Ted Kennedy? D:

Man, everyone already did this. :[

Anyways, I believe the most important event to take place in August was the death of Ted Kennedy. Pretty much any death inside the government is important. Anyways, Kennedy grew up as the son of a wealthy ambassador, so he had been used to being seen by the eye of the public. Ted Kennedy had died of a tumor on August 25, but his family, including his wife, his sister, his three children, and two step children, help him live on through their memories. Robert Byrd, one of Kennedy's good friends, was shocked and saddened by the death of his best friend in the Senate. Ted Kennedy had been diagnosed with a brain tumor in May of 2008, which had eventually caught up to him and made him fatally ill. This is important to the country because Kennedy had been a part of the Senate for over four decades. He was known as a "liberal lion" in the Senate, rallying forces to fight against the Republicans. I think this is important because someone who is able to hold his position that long in the government is obviously a good choice for his occupation.