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On August 28, 1993, the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers premiered on Fox Kids Network. With the creation of Saban Entertainment (Haim Saban and Shuki Levy), the Power Rangers became a cultural phenomenon during the 1990s.

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Preposterous Packaging Day: August 7

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KILL THE CLAMSHELL PREPOSTEROUS PACKAGING DAY Preposterous Packaging Day might also be called "kill the clamshell packaging" day. Today, take your rage out on the ridiculous types of packaging we often must navigate to get to our purchase. Celebrants hold bonfire and trash compacting parties to retire all preposterous packaging from their lives permanently. Quite therapeutic!" ODE TO PROPOSTEROUS PACKAGING There once was a package so tight, I battled it deep into night. With scissors and saw, I hacked through the flaw— Just to find more wraps. What a plight! The plastic was sealed with a glare, Then taped up like a dragon’s lair. Each layer I peeled Revealed one more sealed— A Matryoshka trap of despair! At last, with my fingers all sore, I reached the thing it bore. A four-inch-wide pin In a box not a bin— Is this really all I paid for?

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Presidential Joke Day (1983): August 11

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Presidential Joke Day marks the anniversary of a presidential comic faux pax. On August 11, 1983, the late President Ronald Reagan was doing a voice test using a microphone, and he did not realize it was hot. Ever the great communicator, Reagan laughed it off and declared August 11 henceforth to be a day for presidential humor. Celebrate by telling your best political joke.

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Professional Speakers Day: August 7

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Created by potential fulfillment specialist Jim Barber, Professional Speakers Day celebrates professional public speaking and those who excel at it. Today is about acknowledging the teachers and professionals who hold awe and attention with their oratorical skills.

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Prosecco Day, Ntl.: August 13

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Prosecco is Italy's contribution to sparkling wine and has existed for centuries. National Prosecco Day celebrates this delicate and fruity bubbly wine, the perfect light and refreshing cool summer treat.

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Psoriasis Awareness Month: August

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Psoriasis Awareness Month raises awareness about the skin disease psoriasis and its treatments. Psoriasis is an annoying and often uncomfortable condition classified as an autoimmune disease, and it manifests in painful red rashes that can bleed and itch. Left untreated, it can lead to more severe problems, including heart disease, stroke, and psoriatic arthritis. In addition to Psoriasis Awareness Month, there is also a World Psoriasis Day in October.

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Aug

Psychic Week: August 2-8

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Psychic Day (the first Sunday of August) was created in 1965 to market psychic services to potential clients. It has now expanded into Psychic Week, which continues to be observed by various communities. Talent manager Richard Falk created the event.

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Purple Heart Day, Ntl. (1782): August 7

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National Purple Heart Day commemorates the awarding of the first Purple Heart by George Washington on August 7, 1782. The Purple Heart is an award given to US soldiers injured or killed in the line of duty or maltreated as prisoners of war. This medal is made up of heart-shaped purple silk with a silver lining with the word “Merit” on the silver part. What sets the Purple Heart apart is that the awardee only needs to meet specific criteria to be given it. This award is solely for servicemen and women, not civilians.

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Aug

Queen's Birthday (TH)(1932): August 12

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Queen Sirikit of Thailand was born on August 12, 1932. She is the mother of the current reigning king, King Maha Vajiralongkorn. Her birthday is a national holiday in Thailand.

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Rabi'ul-Awwal (M): August 14 - September 11

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Rabi'ul-Awwal is the third Month in the Islamic Calendar.

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Race Your Mouse Around the Icons Day: August 28

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Race Your Mouse Day Around the Icons Day is another silly holiday created by Wellcat. This celebration is about running the computer mouse on the computer screen while downloading or waiting for web pages to load.

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Radio Commercial Day, Ntl. (1922): August 28

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National Radio Commercial Day commemorates the anniversary of the first radio commercial on WEAF, a New York-based radio station, on August 28, 1922. The advertiser was Queensboro Realty, an American real estate company.

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Radio Day, Intl. (1920): August 20

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International Radio Day marks the anniversary of 8MK (WWJ) radio Detroit's first broadcast on August 20, 1920. It was what we'd call a 'beta test,' not really for public consumption. But, it was the first. The station would officially go live with the first radio newscast on August 31, 1920. At the time, creating a for-profit business in the newly emerging radio industry was a radical idea. News Radio was officially born! A few months later November 25, 1920, the first live sportscast occurred on WTAW, a college station in central Texas. August 28, 1922, saw the first paid radio commercial on New York's WEAF for apartments in Jackson Heights. However, the first public radio broadcast occurred in New York City on January 13, 1910. Though a historical anniversary, in 2013, Sabrina Roach of Brown Paper Ticket's Doer's Program made an effort to have this day marked internationally. Today, radio stations globally celebrate International Radio Day. The radio itself as an invention occurred through the efforts of multiple people. With its complex transmission and reception methods, different technologies were involved in its development, as were various inventors.

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Aug

Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day: August 28

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The term "Rainbow Bridge" refers to crossing over from life to the afterlife. Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day is about honoring pets that have crossed the bridge and left this life. If you're a pet parent, you know how devastating the loss of a pet can be. In many cases, they're with you for 15-20 years (longer than many marriages). Relationships with pets sustain us and provide invaluable companionship. Today is the day to celebrate the pets you've cherished throughout your life. Created by Deborah Barnes of Catster, Magazine.

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Raksha Bandhan (Siblings Day) (H): August 26

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Raksha Bandhan can also be called Siblings Day. It is a celebration of sibling love observed on the Purnima of Sawan in the Hindu calendar. Raksha Bandhan is an ancient observance ripe with myth and historical legends. One recounts how the Rajput queens practiced the custom of sending rakhi threads to neighboring rulers as a token of fraternity. This legend is illustrated today by sisters tying a sacred thread, rakhi, on her brother's wrist as a symbol of her love and prayers for her brother's well-being and his lifelong vow to protect her. PLEASE NOTE: We use the Indian civil calendar, the official holiday calendar in India. The Hindu faith has many calendars, each specific to different regions and tribes, with dates and celebrations marked by differing positions of the sun, moon, and stars. Names of months and holidays and the corresponding dates in the Gregorian Calendar may vary widely from one calendar to the next. Determine the proper calendar before attending local events.

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