August is the eighth month of the year (between July and September) in the Julian and Gregorian calendars and one of seven months with a length of 31 days. In the Southern Hemisphere, August is the seasonal equivalent of February in the Northern Hemisphere.
August symbols: The birthstones of August are the peridot and sardonyx. Its birth flower is the gladiolus or poppy, meaning beauty, strength of character, love, marriage and family. The zodiac signs for the month of August are Leo (until August 22) and Virgo (from August 23 onwards).
Historical Events for August, 1898
Day of Week 11th » Spanish–American War: United States named American troops enter the city of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.
12th » The Flag of Hawaii e.g Hawaiian flag is lowered from ʻIolani Palace in an elaborate annexation ceremony and replaced with the flag of the United States to signify the transfer of sovereignty from the Republic of Hawaii to the United States.
Day of Week 13th » Spanish–American War: Spanish and American forces engaged in a Battle of Manila (1898) named mock battle for Manila, after which the Spanish commander surrendered in order to keep the city out of Filipino rebel hands.
13th » Carl Gustav Witt discovers 433 Eros, the first Near-Earth object Near-Earth asteroids e.g near-Earth asteroid to be found.
Day of Week 23rd » The Southern Cross Expedition, the first British venture of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration, departs from London.
Day of Week 24th » Mikhail Nikolayevich Muravyov or Count Muravyov, Foreign Minister of Russia presents a 'rescript' that convoked the Hague Conventions (1899 and 1907) called First Hague Peace Conference.
Day of Week 25th » Seven hundred Greek civilians, 17 British guards and the British Consul (representative) e.g Consul of Crete are killed by a Turkish mob in Heraklion, Greece.
Day of Week 28th » Caleb Bradham invents the carbonated soft drink that will later be called "Pepsi-Cola".
Day of Week 29th » The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company or Goodyear tire company is founded.