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From time to time one is really amazed at all the things that do not exist, such as festivities, that see the light of day. Such a case exists today, August 1st, with World Middle Finger Day (WMFD), the World Middle Finger Day or World Sting Finger Day.
Fans of Marvel comics should make a note of today's 1st of August in their calendars. At least if it goes to our transatlantic neighbours in the USA, who have made this date their Spider-Man Day, then it's not the first day.
James Butler Hickok (May 27, 1837 – August 2, 1876), better known as "Wild Bill" Hickok, was a folk hero of the American Old West known for his work across the frontier as a drover, wagon master, soldier, spy, scout, lawman, gunfighter, gambler, showman, and actor.
There is no special event known to us today.
Neil Alden Armstrong (August 5, 1930 – August 25, 2012) was an American astronaut and aeronautical engineer who was the first person to walk on the Moon. He was also a naval aviator, test pilot, and university professor.
The 5th of August celebrates with the day of the underwear another honorary day for a category of garments. At least according to US-American Michael Kleinmann, who declared this date National Underwear Day in 2003.
Magic: The Gathering is both a collectible and digital collectible card game created by Richard Garfield. Released in 1993 by Wizards of the Coast , Magic was the first trading card game and has approximately twenty million players as of 2015, and over twenty billion Magic cards produced in the period from 2008 to 2016, during which time it grew in popularity.
Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) is a robotic space probe mission to Mars launched by NASA on November 26, 2011, which successfully landed Curiosity, a Mars rover, in Gale Crater on August 6, 2012. The overall objectives include investigating Mars' habitability, studying its climate and geology, and collecting data for a manned mission to Mars.
On the 8th of August we celebrate the mother as all cat holidays. Because this date stands for nothing less than World Cat Day or International Cat Day.
Spider-Man is a fictional superhero created by writer-editor Stan Lee and writer-artist Steve Ditko. He first appeared in the anthology comic book Amazing Fantasy #15 (August 1962) in the Silver Age of Comic Books. He appears in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, as well as in a number of movies, television shows, and video game adaptations set in the Marvel Universe.