Show the name Is familiar FELIX B BY M ak anas and ELMO EIMO SCOTT WATSON july and august T THE HE months july and august were named after the two cae sars julius and augustus and why because julius and augustus wanted themselves so honored and those boys were used to getting gettin g what they wanted but this trick was easy they even have to have influence with anybody to get this job done it was julius and augustus who made the calendars A when julius caesar conquered egypt he not only took over the government but the calendar as well he made a new one with a year of days divided into 12 months the even mo months nth with 30 days and the odd with 31 then julius caesar he figured he had done such a magnificent ent job that he honored himself by changing the name of a 31 day month to julius julius caesar was assassinated and in the course of time his nephew augustus caesar became emperor of rome home r augustus decided to do some calendar tinkering too S e x t i 1 i s the month following V I 1 julius seemed to be the logical one except that it had 1 only 30 days but augut augustus s ca caesar e sar he persuaded the roman senate to give it 31 days and rename it augustus and that my dear children is why during the two hottest months of the year we mop our brows and say great caesar it hot hoap raglan lat coat aset james henry sorrier somer set who was baron raglan should be remembered as corn com mander in chiet chief of the british forces during the crimean war because it was he who gave the order for the famous charge of the light brigade but its more likely that hell be remembered for his coati coat it came about this way at the battle of waterloo young somerset who had been secretary to the british embassy at paris and was now aide de camp and military see sec detary to the duke of wellington was so seriously wounded in the right arm that it had to be amputated because of the loss of his arm he needed a coat baron ra raglan that was easy to put on his tailor designed a garment that was loose had roomy sleeves and hung over his shoulders like a cape in 1819 lie he again became military secretary to the duke of wellington and remained with him until the dukes death in 1852 when he was created lo 10 lord rd raglan meanwhile british sportsmen had begun using the style of coat lord raglan always wore because of its comfort and from that time to this it has been a raglan strangely enough if the coat you are wearing today raglan sleeves it the latest style tRe released leased by western newspaper union |