A little reason to celebrate
National Beach Day
Fun · Seasonal · August 30
A day for the beach itself: sand, tides, shells and the long afternoons people spend at the edge of the water.
National days on August 30, 2027
Also on August 30
On this day
- 1836: The city of Houston is founded by Augustus Chapman Allen and John Kirby Allen. Houston
- 1862: American Civil War: Battle of Richmond: Confederates under Edmund Kirby Smith rout Union forces under General William "Bull" Nelson. American Civil War
- 1963: The Moscow–Washington hotline between the leaders of the U.S. and the Soviet Union goes into operation. Moscow–Washington hotline
- 1984: STS-41-D: The Space Shuttle Discovery takes off on its maiden voyage. STS-41-D
- 2021: The last remaining American troops leave Afghanistan, ending U.S. involvement in the war. 2020–2021 US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan
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