August 1, 2020 — Colorado Admission Day - 1876
August 2, 2020 — Declaration of Independence signed - 1776
August 2, 2020 — Lincoln Penny issued - 1909
August 3, 2020 — Christopher Columbus set sail - 1492
August 5, 2020 — Neil Armstrong born this day in 1930
August 6, 2020 — Atomic Bomb dropped on Hiroshima - 1945
August 10, 2020 — Missouri Admission Day - 1821
August 14, 2020 — Japan agrees to surrender to the Allies - 1945
August 18, 2020 — Virginia Dare born this day in 1587
August 19, 2020 — National Aviation Day
August 21, 2020 — Hawaii Admission Day - 1959
August 24, 2020 — Mt. Vesuvius eruption - 79 A.D.
August 26, 2020 — Charles Lindbergh died this day in 1974
August 27, 2020 — Krakatoa eruption - 1883
August 28, 2020 — "I Have a Dream" speech given by Martin Luther King, Jr.
August 29, 2020 — Hurricane Katrina anniversary - 2005
August 26, 2021 — Katherine Johnson born this day in 1918
