Flat Rock Public Library

08/22/2026

Plan Ahead! Join us Monday September 14 @ 6:00pm
No registration required.... light refreshments served!

08/19/2026

In need of some assistance with MS Word Basics?
Register to attend one of our Wednesday morning workshops or contact the library to make an appointment!

08/06/2026

THIS DATE IN HISTORY AUGUST 6

1890 Murderer William Kemmler becomes the first person executed by electric chair at Auburn Prison in New York
1945 An atomic bomb is dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima by the US B-29 Superfortress "Enola Gay"
1996 Punk rock band "The Ramones" performs for the last time at the Palace in Hollywood, California

Hollywood Palace, LA 06/08/1996We're outta here

08/05/2026

THIS DATE IN HISTORY AUGUST 5

1891 World's first traveler's cheques issued by American Express
1957 "American Bandstand" premieres on ABC
1969 Willie Stargell smashes his first and longest home run ever hit out of Dodger Stadium; the incomparable shot measured 506 feet
1972 The Moody Blues reissue their 1967 single "Nights in White Satin," and it reaches #2 on the US charts, higher than the initial release https://youtu.be/p6xMOTjLIaY
1979 PGA Championship Men's Golf, Oakland Hills CC: David Graham wins on the thirrd playoff hole against Ben Crenshaw

The Moody Blues are an English rock band formed in Birmingham in 19...

08/04/2026

THIS DATE IN HISTORY AUGUST 4

1958 Billboard Hot 100 is published for the first time-"Poor Little Fool" by Ricky Nelson at #1
1982 Joel Youngblood is the only MLB player to get hits for two different teams in two different cities on the same day: singles for the Mets in a Chicago day game, gets traded, then singles for the Expos in a Philadelphia night game
1984 Prince's "Purple Rain" album goes to #1 and stays at #1 for 24 weeks https://youtu.be/TvnYmWpD_T8?list=RDTvnYmWpD_T8
2015 Muppets Miss Piggy and Kermit the Frog announce the end of their relationship on Twitter

00:00 Intro01:10 Verse 101:56 Chorus02:30 Verse 203:05 Chorus0...

08/03/2026

We have extended the date for submission to the time capsule. The new deadline for submission is Friday September 4, 2026
Be Sure to get your submission in soon. Thank you!

08/03/2026

THIS DATE IN HISTORY AUGUST 3

1492 Christopher Columbus sets sail on his first voyage with three ships: Santa María, Pinta, and Niña from Palos de la Frontera, Spain, for the "Indies"
1900 Firestone Tire and Rubber Company founded in Akron, Ohio, by Harvey Firestone
1923 Baseball games are canceled following the death of US President Warren G. Harding
2001 "The Princess Diaries," starring Anne Hathaway in her film debut, is released nationwide

Starring Academy Award® winner Julie Andrews (Best Actress), the en...

08/03/2026

THIS DATE IN HISTORY AUGUST 2

1790 First US census conducted; population is 3,929,214, including 697,624 slaves
1865 Lewis Carroll publishes "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland"
1909 US issues the first Lincoln penny, - a portrait of Abraham Lincoln on the front - wheat stalks on the reverse
1999 "The Sixth Sense," starring Bruce Willis, and Haley Joel Osment, premieres at Prince Music Theater

Check out the official The Sixth Sense (1999) Trailer starring Hale...

08/01/2026

THIS DATE IN HISTORY AUGUST 1

1957 Gil Hodges hits his 13th MLB career grand slam, a National League record and the last by a Brooklyn Dodgers player
1964 Dan "Big Daddy" Garlits becomes the first drag racer to run the 1/4 mile at over 200 mph (201.34 mph/324 km/h) at Island Dragway, New Jersey
1981 MTV debuts with The Buggles' song, "Video Killed the Radio Star" https://youtu.be/W8r-tXRLazs?list=RDW8r-tXRLazs
1988 Rush Limbaugh begins his nationally syndicated radio program

REMASTERED IN HD!Discover how The Buggles Become Video And Radio S...

08/01/2026

THIS DATE IN HISTORY JULY 31

1965 Cigarette advertising is banned on British TV
1968 The Beatles close Apple Boutique in London
1978 Cincinnati Reds infielder Pete Rose singles off Phil Niekro to extend his hitting streak to 44 games
1984 Leeza Gibbons' first appears on "Entertainment Tonight"
1999 Christina Aguilera first US No.1 single with 'Genie In A Bottle'

Official Video for "Genie In A Bottle" by Christina AguileraListe...