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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May 15 Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistoryMay 15 History Highlights1911 – With Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey v. The United States, the United States Supreme Court declared Standard Oil to be an “unreasonable” monopoly under the Sherman Antitrust Act and ordered the company to be broken up.1941 – Joe DiMaggio began a
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1958 Music Hits: Rock and Roll, Doo-Wop, Novelty Songs, Instrumentals, Dance Records, and Pop Favorites 1958 music had one foot in clean-cut pop and the other tapping hard into rock and roll, doo-wop, novelty records, and instrumental hits. This was the year of Tequila, All I Have to Do Is Dream, Rumble, Fever, Get a
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Crystallizing Public Opinion: Shaping Modern Public RelationsIn 1923, Edward Bernays published Crystallizing Public Opinion, a book that would forever alter the way organizations, governments, and individuals interact with the public. It wasn’t just a guide to publicity—it was a philosophical and psychological blueprint for engineering consent in a democratic society.Bernays, often called the “father of
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Pop Culture Trivia Quiz: What Happened In 1955?55 Trivia Questions for 1955 History(answers)1. What was the highest-grossing film of 1955?2. This actor, who died in 1955, was the first to receive a posthumous Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. Who was he?3. In 1955, what was the average life expectancy in the United States?4. Ray
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May 14 Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistoryMay 14 History Highlights1607 – Jamestown, Virginia was settled as an English colony.1796 – Edward Jenner, “the father of immunology, administered the first smallpox inoculation.1948 – Israel was declared to be an independent state and a provisional government is established.If you were born on May 14th,You were
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Top 100 Moldy Oldies 1955-1958: Pre-Beatles, Pre-Motown Oldies Favorites The Top 100 Moldy Oldies 1955-1958 list celebrates the pre-Beatles, pre-Motown oldies that still get requested, remembered, played, and sung along with generations later. These are the songs from the first big rock-and-roll era, mixed with doo-wop, teen idols, early soul, pop standards, novelty hits, and
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The Birth of the SuperheroSuperman has been part of our culture and heritage since 1938. The character has entertained us, amused us, and inspired us for over 90 years. But where did Superman come from? No, not his origin story. We all know that. But where did he come from? In whose mind did he
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May 13 Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistoryMay 13 History Highlights1861 – The Great Comet of 1861 (C/1861 J1) was discovered,and it should return in 2063.1917 – The first reported apparition of Our Lady of Fátima in Fátima, Portugal.May 13, 19** Birthday (fictional) Barry Allen (The Flash), DC ComicsIf you were born on May
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The Chinese Room Argument: Examining the Nature of Machine “Thought”Imagine a locked room. Inside is a person who speaks only English. Outside, people slip in cards covered in Chinese writing. The person inside consults a giant book of rules—written in English—and uses it to select the correct Chinese characters to pass back out. The answers
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May 12 Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistoryMay 12 History Highlights1846 – The Donner Party of pioneers left Independence, Missouri for California, on what became a year-long journey of hardship and cannibalism.1847 – The Modern Odometer (Roadometer) was invented by William Clayton“If the world were perfect, it wouldn’t be.” – Yogi BerraIf you were
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Great Songs Less Than 3 Minutes Long: Short Classics, Fast Hits and Tiny Pop MasterpiecesGreat songs under 3 minutes prove that music does not need to overstay its welcome to make a lasting point. Some songs need seven minutes, three guitar solos, and a fog machine. Others need two minutes, one unforgettable hook, and the
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May 11 Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistoryMay 11 History Highlights1846 – President James K. Polk requested a Declaration of War against Mexico, starting the Mexican-American War.1858 – Minnesota was admitted as the 32nd state of the United States1960 -Adolf Eichmann was captured by the Mossad in Argentina.The 1970 Lubbock tornado killed 26 people
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Pop Culture Trivia Quiz: What Happened In 1925?25 Trivia Questions for 1925 History(answers)1. Who was the President of the United States in 1925?2. What was the Biggest Number One Song of 1925?3. What is the longest-running radio broadcast in US history?4. Focused on New York City, what publication debuted in 1925?5. Who won the 1925
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