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August
Posted: 050801,
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“Work in Progress”
After Julius Caesar’s grandnephew Augustus Caesar (September
23, 63 BC
- August 19, 14 AD) defeated Marc Antony and Cleopatra, and became the first
emperor of Rome, the senate decided to Name the month of August after him.
Originally August had 30 days. To keep Augustus from getting a shorter month
than Julius, they added a 31st day and took off a day from February
to make 28 days (29 on every 4th year). Julius and Augustus are the
only two people to have months named after them that lasted this long. Nero and
Claudius both had months named after them that did not last.
From June through Labor Day (First Mon. in September), It's Festival Time!
There are Street Festivals, City Festivals, County Fairs, and the Minnesota
State Fair (the Wisconsin Fair <
http://wistatefair.com/home/wsfp/ >): See our
Photo Gallery >
Minnesota Events > 7 or 8 - 9 > for example, Ramsey County Fair, Washington
County Fair, Minnesota State Fair;
Newsletter 4, 68, 69
Some Schools start late August..
Regarding sports, the NFL training-camp started late July and is under way
until the beginning of August when the preseason starts and lasts until the end
of August. The College Football (NCAA) regular season starts late
August. The 2nd half of the MLB regular season has been
under way after the All-Star game. Early August the PGA Championship, the last
Golf Major
of the year is held. For Tennis, the last Tennis
Grand Slam
of the year, the US Open Tennis Championships are held from late
August through early September.
Popular stuff for August: August means the end of summer!
L, County Fairs, State
Fair, and Renaissance Festival
Back to School Stuff (Back to School shopping, Back to School clothes, Back to
School sales, Back to School fear, etc.), New School Year, moving (a new school,
new friends, new places)
Summer Stuff
Americans' views:
"What do Americans think of when 'August' is mentioned"
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