July 3 History, Trivia and Fun Facts |
July 3 History Highlights |
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Fried Clam Day |
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Lawrence Henry “Chubby” Woodman and his wife Bessie had a small concession stand on Main Street in Essex, Massachusetts. On a slow July 3, 1916, a fisherman named Tarr saw a bucket of clams nearby and suggested, “Why don’t you fry up some of your clams? If they’re as tasty as those potato chips of yours, you’ll never have to worry about having enough customers.” Fried clams were unheard of, but the couple considered the idea and tested frying them like potato chips. The following day was July 4, and the “Fried Clams” were offered successfully at the town’s Independence Day Parade and festivities. |
| July 3 through August 11 are the “Dog Days of Summer” July 3 through August 15th are “Air Conditioning Appreciation Days” |
July 3 is… |
| American Redneck Day Compliment Your Mirror Day Disobedience Day National Chocolate Wafer Day National Compliment Your Mirror Day National Eat Your Beans Day National Fried Clam Day National Independent Beer Run Day Plastic Bag Free Day Stay Out of the Sun Day |
July 3 Birthday Quotes |
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“Youth is happy because it has the ability to see beauty. Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty never grows old.” “Don’t tell ’em – SHOW ’em!” “You can only be young once but you can be immature forever.” “I don’t care what you say about me, as long as you say something about me, and as long as you spell my name right” “What are the differences between Mark Zuckerberg and me? I give private information on corporations to you for free, and I’m a villain. Zuckerberg gives your private information to corporations for money and he’s Man of the Year.” |
July 3 Birthdays |
| 1871 – William Henry Davies, Welsh poet and writer (d.1940) 1878 – George M. Cohan, American songwriter, actor, singer, and dancer (died in 1942) 1883 – Franz Kafka, Czech-Austrian author (died in 1924) 1889 – Richard Cramer, American actor (died in 1960) 1906 – George Sanders, Russian-born British actor (died in 1972) 1918 – Johnny Palmer, American golfer (died in 2006) 1927 – Ken Russell, English actor, director, and producer (died in 2011) 1940 – Lamar Alexander, American lawyer and politician 1941 – Gloria Allred, American lawyer and activist 1943 – Judith Durham, Australian folk-pop singer-songwriter and musician 1943 – Kurtwood Smith, American actor 1944 – Annette Beard, American soul/R&B singer, Vandella 1947 – Dave Barry, American comedic journalist and author 1952 – Laura Branigan, American singer-songwriter (died in 2004) 1957 – Poly Styrene, British musician (died in 2011) 1958 – Aaron Tippin, American singer-songwriter 1962 – Tom Cruise, American actor 1964 – Yeardley Smith, American actress, voice actress 1965 – Connie Nielsen, Danish-American actress 1966 – Moisés Alou, American baseball player 1971 – Julian Assange, Australian journalist, publisher, and activist, founded WikiLeaks 1994 – Ben Winchell, American actor |
July 3 History |
| 1035 – William the Conqueror became the Duke of Normandy.
1819 – The Bank of Savings in New York City, an early savings bank in the United States, opened. Many think it was the oldest, but the Philadelphia Saving Fund Society (PSFS), was founded on December 4, 1816, and headquartered in Philadelphia, PA. 1852 – Congress established the United States’ 2nd mint in San Francisco. 1884 – Dow Jones and Company published its first stock average. The company was founded by three reporters: Charles Dow, Edward Jones, and Charles Bergstresser. 1886 – The New York Tribune became the first newspaper to use a linotype machine, eliminating typesetting by hand. 1890 – Idaho was admitted as the 43rd U.S. state. 1952 – The Constitution of Puerto Rico was approved by the Congress of the United States. 1952 – Mr. Peepers, starring Wally Cox, debuted on NBC 1969 – Rolling Stone member Brian Jones dies in an accidental drowning (aged 27) 1969 – Lulu the elephant went off-script on live BBC television’s Blue Peter, making the first on-air animal “blooper” we could find. 1971 – Doors frontman Jim Morrison died of an accidental drug overdose (aged 27) July 3, 1973 Birthday (fictional) Will Smith, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, TV 1979 – President Jimmy Carter signed the first directive for secret aid to the opponents of the pro-Soviet regime in Kabul, Afghanistan. 1982 – #1 Hit July 3, 1982 – July 23, 1982: The Human League – Don’t You Want Me 1985 – Back to the Future was released, featuring the now-famous 1981 DeLorean DMC-12 time machine/automobile. 1988 – The USS Vincennes shot down Iran Air Flight 655 over the Persian Gulf, killing all 290 people aboard. 2013 – President of Egypt Mohamed Morsi was overthrown by the Egyptian military. |
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts |
| The average number of fingers on July 3rd is probably almost always higher than on July 4th.
July and Julie each look like how the other should sound. If you take the first letter of the month from July to November you spell out “Jason” Smile, because life is too short to be unhappy. #happy Anyone trying to win the argument isn’t really interested in having a discussion. Milli and Vanilli weren’t the ones actually singing on their album. This is one of the things we cared about in July of 1989. Oprah’s parents named her after Harpo Marx. “Oprah” is “Harpo” backward. “I love the smell of napalm in the morning.” – Lt. Col. Bill Kilgore – (Robert Duvall) #moviequotes Some alien might have the Milky Way as their desktop wallpaper. There is a giant mushroom in Oregon that is over 2,400 years old, covers 3.4 square miles of land, and is still growing. “I’ll be back” – The Terminator (Arnold Schwarzenegger) #moviequotes All of humanity, put together, has over 168 billion hours a day to accomplish things. The singular of Spaghetti is a “Spaghetto”. The original artwork for the iconic “Jaws” poster has been missing for decades. Charlie Brown’s father was a barber. Gruntled is a word, and it is the opposite of the word disgruntled. I wonder how many typos I see ever day without noticing. Movie theater Popcorn costs more per ounce than Fillet Mignon, the price of Popcorn is more than 1200% higher than its production costs. |
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