North Dakota passes Constitutional Carry
2022-08-01
North Dakota passes Constitutional Carry
Aug 1, 2017

Bannerman’s Island Castle warehouse burns down 1969
2022-08-08
1969

Francis Bannerman VI (1851-1918)
1900 Francis Bannerman purchased Pollepel Island
– 6.5-acre island in the Hudson River
– 50 miles north of New York City
1967 the family sold Bannerman island to New York State
– surplus warehouse was abandoned
1969 Bannerman’s Island Castle warehouse burns down
Today the Bannerman Castle Trust preserves the castle & island

Watts Riots - 1965
2022-08-11 - 2022-08-16
Aug 11, 1965 – Aug 16, 1965
the Watts Rebellion, took place in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles from August 11 to 16, 1965.

34 Deaths
1,032 Injuries
3,438 Arrested
$40 million in property damage
4,000 members of the California Army National Guard

Bannerman’s Island black-powder house explodes
2022-08-15
Aug 15, 1920

Francis Bannerman VI (1851-1918)
1900 Francis Bannerman purchased Pollepel Island
– 6.5-acre island in the Hudson River
– 50 miles north of New York City
1920 Bannerman’s Island black-powder house explodes
1967 the family sold Bannerman island to New York State
– surplus warehouse was abandoned
1969 Bannerman’s Island Castle warehouse burns down
Today the Bannerman Castle Trust preserves the castle & island

Civil War is formally declared to be over 1866
2022-08-20
Civil War is formally declared to be over by President Andrew Johnson
Although bloodshed ended over a year before, there had never been a formal declaration of peace and reunification in the country before today.
On August 20, 1866, President Johnson issued a proclamation announcing the end of the American Civil War: “And I do further proclaim that the said insurrection is at an end and that peace, order, tranquility, and civil authority now exists in and throughout the whole of the United States of America.”
On August 20, 1866, President Johnson issued a proclamation announcing the end of the American Civil War: “And I do further l Warproclaim that the said insurrection is at an end and that peace, order, tranquility, and civil authority now exists in and throughout the whole of the United States of America.”
