October 9th History, Trivia, and Fun Facts October 9th History Highlights 1868 – ZCMI, America’s first department store, opened in Salt Lake City, UT. 1916 – The First PGA championship was won by British golfer Jim Barnes. If you were born on October 9th, You were likely conceived the week of… January 16th (same year)… Read More
October 8th History, Trivia, and Fun Facts October 8th History Highlights 1871 – Four fires in Wisconsin, Illinois, and Michigan killed over 4000 people. 1944 – Ozzie and Harriet debuted on the radio (and on television in 1952) 1956 – The New York Yankees’s Don Larsen pitched the only perfect game in a World Series.… Read More
October 7th History, Trivia, and Fun Facts October 7th History Highlights 1691 – The charter for the Province of Massachusetts Bay was issued. 1916 – Georgia Tech beat Cumberland 222-0 in the most lopsided college football game of all time. If you were born on October 7th, You were likely conceived the week of… January… Read More
October 6th History, Trivia, and Fun Facts October 6th History Highlights 1927 – Opening of The Jazz Singer with its Vitaphone sound-on-disc system, in New York City. 1973 – Yom Kippur War between Egypt/Syria and Isreal (October 6-25) 1981 – Anwar Sadat was assassinated in Cairo, Egypt. If you were born on October 6th, You… Read More
Top 25 Songs 1980-1989 1. Physical – Olivia Newton-John 2. Bette Davis Eyes – Kim Carnes 3. Endless Love – Diana Ross & Lionel Richie 4. Every Breath You Take – The Police 5. I Love Rock & Roll – Joan Jett & The Blackhearts 6. Ebony And Ivory – Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder… Read More
October 5th History, Trivia, and Fun Facts October 5th History Highlights 1877 – Cheif Joseph surrendered to US Cavalry Forces. He famously stated: “From where the sun now stands, I will fight no more forever.” 2001 – Barry Bonds hit Home Runs #71 & 72, beating Mark McGuire’s prior record. He went on the hit… Read More
October 4th History, Trivia, and Fun Facts October 4th History Highlights 1582 – Pope Gregory XIII adjusted the calendar, making The day after Thursday, October 4, 1582, as now Friday, October 15, 1582, starting the Gregorian Calendar which we use today. 1943 – Corsica (a French Territory) was liberated from Nazi Germany. 1957 – The… Read More
October 3rd History, Trivia, and Fun Facts October 3rd History Highlights 1922 – Mrs. Rebecca Felton was the first female US Senator (Georgia, for two days) 1955 – The Mickey Mouse Club premiered on ABC 1990 – Germany Reunified as the Federal Republic of Germany 1974 – Frank Robinson was named the first African-American MLB… Read More
October 2nd History, Trivia, and Fun Facts October 2nd History Highlights 1789 – The United States Bill of Rights was sent to the 13 States for ratification. 1967 – Thurgood Marshall was sworn in as the first African-American justice of the United States Supreme Court. 1972 – (fiction) – Phileas Fogg places his wager of… Read More
October 1st History, Trivia, and Fun Facts October 1st History Highlights 1932 – Babe Ruth’s ‘Called Shot” in the 5th inning of game three in the 1932 World Series 1947 – Levittown, Long Island, New York opened. 1961 – Roger Maris broke Babe Ruth’s Home Run Record with HR #61 in a single season. Umbrella… Read More
October History, Trivia and Fun Facts October History Highlights October Gemstone: Opal October Flower: Calendula The Zodiac signs for October are Libra or Scorpio (October 23 -31) Traditional October Information It’s weird that October isn’t the eighth month, isn’t it? October, the tenth month of the current Gregorian calendar and the second month of Autumn’s… Read More
September 30th History, Trivia and Fun Facts September 30th History Highlights 1452 – Johann Gutenberg published his first edition of The Bible. It was completed by 1456. 1641 – America’s first “Annual fair” was held in New Netherlands (Now New Jersey/New York area). 1927 – Babe Ruth hit his 60th home run of the season,… Read More
September 29th History, Trivia and Fun Facts September 29th History Highlights 1829 – Scotland Yard began activity. 1907 – The cornerstone was laid at the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul (Washington National Cathedral) in Washington, DC. 1988 – NASA launched Discovery (STS-26), the first mission since the Challenger disaster. September 29, 1996… Read More
September 28th History, Trivia and Fun Facts September 28th History Highlights 1066 – William the Conqueror landed in England, beginning the Norman conquest. 1941 – Ted Williams achieved a .406 batting average for the season, and was the last MLB player to bat .400 or better. 1951 – CBS unsuccessfully launched their own color televisions;… Read More
September 27th History, Trivia and Fun Facts September 27th History Highlights 1888 – The first letter from Jack The Ripper was recieved by London’s Central New Agency. 1903 – The Wreck of the Old 97, a real life American rail disaster that became the subject of a popular dirge. 1962 – Rachel Carson’s book Silent… Read More
September 26th History, Trivia and Fun Facts September 26th History Highlights 1580 – Francis Drake completed his circumnavigation of the Earth. 1789 – George Washington appointed Thomas Jefferson the first United States Secretary of State. 1957 – West Side Story debuted on Broadway 1960 – The first televised Presidential Debate took place between John F.… Read More
September 25th History, Trivia and Fun Facts September 25th History Highlights 1513 – Vasco de Balboa ‘discovered’ the Pacific Ocean. 1676 – Greenwich Mean Time was established. 1890 – The United States Congress establishes Sequoia National Park. 1957 – Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, is integrated, through the use of United States Army… Read More
September 24th History, Trivia and Fun Facts September 24th History Highlights 1890 – The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints officially renounced polygamy. 1906 – President Theodore Roosevelt proclaimed Devils Tower in Wyoming as the nation’s first National Monument. 1960 – USS Enterprise, the world’s first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, was launched. 1991 – Influential… Read More
September 23rd History, Trivia and Fun Facts September 23rd History Highlights 1845 – The Knickerbockers Baseball Club, the first baseball team to play under the modern rules, was founded in New York. 1846 – The planet Neptune was discovered by Johann Galle. 1952 – Richard Nixon gave his ‘Checkers Speech’. 1962 – The Lincoln Center… Read More
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
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
