August 25th – American Miniute – Sir William Herschel

Previously a music teacher and bandleader, Sir William Herschel identified double-stars, coined the word "asteroid," meaning star-like, discovered infrared radiation and constructed the largest reflecting telescopes of his day to catalog thousands of nebulae and galaxies.

August 21st – American Minute – James Wilson

He was one of six founding fathers to sign both the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.President Washington appointed him to the Supreme Court. Born in Scotland, he was a delegate to the Constitutional Convention, speaking 168 times. His name was James Wilson and he died AUGUST 21, 1798.