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Image 1 — August 14th, 1945- Actor, musician, comedian and author Steve Martin was born in Waco, TX. Martin charted his "King Tut" single to #17 in the US in 1978. A skilled musician, Martin has a regular gig with his Bluegrass band, the Steep Canyon Rangers.
Image 2 — August 14th, 1945- Actor, musician, comedian and author Steve Martin was born in Waco, TX. Martin charted his "King Tut" single to #17 in the US in 1978. A skilled musician, Martin has a regular gig with his Bluegrass band, the Steep Canyon Rangers.
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August 14th, 1945- Actor, musician, comedian and author Steve Martin was born in Waco, TX. Martin charted his "King Tut" single to #17 in the US in 1978. A skilled musician, Martin has a regular gig with his Bluegrass band, the Steep Canyon Rangers.

u/BirdBurnett — 6 days ago
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On August 12th, 1968, Big Brother and the Holding Company released 'Cheap Thrills', their 2nd studio album and their last with Janis Joplin before she went solo.

u/BirdBurnett — 7 days ago
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August 13th, 1948- Leroy “Satchel” Paige, then 42 years old, threw his first complete game in Major League Baseball, leading the Cleveland Indians to a 5–0 victory over the Chicago White Sox .

u/BirdBurnett — 7 days ago
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On August 12th, 1907, Blues singer, pianist, and entertainer Gladys Bentley was born in Philadelphia, PA. As part of Harlem’s renaissance, Bentley would typically be dressed in her signature tailcoat and top hat and sing risqué renditions of popular songs of the time in her deep and powerful voice.

u/BirdBurnett — 8 days ago
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August 11th, 1972- San Antonio, Texas begins celebrating “Cheech and Chong Day”, an annual event to honor Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong, the Canadian-American comedy team known for their stoner-comedy films, stand-up, and music.

u/BirdBurnett — 9 days ago
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August 13th, 1889- William Gray, an American inventor from Hartford, Connecticut, was granted a patent for the coin-operated telephone. U.S. Patent No. 408,709.

u/BirdBurnett — 7 days ago
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August 13th, 1914- Carl Wickman founds Greyhound Bus Lines by shuttling miners between home and work in a 7-seat Hupmobile, sometimes stuffing 15 passengers at a time.

 After losing his job as a drill operator at a nearby mine, Wickman started selling a seven-seat Hupmobile. When he couldn’t sell it, he repurposed it to carry iron-ore miners from Hibbing to the mine at Alice for 15 cents a ride.  

u/BirdBurnett — 7 days ago
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August 9, 1944, Smokey Bear was introduced as the U.S. Forest Service's mascot. The character, named after a real-life bear rescued from a fire, became synonymous with fire safety and prevention.

u/BirdBurnett — 11 days ago
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On Friday, August 8, 1969, The Beatles gathered outside EMI Studios (now Abbey Road Studios) in north London for one of the most famous photo sessions in rock history. Photographer Iain Macmillan, a freelance friend of John Lennon and Yoko Ono, captured the iconic image that would appear on the cove

u/BirdBurnett — 12 days ago
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Do you want to play a game?

This might be the toughest decision you'll make all day. Go ahead... make some enemies.

u/unredacted_bastard_ — 14 days ago
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August 7th, 1782- while commanding the Continental Army in Newburgh, New York, General George Washington issued an order establishing the Badge of Military Merit — the precursor to the modern Order of the Purple Heart

u/BirdBurnett — 13 days ago