August 8: Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
August 8: Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings On this date in 1896, one of Florida’s most famous authors was born. She was best known for The Yearling and Cross Creek. Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Banner Use this banner on social media to share our Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings resource...
August 9: Jesse Owens
August 9: Jesse Owens On this date in 1936, Jesse Owens, one of the greatest athletes in Olympic history, won his fourth gold medal of the eleventh olympiad. Although the success of an African-American was a disappointment to the Nazi Party, the 1936 Olympics...
August 10: Smithsonian Institution
August 10: Smithsonian Institution On this day in 1846, the United States Congress chartered the Smithsonian Institution after receiving a donation of $500,000 from British scientist James Smithson. The Smithsonian has grown to include nineteen museums, nine research...
August 15: Panama Canal
August 15: Panama Canal On this day in 1914, the Panama Canal opened to shipping traffic, connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. The opening of the Canal came some 400 years after Balboa became the first European to cross the isthmus of Panama. Proposals for...
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