Christopher Columbus set sail from Spain on this day in 1492

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Chocolate Chip Day

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Astronaut Neil Armstrong's Birthday, 1930

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Peace Day

Wiggle Your Toes Day

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Sea Serpent Day

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President Richard Nixon resigned from office on this day in 1974

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Smokey the Bear's Birthday (1944)

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Mother Teresa's Birthday (1910)

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Play in the Sand Day
> Clay Sandcastle Activity > Sand Painting Lesson

12

Hawaii annexed to the US on this day in 1871

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Fall of the Aztec Empire (1512)
> Aztec Tiles > Mesoamerican Codex Books

Left-Handed People Day

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Relaxation Day

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Joke Day

Roller Coaster Day
> Make an amusement park with art tape!

Klondike Gold Discovery, 1896

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Archeology Day
> Cave Art Craft

19

National Aviation Day

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Vitus Bering discovered Alaska on this day in 1741

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Be An Angel Day
> Angelic Child Craft > Triangle Angel Craft

Newspaper editor Ann Franklin's birthday, 1762

23

1st National Women's Rights Convention, 1850

24

Mount Vesuvius Erupted (79 AD)
> Make a Bean Mosaic > Make a Pumpkin Seed Mosaic > Make a Magazine Mosaic

25

National Park Service Established (1916)

26

19th Ammendment, Women's Right to Vote, 1920

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First commercial oil well drilled, 1859

28

Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech (1963)
> Make a Box of Crayons to Celebrate!

29

Spanish Conquest of the Incan Empire, 1533

30

Toasted Marshmallow Day
> Make a marshmallow sculpture

31

Educator Maria Montessori's Birthday, 1870

1st Week of August

Clown Week
> Clowning Around

2nd Week of August

Smile Week

First Saturday in August

National Mustard Day

First Sunday in August

American Family Day
> Make Art with Your Family

Friendship Day
> Make a Craft with Your Friends