Sexy Songs From Yesteryear Music has been the source of sexual discovery for a very long time. In different eras, the style of the music of the music that was considered erotic or sexy changed. A few decades can make the difference between an amorous connection or a silly novelty song. Here is a mix… Read More
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1940 Oscars 12th Academy Awards Winners Announced: February 29, 1940 Held at: Cocoanut Grove (Ambassador Hotel) Host: Bob Hope Eligibility Year: 1939 The Wizard of Oz IMAX 3D Official Trailer (2014) – Judy Garland, Frank Morgan Movie HDWatch this video on YouTube The Wizard of Oz had 6 nominations, winning 2. Gone with the Wind… Read More
Popular and Notable Books From 1930: Angel Pavement by J. B. Priestley Chances by A. Hamilton Gibbs Cimarron by Edna Ferber The Door by Mary Roberts Rinehart Exile by Warwick Deeping The Hidden Staircase (Nancy Drew #2) by Carolyn Keene The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper Rogue Herries by Hugh Walpole The Secret… Read More
What happened in 1939? Fun Facts Quiz! 39 Trivia Questions for 1939 History 1. What was the highest-grossing film of 1939? Gone With The Wind 2. What museum and Hall of Fame opened in 1939? The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum 3. In 1939, what was the average life expectancy in the United… Read More
1939 Oscars 11th Academy Awards Winners Announced: February 23, 1939 Held at: Biltmore Hotel Host: none Eligibility Year: 1938 Scene from The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938 Bluray)Watch this video on YouTube You Can’t Take It With You earned 7 nominations. This was the first ceremony in which a foreign language film (Grand Illusion) was… Read More
1938 Pop Standards and Artists Al Donahue Jeepers Creepers The song made its first appearance in the 1938 film Going Places which starred Dick Powell Anita Louise and a future President of the United States Ronald Reagan. The song was actually sung to a horse by his trainer. The trainer was played by Louis Armstrong.… Read More
What happened in 1938? Fun Facts Quiz! 38 Trivia Questions for 1938 History 1. What was the Biggest Number One Song of 1938? A-Tisket, A Tasket by Ella Fitzgerald and Chick Webb 2. Who directed and narrated a radio drama performance of The War of the Worlds on the CBS radio network, on October 30,… Read More
1938 Oscars 10th Academy Awards Winners Announced: March 10, 1938 Held at: Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, California Host: Bob Burns Eligibility Year: 1937 Lost Horizon (1937) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]Watch this video on YouTube The 10th Academy Awards were originally scheduled for March 3, 1938, but due to the Los Angeles flood of 1938.… Read More
1937 Pop Standards and Artists Judy Garland (Dear Mr. Gable) You Made Me Love You The song was originally written by James Monaco with lyrics by Joseph McCarthy, and simply title You Made Me Love You. According to Hollywood legend, this song was written or adapted for Judy Garland to sing to Clark Gable… Read More
What happened in 1937? Fun Facts Quiz! 37 Trivia Questions for 1937 History 1. What was the highest-grossing film of 1937? Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 2. What was the Biggest Number One Song of 1937? Sweet Leilani by Bing Crosby 3. At the time of it’s opening on May 27, 1937, it was… Read More
1937 Oscars 9th Academy Awards Winners Announced: March 4, 1937 Held at: Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, California Host: George Jessel Eligibility Year: 1936 POPEYE THE SAILOR MAN: Meets Sindbad the Sailor (1936) (Remastered) (HD 1080p) | Jack MercerWatch this video on YouTube Anthony Adverse, Dogsworth and The Great Ziegfeld each received 7 nominations. The… Read More
1936 Fun Facts, Trivia and History Quick Facts from 1936: North American Weather Changing Event: A major heatwave struck North America and thousands of people died. Influential Songs include: He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands, Summertime and It Ain’t Necessarily So The Movies to Watch include Modern Times, Show Boat, Reefer Madness, Mr.… Read More
1936 Pop Standards and Artists Bing Crosby Pennies from Heaven Was the creation of, Arthur Johnston, music and Johnny Burke, lyrics and sung by Bing Crosby in a film that bore the same title. Frank Sinatra would record the song as well as Dean Martin. Most recently it was used in the otherwise silent 2011… Read More
What happened in 1936? Fun Facts Quiz! 36 Trivia Questions for 1936 History 1. Who was the President of the United States in 1936? Franklin D. Roosevelt (March 4, 1933 – April 12, 1945) 2. What was the Biggest Number One Song of 1936? Pennies From Heaven – Bing Crosby 3. In 1936, what was… Read More
1936 Oscars 8th Academy Awards Winners Announced: March 5, 1936 Held at: Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, California Host: Frank Capra Eligibility Year: 1935 Errol Flyn/Basil Rathbone – Duel Blood/Levasseur (Captain Blood, Michael Curtiz)Watch this video on YouTube A Midsummer Night’s Dream became the only film to win a write-in Oscar, taking Best Cinematography. 1936… Read More
What happened in 1935? Fun Facts Quiz! 35 Trivia Questions for 1935 History 1. Who was the greatest woman’s figure skater and film star in the 1920s and 1930s? Sonja Henie 2. What was the name of the horror movie sequel, starring Boris Karloff and Elsa Lanchester, that came to theaters on April 22, 1935?… Read More
1935 Oscars 7th Academy Awards Winners Announced: February 27, 1935 Held at: Biltmore Hotel (Biltmore Bowl) Host: Irvin S. Cobb Eligibility Year: 1934 Marx Brothers – A Night at the Opera (1935)_(Scene: Hiding the beds)Watch this video on YouTube Shirley Temple, age 6, received the first Juvenile Award, making her the youngest Oscar recipient ever.… Read More
What happened in 1934? Fun Facts Quiz! 34 Trivia Questions for 1934 History 1. Created by Alex Raymond, what space adventure comic strip debuted on January 7, 1934? Flash Gordon 2. How many people lived in the United States in 1934? The population was an estimated 126,373,773 people. 3. On December 27, 1934, the country… Read More
1934 Oscars 6th Academy Awards Winners Announced: March 16, 1934 Held at: The Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California Host: Will Rogers Eligibility Year: August 1, 1932, to December 31, 1933 42nd Street Movie Ciip I'm Young And Healthy2Watch this video on YouTube Cavalcade, A Farewell to Arms and Lady for a Day each earned… Read More
What happened in 1933? Fun Facts Quiz! 33 Trivia Questions for 1933 History 1. Who was President of the United States in 1933? Herbert Hoover (March 4, 1929 – March 4, 1933) and Franklin D. Roosevelt (March 4, 1933 – April 12, 1945) 2. What was the Biggest Number One Song of 1933? (tie) Stormy Weather by… Read More