August Fun Facts | Learn 10 historical facts involving the month of August

August Fun Facts | Learn 10 historical facts involving the month of August with tags august fun facts, fun facts, facts for kids, historical events in august, what happened in august, frederick douglass, christopher columbus, atomic bomb, first loch ness sighting, learn bright

Want to know some interesting, historical facts about August? This video for kids provides interesting historical facts that all take place during the month of August.

August 11, 1841 marked that day that abolitionist Frederick Douglass gave his first anti-slavery speech. Douglass escaped enslavement in 1838 and shared his story to help advocate for the end of enslavement. The Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society asked him to be a lecturer after this speech’s success.

Ever heard of Nessie? August 1933 was the first time a sighting of the Loch Ness Monster was widely published. George Spicer’s account of seeing the Loch Ness Monster created a worldwide interest in this mysterious creature. But Scottish stories about Nessie sightings date all the way back to the sixth century CE.

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