About 80s Music: Pop Superstars, MTV, New Wave, Hip-Hop, Hair Metal, Synth-Pop, Movie Soundtracks, and Songs That Defined a DecadeMusic of the 1980s was colorful, electronic, loud, glossy, rebellious, commercial, and wonderfully strange. The decade gave us MTV, global pop superstars, hip-hop breakthroughs, new wave, synth-pop, hair metal, college rock, dance-pop, blockbuster soundtrack hits, power […]
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June 3 Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistoryJune 3 History Highlights1937 – The Duke of Windsor married Wallis Simpson.1940 – The Battle of Dunkirk ended with a German victory and with Allied forces in full retreat.1989 – The government of China sent troops to force protesters out of Tiananmen Square after almost 2 months
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Pop Culture Trivia Quiz: What Happened In 1987?1987 Trivia: Relive the Blockbuster Hits and Cultural Shifts of This Iconic Year!1987 was a time of unforgettable pop culture moments, groundbreaking entertainment, and historical events. From big-screen favorites to chart-topping hits, this year brought us timeless classics and set the stage for the modern era. This trivia
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The Veil of Ignorance: Framing Justice as FairnessIf you had to design a new society—but didn’t know who you’d be in it—what kind of rules would you create?That’s the question behind the Veil of Ignorance, one of political philosophy’s most influential thought experiments. Proposed by American philosopher John Rawls in his 1971 book A Theory
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June 2 Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistoryJune 2 History Highlights1692 – Prosecutions in the Salem Witch Trials began1835 – P. T. Barnum and his circus began touring the United States.1953 – The coronation of the United Kingdom’s Queen Elizabeth II.1964 – The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) was formed.If you were born on June
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June 1 Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistoryJune 1 History Highlights1792 – Kentucky became the 15th US state.1796 – Tennessee became the 16th US state.1812 – US President James Madison asked Congress to declare war on the United Kingdom, starting the War of 1812..1938 – Superman debuted in Action Comics #12009 – General Motors
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June Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistoryJune HighlightsBirthstone: Moonstone or PearlFlower: Rose or HoneysuckleGemini (May 21 – June 20)Cancer (June 21 – July 20)June has the Summer Solstice, the day with the longest daylight of the year, typically on June 21st, which is also National Nude day.June is often considered a “summer month”, whereas
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May 31 Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistoryMay 31 History Highlights1909 – The National Negro Committee, the forerunner to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), convened for the first time.1911 – The RMS Titanic was launched in Belfast, Northern Ireland.1971 – Observation of Memorial Day occurred on the last Monday
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Pop Culture Trivia Quiz: What Happened In 1928?28 Trivia Questions for 1928 History(answers)1. The Threepenny Opera debuted in 1928. What Pop Music Standard is from this musical play? (Hint: It was a #1 song in 1959)2. What was the Biggest Number One Song of 1928?3. In 1928, what was the average life expectancy in the United States?4.
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May 30 Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistoryMay 30 History Highlights1842 – John Francis attempted to murder Queen Victoria as she drives down Constitution Hill in London.1854 – The US territories of Kansas and Nebraska were established.1911 – At the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the first Indianapolis 500 ended with Ray Harroun in his Marmon
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Songs About Thursday: The Best Thursday Songs for Playlists, Trivia, and Almost-Friday Energy Thursday songs have a special kind of musical personality. Monday gets blamed, Friday gets celebrated, Saturday gets the spotlight, and Sunday gets the sentimental treatment. Thursday sits in the middle with one eye on the clock and the other on the weekend.
Music and Ice Cream Trucks Officially, in North America, the summer season does not begin until June 20th or 21st which is the date of the summer solstice and the longest day of the year. However, if you are a resident of the United States, then we all know by popular vote the “unofficial” start
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May 29 Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistoryMay 29 History Highlights1886 – John Pemberton placed his first advertisement for Coca-Cola, in The Atlanta Journal.1919 – Albert Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity was tested (and later confirmed) by Arthur Eddington and Andrew Claude de la Cherois Crommelin.1953 – Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and Tenzing
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The Seven Deadly SinsOrigins, Meaning, and Moral ConsequencesThe Seven Deadly Sins, also known as the Capital Vices or Cardinal Sins, are a group of immoral behaviors in Christian tradition that are considered the root of all other sins. Rather than isolated moral failings, they’re seen as habitual tendencies that corrupt the soul, distort one’s relationship
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2007 Music Hits: Dance Pop, Ringtone Rap, R&B, Emo Pop, Teen Pop, Alternative Rock, Country Crossover, and Late-2000s Favorites 2007 music was packed with ringtone rap, dance-pop, R&B, emo-pop, Disney-driven teen pop, indie crossover, and big country-pop moments. It was a year when a song could break through on radio, YouTube, MySpace, Disney Channel, MTV,
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May 28 Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistoryMay 28 History Highlights1830 – President Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act which denied Native Americans their land rights and forcibly relocated them.1934 – In Ontario, Canada, the Dionne quintuplets were born to Oliva and Elzire Dionne1936 – Alan Turing published On Computable Numbers.1961 – Peter
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Songs About Tuesday: The Best Tuesday Songs for Playlists, Trivia, and Midweek Music Tuesday songs live in an odd but surprisingly rich corner of music. Monday gets the complaints, Friday gets the party, Saturday gets the nightlife, and Sunday gets the reflective ballads. Tuesday is the day when the week is fully awake, the weekend
May 27 Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistoryMay 27 History Highlights1703 – Tsar Peter the Great founded the city of Saint Petersburg.1933 – The Century of Progress World’s Fair opened in Chicago.1941 – The British navy sank the German battleship, Bismarck, in the North Atlantic near France, killing over 2,000 Germans.1972 – The Anti-Ballistic
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Pop Culture Trivia Quiz: What Happened In 1988?1988 Trivia: Dive Into the Pop Culture and Iconic Moments of This Electrifying Year!1988 was packed with unforgettable moments in movies, music, TV, and world events. This trivia page is your ultimate challenge—see how much you remember about this game-changing year! Whether you’re a trivia buff or a
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May 26 Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistoryMay 26 History Highlights1868 – The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson ended with his acquittal by a single vote.1923 – The first 24 Hours of Le Mans was held.1927 – The last Ford Model T rolled off the assembly line after a production run of 15,007,003 vehicles.1967 –
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May 25 Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistoryMay 25 History Highlights240 BC – First recorded perihelion passage of Halley’s Comet.It will next appear in mid-2061.1925 – John T. Scopes was indicted for teaching human evolution in Tennessee.1977 – 1977 – Star Wars (now Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope) opened Memorial Day
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Geese in Delaware: Local Honkers and HangoutsDelaware is more than tax-free shopping and scrapple—it’s also home to thousands of geese, especially the well-known Canada goose, a familiar sight in neighborhoods, parks, and farm fields across the state. Depending on the season, these large waterfowl have made Delaware part of their year-round or migratory home.(PCM’s What
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Songs About Sunday: The Best Sunday Songs for Playlists, Trivia, and Weekend Music Sunday songs can feel peaceful, spiritual, romantic, lazy, sad, sunny, dramatic, or just plain strange. That makes Sunday one of the most flexible days of the week in popular music. It can mean church bells, morning coffee, football, loneliness, family dinner, a
Songs About Saturday: Saturday Night, Saturday Morning, and Weekend Music Favorites Songs about Saturday usually mean one of three things: the party is starting, the workweek is over, or something memorable is about to happen before Sunday reality taps everyone on the shoulder. Saturday songs can be rowdy, romantic, nostalgic, funny, restless, or built for
May 24 Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistoryMay 24 History Highlights1626 – Peter Minuit bought Manhattan from the Lenape Indians for “60 guilders worth of trade,” approximately $1,143 in 2020 dollars.1844 – Samuel F.B. Morse sent the first public telegraph message – ‘What Hath God Wrought?’ through the Washington-to-Baltimore telegraph line.1958 – United Press
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Top 100 Disco Dance Hits: The Greatest Disco Songs for Parties, Playlists, and Pop Culture The best disco songs did more than fill dance floors. They changed pop music, nightlife, fashion, movie soundtracks, DJ culture, and the way people thought about rhythm. Disco brought together soul, funk, R&B, Latin grooves, orchestral pop, club DJs, and
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Songs About Friday: The Best Friday Songs for Playlists, Parties, and Weekend Music Friday songs have an unfair advantage. By the time Friday arrives, people are already in a better mood, or at least pretending very hard. It is the day of paychecks, parties, road trips, football lights, movie nights, happy hours, and the sacred
May 23 Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistoryMay 23 History Highlights1430 – 1430 – Joan of Arc was captured by the Burgundians1788 – South Carolina officially became the eighth US state.1995 – The first version of the Java programming language was released.1873 – The Canadian Parliament established the North-West Mounted Police, later named the
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The Honest Thief: Can Stealing Ever Be Moral?You walk past a pharmacy. Inside, on the shelf, sits a medication that could save your child’s life. You can’t afford it. Insurance denied the claim. The government won’t help. The pharmacist, while sympathetic, can’t give it away.So you wait until no one’s looking… and take it.Are you
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Pop Culture Trivia Quiz: What Happened in 1990?90 Trivia Questions For 1990 History(answers)1. What happened in the Newhart series finale?2. On what late-night talk show did Mariah Carey deliver her first live television performance, singing Vision of Love?3. What animated Disney film released in 1990 follows the adventures of Bernard and Miss Bianca?4. What was
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