September 12th Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistorySeptember 12th History Highlights1940 – Cave paintings are discovered in Lascaux, France.1954 – Lassie premiered on CBS1962 – President Kennedy delivered his “We Choose to go to the Moon” speech at Rice University.1984 – Dwight Gooden set the MLB record for strikeouts in a season by a […]
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The Art of War: Timeless Strategies for Success“To win without fighting is best.” — Sun TzuMore than 2,500 years ago, a Chinese general named Sun Tzu wrote a short military treatise that would outlive empires. The Art of War is concise, poetic, and startlingly modern. Though written for warfare, its lessons have shaped business, politics,
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September 11th Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistorySeptember 11th History Highlights1297 – The Scots, led by William Wallace and Andrew Moray, defeated the English at the Battle of Stirling Bridge.1609 – Henry Hudson discovered Manhattan Island.1792 – The Tavernier Blue was stolen in France, and recut. It was renamed The Hope Diamond in 1839.1959
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September 10th Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistorySeptember 10th History Highlights1846 – Elias Howe was granted a patent for the sewing machine.2002 – Switzerland, traditionally a neutral country, became a full member of the United Nations.2008 – The Large Hadron Collider at CERN was powered up in Geneva, Switzerland.If you were born on September
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Pop Culture Quiz: What Happened In 1973?73 Trivia Questions for 1973 History(answers)1. Who was with David Bowie on the cover of his Pin Ups Album, 1973?2. What was the Biggest Number One Song of 1973?3. This singer, once part of a very famous duo, released his solo debut album, Angel Clare, 17 years after starting
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September 9th Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistorySeptember 9th History Highlights1888 – The body of Jack the Ripper’s second murder victim, Annie Chapman, was found in London.1892 – The Pledge of Allegiance was first recited.September 9, 1995 – PlayStation released, Video Game ConsoleSeptember 9, 1999, Sega Dreamcast released, Video Game ConsoleSeptember 9 is the
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September 8th Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistorySeptember 8th History Highlights1921 – The First ‘Fall Frolic” was held in Atlantic City, and won by Margaret Gorman. Herb Test later coined the term for the winner: “Miss America.”1935 – US Senator from Louisianna was shot by Carl Weiss, a political rival. He died from the
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1992 Music Hits: Grunge, Hip-Hop, Dance Pop, Country Crossover, Alternative Rock, R&B, Power Ballads, and Early-1990s Favorites 1992 music was the year the early 1990s fully stopped sounding like leftover 1989. Grunge and alternative rock broke into the mainstream, hip-hop kept expanding, dance-pop filled clubs and radio, country crossover had a major moment, and R&B
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September 7th Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistorySeptember 7th History Highlights1901 – The Boxer Rebellion in the Qing dynasty (China) officially ended with the signing of the Boxer Protocol.1940 – Germany’s Blitz air attacks began in London, England.1963 – The Pro Football Hall of Fame opened in Canton, Ohio.1996 – Tupac Shakur was shot
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September 6th Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistorySeptember 6th History Highlights1628 – Puritans settled in Salem which became part of Massachusetts Bay Colony.1916 – The first self-service grocery store Piggly Wiggly was opened in Memphis, Tennessee by Clarence Saunders.1991 – The Baltic states – Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, were recognized as independent by the
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Pop Culture Trivia Quiz: What Happened In 1932?32 Trivia Questions for 1932 History(answers)1. Opened in 1932, what is Germany’s “no speed limit” highway (in some areas)?2. In 1932, what was the average life expectancy in the United States?3. Who was the Olympic gold-winning champion who starred in the 1932 film Tarzan the Ape Man?4. What
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September 5th Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistorySeptember 5th History Highlights1774 – The First Continental Congress assembled in Philadelphia, PA.1881 – Michigan’s Great Fire of 1881 killed at least 125 people. It was the first disaster that the American Red Cross assisted with.1914 – Babe Ruth hit his first professional Home Run.1972 – 11
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September 4th Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistorySeptember 4th History Highlights1870 – Emperor Napoleon III of France was deposed and the Third Republic is declared.1882 – The first public electric lights were turned on in Manhattan, NYC.1883 – 10-year-old Barney Flaherty was the first newsboy, hired by The New York Sun.1957 – The “Little
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1965 Music Hits: The Beatles, Motown, British Invasion Rock, Soul, Girl Groups, Garage Bands, Folk-Rock, and Pop Favorites1965 music was one of the great collision years in pop history. The Beatles were fully established, The Rolling Stones were getting louder, Motown was in peak form, soul music was becoming tougher, folk-rock was breaking through, and
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September 3rd Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistorySeptember 3rd History Highlights1777 – During the Battle of Cooch’s Bridge, the Flag of the United States was flown in battle for the first time.1833 – The New York Sun began publication; it was the first successful “sensationalistic” newspaper.1838 – Frederick Douglass escaped slavery via a train
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Pop Culture Trivia Quiz: What Happened In 1940?40 Trivia Questions for 1940 History(answers)1. Who was the first African-American to win an Academy Award (Best Supporting Actress)2. This man hosted the 1940 Oscars and went on to host it 19 times. Who was he?3. What is the name of the 1940 American comedy-western film featuring Mae
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September 2nd Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistorySeptember 2nd History Highlights1666 – Great Fire of London1789 – The US Treasury Department was established.1864 – Union General William Sherman took Atlanta, Georgia in the Civil War.1945 – Japan’s surrender from World War II was signed aboard the USS Missouri.If you were born on September 2nd,You
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The Utility Monster: Questioning the Bounds of UtilitarianismWhat if someone experienced more pleasure than anyone else—so much that society should give them everything?That’s the troubling question posed by philosopher Robert Nozick when he introduced a creature known as the Utility Monster. This hypothetical being is not evil or violent—it’s simply so good at converting resources
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September Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistorySeptember History HighlightsSeptember Gemstone: SapphireSeptember Flower:: Morning GloryThe Autumn Equinox is September 22More people are born in September than any other month!Traditional September InformationAccording to the Georgian calendar, September is the ninth month. But, on the Roman calendar, it was the seventh month. September has had 29 days,
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September 1st Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistorySeptember 1st History Highlights1983 – Korean Airlines flight 007 was shot down over the Soviet Union with 269 onboard.1985 – The Titanic was discovered about 350 miles southeast on Newfoundland, Canada1999 – The German government moved from Bonn to Berlin2004 – The Beslan school siege began with
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August 31st Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistoryAugust 31st History Highlights1888 – Mary Ann Nichols was murdered; the first of Jack the Ripper’s confirmed victims.1962 – Trinidad and Tobago became independent, within the British Commonwealth.1980 – The Solidarity Movement began in Poland against the Soviet Union. It was led by Lech Walesa.1997 – Princess
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Pop Culture Trivia Quiz: What Happened In 1942?42 Trivia Questions for 1942 History(answers)1. What was Muhammed Ali’s name when he was born in Louisville, Kentucky, on January 17, 1942?2. How many people lived in the United States in 1942?3. This 1942 film was based on an unproduced stage play, Everybody Comes to Rick’s. Name that
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August 30th Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistoryAugust 30th History Highlights70 – Titus ended the siege of Jerusalem after destroying The Second Temple.1967 – Thurgood Marshall was confirmed as the first African American Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.1984 – The Space Shuttle Discovery (STS-41-D) takes off on its maiden voyage.If
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August 29th Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistoryAugust 29th History Highlights29 – The martyrdom of Saint John the Baptist at the order of King Herod.1839 – The ship Amistad was seized by abducted African slaves. After capture and imprisonment, they were declared free by the United States Supreme Court on March 9, 1841.1967 –
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August 28th Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistoryAugust 28th History Highlights1922 – The first radio ad took place on WEAF in NYC. It was a real estate commercial paid for by the Queensbosr Realty Corporation.1955 – 14-year-old Emmett Till was beaten and killed for a reputed flirtatious comment to a white girl, in Money,
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1993 Music Hits: Dance Pop, Hip-Hop, Alternative Rock, R&B, Pop Rock, Grunge, and Early-1990s Favorites1993 music was loud, colorful, strange, and unmistakably early-1990s. Alternative rock had moved into the mainstream, hip-hop was getting sharper and bigger, dance-pop was still everywhere, R&B vocal groups ruled radio, and pop-rock bands filled the space between college radio and
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August 27th Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistoryAugust 27th History Highlights1776 – In what is now Brooklyn, New York, British forces under General William Howe defeated Americans under General George Washington in The Revolutionary War’s Battle of Long Island..1859 – Petroleum was discovered in Titusville, Pennsylvania leading to the world’s first commercially successful oil
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Pop Culture Trivia Quiz: What Happened In 1941?41 Trivia Questions for 1941 History(answers)1. Who was the President of the United States in 1941?2. What was the Biggest Number One Song of 1941?3. To the nearest dime, what was the average movie theater ticket price in 1941?4. On July 1, 1941, what two television networks began
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August 26th Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistoryAugust 26th History Highlights1789 – The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen was approved by the National Constituent Assembly of France.1883 – Krakatoa erupted in Indonesia. It created tidal waves that killed thousands of people and was heard 3,000 miles away. It affected
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August 25th Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistoryAugust 25th History Highlights1835 – The first Great Moon Hoax article was published in The New York Sun, announcing the discovery of life and civilization on the Moon.1939 – The Wizard of Oz was released in theaters.1944- Paris was liberated from Nazi forces.2012 – Richard III’s remains
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