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On this day in 1945 the Enola Gay drops the atomic bomb on Hiroshima
Education and Information
NATIONAL NIGHT OUT DAY has seen law enforcement, and the community they protect, getting together since 1984. This is all about getting to know your police officers and them interacting with you in a relaxed setting. BBQs, festivities and community education are the order of the day.
For Fun
WIGGLE YOUR TOES DAY is designed to get you outside. Take those shoes off and go barefoot in the grass or cool off your piggies by dangling them in the water. Even your feet enjoy the fresh air.
On Today’s Menu…
Our dessert of the day is sweet and chilling. NATIONAL ROOT BEER FLOAT DAY is calling your name on this hot summer day. Make ‘em yourself or head down to your local A&W. They make some great ones.
Sneak Peek at Tomorrow’s Events and Celebrations
Purple Heart Day
Raspberries and Cream Day
National Lighthouse Day
Sea Serpent Day
On this Day…
1890 – Cy Young pitches his first game – A three hitter with his Cleveland Spiders beating the Chicago Colts 8-1
1890 – The first execution by electric chair is carried out
1926 – Gertrude Ederle becomes the first woman to swim across the English Channel – she broke the men’s record by nearly two hours – you go girl
1945 – The Enola Gay drops the atomic bomb on Hiroshima – this destroyed most of the city and killed over 70,000 people
1960 – Chubby Checker gets the whole world dancing after introducing The Twist on American Bandstand
1965 – President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act making it illegal to keep African Americans from voting
1989 – The final curtain comes down on Oh! Calcutta! after 5,959 performances – Broadway’s longest running musical revue – after Phantom of the Opera
2006 – Tiger Woods becomes the youngest player to achieve 50 PGA wins
Happy Birthday to…
Alfred Tennyson (1809-1892)
One of the greats who gave us The Charge of the Light Brigade
Edith Roosevelt (1861-1948)
First Lady and second wife of President Teddy Roosevelt who modernized the White House and brought about the West Wing
Alexander Fleming (1861-1955)
Invented penicillin
Lucille Ball (1911-1989)
That quirky redhead was a comedic genius
Robert Mitchum (1917-1997)
You can see this tough guy in Cape Fear (1962), El Dorado (1966) Midway (1976) and Scrooged (1988)
Andy Warhol (1928-1987)
Shared his own artistic style with the world
David Robinson (1965- )
As a center for the San Antonio Spurs he led his team to two NBA championships
M. Night Shyamalan (1970- )
Director who gave us The Sixth Sense (1999), Signs (2002) and Knock at the Cabin (2023)
Geri Horner (1972- )
She was Ginger Spice of The Spice Girls
Most awesome God, thank You for dear friends and family. May they prosper and be blessed. Keep them from harm and hurt and may they know how precious they are. In Your name I pray, Jesus, Amen.
Enjoy the day and make it your own
Thank you to National Day Calendar; National Today; History.com; Britannica.com; Wikipedia; on this day.com
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