Month of Firsts!

The first Olympian to ever achieve 8 Gold Medals in one Olympics. The first time a European nation has been invaded without legal consent since the Cold War. The first time a tropical storm has ever hit one state 4 separate times! Michael Phelps, Russia and Tropical Storm Fay have made history this month. Becoming some of the most controversial and important subject matter not only this summer but this decade and possibly this century. Phelps record may never be beaten, Russia may be leading us down a long war torn future and Fay ... well Fay while it hasn't become a hurricane still has killed upwards of 40 people, flooded dozens of neighborhoods and destroyed thousands of houses on it's historic path zig zagging the state of Florida heading towards Georgia and Louisiana. Quite a month we've had to end the summer. Oh man and the most important first this month. The first African American to receive the nomination of a major political party in the United States will occur next Thursday. Not to mention Usain Bolt has just become the fastest man alive. August 2008 may be remembered as one of the most historic months in the history of mankind. That sounds like incredible exaggeration, but what other single month can you think of that has had so much impact and world shattering events occur at once?