30 B.C – Cleopatra, queen of Egypt, committed suicide, possibly by means of an asp, a poisonous Egyptian serpent and symbol of divine royalty. Source: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/cleopatra-commits-suicide
1859 – Petroleum is discovered in Titusville, Pennsylvania leading to the world’s first commercially successful oil well. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titusville,_Pennsylvania
1920 – The 19th Amendment, guaranteeing women the right to vote, is formally adopted into the U.S. Constitution. Source: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/19th-amendment-adopted
The Arizona Museum of Natural History is encouraging young adults, adults and seniors with special needs to participate in a day of discovery. Two sessions are available on Wednesday, August 25, 2010: 10 a.m.-noon and 1 p.m.-3 p.m. Equipped with an explorer’s map, each museum visitor will follow life-sized dinosaur tracks that will guide them [...]
1902 – pioneering cookbook author Fannie Farmer, who changed the way Americans prepare food by advocating the use of standardized measurements in recipes, opens Miss Farmer’s School of Cookery in Boston. Source: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fannie-farmer-opens-cooking-school
1934 – The first All-American Soap Box Derby is held in Dayton, Ohio. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soap_Box_Derby
“Sizzling Hot Topics” is the theme of two upcoming classes presented by City of Mesa Neighborhood Services and The Leadership Centre. Both classes will be held at Fire Station 206, 815 N. Lindsay Road (Lindsay and Adobe) from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. • Wednesday, August 18 “Neighborhood Nuisances – how to manage the really [...]
Mesa Parks and Recreation launched its newest adult sports league – kickball. Adults 18 and over can join in a season of double headers with a final kickball tournament this fall for all teams. Registration begins on Aug. 10 at 8 a.m. Cost is $300 per team with a maximum of 20 team players on [...]
Enjoy a date night out on the town while your child enjoys the art and activities of Jump to Japan, watches a Studio Ghibli movie: Spirited Away (Rated G; 125 minutes; 2001) with popcorn, enjoys a pizza dinner and cookie snack and makes an artful patterned work of art to take home. Specialized AMY staff [...]
1930 – Fiddlesticks is released. It was the first animated sound cartoon that was photographed in two-strip Technicolor. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiddlesticks_%28cartoon%29
