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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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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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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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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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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April 15 History, Trivia, and Fun FactsApril 15 History Highlights1947 – Jackie Robinson, became the first African-American player in Major League Baseball when he played at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, for the Brooklyn Dodgers.1989 – 96 fans were killed in The Hillsborough Tragedy in Sheffield, England with poor crowd control planning at a soccer match
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April 14 History, Trivia, and Fun FactsApril 14 History Highlights1561 – A ‘celestial phenomenon’ is reported over Nuremberg, described as an aerial UFO battle.1828 – Noah Webster published his American Dictionary of the English Language.1865 – President Abraham Lincoln was shot in Ford’s Theatre by John Wilkes Booth.1933 – Jack Mackay and his wife reported
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April 13 History, Trivia, and Fun FactsApril 13 History Highlights1962 – Silent Spring by Rachel Carson was published.1964 – Sidney Poitier became the first African-American male to win the Best Actor award for the 1963 film, Lilies of the Field.1976 – The United States Treasury Department reintroduced the two-dollar bill as a Federal Reserve Note.If
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Universe 25 The Universe 25 experiment, conducted by American ethologist John B. Calhoun in the late 1950s and early 1970s, remains a significant study in behavioral science. This experiment was designed to test the effects of a perfect environment on mice’s behavior, with a particular focus on population density and social behavior. Calhoun created
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April 12 Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistoryApril 12 History Highlights1961 – Aboard the spacecraft Vostok 1, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin became the first human being to travel into space.If you were born on April 12th,You were likely conceived the week of… July 20th (prior year)April 12 is…Day of Human Space Flight Day
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April 11 History, Trivia, and Fun FactsApril 11 History Highlights1945 – American forces liberated the Buchenwald concentration camp.1965 – Fifty-one tornadoes hit in six Midwestern states, killing 256 people.1970 – Apollo 13 launched.If you were born on April 11th,You were likely conceived the week of… July 19th (prior year)April 11, 1954 – The Most Boring
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April 10 History, Trivia, and Fun FactsApril 10 History Highlights1866 – The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) was founded in New York City.1963 – The submarine USS Thresher sank, killing 129 American sailors.1970 – The Beatles broke up as a band.2019 – Scientists from the Event Horizon Telescope project announced
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April 9 History, Trivia, and Fun FactsApril 9 History Highlights1784 – The Treaty of Paris was ratified by King George III of the Kingdom of Great Britain, ending the American Revolutionary War.1816 – The AME (African Methodist Episcopla) Church was founded in Philadelphia, PA.1865 – The American Civil War ended at Appomattox, Virginia.1882 – Jumbo
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April 8 Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistoryApril 8 History Highlights1820 – Created nearly 2,000 years earlier, the Venus de Milo staue was discovered on the Aegean island of Milos.1974 – Henry Aaron hit his 715th Home Run, beating Babe Ruth’s record of 714.2005 – Olympic Park bomber Eric Rudolph agreed to plead guilty.
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April 7 History, Trivia, and Fun FactsApril 7 History Highlights1712 – A slave revolt took place in New York city.1940 – Booker T. Washington became the first African American to be depicted on a United States postage stamp.1948 – The World Health Organization was established by the United Nations.April 7, 1969 – The Internet’s symbolic
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April 6 History, Trivia, and Fun FactsApril 6 History Highlights1869 – Celluloid was patented (#50359) by John Wesley Hyatt.1896 – In Athens, the opening of the first modern Olympic Games took place, 1,500 years after being banned by Roman Emperor Theodosius I.1917 – The United States joined in World War I.April 6, 1946 Birthday (fictional)
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April 5 History, Trivia, and Fun FactsApril 5 History Highlights1768 – The first American Chamber of Commerce was founded in New York, NY.1792 – United States President George Washington vetoed a bill, the first time exercising the authority to this power is used in the United States.1933 – President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed executive order
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April 4 History, Trivia, and Fun FactsApril 4 History Highlights1814 – Napoleon abdicated and named his son Napoleon II as Emperor of the French.1841 – William Henry Harrison died of pneumonia, becoming the first President of the United States to die in office (presiding 31 days total).1887 – Argonia, Kansas elected Susanna M. Salter as
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April 3 History, Trivia, and Fun FactsApril 3 History Highlights1860 – The first United States Pony Express run from St. Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento, California took began.April 3, 1918 Birthday (fictional) Jay Garrick (Golden Age Flash), DC Comics.2000 – Microsoft was ruled to have violated United States antitrust law by keeping “an oppressive thumb” on
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April 2 History, Trivia, and Fun FactsApril 2 History Highlights1513 – Ponce de Leon discovered Florida.1792 – The United States Mint was established via the Coinage Act.1878 – The first White House Easter Egg Roll took place.1917 – The Great War: US President Woodrow Wilson asked the American Congress for a declaration of war on
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April 1 Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistoryApril 1 History Highlights1891 – The Wrigley (Chewing Gum) Company was founded in Chicago, Illinois.April 1 is known as April Fools Day or All Fools’ Day in many countries.April 1, **** Birthday (fictional) Mr. Mxyzptlk Superman, DC Comics1976 – Apple Inc. was formed by Steve Jobs, Steve
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March 31 Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistoryMarch 31 History Highlights1492 – Queen Isabella of Castile issued The Alhambra Decree, ordering her 150,000 Jewish and Muslim subjects to convert to Christianity or face expulsion.1889 – Eiffel Tower was dedicated, opening later that year.1918 – Daylight saving time goes into effect in the United States
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April Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistoryApril History HighlightsIt is likely that the Roman Goddess of Love ‘Aprilis’ was honored when naming the month of April, but historians aren’t totally sure of that factoid.Birthstone: DiamondFlower: Daisy or Sweet PeaAries (March 21 – April 20), Taurus (April 21 – May 20)Traditional April InformationThe origin of
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March 30 Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistoryMarch 30 History Highlights1822 – The Florida Territory was created in the United States.1856 – The Treaty of Paris was signed, ending the Crimean War.1981 – President Ronald Reagan was shot in the chest outside a Washington, DC hotel by John Hinckley Jr. He later told his
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March 29 Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistoryMarch 29 History Highlights845 – Paris was sacked by Viking raiders, possibly under Ragnar Lodbrok.1848 – Large blocks of ice blocked Niagra Falls until April 1.1951 – Ethel and Julius Rosenberg were convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage with the Soviet Union.1999 – The Dow Jones Index
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