Days in Spain Every year, in August, the city of St. Augustine, Florida, has a birthday party that lasts for four days. It is called \"Days in Spain," because the city was settled by people from...
Indonesian holiday
Independence Day August 17 A betjak chahk) is a kind of taxi for one or two passengers. It looks like a bicycle with three wheels. The driver pedals from the rear. You can see many betjaks in...
Father of India
In India, a wise and holy person is called a mahatma (muh muh). The title means \"great soul." The greatest mahatma of all was Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. He is known as the \"father of India." As...
The princess and the cowherd
Tanabata Matsuri Once upon a time, two stars, Vega and Altair, fell in love. Vega was a princess, the daughter of the king of the heavens. Altair was a cowherd. Even so, the king allowed them to...
Along about sundown
Mountain Dance and Folk Festival Thrill to the music of the banjos, fiddles, and dulcimers. And listen as the caller sings out the steps for the square dance: \"Wave the ocean, wave the sea, Wave...
The month of Augustus
August is the eighth month of the year. It has thirty-one days. In ancient Roman times, when the year began in March, August was the sixth month and had thirty days. This month was called Sextilis,...
August
Francis Scott Key \(1779\) American who wrote "The Star- Spangled Banner" Maria Mitchell \(1818\) American astronomer and Hall of Fame member John Tyndall (1820) British physicist Moses Coit...
Island holiday
> Constitution Day > > July 25 Christopher Columbus landed in what is now Puerto Rico in 1493. It was his second voyage to the New World. He claimed the beautiful island for Spain. The name Puerto...
The Liberator
Birthday of Simon Bolivar July 24 Simon Bolivar is one of the greatest heroes of South America. Known as El Libertador (The Liberator), Bolivar is also called the "George Washington of South...
Long live France!
Bastille Day July 14 > This French family is putting up colorful pennants in preparation for > Bastille Day. In France, July 14 means much the same as July 4 does in the United States. It's a...
