May Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistoryMonth of May History HighlightsBirthstone: EmeraldFlower: Lily of the ValleyTaurus (April 21 – May 20)Gemini (May 21 – June 21)The first seven days in May is Choose Privacy WeekSpanish: En mayo, Italian: Mei, French: Mei, German: Mai, Polish: Maj, Latin: MaiusWhy so many June weddings? Maybe this old […]
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April 30 Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistoryApril 30 History Highlights1938 – The cartoon short Porky’s Hare Hunt debuted in movie theaters, introducing ‘Happy Rabbit’ (a prototype of Bugs Bunny).1939 – The 1939/1940 New York World’s Fair opened.1939 – Franklin Roosevelt became the first US President to appear on Televsion, while appearing at the
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Alcohol and Drug References in Popular Songs: Rock, Pop, Rap, and Country Hits Alcohol and drug references in popular songs are much more common than many listeners realize. Some songs are clearly about substance use, addiction, recovery, partying, or drug culture. Others hide the reference inside metaphor, slang, character storytelling, or a catchy chorus that
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April 29 Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistoryApril 29 History Highlights1770 – James Cook arrived in Australia, and named Botany Bay.1945 – The Dachau concentration camp was liberated.1968 – Hair, a hippie/counter-culture and sexual revolution musical, opened at the Biltmore Theatre on Broadway.2011 – The wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton took place
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2011 Music Hits: Dance-Pop, Adele Ballads, EDM, Bubblegum Pop, Alternative Rock, and Big Radio Anthems 2011 music sounded like a dance floor, a breakup playlist, a YouTube rabbit hole, and a festival field all fighting for the aux cord. Pop radio was packed with club-ready hooks, Adele turned heartbreak into a global event, Rihanna and
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April 28 Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistoryApril 28 History Highlights1789 – The Mutiny on the Bounty took place.1967 – World boxing champion Muhammad Ali (Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr.) refused to be inducted into the US Army and was immediately stripped of his heavyweight title.2001 – Dennis Tito became the first tourist in space,
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Top 100 Cover Songs: Famous Remakes That Became Classics Cover songs are one of pop music’s best second chances. A great cover can honor the original, completely reinvent it, rescue a forgotten song, introduce a classic to a new generation, or make listeners say, “Wait, that wasn’t the first version?” Some cover songs sound close
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April 27 Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistoryApril 27 History Highlights1861 – American President Abraham Lincoln suspends the writ of habeas corpus.1967 – Expo 67 officially opened in Montreal, Quebec.1992 – The Russian Federation and 12 other former Soviet republics joined the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.2006 – Construction began on the
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Pop Culture Trivia Quiz: What Happened In 1922?22 Trivia Questions for 1922 History(answers)1. What was the Biggest Number One Song of 1922?2. What was the average household income in 1922?3. What was the original name for the Eskimo Pie ice cream bar?4. What was the Bestselling Fiction Book in 1922?5. In 1922, what was the
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April 26 Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistoryApril 26 History Highlights1954 – Polio vaccine trials began.April 26, 1968 Birthday (fictional) Lorelai Gilmore, TV Mom1986 – A nuclear reactor accident at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic in the Soviet Union, created the world’s worst nuclear disaster.April 26, 19** Birthday
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Misheard Song Lyrics and Mondegreens: Funny Wrong Lyrics People Still SingMisheard song lyrics are one of pop music’s great accidental art forms. You hear a line once, your brain fills in the blanks, and suddenly Elton John is singing to Tony Danza, Creedence Clearwater Revival is pointing out a bathroom, and Taylor Swift has a
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About 70s Music: Classic Rock, Disco, Funk, Soul, Singer-Songwriters, Punk, New Wave, Pop, and Songs That Took Over the RadioMusic of the 1970s was big, messy, emotional, danceable, loud, strange, and impossible to squeeze into one neat box. The decade gave us classic rock, disco, funk, soul, soft rock, singer-songwriters, Southern rock, progressive rock, punk,
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April 25 Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistoryApril 25 History Highlights1901 – New York required the first license plates.1953 – Francis Crick and James D. Watson published Molecular Structure of Nucleic Acids: A Structure for Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid describing the double helix structure of DNA.1990 – The Hubble Space Telescope was deployed.If you were
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April 24 Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistoryApril 24 History Highlights1704 – The first regular newspaper in British Colonial America, The Boston News-Letter, began publication.1800 – The Library of Congress was founded.1913 – The Woolworth Building, a skyscraper in New York City, was opened.It was the tallest building in the world until 1930.1990 –
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90s Bubblegum Pop Hits: Teen Pop, Dance-Pop, Guilty Pleasures, and Radio CandyThe best 90s bubblegum pop hits were bright, catchy, easy to sing along to, and nearly impossible to escape. Some were made by teen idols, some came from dance clubs, some came from movie soundtracks, and a few sounded like they were created in
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April 23 Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistoryApril 23 History Highlights1516 – The Munich Reinheitsgebot, rules regarding the ingredients of beer, took effect in all of Bavaria.1635 – America’s oldest school, The Boston Latin School opened.1914 – First baseball game at Wrigley Field, then known as Weeghman Park, in Chicago.1940 -The Rhythm Club fire
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Pop Culture Trivia Quiz: What Happened In 1963?63 Trivia Questions for 1963 History(answers)1. What was the Biggest Number One Song of 1963?2. Disney’s Son of Flubber was a sequel to what 1961 film?3. This crime drama television show, based on the real-life story of Sam Sheppard, ran from September 1963 through August 1967.4. What was
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The Cabin in the Blizzard: When Survival Justifies Breaking the RulesYou’re hiking in the wilderness when a sudden blizzard strikes. Visibility drops to zero. You’re cold, soaked, and hours from civilization. Then, you spot a remote cabin through the snow—no one’s home. The door is locked.Do you break in to survive?This is The Cabin in
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April 22 Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistoryApril 22 History Highlights1864 – The US Congress passed the Coinage Act of 1864 that mandates that the inscription In God We Trust be placed on all coins minted as United States currency.1906 – The 1906 Intercalated Games, now recognized as part of the official Olympic Games,
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1970 Music Hits: Top Songs, Radio Favorites, and Pop Classics 1970 music was a bridge between the late 1960s and the new decade ahead. Motown, soul, classic rock, folk-rock, country crossover, bubblegum pop, early hard rock, singer-songwriter music, and novelty songs all shared space on radio. The Jackson 5, The Beatles, Diana Ross, Elvis Presley,
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Hippie Music: Groovy Songs from the 1960s and 1970s Hippie music from the 1960s and 1970s mixed folk, rock, protest songs, psychedelic sounds, peace anthems, spiritual searching, and a whole lot of “can we maybe not destroy everything?” energy. These songs came from coffeehouses, festivals, campuses, communes, AM radio, FM album stations, and the counterculture’s
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April 20 Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistoryApril 20 History Highlights1836 – The US Congress created the Wisconsin Territory.1898 – President William McKinley signed a joint resolution to Congress for a declaration of war against Spain, beginning the Spanish–American War.1946 – The League of Nations officially dissolved, giving most of its power to the
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About Music of the Sixties: Rock, Soul, Motown, Surf, Folk, Psychedelia, Garage Bands, Bubblegum Pop, and Songs That Changed CultureMusic of the 1960s moved fast. The decade opened with teen idols, doo-wop leftovers, dance crazes, Brill Building pop, surf rock, girl groups, early Motown, and clean-cut television-friendly stars. By the end of the decade, popular
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April 19 Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistoryApril 19 History Highlights1770 – Captain James Cook discovered the eastern coast of what is now Australia.1987 – The Simpsons first appeared as a series of shorts on The Tracey Ullman Show,1993 – The Branch Davidian Fire, caused by federal agents at Waco, killed 86 people.1995 –
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1964 Music Hits: The Beatles, British Invasion, Motown, Girl Groups, Surf Rock, Dance Hits, and Pop Classics 1964 music was the year American pop radio got a new haircut, a louder guitar, and a British accent. The Beatles exploded in the United States, the British Invasion reshaped the charts, Motown kept gaining strength, girl groups
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Pop Culture Quiz: What Happened In 1974?74 Trivia Questions For 1974 History(answers)1. What was the Biggest Number One Song of 1974?2. Who won the 1974 FIFA World Cup?3. This 1974 film was the first sequel to win an Oscar for Best Picture. Name that sequel.4. This 1974 disaster film featured Gloria Swanson in her last
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April 18 Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistoryApril 18 History Highlights1906 – The San Francisco Earthquake killed nearly 4,000 people.1925 – The International Amateur Radio Union formed in Paris.1946 – The International Court of Justice held its inaugural meeting in The Hague, Netherlands.1955 – Indonesia’s President Sukarno first used the term “third world” at
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Top 100 Girl Group Songs: Classic Hits, Motown Favorites, Pop Anthems, and Girl Power Girl group songs have shaped pop music for more than six decades. From early doo-wop harmonies and Brill Building drama to Motown polish, 1980s pop-rock, 1990s R&B, and modern global pop, girl groups have given music some of its catchiest hooks,
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April 17 Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistoryApril 17 History Highlights1521 – The trial of Martin Luther over his teachings began during the assembly of the Diet of Worms.1961 – The Bay of Pigs Invasion2014 – NASA’s Kepler space telescope confirms the discovery of the first Earth-size planet, Kepler-186f.April 17, 19** Birthday (fictional) Daffy
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April 16 Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistoryApril 16 History Highlights1862 – Emancipation Day – Abraham Lincoln freed 3,1000 slaves in Washington DC.1908 – Natural Bridges National Monument was established in Utah.1946 – The United States Army liberated Nazi Sonderlager (high security) prisoner-of-war camp Colditz, aka Oflag IV-C.1947 – Bernard Baruch first used the
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