Portal:Oregon/Selected anniversaries/August

August 5, 1942, businessman Simon Benson of the "Benson Bubblers" fame dies.
August 7, 1958, Alberto Salazar, marathon runner and member of the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame, is born in Cuba.
August 9, 1977, Portland State University alumnus and one-time Portland Trail Blazers forward Ime Udoka is born in Portland.
August 14, 1848, the Oregon Territory is created when President Polk signs a bill passed by Congress.
August 15, 2003, judge Rives Kistler is appointed to the Oregon Supreme Court and becomes the first openly gay justice on the court.
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.