August 26 Holidays

National Dog Day was founded in 2004 by Colleen Paige, the same animal welfare advocate behind National Cat Day, to celebrate dogs of all breeds and backgrounds and to raise awareness that approximately 3.3 million dogs enter U.S. shelters each year. Women’s Equality Day marks August 26, 1920, when the 19th Amendment was certified as ratified, formally granting American women the constitutional right to vote — a right that suffragists had fought for through 72 years of activism since the Seneca Falls Convention of 1848. National Cherry Popsicle Day celebrates the cherry-flavored frozen treat — the most popular popsicle flavor in the United States, accounting for an estimated 20 percent of all frozen novelty stick sales. National Toilet Paper Day celebrates the perforated tissue roll that Seth Wheeler patented on December 22, 1891, solving the ancient problem of post-toilet hygiene in a single commercial format. A 15,000-year bond, a constitutional amendment, a cherry popsicle, and a roll of Seth Wheeler’s 1891 patent.