September 22nd History, Trivia and Fun Facts September 22nd History Highlights 1903 – The patent for the Ice Cream Cone Mold (#746971) was granted to Italo Marchiony. 1980 – Iraq invaded Iran, beginning the 8-year Iran-Iraq War. September 22, 19** Birthday (fictional) Supergirl, Kara Danvers, DC Comics September 22, (fictional) Bilbo & Frodo Baggins, The… Read More
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September 21st History, Trivia and Fun Facts September 21st History Highlights 1937 – The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien, was published. 1938 – The Great Hurricane of 1938 made landfall on Long Island in New York, killing almost 700 people.. 1970 – Monday Night Football premiered on ABC. 1981 – Sandra Day O’Connor was unanimously approved… Read More
Jumping The Shark Some shows last just long enough to end on a high note, and others try stunts that, at best, take away the magic the show once had, and at worst, change the show entirely, and that moment is when they Jump The Shark… Â The phrase ‘jump the shark’ is based on… Read More
September 20th History, Trivia and Fun Facts September 20th History Highlights 1946 – The first Cannes Film Festival was held, having been delayed seven years due to World War II. 1973 – Singer Jim Croce, songwriter and musician Maury Muehleisen and four others died when their light aircraft crashed. 1977 – Fonzi ‘jumped the shark’… Read More
September 19th History, Trivia and Fun Facts September 19th History Highlights 1778 – The Continental Congress passed the first United States federal budget. 1881 – President James A. Garfield died of wounds suffered in a July 2 shooting. 1970 – The first Glastonbury Festival took place. September 19, 1979 Birthday (fictional) Hermoine Granger, Harry Potter… Read More
September 18th History, Trivia and Fun Facts September 18th History Highlights 1797 – The first cornerstone of the United States Capitol was laid by George Washington. 1809 – The Royal Opera House in London opened. 1851 – The New York Times (The New-York Daily Times) was first published. 1947 – The United States Air Force… Read More
September 17th History, Trivia and Fun Facts September 17th History Highlights 1630 – The city of Boston, Massachusetts was founded. 1787 – Representatives voted to approve the United States’ Constitution. 1914 The VFW (Veterans of Foreign Wars) Women’s Auxiliary was organized. 1916 – Manfred von Richthofen (“The Red Baron”), a flying ace of the German… Read More
September 16th History, Trivia and Fun Facts September 16th History Highlights 1830 – Oliver Wendell Holmes published ‘Old Ironsides’. 1872 – The Great Seal of the United States was used for the first time. 1908 – General Motors was founded. If you were born on September 16th, You were likely conceived the week of… December… Read More
September 15th History, Trivia and Fun Facts September 15th History Highlights 1830 – The first National Convention for Blacks was held in Bethel Church, Philadelphia, PA. 1851 – Saint Joseph’s University is founded in Philadelphia. September 15, 1892 Birthday (fictional) C. Montgomery Burns, The Simpsons 1971 – Greenpeace was founded in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.… Read More
September 14th History, Trivia and Fun Facts September 14th History Highlights 1752 – The British Empire adopted the Gregorian (modern) calendar, skipping eleven days (the previous day was September 2). 1901 – US President William McKinley died after being shot on September 6 by anarchist Leon Czolgosz. 1969 – September 14 was the First Draft… Read More
September 13th History, Trivia and Fun Facts September 13th History Highlights 1790 – The US Capitol was moved to New York City from Philadelphia. 1899 – Henry Bliss was the first person in the United States to be killed in an automobile accident. Arthur Smith, the driver of the taxicab who struck Bliss, was charged… Read More
September 12th History, Trivia and Fun Facts September 12th History Highlights 1940 – Cave paintings are discovered in Lascaux, France. 1954 – Lassie premiered on CBS 1962 – President Kennedy delivered his “We Choose to go to the Moon” speech at Rice University. 1984 – Dwight Gooden set the MLB record for strikeouts in a… Read More
September 11th History, Trivia and Fun Facts September 11th History Highlights 1297 – The Scots, led by William Wallace and Andrew Moray, defeated the English at the Battle of Stirling Bridge. 1609 – Henry Hudson discovered Manhattan Island. 1792 – The Tavernier Blue was stolen in France, and recut. It was renamed The Hope Diamond… Read More
September 10th History, Trivia and Fun Facts September 10th History Highlights 1846 – Elias Howe was granted a patent for the sewing machine. 2002 – Switzerland, traditionally a neutral country, became a full member of the United Nations. 2008 – The Large Hadron Collider at CERN was powered up in Geneva, Switzerland. If you were… Read More
September 9th History, Trivia and Fun Facts September 9th History Highlights 1888 – The body of Jack the Ripper’s second murder victim, Annie Chapman, was found in London. 1892 – The Pledge of Allegiance was first recited. September 9, 1995 – PlayStation released, Video Game Console September 9, 1999, Sega Dreamcast released, Video Game Console… Read More
September 8th History, Trivia and Fun Facts September 8th History Highlights 1921 – The First ‘Fall Frolic” was held in Atlantic City, and won by Margaret Gorman. Herb Test coined the term for the winner: “Miss America.” 1935 – US Senator from Louisianna was shot by Carl Weiss, a political rival. He died from the… Read More
September 7th History, Trivia and Fun Facts September 7th History Highlights 1901 – The Boxer Rebellion in the Qing dynasty (China) officially ended with the signing of the Boxer Protocol. 1940 – Germany’s Blitz air attacks began in London, England. 1963 – The Pro Football Hall of Fame opened in Canton, Ohio. 1996 – Tupac… Read More
September 6th History, Trivia and Fun Facts September 6th History Highlights 1628 – Puritans settled in Salem which became part of Massachusetts Bay Colony. 1916 – The first self-service grocery store Piggly Wiggly was opened in Memphis, Tennessee by Clarence Saunders. 1991 – The Baltic states – Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, were recognized as independent… Read More
September 5th History, Trivia and Fun Facts September 5th History Highlights 1774 – The First Continental Congress assembled in Philadelphia, PA. 1881 – Michigan’s Great Fire of 1881 killed at least 125 people. It was the first disaster that the American Red Cross assisted with. 1914 – Babe Ruth hit his first professional Home Run.… Read More
September 4th History, Trivia and Fun Facts September 4th History Highlights 1870 – Emperor Napoleon III of France was deposed and the Third Republic is declared. 1882 – The first public electric lights were turned on in Manhattan, NYC. 1883 – 10-year-old Barney Flaherty was the first newsboy, hired by The New York Sun. 1957… Read More
September 3rd History, Trivia and Fun Facts September 3rd History Highlights 1777 – During the Battle of Cooch’s Bridge, the Flag of the United States was flown in battle for the first time. 1833 – The New York Sun began publication; it was the first successful “sensationalistic” newspaper. 1838 – Frederick Douglass escaped slavery via… Read More
September 2nd History, Trivia and Fun Facts September 2nd History Highlights 1666 – Great Fire of London 1789 – The Us Treasury Department was established. 1864 – Union General William Sherman took Atlanta, Georgia in the Civil War. 1945 – Japan’s surrender from World War II was signed aboard the USS Missouri. If you were… Read More
September 1st History, Trivia and Fun Facts September 1st History Highlights 1983 – Korean Airlines flight 007 was shot down over the Soviet Union with 269 onboard. 1985 – The Titanic was discovered about 350 miles southeast on Newfoundland, Canada 1999 – The German government moved from Bonn to Berlin 2004 – The Beslan school… Read More
September History, Trivia and Fun Facts September History Highlights September Gemstone: Sapphire September Flower:: Morning Glory The Autumn Equinox is September 22 More people are born in September than any other month! Traditional September Information According to the Georgian calendar, September is the ninth month. But, on the Roman calendar, it was the seventh month.… Read More
August 31st History, Trivia and Fun Facts August 31st History Highlights 1888 – Mary Ann Nichols was murdered; the first of Jack the Ripper’s confirmed victims. 1962 – Trinidad and Tobago became independent, within the British Commonwealth. 1980 – The Solidarity Movement began in Poland against the Soviet Union. It was led by Lech Walesa.… Read More
August 30th History, Trivia and Fun Facts August 30th History Highlights 70 – Titus ended the siege of Jerusalem after destroying The Second Temple. 1967 – Thurgood Marshall was confirmed as the first African American Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. 1984 – The Space Shuttle Discovery (STS-41-D) takes off on its… Read More
August 29th History, Trivia and Fun Facts August 29th History Highlights 29 – The martyrdom of Saint John the Baptist at the order of King Herod. 1839 – The ship Amistad was seized by abducted African slaves. After capture and imprisonment, they were declared free by the United States Supreme Court on March 9, 1841.… Read More
August 28th History, Trivia and Fun Facts August 28th History Highlights 1922 – The first radio ad took place on WEAF in NYC. It was a real estate commercial paid for by the Queensbosr Realty Corporation. 1955 – 14-year-old Emmett Till was beaten and killed for a reputed flirtatious comment to a white girl, in… Read More
August 27th History, Trivia and Fun Facts August 27th History Highlights 1776 – In what is now Brooklyn, New York, British forces under General William Howe defeated Americans under General George Washington in The Revolutionary War’s Battle of Long Island.. 1859 – Petroleum was discovered in Titusville, Pennsylvania leading to the world’s first commercially successful… Read More
August 26th History, Trivia and Fun Facts August 26th History Highlights 1789 – The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen was approved by the National Constituent Assembly of France. 1883 – Krakatoa erupted in Indonesia. It created tidal waves that killed thousands of people and was heard 3,000 miles away. It… Read More
