# history august (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 6 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover history august. Page: Feed: --- ## [On this day in music history: 22 August](https://dailygroove.substack.com/p/on-this-day-in-music-history-22-august-362) _2026-08-22 · Stephen Huppert · Daily Groove_ Today, we celebrate Portishead’s debut album, Dummy. ## [Saturday Story Summary - August 22, 2026](https://seanpatrickkelleher.substack.com/p/saturday-story-summary-august-22) _2026-08-22 · Past’s Paths_ Victory Season Plans highlights this week. ## [Today in World War II History—August 22, 1941](https://www.sarahsundin.com/today-in-world-war-ii-history-aug-22-1941/) _2026-08-22 · Sarah Sundin · Sarah Sundin_ 85 Years Ago—Aug. 22, 1941: Gen. Otto von Stülpnagel, German military commander of occupied France, announces all French prisoners are hostages and can be executed in reprisal for attacks on Germans, including prisoners held for minor infractions such as violating curfew. Maj. Gen. Adna Chaffee Jr., “Father of the Armored Force,” dies of cancer in Boston, MA, age 56. First class graduates from US… ## [This Weekend in Drabble History: August 21st, 22nd, & 23rd (Cartoonist Problems)](https://drabble.substack.com/p/this-weekend-in-drabble-history-august-f9c) _2026-08-21 · Kevin Fagan · The Daily Drabble by Kevin Fagan_ 1980, 1987, 2023, 2024 ## [Not Bad for an Old Man](https://jamesfell.substack.com/p/not-bad-for-an-old-man) _2026-08-21 · James Fell · Sweary History with James Fell_ Plus, more dog photos ## [Get Sh!t Went Down for only $1.99!](https://jamesfell.substack.com/p/get-sht-went-down-for-only-199) _2026-08-21 · James Fell · Sweary History with James Fell_ For a limited time ## [August 21, 2026](https://everythingbriefing.substack.com/p/august-21-2026) _2026-08-21 · Jacob Redman · Everything Briefing_ Data Centers, Polls, and History ## [When Poetry Walks the Ground: Wheeler Case and Saratoga 1777](https://seanpatrickkelleher.substack.com/p/wheeler-case-osaratoga-campaign-1777) _2026-08-21 · Sean Kelleher - Past Paths · Past’s Paths_ How a Revolutionary-era poem reveals fear, faith, and uncertainty after the Battles of Saratoga ## [Today in World War II History—August 21, 1941](https://www.sarahsundin.com/today-in-world-war-ii-history-aug-21-1941/) _2026-08-21 · Sarah Sundin · Sarah Sundin_ 85 Years Ago—Aug. 21, 1941: First open violent act of resistance in France—French communist Pierre Georges “Colonel Fabien” assassinates German naval cadet Alfons Moser in Métro Barbès station. Germans take Kherson on the Black Sea, opening way to the Crimea. First British Arctic convoy leaves Scotland for Murmansk, USSR. Movie premiere of Sun Valley Serenade, starring Sonja Henie, John Payne, and… ## [On this day in music history: 21 August](https://dailygroove.substack.com/p/on-this-day-in-music-history-21-august-49f) _2026-08-21 · Stephen Huppert · Daily Groove_ Today, we celebrate Jeremy Rose ## [8.1% APY Plus Free Stock (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/7Dbgvbr0iwoV) _2026-08-21 · **Sponsored**_ Claim 8.1% APY and up to $1,030 in SK hynix and Nvidia stock. ## [August 20, 2026](https://everythingbriefing.substack.com/p/august-20-2026) _2026-08-20 · Jacob Redman · Everything Briefing_ Gas Prices, Florida, and History ## [August 20 Planner - Thursday’s Thoughtful Tidings & Nanty Narking’s Necessary Nuisance](https://seanpatrickkelleher.substack.com/p/august-20-planner-thursdays-thoughtful) _2026-08-20 · Sean Kelleher - Past Paths · Past’s Paths_ Save The Dates: Victory Season at Saratoga ## [Today in World War II History—August 20, 1941](https://www.sarahsundin.com/today-in-world-war-ii-history-aug-20-1941/) _2026-08-20 · Sarah Sundin · Sarah Sundin_ 85 Years Ago—Aug. 20, 1941: In German-occupied Paris, 4,230 Jewish men are arrested; Germans open an internment and transit camp at Drancy, France, run by French police. Movie premiere of The Little Foxes, starring Bette Davis and Teresa Wright in her movie debut. The post Today in World War II History—August 20, 1941 first appeared on Sarah Sundin . ## [On this day in music history: 20 August](https://dailygroove.substack.com/p/on-this-day-in-music-history-20-august-a7d) _2026-08-20 · Stephen Huppert · Daily Groove_ Today, we celebrate Jacopo Peri ## [N.K. Jemisin Wins the Hugo 3 Years in a Row](https://jamesfell.substack.com/p/nk-jemisin-wins-the-hugo-3-years) _2026-08-19 · James Fell · Sweary History with James Fell_ On This Day in History: August 19 ## [August 19, 2026](https://everythingbriefing.substack.com/p/august-19-2026) _2026-08-19 · Jacob Redman · Everything Briefing_ Election Results, U.S. Debt, and Today’s History ## [August 19, 1777: Gates Inherits an Army, Not a Lost Cause](https://seanpatrickkelleher.substack.com/p/gates-inherits-army-before-saratoga) _2026-08-19 · Sean Kelleher - Past Paths · Past’s Paths_ How Philip Schuyler preserved the Northern Army and Horatio Gates inherited the conditions that would lead to Saratoga ## [On this day in music history: 19 August](https://dailygroove.substack.com/p/on-this-day-in-music-history-19-august-e9f) _2026-08-19 · Stephen Huppert · Daily Groove_ Today, we celebrate Interpol’s debut album, Turn On the Bright Lights ## [Today in World War II History—August 19, 1941](https://www.sarahsundin.com/today-in-world-war-ii-history-aug-19-1941/) _2026-08-19 · Sarah Sundin · Sarah Sundin_ 85 Years Ago—Aug. 19, 1941: An RAF bomber, with permission of the Luftwaffe, drops a replacement prosthetic leg at Saint-Omer, France, for captured RAF pilot Douglas Bader. Off Ireland, German U-boat U-201 sinks British passenger ship Aguila (153/168 killed, including 21 “Wrens”—Women’s Royal Naval Service—and one British nurse). The post Today in World War II History—August 19, 1941 first… ## [August 18, 2026](https://everythingbriefing.substack.com/p/august-18-2026) _2026-08-18 · Jacob Redman · Everything Briefing_ Polls, Graphs, and History ## [One platform, from silicon to agent (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/NCZZqUDBu27t) _2026-08-18 · **Sponsored**_ Serverless inference plus Inference Router to optimize cost and latency at scale. ## [Bennington to Saratoga: How Burgoyne Lost His “Eyes and Ears”](https://seanpatrickkelleher.substack.com/p/bennington-burgoyne-saratoga-campaign) _2026-08-18 · Sean Kelleher - Past Paths · Past’s Paths_ How Bennington weakened Burgoyne's intelligence, alliances, and understanding of the landscape ## [Today in World War II History—August 18, 1941](https://www.sarahsundin.com/today-in-world-war-ii-history-aug-18-1941/) _2026-08-18 · Sarah Sundin · Sarah Sundin_ 85 Years Ago—Aug. 18, 1941: President Roosevelt signs extension of Selective Service Act, extending draftees’ service from 12 to 30 months. Radio Belgrade plays an obscure recording of “Lili Marleen” sung by Lale Andersen, which becomes an instant hit with German troops in North Africa. John Gillespie Magee Jr., an American serving in the RCAF (age 19) writes his famous poem “High Flight.” Robert… ## [On this day in music history: 18 August](https://dailygroove.substack.com/p/on-this-day-in-music-history-18-august-a53) _2026-08-18 · Stephen Huppert · Daily Groove_ Today, we celebrate Jet's debut single “Are You Gonna Be My Girl” ## [This Week in Drabble History: August 17th, 18th, 19th, & 20th (Pics from the Reuben Awards)](https://drabble.substack.com/p/this-week-in-drabble-history-august-ee4) _2026-08-17 · Kevin Fagan · The Daily Drabble by Kevin Fagan_ 1980, 1989, 1990, 2002, 2003 ## [Preorder Twelve Days and Twelfth Night – and Receive Goodies!](https://www.sarahsundin.com/preorder-twelve-days-and-twelfth-night-and-receive-goodies/) _2026-08-17 · Sarah Sundin · Sarah Sundin_ Twelve Days and Twelfth Night is coming September 1, 2026! My publisher, Revell Books, and I have put together a fun package of goodies for anyone who preorders a copy (or has already done so) and enters by August 31, 2026! You can preorder at your local bookstore or online (find links here). Any version counts, including e-books and audiobooks! Baker Book House has an amazing preorder deal (40%… ## [Last Week in History, August 10-August 16](https://everythingbriefing.substack.com/p/last-week-in-history-august-10-august) _2026-08-17 · Jacob Redman · Everything Briefing_ Ruth Bader Ginsburg, U.S.-Israeli Relations, and History ## [August 17, 2026](https://everythingbriefing.substack.com/p/august-17-2026) _2026-08-17 · Jacob Redman · Everything Briefing_ Strait of Hormuz, Socialism, and History ## [Walking Through Revolutionary Saratoga: Tracing 1777 from Bennington to Saratoga in 7 Takeaways](https://seanpatrickkelleher.substack.com/p/bennington-to-saratoga-seven-lessons-1777) _2026-08-17 · Sean Kelleher - Past Paths · Past’s Paths_ What one August battle reveals about Burgoyne's Northern Campaign ## [On this day in music history: 17 August](https://dailygroove.substack.com/p/on-this-day-in-music-history-17-august-3e4) _2026-08-17 · Stephen Huppert · Daily Groove_ Today, we celebrate XTC's third album, Drums and Wires ## [Today in World War II History—August 17, 1941](https://www.sarahsundin.com/today-in-world-war-ii-history-aug-17-1941/) _2026-08-17 · Sarah Sundin · Sarah Sundin_ 85 Years Ago—Aug. 17, 1941: 4th Romanian Army (fighting in alliance with Germany) surrounds Odessa, Ukraine. The post Today in World War II History—August 17, 1941 first appeared on Sarah Sundin . ## [Follow Releases, Get Reminders (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/aPFBKenSZuZm) _2026-08-17 · **Sponsored**_ Follow a genre or a name and receive reminders on release day — free. ## [Today, we celebrate 16 August](https://dailygroove.substack.com/p/today-we-celebrate-16-august) _2026-08-16 · Stephen Huppert · Daily Groove_ Today, we celebrate Eric Bibb ## [This Day in History — August 16, 1777](https://seanpatrickkelleher.substack.com/p/battle-of-bennington-1777-road-to-saratoga) _2026-08-16 · Sean Kelleher - Past Paths · Past’s Paths_ The Battle of Bennington: The Day Burgoyne’s Campaign Began to Unravel ## [Today in World War II History—August 16, 1941](https://www.sarahsundin.com/today-in-world-war-ii-history-aug-16-1941/) _2026-08-16 · Sarah Sundin · Sarah Sundin_ 85 Years Ago—Aug. 16, 1941: Germans take Novgorod, Russia, and Nikolaev, Ukraine; Soviets scuttle their fleet at Nikolaev. Stalin orders all deserters executed and their families arrested. The post Today in World War II History—August 16, 1941 first appeared on Sarah Sundin . ## [On this day in music history: 15 August](https://dailygroove.substack.com/p/on-this-day-in-music-history-15-august-337) _2026-08-15 · Stephen Huppert · Daily Groove_ Today, we celebrate Samuel Coleridge-Taylor ## [Saturday Story Summary - August 15, 2026](https://seanpatrickkelleher.substack.com/p/saturday-story-summary-august-15) _2026-08-15 · Sean Kelleher - Past Paths · Past’s Paths_ Road trips highlights this week. ## [Today in World War II History—August 15, 1941](https://www.sarahsundin.com/today-in-world-war-ii-history-aug-15-1941/) _2026-08-15 · Sarah Sundin · Sarah Sundin_ 85 Years Ago—Aug. 15, 1941: Jews in German-occupied USSR are banned from public places and from owning cars or radios. German spy Josef Jakobs becomes the last man to be executed in the Tower of London; he had parachuted into Britain and was captured February 1, 1941. Movie premiere of Life Begins for Andy Hardy, starring Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney, and Judy Garland. The post Today in World War II… ## [This Weekend in Drabble History: August 14th, 15th, & 16th](https://drabble.substack.com/p/this-weekend-in-drabble-history-august-ca6) _2026-08-14 · Kevin Fagan · The Daily Drabble by Kevin Fagan_ 1980, 2008, 2023, 2024 ## [Faye Shulman Documents the Holocaust](https://jamesfell.substack.com/p/faye-shulman-documents-the-holocaust) _2026-08-14 · James Fell · Sweary History with James Fell_ On This Day in History: August 14 ## [On this day in music history: 14 August](https://dailygroove.substack.com/p/on-this-day-in-music-history-14-august-6f7) _2026-08-14 · Stephen Huppert · Daily Groove_ Today, we celebrate Trey Spruance ## [This Day in History — August 14, 1777](https://seanpatrickkelleher.substack.com/p/duer-house-fort-miller-burgoyne-saratoga-campaign-1777) _2026-08-14 · Sean Kelleher - Past Paths · Past’s Paths_ Burgoyne’s Duer House Headquarters ## [Today in World War II History—August 14, 1941](https://www.sarahsundin.com/today-in-world-war-ii-history-aug-14-1941/) _2026-08-14 · Sarah Sundin · Sarah Sundin_ 85 Years Ago—Aug. 14, 1941: Roosevelt and Churchill sign the Atlantic Charter declaring general principles for a free postwar world. Roosevelt announces the US will not allow German U-boats to attack British shipping in the Western Hemisphere. German SS executes Franciscan priest Maximilian Kolbe, after Kolbe volunteered to replace a condemned man; Kolbe will be canonized; the man he replaced,… ## [Attack of the Cankle](https://jamesfell.substack.com/p/attack-of-the-cankle) _2026-08-13 · James Fell · Sweary History with James Fell_ SpongeBob French Guy Voice ## [August 13, 2026](https://everythingbriefing.substack.com/p/august-13-2026) _2026-08-13 · Jacob Redman · Everything Briefing_ Wisconsin, Charts, and History ## [August 13 Planner - Thursday’s Thoughtful Tidings & Nanty Narking’s Necessary Nuisance](https://seanpatrickkelleher.substack.com/p/august-13-planner-thursdays-thoughtful) _2026-08-13 · Sean Kelleher - Past Paths · Past’s Paths_ Field Notes: The Road to Bennington ## [Today in World War II History—August 13, 1941](https://www.sarahsundin.com/today-in-world-war-ii-history-aug-13-1941/) _2026-08-13 · Sarah Sundin · Sarah Sundin_ 85 Years Ago—Aug. 13, 1941: Canadian Women’s Army Corps is established. Australian Women’s Army Service (AWAS) is established. The post Today in World War II History—August 13, 1941 first appeared on Sarah Sundin . ## [On this day in music history: 13 August](https://dailygroove.substack.com/p/on-this-day-in-music-history-13-august-724) _2026-08-13 · Stephen Huppert · Daily Groove_ Today, we celebrate Devo's single “Whip It” ## [August 12, 2026](https://everythingbriefing.substack.com/p/august-12-2026) _2026-08-12 · Jacob Redman · Everything Briefing_ Election Results, War, and History ## [On this day in music history: 12 August](https://dailygroove.substack.com/p/on-this-day-in-music-history-12-august-bff) _2026-08-12 · Stephen Huppert · Daily Groove_ Today, we celebrate Buck Owens ## [This Day in History — August 12, 1777](https://seanpatrickkelleher.substack.com/p/august-12-1777-learned-brigade-fort-schuyler) _2026-08-12 · Past’s Paths_ Learned’s Brigade Marches to Fort Schuyler ## [Today in World War II History—August 12, 1941](https://www.sarahsundin.com/today-in-world-war-ii-history-aug-12-1941/) _2026-08-12 · Sarah Sundin · Sarah Sundin_ 85 Years Ago—Aug. 12, 1941: In Libya, six thousand Polish troops land at besieged Tobruk, relieving Australians. Japanese-Canadians are required to carry registration cards with thumbprint and photo. Art from the National Gallery in London is placed in the Manod Quarry for safekeeping. Movie premiere of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, starring Spencer Tracy, Ingrid Bergman, and Lana Turner. The post…