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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May 22 Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistoryMay 22 History Highlights1804 – The Lewis and Clark Expedition officially began, from St. Charles, Missouri.US President #16 Abraham Lincoln was the first U.S. President to receive a patent, on his floating drydock on May 22, 1849, US patent #6469.1906 – The Wright brothers were granted US
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Songs About Wednesday: The Best Wednesday Songs for Playlists, Trivia, and Midweek Music Wednesday songs live right in the middle of the week, which makes them naturally odd, moody, funny, or reflective. Monday gets blamed, Friday gets celebrated, Saturday gets loud, and Sunday gets all sentimental. Wednesday sits in the middle like it knows something
70s Bubblegum Pop Hits: Teen Idols, AM Radio, Disco-Pop, and Movie Songs 70s bubblegum pop hits were bright, catchy, simple, and often impossible to forget. The decade gave listeners family groups, teen idols, novelty records, disco-pop, TV stars, movie soundtrack smashes, AM-radio sing-alongs, and songs that sounded like they came with their own lunchbox, poster,
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1970s Advice Songs: The Best Songs About Life Lessons, Choices, and Tough Decisions Advice songs from the 1970s had range. Some told you to stay calm, some told you to leave, some told you to fight back, and a few told you not to eat the yellow snow. That is not a complete philosophy of
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May 21 Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistoryMay 21 History Highlights1881 – The American Red Cross was established by Clara Barton in Washington, DC.1972 – Michelangelo’s Pietà in St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome was damaged by a mentally disturbed Hungarian, Laszlo Toth.2001 – French Taubira law officially recognized the Atlantic slave trade and slavery
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May 20 Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistoryMay 20 History Highlights1862 – President Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act, opening 84 million acres of public land to settlers.1883 – Krakatoa began to erupt; the volcano exploded three months later, killing more than 36,000 people.1940 – The first prisoners arrived at Auschwitz concentration camp.1956 –
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Modern Dance Songs: 2010s and 2020s Party Hits Modern dance songs from the 2010s and 2020s brought EDM, pop, hip-hop, Latin dance, house, festival anthems, TikTok hits, movie songs, and club-ready radio records into one giant party playlist. This era was not only about nightclub tracks. It was also about wedding floors, gym playlists, sports
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Songs About Monday: The Best Monday Songs for Playlists, Trivia, and Starting the Week Monday songs have a tough assignment. Friday gets the party, Saturday gets the fun, Sunday gets the feelings, and Monday gets the alarm clock. That makes Monday one of the most emotionally loaded days in music: hopeful for some, miserable for
May 19 Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistoryMay 19 History Highlights1848 – Mexico ratified the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, ending the Mexican-American War and ceding California, Nevada, Utah and parts of four other modern-day US states to the United States for $15 million.1962 – Marilyn Monroe sang her famous Happy Birthday to President John
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2008 Music Hits: Dance Pop, R&B, Teen Pop, Indie Crossover, Alternative Rock, Album Rock, and Late-2000s Favorites 2008 music was a late-2000s collision of dance-pop, R&B, teen pop, indie crossover, pop-rock, and hard rock. The club sound was getting bigger, Disney and teen-pop acts were still strong, indie artists were sneaking into mainstream playlists, and
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May 18 Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistoryMay 18 History Highlights1804 – Napoleon Bonaparte is proclaimed Emperor of the French by the French Senate.1860 – Abraham Lincoln won the Republican Party presidential nomination over William H. Seward.1953 – Jackie Cochran became the first woman to break the sound barrier.If you were born on May
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Top 100 Thank You Songs: Gratitude, Appreciation, Friendship, and Tribute Music Thank you songs are made for the moments when ordinary words feel a little too small. They work for friends, family, teachers, parents, mentors, coworkers, volunteers, caregivers, veterans, coaches, partners, pastors, neighbors, and the people who quietly made life better without asking for a
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The 60s Bubblegum Pop Hits: Sweet, Catchy and Built for Singalongs The 60s bubblegum pop hits were bright, catchy, simple, and proudly built for instant sing-along value. This was pop music with big hooks, teen appeal, handclaps, cheerful choruses, and just enough sugar to make your dentist nervous. Strictly speaking, bubblegum pop really came into
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May 17 Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistoryMay 17 History Highlights1756 – Seven Years’ War formally began when Great Britain declared war on France.1900 – The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum, was first published in the United States.1954 – The US Supreme Court declared a unanimous decision in Brown v. Board
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May 16 Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistoryMay 16 History Highlights1866 – The United States Congress established the 5-cent nickel.1918 – The Sedition Act of 1918 is passed by the U.S. Congress, making criticism of the government during wartime an imprisonable offense.It was repealed on December 13, 1920.1951 – The first regularly scheduled transatlantic
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100 Feel-Good Songs That Lift Your Mood and Bring Back the Sunshine Feel-good songs can change the room before the first chorus is over. Sometimes it is the melody. Sometimes it is the beat. Sometimes it is a memory of a person, a place, a summer, a movie, a car ride, or one perfectly timed
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Sexy Songs of the 1970s: Funk, Disco, Soul, Rock, and Slow Jams Sexy songs of the 1970s came from almost every corner of popular music. Soul singers whispered, disco stars turned the dance floor into a heat lamp, rock bands leaned into innuendo, and country-pop occasionally raised an eyebrow while pretending to be polite. This
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