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August History And Notable Birthdays
August 1, 1952 — The First Holiday Inn Opens on Summer Avenue
August 10, 1999 — The Birth of Ja Morant, Future Grizzlies Franchise Guard
August 11, 1944: Birth of Fred Smith, Future Founder of FedEx
August 16, 1977: Elvis Presley Dies at Graceland
August 16, 2005 — International Paper Announces Headquarters Move to Memphis
August 18, 1990 — Dontari Poe Is Born in Memphis
August 19, 1966 — The Beatles Play Two Shows at the Mid‑South Coliseum
August 19, 2017 — Crosstown Concourse Grand Reopening
August 1973 — Hernando de Soto Bridge Opens to Traffic on I-40
August 20, 1942: Birth of Isaac Hayes, Architect of the Memphis Sound
August 27, 1927: Crosstown Sears Official Opening
August 29, 1916 — The Wreck of the U.S.S. Memphis, Namesake of the Bluff City
August 31 — MJG’s Birthday and Memphis Hip-Hop Legacy
August 31, 2008: Birth of TOM III, the University of Memphis Live Tiger Mascot
August 7, 1979 — Gangsta Boo’s Birthday: Birth of a Bluff City Hip-Hop Trailblazer
August 9, 1881 — Clarence Saunders’s Birthday, the Mind Behind Piggly Wiggly
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