Holidays & Birthdays
Celebrated every August 8, this day encourages sharing photos of and celebrating our feline friends
This combined measure of air temperature and humidity often spikes during the Dog Days, indicating human discomfort.
This towering flower with a bright yellow face follows the sun across the sky and reaches its peak bloom in August.
What is the sunflower?
This Manitoba body of water is the 10th largest freshwater lake in the world
What is Lake Winnipeg?
On August 6, 1945, the first atomic bomb used in warfare was dropped on this Japanese city.
What is Hiroshima?
This fruit-inspired holiday on August 3 honors one of summer's sweetest snacks, often carved into balls of slices
What is National Watermelon Day
Who is Augustus Caesar?
Harvested for its fragrant purple spikes and essential oils, this flower bursts into bloom in August.
What is Lavender?
This famous beach is located on the shore of Rio de Janeiro
What is Copacabana?
This celebrity passed on August 16, 1977.
Who is Elvis Presley?
Born on August 16, 1958, this singer earned the title “Queen of Pop” with hits like “Like a Virgin.”
Who is Madonna?
This is the birthstone of August
What is Peridot?
With golden petals and a dark brown center, this native North American wildflower blooms abundantly in late summer.
What is the black-eyed Susan?
Stretching over 2,300 kilometers off Australia’s northeast coast, this is the world’s largest coral reef system.
What is the Great Barrier Reef?
These two countries started the ‘Space Race’ with the launch of the first satellite, Sputnik, on August 4, 1957.
What are Russia and the United States?
This former president, born on August 19, 1946, wrote "An Inconvenient Truth"
Who is Bill Clinton
This is the birth flower for August.
What is Gladiolus?
Nicknamed the “White Isle,” this hotspot in Spain is famous for its vibrant beach parties each August.
What is Ibiza?
This event began on August 15, 1969.
What is Woodstock Festival?
Who is Neil Armstrong?
This is the name of the full moon in August
This edible flower with bright orange petals and peppery flavor is a popular garnish in August salads.
What is nasturtium?
This powerful Atlantic current flows along the U.S. East Coast and warms waters off Florida during August.
The eruption of Mount Vesuvius on August 24, 79 AD buried this Roman city under ash and pumice.
What is Pompeii?