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August 11 was Presidential Joke Day

On that day in 1984, during a sound check for a radio broadcast Ronald Reagan cracked the following joke:


“My fellow Americans, I am pleased to tell you today that I’ve signed legislation that will outlaw Russia forever. We begin bombing in five minutes.”

Who knew the Gipper had such a dark sense of humor? He certainly didn’t know the mic was already recording, and the tape leaked. Since this little gaffe, August 11th has lived on as Presidential Joke Day.

AUGUST 16 , 1994 ...MY SECOND GRANDSON " LORENZO TYLER KINSEY "
WAS BORN , HE IS 21 YEARS OLD TODAY . HAPPY BIRTHDAY REN ,
YOU A GROWN ASS MAN NOW DOG ..LOL

The name August is a Latin baby name. In Latin the meaning of the name August is: Majestic dignity; grandeur. St. Augustine was the first Archbishop of Canterbury.

On August 9, 1974, Richard M. Nixon resigned from office, making him the first United States president to ever resign from office.

AUGUST 16 , 1920...RAY CHAPMAN OF THE " CLEVELAND INDIANS " IS
HIT ON THE HEAD BY A FASTBALL, THROWN BY CARL MAYS OF THE
" NEW YORK YANKEES,"...HE DIED THE NEXT DAY.

On August 5, 1962, Movie star Marilyn Monroe is found dead in her Los Angeles home.

my sons birthday is in august

"If the first week in August is unusually warm, the coming Winter will be snowy and long." - unknown -

Romance Awareness Month is celebrated the whole month of August.
This holiday is not to be confused with "Creative Romance Month," which is celebrate the month of February.

AUGUST IS CATFISH MONTH...

August 7th is Lazy Day.

hmmmmmmm I thought every day was lazy day LOL

August 18, 1920 - The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified, granting women the right to vote.

AUGUST 17, 1996...A SMALL BOY WAS INJURED , WHEN HE FELL 20 FT. INTO
THE GORILLA ENCLOSURE AT THE CHICAGO ZOO. AN 8YR OLD GORILLA
NAMED BINTI CAME TO THE CHILD'S AIDE , CRADLED HIM IN HER ARMS
AND KEPT HIM SAFE , UNTIL RESCUER'S COULD REACH HIM

my father was born on 08/08. rip dad

On August 17, 1933, New York Yankees first baseman Lou Gehrig played in his 1,308th consecutive game, breaking former Yankee Everett Scott's record for consecutive games played. He would go on to play in 2,130 games in a row, setting a record that would stand for 56 years when it was broken by Cal Ripkin Jr on Sept. 6, 1995. His record of 2632 consecutive games still stands