August 29 - More Herbs, Less Salt Day

Happy 

More Herbs, Less Salt Day

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This day in History:

Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Katrina makes landfall near New Orleans, Louisiana, as a Category 4 hurricane on this day in 2005. Despite being only the third most powerful storm of the 2005 hurricane season, Katrina was the worst natural disaster in the history of the United States. After briefly coming ashore in southern Florida on August 25 as a Category 1 hurricane, Katrina gained strength before slamming into the Gulf Coast on August 29. In addition to bringing devastation to the New Orleans area, the hurricane caused damage along the coasts of Mississippi and Alabama, as well as other parts of Louisiana. (via History.com)

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Celebrity Birthday:

Michael Jackson
August 29, 1958

August 28 - World Sauntering Day

Happy 

World Sauntering Day

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This Day in History:

I have a Dream

On the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., the African American civil rights movement reaches its high-water mark when Martin Luther King, Jr., speaks to about 250,000 people attending the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. The demonstrators--black and white, poor and rich--came together in the nation's capital to demand voting rights and equal opportunity for African Americans and to appeal for an end to racial segregation and discrimination. (via History.com)

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Celebrity Birthday:

Jack Black
August 28, 1969

August 27 - Petroleum Day

Happy 

Petroleum Day

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This Day in History:

Battle of Brooklyn 

During the American Revolution, British forces under General William Howe defeat Patriot forces under General George Washington at the Battle of Brooklyn in New York.

On August 22, Howe's large army landed on Long Island, hoping to capture New York City and gain control of the Hudson River, a victory that would divide the rebellious colonies in half. On August 27, the Red Coats marched against the Patriot position at Brooklyn Heights, overcoming the Americans at Gowanus Pass and then outflanking the entire Continental Army. Howe failed to follow the advice of his subordinates and storm the redoubts at Brooklyn Heights, and on August 29 General Washington ordered a brilliant retreat to Manhattan by boat, thus saving the Continental Army from capture. At the Battle of Brooklyn, the Americans suffered 1,000 casualties to the British loss of only 400 men. On September 15, the British captured New York City. (via History.com)

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Celebrity Birthday:

Paul Reubens
August 27, 1952

August 26

This Day in History:

19th Amendment Adopted

The 19th Amendment, guaranteeing women the right to vote, is formally adopted into the U.S. Constitution by proclamation of Secretary of State Bainbridge Colby. The amendment was the culmination of more than 70 years of struggle by woman suffragists. Its two sections read simply: "The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex" and "Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation."

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Melissa McCarthy 
August 26, 1970

August 25

This Day in History:

The Wizard of Oz Debuts

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Celebrity Birthday:

Rachel Ray
August 25, 1968

August 24

This Day in History:

Captain Webb Swings English Channel

On August 24, 1875, Captain Matthew Webb of Great Britain becomes the first man to successfully swim the English Channel without assistance. After the feat, Webb became an international celebrity, admired for both his prowess in the water and his penchant for risk-taking. (via history.com) 

August 23

This Day in History:

NYC Reports First Cases of West Nile Virus

The first cases of an encephalitis outbreak are reported in New York City on this day in 1999. Seven people die from what turns out to be the first cases of West Nile virus in the United States. (via History.com)

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Celebrity Birthday:

August 22 - Happy Birthday Percy Weasley

Happy Birthday Percy Weasley!!!

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This Day in History:

International Red Cross Founded

The Geneva Convention of 1864 for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick of Armies in the Field is adopted by 12 nations meeting in Geneva. The agreement, advocated by Swiss humanitarian Jean-Henri Dunant, called for nonpartisan care to the sick and wounded in times of war and provided for the neutrality of medical personnel. It also proposed the use of an international emblem to mark medical personnel and supplies. In honor of Dunant's nationality, a red cross on a white background--the Swiss flag in reverse--was chosen. In 1901, Dunant was awarded the first Nobel Peace Prize. (via History.com) 

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Celebrity Birthday:

Kristen Wiig August 22, 1973

August 21 - Matty B!!!

Happy Birthday Matty B!

I Matt trough my college roommate Jessi after she randomly messaged him online because they were both going to the same college and from Minnesota. What a creap... lol 

My favorite memories of Matt are from all of the wonderful parties he would throw at his college place. They always had wonderful themes and everyone would go all out! I really miss the times him and I spent together hope that he will get his booty down to Chicago sometime!

love you Matt!!

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This Day in History:

Hawaii Becomes 50th State!

The modern United States receives its crowning star when President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs a proclamation admitting Hawaii into the Union as the 50th state. The president also issued an order for an American flag featuring 50 stars arranged in staggered rows: five six-star rows and four five-star rows. The new flag became official July 4, 1960. (via History.com)

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Celebrity Birthday:

Kim Cattrall

August 12, 1956

August 20 - National Radio Day

Happy National Radio Day!

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This Day in History:

Frist Around the Telegram

On this day in 1911, a dispatcher in the New York Times office sends the first telegram around the world via commercial service. Exactly 66 years later, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) sends a different kind of message--a phonograph record containing information about Earth for extraterrestrial beings--shooting into space aboard the unmanned spacecraft Voyager II.

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Celebrity Birthday:

Al Roker 

August 20, 1954

August 19 - National Aviation Day

Happy National Aviation Day

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Celebrity Birthday:

Coco Chanel 

August 19, 1883

August 18 - Bad Poetry Day

Happy Bad Poetry Day!

Roses are red
Violest are blue
I don't have to rhyme 
and neither to do you
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Celebrity Birthday:

Patrick Swazye

August 18, 1952

August 17 - Bubba!!!

Happy Birthday Ian!!!

I met Ian when his and my family moved next door to each other. The neighborhood was a new development so there were not a lot of people living there and not a lot of kids. I quickly became best friends with his sister and through that Ian and I became so close. 

My favorite memories of Ian are from the times we all lived on Emily Circle. We would play night games, make our own movies, started a dance troupe (Ian was our official DJ) and make fun optical courses in each other's houses. I will never forget those times and will always consider Ian to be more of a brother than a friend. 

I love you so much Ian and hope that life is treating you well. 
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This Day in History:

Billy the Kids Kills his First Man

Though only a teenager at the time, Billy the Kid wounds an Arizona blacksmith who dies the next day. He was the famous outlaw's first victim. (via History.com)

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Celebrity Birthday:

Sean Penn

August 17, 1960

August 16 - Birthday Tripple Play!

Happy Birthday Dan, Bryce and Monica!!!

Happy Birthday Dan!

I met Dan through my dodgeball team last season. He is the boyfriend of a girl that was on my kickball team and after a fun dodgeball season we all became great friends. 

Some of my favorite memories of Dan are from our trip to the Kentucky Derby. It rained the entire time we were there but it was such a fun trip! I also will say that Dan is the proud owner of one of my favorite puppies Jameson! 

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Happy Birthday Bryce!

I met Bryce because he is the boyfriend of my good friend Brandon. We became close once he FINALLY moved to Chicago!

My favorite memories of Bryce are from Pride this year. We got into many shenanigans and had an absolute blast drinking, watching the parade and prancing around boys-town! 

Love you!! 

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Happy Birthday Monica

I met Monica through my current work at the Chicago Human Rhythm Project.

My favorite memories of her are from working at CHRP. The stress levels are always at an all time high here but we seem to make it through the day and still find time to have fun. 

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This Day in History:

WE STUCK GOLD!

While salmon fishing near the Klondike River in Canada's Yukon Territory on this day in 1896, George Carmack reportedly spots nuggets of gold in a creek bed. His lucky discovery sparks the last great gold rush in the American West. (via history.com)

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Celebrity Birthday:

Madona 

August 16, 1958

August 15 - Feast of the Assumption

Happy Feast of the Assumption? 

The annual Feast of the Assumption Festival (also locally referred to informally as The Feast) is a four day Catholic street festival centered around Holy Rosary Church on Mayfield Road near its intersection with Murray Hill Road in Cleveland's Little Italy neighborhood. Held annually since 1898, the Feast occurs around August 15th in concordance with the observance of the Assumption of Mary. ^[1] It includes a procession of a statue of the Virgin through the streets leading to the church, as well as a nightly mass. (via Wikipedia) 

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This Day in History:

Frist Woodstock

On this day in 1969, the Woodstock Music Festival opens on a patch of farmland in White Lake, a hamlet in the upstate New York town of Bethel. (via History.com)

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Celebrity Birthday:

Jennifer Lawrence
August 15, 1990

August 14 - National Creamsicle Day

Happy National Creamsicle Day

YUM!

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This Day in History:

Russian Settle Alaska

On Kodiak Island, Grigory Shelikhov, a Russian fur trader, founds Three Saints Bay, the first permanent Russian settlement in Alaska. (Via History.com) 

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Celebrity Birthday

Steve Martin
August 14, 1945

August 13 - Blame Someone Else Day

Happy Blame Someone Else Day

Anyone else remember these clip arts? 

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This Day in History:

Berlin is Divided 

Shortly after midnight on this day in 1961, East German soldiers begin laying down barbed wire and bricks as a barrier between Soviet-controlled East Berlin and the democratic western section of the city. (via History.com)

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Celebrity Birthday:

Alfred Hitchcock 
August 13, 1899

August 12 - Happy Middle Child's Day

Happy Middle Child's Day

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This Day in History

Skeleton of T-Rex Found!

On this day in 1990, fossil hunter Susan Hendrickson discovers three huge bones jutting out of a cliff near Faith, South Dakota. They turn out to be part of the largest-everTyrannosaurus rex skeleton ever discovered, a 65 million-year-old specimen dubbed Sue, after its discoverer. (via History.com) 

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Celebrity Birthday:

George Hamilton 
August 12, 1939

August 11 - Presidential Joke Day

Happy Presidential Joke Day

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This Day in History:

The Birth of Hip Hop

Like any style of music, hip hop has roots in other forms, and its evolution was shaped by many different artists, but there's a case to be made that it came to life precisely on this day in 1973, at a birthday party in the recreation room of an apartment building in the west Bronx, New York City. The location of that birthplace was 1520 Sedgwick Avenue, and the man who presided over that historic party was the birthday girl's brother, Clive Campbell—better known to history as DJ Kool Herc, founding father of hip hop. (via History.com)

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Celebrity Birthday:

Hulk Hogan
August 11, 1953

August 10 - Lazy Day

Happy Lazy Day!

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This Day in History:

First PG-13 Movie Released

On this day in 1984, the action thriller Red Dawn, starring Patrick Swayze, opens in theaters as the first movie to be released with a PG-13 rating. The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), which oversees the movie rating system, had announced the new PG-13 category in July of that same year. (via History.com)

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Celebrity Birthday:

Antonio Banderas 
August 10, 1960

"How not everyone love me?"

August 9 - National Polka Festival

Happy National Polka Festival

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This Day in History:

Ford is Inaugurated

On this day in 1974, one day after the resignation of President Richard M. Nixon, Gerald R. Ford is sworn in as president, making him the first man to assume the presidency upon his predecessor's resignation. He was also the first non-elected vice president and non-elected president, which made his ascendance to the presidency all the more unique. (via History.com)

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Celebrity Birthday:

Whitney Houston
August 9, 1963

August 8 - Frozen Custard Day

Happy Frozen Custard Day!!

Man do I miss Culvers and Michael's!! 

Love you Scoopie!

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This Day in History:

Nixon Resigns

In an evening televised address, President Richard M. Nixon announces his intention to become the first president in American history to resign. With impeachment proceedings underway against him for his involvement in the Watergate affair, Nixon was finally bowing to pressure from the public and Congress to leave the White House. "By taking this action," he said in a solemn address from the Oval Office, "I hope that I will have hastened the start of the process of healing which is so desperately needed in America." (via history.com)

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Celebrity Birthday:

Dustin Hoffman

August 8, 1937