August 1, 2019 — Colorado Admission Day - 1876
August 2, 2019 — Declaration of Independence signed - 1776
August 2, 2019 — Lincoln Penny issued - 1909
August 3, 2019 — Christopher Columbus set sail - 1492
August 5, 2019 — Neil Armstrong born this day in 1930
August 6, 2019 — Atomic Bomb dropped on Hiroshima - 1945
August 10, 2019 — Missouri Admission Day - 1821
August 14, 2019 — Japan agrees to surrender to the Allies - 1945
August 18, 2019 — Virginia Dare born this day in 1587
August 19, 2019 — National Aviation Day
August 21, 2019 — Hawaii Admission Day - 1959
August 24, 2019 — Mt. Vesuvius eruption - 79 A.D.
August 26, 2019 — Charles Lindbergh died this day in 1974
August 27, 2019 — Krakatoa eruption - 1883
August 28, 2019 — "I Have a Dream" speech given by Martin Luther King, Jr.
August 29, 2019 — Hurricane Katrina anniversary - 2005
