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From the South

By Alex Von Stade, PM — Jr. Warden



The month of August is now upon us and I cannot believe that we are now well into the second half of the 2024 calendar year. The month of August is named for the first Roman Emperor, Augustus Caesar. No national holidays occur in this month, but there are a few notable historical events that took place in the month of August.


  • August 1st is traditionally known as Lammas Day, an old festival celebrated in Britain to mark the annual wheat and corn harvest. It also marked the midpoint between the summer solstice and the autumn equinox.  

  • On August 6, 1762 the first ever sandwich was created and named after the Earl of Sandwich.  

  • August 14, 1935 marks the signing of the Social Security Act by President Roosevelt creating the Social Security system in the United States.  

  • On August 21, 1959, Hawaii was admitted to the Union as the 50th state.

  • Finally, on August 24 in 79 AD, Mount Vesuvius, an active volcano in Southern Italy erupted and destroyed the cities of Pompeii, Stabiae, and Herculaneum.


Have a safe and pleasant month of August!

 

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