration of Independence
600
This Wild West entertainer born on August 13, 1860 was the subject of an Irving Berlin musical.
Annie Oakley (Annie Get Your Gun)
600
This music festival started on a farm in Bethel, New York on August 15, 1969 and lasted 3 days.
Woodstock
600
On August 17th, 2008 this athlete became the first Olympian to win 8 gold medals in a single year.
Michael Phelps
800
August has two birth flowers, one is gladiola, the other contains opium.
Poppy
800
On August 18, 1920 the 19th Amendment was ratified, what was it's purpose?
Granting women the right to vote.
800
This British suspense film director was born August 13, 1899 in London.
Alfred Hitchcock
800
The Lincoln Memorial replaced this on the back of a penny on August 7, 1959.
Wheat
800
This Baseball player became the first to hit 500 homeruns in his career on August 11th, 1929.
Babe Ruth
1000
August originally had 30 days in the month, it was changed to 31 for this reason.
Augustus Caesar did not want his month to have fewer days then the one named after Julius Caesar (July)
1000
This state was added to the union on August 21, 1959.
Hawaii
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This NBA great, known as "the Stilt" was born August 21, 1936.
Wilt Chamberlain
1000
In 1790 this survey was first conducted, and is repeated every ten years.
U.S. Census (3,929,214 were counted that year!)
1000
This famous unidentified serial killer claimed their first victim on August 31, 1888 in the Whitechapel district of London.
Jack the Ripper