August 21st is the 233rd day of the year (234th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 132 days remaining in the year.
1770 • James Cook formally claims eastern Australia for Great Britain, naming it New South Wales.
1878 • The American Bar Association is founded.
1923 • In Kalamazoo, MI, an ordinance was passed forbidding dancers from gazing into the eyes of their partner.
1959 • President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs an executive order proclaiming Hawaii the 50th state of the union. Hawaii’s admission is currently commemorated by Hawaii Admission Day
1983 • Philippine opposition leader Benigno Aquino, Jr. is assassinated at the Manila International Airport (now renamed Ninoy Aquino International Airport).
1986 • Carbon dioxide gas erupts from volcanic Lake Nyos in Cameroon, killing up to 1,800 people within a twenty kilometer range.
MjL 21 Aug 2014, 4:14 a.m.
#MomsEstate Todd from the place that is selling Mom’s old chair lift finally called me back. I have been trying to get hold of him for two weeks to finalize the sale of that lift.
He says he has a nibble on selling it to somebody on consignment which would net us a little more money then if Todd buys it outright at a wholesale price. I hope we can get this finished up after we get back from vacation.
MjL 21 Aug 2014, 6:58 a.m.
I called Lowe’s to let them know that if that new #FrontDoor ever gets in they will have to hang onto it because we will be on vacation starting Saturday. Aaron will be here but I don’t want him to have to deal with that mess.
MjL 21 Aug 2014, 6:59 a.m.
I HAVE to get the grassed mowed by tomorrow afternoon. It has been raining so much it looks like a jungle out there and will be much worse if I don’t mow it before we leave!
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