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Get our your tiger stripes out because July 29th is International Tiger Day. When we protect tigers we also protect other endangered species like Asian elephants and greater-one horned rhinos. In this politically diverse region tiger conservation encourages cross-border collaboration on environmental issues, benefitting biodiversity. Why Tigers | WWF (panda.org) There are thousands of tiger […] |
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On July 30, 1962, the Trans-Canada Highway officially opened. The new highway ran through 10 provinces, from coast-to-coast and spanned 7,476 km (4,645 mi). Opening of Trans-Canada Highway Issued by Canada in 1962 Designer: Alan L. Pollock Current map of the Trans-Canada highway As with most stamps, they go through a number of designs […] |
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On July 31, 1917 the Battle of Passchendaele began. It slogged on for 3 months, 1 week and 3 days, causing staggering losses on both sides. Battle of Passchendaele + Post Card Part of the The Great War Centenary series Issued by Belgium Post 2017 Designer: Kris Demey By the end of the battle, the […] |
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Georg Ludwig, ruler of Hanover, is crowned King George I of Great Britain and Ireland on August 1, 1714, spawning a line of Georges that ended with IV. George I Part of the Kings and Queens, The House of Hanover series Issued by Royal Mail in 2011 Designer: Atelier Works |
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The London Underground opened its 1st Tube station - Tower subway - August 2, 1870. No stamp of the first Tube station has been issued, so we'll have to settle for a map of the modern London Underground. London Underground Map Part of the British Design Classics Issued in 2009 by Royal Mail Designer: […] |
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The Teatro alla Scala, la Scala, officially opened on August 3, 1776. Antonio Salieri's L'Europa riconosciuta was the first opera played in the new theatre, with Empress Maria Theresa of Austria in attendance. La Scala Opera House Issued by Italian post office in 1978 Designer & engraver: Francesco Tulli The Teatro alla Scala was founded, […] |
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On August 4, 1672, Dutch politician Johan de Witt met a messy end. “het volk was redeloos, de regering radeloos, en het land reddeloos.” “the people were irrational, the government helpless, and the country beyond salvation.” Johan de Witt (1625-72), Statesman Part of the Summer stamps 1947 series Issued by Dutch Post August 1, 1947 […] |
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On August 5, 2019, Nobel Prize winning African American author Toni Morrison died. "My grandfather bragged all the time that he had read the Bible. And it was illegal in his life to read. Ultimately I knew that words have power." Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am Toni Morrison, Author (1931-2019) Issued for Black Heritage […] |
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At 8:15 am, August 6, 1945, the first atomic bomb was dropped on the city of Hiroshima. “It felt like the sun had fallen - and I grew dizzy,” Chieko Kiriake, 15 year old survivor Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Dome Issued by Japan Post in 2016 Designer: Akira Tamaki 玉木 明 "Through the windows of my classroom, […] |
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Estonian artist Nikolai Triik was born August 7, 1884. Nikolai Triik was among the first generation of Estonian artists, whose task was to carry out the historic mission of modernising Estonian art culture. More thoroughly than other Estonian modernists he was able to make the most of the freedom which local painters enjoyed as the […] |
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Each year on August 8 cat people around the world celebrate International Cat Day. If you don't, you should. With over 20,000 cat stamps available to choose from, my little brain went *POP* and couldn't choose just one. Instead, in a piece of shameless promotion, I present the official Catpaw Avatar. Yes, that's me, promise. […] |
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Canada's National Peacekeepers' Day / Journée Nationale des Casques Bleus takes place August 9th. On November 4, 1956 Lester B. Pearson proposed the creation of what would become the first large-scale United Nations Peacekeeping force to resolve the rapidly deteriorating situation in the Middle East Pearson Proposes UN Emergency Force (UNEF), 1956 | VALOUR CANADA […] |
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Yekuno Amlak ይኩኖ አምላክ became Emperor of Ethiopia on August 10, 1270. He took the name Tesfa Iyasus ተስፋ ኢየሱስ and ruled until 1285. Ethiopian Orthodox priests, village, King Yekuno Amlak Part of the Coronation of Haile Selassie series Issued by Ethiopia in 1962. Designer: Afewerk Tekle The new dynasty that Yekuno Amlak founded came […] |
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On August 11, 1919, the Weimar Constitution was signed, signalling the birth of a new German republic. The German people, united in all their racial elements, and inspired by the will to renew and strengthen their Reich in liberty and justice, to preserve peace at home and abroad and to foster social progress, have established […] |
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The Battle of Didgori began August 12, 1121, leading to the defeat of Seljuk army in Georgia. დიდგორის ბრძოლა The battle took place at Didgori valley, some 40 km away from Tbilisi, with Georgian army led by King David IV Aghmashenebeli (the builder) defeating outnumbering Seljuk army led by Najm ad-Din Ilghazi, Artukid ruler of […] |
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Pakistan's National Anthem, Qaumī Tarānāh was played on Radio Pakistan for the first time August 13, 1954. Flag and National Anthem Score From the 40th Anniversary of Independence set Issued by Pakistan post in 1987, Designed by Adil Salahuddin The music was composed in 1949, by Ahmad G. Chagla, with lyrics written by poet Hafeez […] |
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On August 14, 1848, the Oregon Territory was organised, setting the stage for a future generation of game players to die repeatedly of rattle snake bites and starvation on the Oregon Trail. Map of Oregon Territory Part of the Statehood Oregon series Issued by the US post office in 1936 Designers: Alvin Richard Meissner & […] |
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Jazz pianist great Oscar Peterson, CC, CQ, OOn, was born August 15, 1925 in Montreal, QC. “The way you play music is a tonal biography of yourself, your thoughts and feelings.” Oscar Peterson: The Legacy (cbc.ca) Oscar Peterson Issued in 2005 by Canada Post Designer: Tiit Telmet ... noted jazz educator and advocate for racial […] |
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The "Eye of Istanbul" Ara Güler was born August 16, 1928. Güler's photographs appeared on stamps for the first time in 2024. The set included an impressive postmark, stamps and a first day cover. Ara Güler (1928-2018) – Photographer issued by Türkiye’s post office March 14, 2024 Photographer: Ara Güler “People call me […] |
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August 17, 1962, 18 year old Peter Fechter, was murdered while trying to cross the Berlin Wall. "… he just wanted freedom." Inscription on a memorial column erected in 2022 Peter Fechter undated photo. About one year after the construction of the wall, Fechter attempted to flee from East Germany (German Democratic Republic) together with […] |
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August 18, 1903, a month prior to the successful Wright Brothers flight, Karl Jatho claimed to have successfully flown. The flight was more a lurch, hop, and a jump rather than a flight. Pilot Karl Jatho (1873-1933) (German) Unknown date Flight attempt took place in Hanover, Germany. DISTANCE: 18 meters and managed to reach 1 […] |
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Indian educator, historian, novelist and literary critic Hazari Prasad Dwivedi was born August 19, 1907. 90th Birth Anniversary of Hazari Prasad Dwivedi (1907-1979) Issued by India 1997 Steeped in traditional knowledge of Sanskrit, Pali andPrakrit, and modern Indian languages, Dwivedi was destined to be the great bridge maker between the past and the present. […] |
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Nobel Prize winning scientist Hideki Shirakawa was born August 20, 1936. 2000 Nobel Chemistry Prize for his discover of of conductive polymers There were three specific fields I wished to study at university. One was polymer chemistry, just as I had written in my junior high school composition. The other possibilities were horticulture and electronics. […] |
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Count Basie was born August 21, 1904 in Red Bank, New Jersey. Count Basie Part of the 4 stamp series Big Band Leaders Issued 1996 by the US post office Designer Bill Nelson Jazz icon, Count Basie, was born William James Basie August 21, 1904 in Red Bank, New Jersey. Count Basie is considered one of the greatest […] |
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French composer Claude Debussy was born August 22, 1862 Considered one of the great innovative composers of the 20th century Certified copy of Claude Debussy's birth certificate from the register of deeds of birth, year 1862, N°239, of the city of Saint-Germain-en-Laye courtesy Bibliothèque nationale de France Debussy has appeared on a number of stamps, […] |
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Evangelos Zappas, founder of the modern Olympics was born August 23, 1800. Greek/Romanian Evangelos Zappas (1800-1865) From the National Benefactors series Issued 1975 by Greek post office In 1856 Zappas wrote to King Otto, of Greece, proposing a permanent revival of the ancient Olympic Games and generously offered to finance the revival. On July 13, […] |
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August 24 is the 33rd Ukraine Independence Day anniversary. Ukraine's proclamation of Independence took place in 1991. Two stamps represent Ukraine Independence Day. The first was released on the first anniversary in 1992 and the second released 2024. 1st Anniversary of Ukraine Independence Day Declaration Released August 19, 1992 Designed by O.V. Snarskyi "Все буде […] |
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The US National Park Service was formed August 25, 1916. Each national parks across the US accommodate over 318 million visitors every year. They employ 20,000 people to manage both visitors and the complex work of maintaining the vast park system. NPS.gov Homepage This sheet of 16 stamps was issued in 2016 for the NPS' […] |
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![While expanding the production and use of the Salk polio vaccine nationally and internationally, Connaught also intensified its research focus on the development of an oral polio vaccine (OPV), using live, but attenuated or weakened, poliovirus strains developed by Dr. Albert Sabin, a virologist based at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. Salk's vaccine built blood immunity, but Sabin’s polio prevention strategy was based on preparing a vaccine that would build immunity in the digestive tract, where the poliovirus naturally replicates. Sabin’s research was thus focused on carefully selecting and cultivating attenuated poliovirus strains in the laboratory through a complex series of tissue cultures which utilized various animal cells, mostly monkey kidney and testicular tissues, in which the virus replicated.[5] But Sabin’s poliovirus strains remained alive, yet weakened and genetically stable to the point that they consistently stimulated immunity without causing disease. The finished vaccine would be easily administered with a spoon, or dropped onto a sugar cube. Once Sabin provided seed samples of his attenuated poliovirus strains, the OPV production process was not as technologically complex as for Salk’s vaccine. They involved more precise and painstaking work with tissue culturing, requiring highly sterile conditions and constant testing of the genetic stability of the attenuated strains. OPV’s advantages include ease of administration, lower cost, longer immunity, and the ability of the vaccine strains to spread in a community and immunize beyond those directly given the vaccine, thus potentially stopping outbreaks. This latter advantage also carried the very low, but real, risk of live vaccine strains reverting to virulence and directly or indirectly causing polio.](https://bittergrounds.com/wp-content/uploads/Albert-Sabin.jpg)
Albert Sabin, polio vaccine creator, was born August 26, 1906, in Bialystok, Poland. His family left Poland in 1921 for the US, where Sabin would become an American citizen in 1930. His oral vaccine helped lead the way to nearly eradicating the virus world wide. Through the early 1950s, polio outbreaks caused such panic and […] |
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Moldovan Independence Day is celebrated on August 27. Moldova threw off Soviet control in 1991 after a landmark free election in 1990. By August 1991, Modova's parliament adopted the Moldovan Declaration of Independence from the Soviet Union. Two stamps represent Modova's Independence. The first is 30th Anniversary of Declaration of Independence of Moldova […] |
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On August 28, 1975, Austrian sculptor and graphic artist Fritz Wotruba died. Fritz Wotruba (1907–1975) is considered to be one of the most important European sculptors of the twentieth century. Today he numbers among the “classics” of modern sculpture. Through his continual exhibition presence in Europe and the USA from the 1950s onward, his work […] |
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Actress Ingrid Bergman was born August 29, 1915 in Stockholm, Sweden and died August 29, 1982 in London, England. ''I have had a wonderful life. I have never regretted what I did. I regret things I didn't do. All my life I've done things at a moment's notice. Those are the things I remember. I […] |
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On August 30, 1797, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley was born in London, England. The daughter of free thinkers and early feminists, Shelley went on to write a science fiction and philosophical masterpiece. She was heavily influenced by both her mother Mary Wollstonecraft's humanist and feminist writings, as well has her father William Godwin's philosophical outlooks on […] |
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On August 31, 1962, the Caribbean country of Trinidad and Tobago gained independence from the UK. Independence, 60th Anniversary Four stamps: Justice, Education, Health and Agriculture Released in 2022 by Trinidad and Tobago's post office to celebrate the country's independence day. Celebrating 62 years of independence - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday |
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Sickle Cell Awareness Month begins September 1. TEST EARLY FOR SICKLE CELL Issued in 2004 by the USPS using an original oil painting by artist James Gurney Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited blood disorder in which red blood cells may become sickle-shaped and harden. For a baby to be born with sickle cell […] |