Welcome August.
8/2/26.
The month of August, comprising of 31 days, is the eighth month of the year using the Gregorian Calendar. August was named after Augustus Caesar, (63 BCE-CE 14), the first emperor of the ancient Roman Empire, in the year 8 BCE. Augustus was the great- nephew of previous ruler Julius Caesar. Julius was the ruler of the Roman Empire before Augustus, yet he was considered more of a dictator than that of an emperor. The Julian Calendar was named after Julius as well as the month of July. Prior to the Gregorian Calendar, the month of August was the sixth month using the Julian Calendar.
The month of August is the hottest month of the year, in most places, in the Northern Hemisphere. It is also the last full month of summer considering the astronomical summer which is from around June 21 to around September 22. Last, but not least is "Dog Days" that started on July 3 will end on August 11.
There are not any official government holidays in August although there are a few interesting "Observance Days" or "Awareness Days" like "Purple Heart Day" on August 7. Some of those special days include:
1. Aug. 13: International Left-Handers Day.
2. Aug. 15 (third Saturday in August): International Geocaching Day.
3. Aug. 15 (third Saturday in August): World Honeybee Day.
4. Aug. 25: Kiss-and-Make-Up Day.
August's full moon has a big show in the making. According to NASA, The August moon will be interesting and special for observation. Not only will this month's full moon be bright and big, but it will also give us a partial lunar eclipse visible throughout North America, according to NASA. There are multiple types of lunar eclipses. During a partial lunar eclipse, only a part of the moon will be covered by Earth's shadow. This is different from a total lunar eclipse, which happens when the entire moon is covered by our planet's shadow. Check out this August Lunar eclipse on August 27, which starts at 8:23 PM in this part of Kentucky. Maximum eclipse is at 11:12 CDT.
I am in the process of presenting pictures taken at the 2009 Rockport Days event. I only have a few left and then I will pick a new theme. Normally, I will use special event pictures like "Rockport Days" or some of the "Rockport Reunions." Any ideas or suggestions will be considered. Thanks for looking and a pre-thanks for a response.
Looking back at the Rockport School/Sport section, I see mostly outdated web pages that were written some 20 years ago when the code for a web page presentation was in the developing stages, and they are not in the best of shape. The 1939-40 Rockport Basketball team page consisted of multitple pictures of the team and were simply not good. Since then, I have updated the 1939-40 Basketball Team web page. Check it out at the following link.
RHS 1939-40 Basketball Team.
Please let me know if any page in the Rockport web site does not look presentable or seems to have mistakes. Such information would be appreciated.
"A new month marks a new beginning and a fresh start."
Stay cool.
See you.
jrd
