Portal:Oregon/Selected anniversaries/August
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- August 7, 1958 Alberto Salazar, marathon runner and member of the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame, is born in Cuba.
- August 14, 1848 the Oregon Territory is created when President Polk signs a bill passed by Congress.
- August 17, 1857 the Oregon Constitutional Convention begins meeting in Salem.
- August 27, 1966 the Astoria-Megler Bridge opens across the Columbia River linking Astoria to Washington state.
- August 28, 1970 Vortex I, a state sponsored rock music festival, begins in Clackamas County.
