July 13 Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistoryJuly 13 ObservancesJuly 13 is Barbershop Music Appreciation Day, National French Fry Day, Embrace Your Geekness Day, Bean ‘n’ Franks Day, National Beef Tallow Day, Fool’s Paradise Day, Go West Day, and Gruntled Workers Day. Gruntled is the antonym of disgruntled, and is a perfectly legitimate word […]
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July 12 Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistoryJuly 12 ObservancesJuly 12 is Etch A Sketch Day, Simplicity Day (honoring Henry David Thoreau’s birthday), National Pecan Pie Day, National Eat Your Jell-O Day, Paper Bag Day, Different Colored Eyes Day, New Conversations Day, and Orangemen’s Day, a public holiday in Northern Ireland commemorating the 1690
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July 11 Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistoryJuly 11 ObservancesJuly 11 is World Population Day, National Cheer Up the Lonely Day, National Mojito Day, National Blueberry Muffin Day, Free Slurpee Day at 7-Eleven (because 7/11), Make Your Own Sundae Day, National Swimming Pool Day, All American Pet Photo Day, Bowdler’s Day, International Essential Oils
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July 10 Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistoryJuly 10 ObservancesJuly 10 is Nikola Tesla Day, National Kitten Day, National Pina Colada Day, Don’t Step on a Bee Day, Pick Blueberries Day, and Teddy Bear Picnic Day. The combination of Kitten Day, Pina Colada Day, and Teddy Bear Picnic Day in a single calendar slot
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July 9 Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistoryJuly 9 ObservancesJuly 9 offers an eclectic mix of things to celebrate: Fashion Day, International Town Criers Day, National Sugar Cookie Day, National Don’t Put All Your Eggs in One Omelet Day, National No Bra Day, and Martyrdom of the Bab, a solemn holy day in the
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Telstar 1: The Satellite That Shrunk the WorldOn July 10, 1962, a shiny little orb named Telstar 1 launched into space aboard a NASA Delta rocket from Cape Canaveral. It didn’t carry humans or weapons — just possibility. And within days, it would beam television signals across the Atlantic, making it the first satellite to
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July 8 Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistoryJuly 8 ObservancesJuly 8 gives you four solid reasons to do absolutely nothing productive: Be a Kid Again Day, Math 2.0 Day, National Milk Chocolate with Almonds Day, and SCUD Day — aka Savor the Comic, Unplug the Drama Day. SCUD Day and Be a Kid Again
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July 7 Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistoryJuly 7 History Highlights1863 – The US had its first military draft. You could be exempted for $300.1907 – Florenz Ziegfeld held his first ‘Follies” on an NYC rooftop.1928 – The Chillicothe Baking Company began selling sliced bread.1930 – Construction of the Boulder (now Hoover) Dam began.1954
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July 6 Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistoryJuly 6 ObservancesJuly 6 is National Fried Chicken Day, International Kissing Day, National Air Traffic Control Day, Take Your Webmaster to Lunch Day, Umbrella Cover Day, and Virtually Hug a Virtual Assistant Day — the last of which is either a gesture of appreciation for technology or
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July 5 Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistoryJuly 5 ObservancesJuly 5 is Bikini Day, Mechanical Pencil Day, National Apple Turnover Day, and National Graham Cracker Day. It is also, notably, the day after the Fourth of July — a holiday with its own distinct character, defined primarily by leftover potato salad, a vague ringing
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July 4 — Independence Day: Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistoryJuly 4 ObservancesJuly 4 is Independence Day — the defining American holiday, marked by fireworks, barbecues, parades, and the annual tradition of not reading the Declaration of Independence all the way through. It is also Alice in Wonderland Day (marking Lewis Carroll’s 1862 boat
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???? Fourth of July: The Fireworks, the Founding, and the FactsThe Fourth of July, officially known as Independence Day, commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. It’s a day marked by fireworks, parades, barbecues, and flags—but behind the red, white, and blue is a story filled with politics, philosophy, and
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July 3 Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistoryJuly 3 ObservancesJuly 3 is National Fried Clam Day, American Redneck Day, Disobedience Day, National Chocolate Wafer Day, National Eat Your Beans Day, Stay Out of the Sun Day, Compliment Your Mirror Day, and Plastic Bag Free Day. It also marks the beginning of the Dog Days
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July 2 Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistoryJuly 2 ObservancesJuly 2 is World UFO Day, International Joke Day, Made in the USA Day, National Financial Freedom Day, Freedom From Fear of Speaking Day, National Television Heritage Day, World Sports Journalists Day, Zip Code Day, and I Forgot Day — which exists so that people
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June 30 Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistoryJune 30 History Highlights1864 – President Abraham Lincoln granted Yosemite Valley to California for “public use, resort and recreation”.1908 – The Tunguska Event happened near Lake Baikal, Russia.1934 – The Night of the Long Knives, Adolf Hitler’s violent purge of his political rivals in Germany, took place.1936
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July Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistoryJuly HighlightsBirthstone: Ruby*Flower: Water Lily or LarkspurCancer (June 21 – July 20)Leo (July 21 – August 20)Parents’ Day is celebrated on the fourth Sunday of July. President Bill Clinton established Parent’s Day in 1994.The Tour de Donut is a 30 mile bike race in Illinois where riders take
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June 29 Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistoryJune 29 History Highlights1975 – Steve Wozniak tested his first prototype of the Apple I computer.2007 – The Apple iPhone (1st generation) was released.If you were born on June 29th,You were likely conceived the week of… October 6th (prior year)Jayne Mansfield Aftermath – The ICC BarOn June
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June 28 Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistoryJune 28 History Highlights1838 – The Coronation of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.1855 – Sigma Chi fraternity is founded in North America.1894 – Labor Day became an official US holiday.Apple Inc. releases its first mobile phone, the iPhoneIf you were born on June 28th,You were likely
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June 27 Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistoryJune 27 History Highlights2007 – Tony Blair resigned as British Prime Minister, a position he had held since 1997. His Chancellor, Gordon Brown succeeded him.June 27 (fiction) A small town in America held a lottery, The Lottery, Shirley Jackson, Short StoryJune 27, **** Birthday (fictional) Dobbie, Harry
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June 23 Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistoryJune 23 History Highlights1926 – The College Board administered the first SAT exam.1960 – “The Pill” was approved in the US.2016 – The United Kingdom voted in a referendum to leave the European Union, by 52% to 48%.June 23, 19** Birthday (fictional) Jean Grey, X-Men, Marvel Comics.If
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June 21 Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistoryJune 21 History HighlightsJune 21 is the first day of Summer1893 – The first Ferris wheel premiered at Chicago’s Columbian ExpositionJune 21 Birthday (fictional) Princess Anna of Arendella, FrozenIf you were born on June 21st,You were likely conceived the week of… September 28th (prior year)The Summer SolsticeWhen
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Flag Day: History, Meaning, and Delaware’s Proud ConnectionFlag Day, observed every June 14, honors the adoption of the Stars and Stripes as the official flag of the United States. This symbol of unity, freedom, and national identity was first authorized by the Second Continental Congress in 1777 and has been waved through wars, celebrations, protests,
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June 13 Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistoryJune 13 History Highlights1774 – Rhode Island became the first of Britain’s North American colonies to ban the importation of slaves.1966 – The United States Supreme Court ruled in Miranda v. Arizona that the police must inform suspects of their rights before questioning them.1967 – President Lyndon
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June 12 Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistoryJune 12 History Highlights1817 – The earliest form of bicycle, the dandy horse, was driven by Karl von Drais.1939 – The Baseball Hall of Fame opened in Cooperstown, New York.June 12, 1968 Birthday (fictional) Marty McFly, Back to the Future 1987 – At the Brandenburg Gate, U.S.
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June 9 Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistoryJune 9 History Highlights1934 – Donald Duck debuted in The Wise Little Hen.1959 – The first nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine, the USS George Washington was launched.1973 – Secretariat won the US Triple Crown (The Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Belmont Stakes).If you were born on June 9th,You
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December 22nd History, Trivia, and Fun FactsDecember 22nd History HighlightsDecember 22, **** Birthday (fictional) Queen Elsa of Arendelle, Frozen, Disney1956 – Colo, born at the Columbus, Ohio Zoo, was the first gorilla born in Peru.December 22, 2012 (fiction) After a lot of planning, the alien colonization began on Earth on The X-Files, TV.1990 – Lech
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December 21st History, Trivia, and Fun FactsDecember 21st History Highlights1620 – The Pilgrims reached Plymouth.1937 – Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the world’s first full-length animated feature, premiered at the Carthay Circle Theatre.1988 – Pan American Flight 103 exploded over Lockerbie, Scotland. Two hundred fifty-nine people on board the New York-bound Boeing 747 were
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December 20th History, Trivia, and Fun FactsDecember 20th History Highlights1832 – England’s HMS Clio, under the command of Captain Onslow, arrived at Port Egmont, taking possession of the Falkland Islands1971 – The international aid organization Doctors Without Borders was founded by Bernard Kouchner and a group of journalists in Paris, France.1989 – The United States
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Most Popular Christmas Albums: Classic Holiday Records, Pop Favorites, and Seasonal Best SellersPopular Christmas albums come from every corner of music: crooners, rock stars, pop singers, country artists, R&B groups, jazz musicians, orchestras, movie soundtracks, children’s records, charity compilations, and full-on holiday nostalgia machines. Some Christmas albums became annual family traditions. Others became radio staples.
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April 21 Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistoryApril 21 History Highlights753 BC – Romulus and his twin brother Remus founded Rome.1918 – ‘Red Baron’ Manfred von Richthofen was shot down and killed during the battle of Somme.April 21, 2011 – The day Skynet became self-aware and attacked the human race. Terminator, Film.1934 – The
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