Significant August Dates in A.A. History
August 1, 2008 by Mark
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
Significant August Dates in A.A. History
from AA History Lovers at Yahoo! Groups;
Aug 1934 – Rowland H and Cebra persuade court to parole Ebby T. to them.
Aug 1939 – Dr. Bob wrote & may have signed article for Faith magazine.
Aug 1981 – Distribution of Alcoholics Anonymous passes 3 million.
Aug 1, 1943 – Washington Times-Herald (DC) reports on AA clubhouse, to protect anonymity withholds address.
Aug 3, 1954 – Brinkley S. gets sober at Towns Hosp after 50th detox.
Aug 8, 1879 – Dr. Bob born in St. Johnsbury, VT.
Aug 9, 1943 – LA groups announce 1000 members in 11 groups.
Aug 11, 1938 – Akron & NY members begin writing stories for Big Book.
Aug 15, 1890 – E M Jellinek is born, author of “The Disease Concept of Alcoholism” and the “Jellinek Curve“. (Link is a pdf file)
Aug 16, 1939 – Dr Bob and Sister Ignatia admit 1st alcoholic to St Thomas Hospital, Akron, Ohio.
Aug 18, 1988 – 1st Canadian National AA Convention in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Aug 19, 1941 – 1st AA Meeting in Colorado is held in Denver.
Aug 25, 1943 – AA group donates Big Book to public library in Quincy, MA.
Aug 26, 1941 – Bill writes Dr Bob to tell him Works Publishing has been incorporated
Aug 28, 1954 – “24 Hours a Day” is published by Richmond W.
August 1981 – Sales of the Big Book passes 3,000,000
August,1941 – 1st meeting in Orange County, California held in Anaheim
