August 25th is the 237th day of the year (238th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 128 days remaining in the year.
1609 • Galileo Galilei demonstrates his 1st telescope to Venetian lawmakers.
1910 • Yellow Cab is founded.
1916 • The United States National Park Service is created.
1920 • The first airplane to fly from New York to Alaska arrived in Nome.
1950 • President Harry Truman orders the Army to seize control of the nation’s railroads to avert a strike.
1981 • Voyager 2 spacecraft makes its closest approach to Saturn
1998 • A survey released said that a third of Americans use the Internet.
2012 • Voyager 1 spacecraft enters interstellar space becoming the first man made object to do so.
MjL 25 Aug 2014, 3:33 a.m.
We are up and and going —— Tracey thought it was 6 a.m. because she is still on IL time. Now she is kind of grumpy about it because she could have slept an hour later!
MjL 25 Aug 2014, 6:06 a.m.
Geez....even from Wyoming you pick on me! What a picture to see this morning...ugh!
Have a good day!
Tammy 25 Aug 2014, 6:31 a.m.
Good morning Tammy! I like that picture! Besides, it just came up in random rotation but I COULD make it stay for every day!
We are about ready to pack up and go in search of breakfast.
MjL 25 Aug 2014, 6:36 a.m.
We are checked into our cabin at Mammoth Springs, Yellowstone. We will be here in the same cabin until Sat. morning. Saw some buffalo and antelope today.
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