August 2015 All Things August Contest Closed

AUGUST 30 , 1951 ...A NATIVE AMERICAN SOLDIER KILLED IN THE KOREAN
WAR , WAS REFUSED BURIAL IN A WINNEBAGO , NEBRASKA CEMETERY
BECAUSE OF HIS RACE. WHEN PRESIDENT HARRY S. TRUMAN HEARD ABOUT THIS TRAVESTY OF JUSTICE , HE OFFERED THE WIDOW OF THE SLAIN SOLDIER , A BURIAL PLOT IN THE ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY.

On this day in 30 BC Cleopatra VII committed suicide

Some of Ireland's most famous battles have been fought in August. They include:
-the Second Battle of Athenry (1316)
-the battle of Knockdoe (1504)
-the Battle of the Yellow Ford (1596)
-the First Battle of Curlew Pass (1599)
-the Battle of Dungans Hill (1647)
-the Battle of Castlebar (1798)
-the Battle of the Bogside (1969).

AUGUST 30 , IS...FRANKENSTEIN DAY AND TOASTED MARSHMALLOW DAY

August 22 was my dads 82nt Birthday had he lived but passed in 1992 of a massive heart attack at work but it will always be a special day to me..

Today is Trail Mix Day!

August 31 is....
~Princess Diana's Memorial Day
~Eat outside day
~Sesame Street's Herry Monster's Birthday

AUGUST 31 , 2015...LAST DAY OF THIS LONG A$$ MONTH....YAYYYY

August ... The month all the brats go back to school in Scotland after 7 weeks summer holiday. Never been so glad for it to happen LOL

AUGUST 31 , 1888...MARY ANN NICHOLS , BECAME THE FIRST KNOWN
VICTIM OF " JACK THE RIPPER. "

Hello Crushers!!!

We had 17 Crushers make a post in this contest and we had a total of 114 posts made.

A lot of interesting things happened in August ... and I just thought the most interesting thing that happened in August was my birthday LMAOOO

Everyone that made a post had their names placed into my tupperware bowl and Barry drew out the 2 winning names.

The winners of this contest are:

WTG...NONO AND SHIRLS...CONGRATS

WTG Nono and Shirls!

thank you very much !!!

congrats nono

wooohooo ty so much!

Congrats Shirls!