August 31 is observed by some as We Love Memoirs Day. Book Title: More Than Enough: Claiming Space for Who You Are Book Author: Elaine Welteroth ISBN Number: 9780525561583 Sign
On August 30, 1797, Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin (later known as Mary Shelley) is born in Somers Town, London. Book Title: Frankenstein Book Author: Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley ISBN Number: 9780143122333 Sign
On August 29, 1997, Netflix launches as an internet DVD rental service. Book Title: The Umbrella Academy, Vol. 1: The Apocalypse Suite Book Author: Gerard Way ISBN Number: 9781593079789 Sign
On August 28, 1955, Emmett Till is violently murdered in Mississippi by a mob. His death stirs the nascent civil rights movement. Book Title: A Wreath for Emmett Till Book
On August 26, 1920, the 19th amendment to United States Constitution takes effect, giving women the right to vote. Book Title: The Woman’s Hour: The Great Fight to Win the
August 25, 1916, the United States National Park Service is created. Book Title: Ansel Adams : the National Park Service photographs Book Author: Ansel Adams ISBN Number: 9780896600560 Sign up
August 24 marks John Green’s birthday Book Title: Looking for Alaska Book Author: John Green ISBN Number: 9780142402511 Sign up LA News here:
On August 23, 1305, Sir William Wallace is executed for high treason at Smithfield, London. His death gives momentum to Scotland’s subsequent uprising against England lead by Robert the Bruce.
On August 22, 2004, two paintings by Edvard Munch called The Scream and Madonna are stolen at gunpoint from a museum in Oslo, Norway. Book Title: Museum of the Missing:
August 21 marks Poet’s Day for many. Book Title: Milk and Honey Book Author: Rupi Kaur ISBN Number: 9781449474256 Sign up LA News here: