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, 1957
Day of Week 1st » The United States and Canada form the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD).
Day of Week 5th » 'American Bandstand', a show dedicated to the teenage "baby-boomers" by playing the songs and showing popular dances of the time, debuts on the American Broadcasting Company e.g ABC television network.
Day of Week 21st » The Soviet Union successfully conducts a long-range test flight of the R-7 Semyorka, the first intercontinental ballistic missile.
Day of Week 28th » United States Senate named U.S. Senator Strom Thurmond begins a filibuster to prevent the Senate from voting on Civil Rights Act of 1957; he stopped speaking 24 hours and 18 minutes later, the longest filibuster ever conducted by a single Senator.
Day of Week 31st » The Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) gains its independence from the United Kingdom.