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, 1988
Day of Week 6th » The Tompkins Square Park Riot (1988) e.g Tompkins Square Park Riot in New York City spurs a reform of the New York City Police Department e.g NYPD, held responsible for the event.
Day of Week 10th » Japanese American internment: U.S. President Ronald Reagan signs the Civil Liberties Act of 1988, providing $20,000 payments to Japanese Americans who were either interned in or relocated by the United States during World War II.
Day of Week 17th » President of Pakistan Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq and Ambassadors of the United States named U.S. Ambassador Arnold Lewis Raphel named Arnold Raphel are killed in a plane crash.
Day of Week 20th » "Black Saturday" of the Yellowstone fires of 1988 e.g Yellowstone fire in Yellowstone National Park
20th » Peru becomes a member of the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works called Berne Convention copyright treaty.
20th » Iran–Iraq War: A ceasefire is agreed after almost eight years of war.
20th » The Troubles: Ballygawley bus bombing Eight British soldiers are killed and 28 wounded when their bus is hit by an Provisional Irish Republican Army IRA roadside bomb in Ballygawley, County Tyrone Ballygawley, County Tyrone.
Day of Week 25th » The Chiado area in Lisbon is partially destroyed by a fire.
Day of Week 28th » Ramstein airshow disaster: Three aircraft of the Frecce Tricolori demonstration team collide and the wreckage falls into the crowd. Seventy-five are killed and 346 seriously injured.