January 8th History, Trivia, and Fun FactsJanuary 8th History Highlights1851 – Jean Foucault proved that Earth rotated on its axis.January 8, 2016 Birthday (fictional) Replicant Roy Batty, Blade Runner, Film1982 – AT&T was broken up into 22 smaller companies, nicknamed ‘Baby Bells’.1918 – President Woodrow Wilson proposed the ‘Fourteen Points for a Just Peace’.1964 – […]
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January 7th Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistoryJanuary 7th History HighlightsJanuary 7, 1934 – Flash Gordon, a Comic Strip, debuted1927 -The first transatlantic telephone service was established between New York City and London.January 7, 1929 – Tarzan the Ape Man, a Comic Strip, debuted1999 – The Senate trial in the impeachment of U.S. President
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January 6th History, Trivia, and Fun FactsJanuary 6th History HighlightsJanuary 6, 1854 Birthday (fictional) Sherlock Holmes, Literature1536 – The first European school of higher learning in the Americas, Colegio de Santa Cruz de Tlatelolco, was founded in Mexico City.1941 – US President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivered his Four Freedoms speech in the State of the
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January 5th History, Trivia, and Fun FactsJanuary 5th History Highlights1914 – The Ford Motor Company announced an eight-hour workday and a “living wage” of at least $5 per day’s labor.1957 – In a speech to the United States Congress, United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announced the establishment of the Eisenhower Doctrine, an anti-communist agenda.If
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January 4th History, Trivia, and Fun FactsJanuary 4th History Highlights1865 – The New York Stock Exchange opened its first permanent headquarters at 10-12 Broad near Wall Street in New York City.1903 – Thomas Edison’s team filmed the electrocution of a murdering elephant, Topsy, to show the dangers of Alternating Current electricity.1959 – The USSR’s Luna
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January 3rd History, Trivia, and Fun FactsJanuary 3rd History Highlights1521 – Pope Leo X excommunicated Martin Luther in the papal bull Decet Romanum Pontificem.1957 – The Hamilton Watch Company introduced the first electric watch.1938 – The March of Dimes is established as a foundation to combat infant polio by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.1993 – George
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January 2nd History, Trivia, and Fun FactsJanuary 2nd History Highlights1959 – Luna 1, the first spacecraft to reach the vicinity of the Moon and to orbit the Sun, was launched by the Soviet Union.1974 – 55 MPH speed limit was imposed by the Richard Nixon administration.2008 – Oil reached $100 per barrel for the first
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January 1st Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistoryJanuary 1st History Highlights1808 – The United States banned the importation of slaves.1892 – Ellis Island began processing immigrants into the United States.January 1, 1980 – The Far Side, Comic Strip debuted1847 – The world’s first “Mercy” Hospital was founded in Pittsburgh, United States, by a group
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December 31st History, Trivia, and Fun FactsDecember 31st History HighlightsThe first word most people say every year is “happy.”1600 – The British East India Company was chartered. At one point it had a hand in 50% of the whole world’s trade and business.1907 – The first New Year’s Eve celebration was held in Times Square
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January Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistoryAbout JanuaryJanuary is traditionally the coldest month of the year in the Northern Hemisphere and the warmest month of the year in the Southern Hemisphere.Roman: Januarius Saxon: Giuli Germanic: Schnee-mondBirthstone: GarnetFlower: CarnationZodiac signs: Capricorn: December 22 – January 19, Aquarius: January 20 – February 18January starts on the
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December 30th History, Trivia, and Fun FactsDecember 30th History Highlights1903 – A fire at the Iroquois Theater in Chicago, Illinois killed at least 605 people.1916 – Russian mystic and advisor to the Tsar Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin was murdered by a group led by Prince Felix Yusupov. His frozen, partially-trussed body was found in a Moscow
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December 29th History, Trivia, and Fun FactsDecember 29th History Highlights1851 – The first American YMCA (Young Men’s Christian Association) opened in Boston, Massachusetts.1890 – The US Cavalry killed 146 Sioux at Wounded Knee on the Pine Ridge reservation in South Dakota.1916 – James Joyce’s book Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man was publishedIf
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December 28th History, Trivia, and Fun FactsDecember 28th History Highlights1895 – Louis and Auguste Lumiere screened a series of short movie scenes from everyday French life (and charged admission for the viewing) at the Grand Cafe in Paris.1958 – Baltimore Colts defeated the New York Giants in the first (ever) National Football League sudden-death overtime
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December 27th History, Trivia, and Fun FactsDecember 27th History Highlights1927 – Kern and Hammerstein’s musical play Show Boat, considered to be the first true American musical play, opened at the Ziegfeld Theatre on Broadway.1945 – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) was founded with an agreement by 29 nations.1947 – The Howdy Doody TV show premiered
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December 26th History, Trivia, and Fun FactsDecember 26th History Highlights1898 – Marie and Pierre Curie announced the isolation of radium.1908 – Jack Johnson became the first black heavyweight boxing champion, after defeating Tommy Burns in Australia.1991 – The Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union formally dissolved the Soviet Union.If you were born on December 26th,You
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Christmas History, Trivia, and Fun FactsChristmas History HighlightsSt. Nicholas lived in Turkey, where he served as a bishop in the town of Myra, during the fourth century. Sinter Klaas (St. Nicholas) brought gifts at Christmastime, according to legend, either through an open window or down a chimney. He was generous, often supplying dowries for young
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December 25th History, Trivia, and Fun FactsDecember 25th History Highlights800 – The coronation of Charlemagne as Holy Roman Emperor, in Rome.1066 – William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy was crowned king of England, at Westminster Abbey, London.1758 – Halley’s Comet was sighted by Johann Georg Palitzsch, per Edmund Halley’s prediction.1776 – George Washington crossed the
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December 24th History, Trivia, and Fun FactsDecember 24th History Highlights1814 – Representatives of the United Kingdom and the United States signed the Treaty of Ghent, ending the War of 1812.1818 – The first performance of Silent Night took place in the church of St. Nikolaus in Oberndorf, Austria1851 – The Library of Congress in Washington,
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December 23rd History, Trivia, and Fun FactsDecember 23rd History Highlights1913 – The Federal Reserve Act was signed into law by President Woodrow Wilson, creating the Federal Reserve System.1947 – The transistor was demonstrated at Bell Laboratories.1970 – The North Tower of the World Trade Center in Manhattan, New York, New York topped out at 1,368
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December 19th History, Trivia, and Fun FactsDecember 19th History Highlights1776 – Thomas Paine published one of a series of pamphlets in The Pennsylvania Journal entitled The American Crisis.1998 – President Bill Clinton was impeached by the United States House of Representatives, becoming the second President of the United States to be impeached.1917 – The first
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Traditional Christmas Trivia Quiz(answers)1. What Christmas carol is based on the angelic announcement to the shepherds?2. What animal is often depicted in nativity scenes but not mentioned in the Bible?3. What is the most sung Christmas hymn?4. In which two Gospels is the birth of Jesus described?You get one point for each.5. What prophet foretold
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December 18th History, Trivia, and Fun FactsDecember 18th History Highlights1958 – Project SCORE, the world’s first communications satellite, was launched.1912 – Piltdown Man’s skull was found in a gravel pit in Sussex, England. At first, it was believed to be the ‘missing link’ between man and early primates but was later discovered to be a
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December 17th History, Trivia, and Fun FactsDecember 17th History Highlights1843 – A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens was published.1903 – The Wright brothers make the first controlled powered, heavier-than-air flight in the Wright Flyer at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.1969 – Project Blue Book: The United States Air Force closed its study of UFOs.2101 – The
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Almost Christmas MusicWhen we think of holiday music, visions of Santa, snow, and goodwill often come to mind. However, some of the season’s most beloved songs barely touch on Christmas—or have no connection to it. These almost Christmas songs are part of the cultural soundtrack for the holidays, sneaking their way into our celebrations thanks
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December 16th History, Trivia, and Fun FactsDecember 16th History Highlights1773 – The Boston Tea Party: Members of the Sons of Liberty, disguised as Mohawk Indians, dumped hundreds of crates of tea into Boston harbor as a protest against the Tea Act.1944 – The Battle of the Bulge1947 – William Shockley, John Bardeen, and Walter Brattain
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Top 100 Christmas Films in Pop Culture1.It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)2.A Christmas Story (1983, TBS)3.Elf (2003, Family)4.National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989)5.Scrooged (1988, Bill Murray)6.Miracle on 34th Street (1947, Family)7.Home Alone (1990, Comedy)8.Love Actually (2003, Seasonal Rom-Com)9.White Christmas (1954, Color Classic)10.The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993, Tim Burton)11.Gremlins (1984, Seasonal Action Rom-Com)12.Bad Santa (2003, rated R)13.Die Hard
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December 15th History, Trivia, and Fun FactsDecember 15th History Highlights1791 – The Bill of Rights was added to the United States Constitution.1933 – The Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution repealed the Eighteenth Amendment, which prohibited the sale, manufacture, and transportation of alcohol.1973 – The American Psychiatric Association voted 13 to 0 to remove
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Holiday Season TriviaHoliday Season Trivia: Test Your Festive Knowledge!The holiday season is packed with traditions, celebrations, and quirky customs, making it the most wonderful time of the year. From Thanksgiving to New Year’s, this page is filled with trivia questions that celebrate the season’s magic. Whether you’re hosting a festive quiz or just brushing up
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December 14th History, Trivia, and Fun FactsDecember 14th History Highlights1287 – St. Lucia’s flood: The Zuiderzee sea wall in the Netherlands collapsed, killing over 50,000 people.1780 – Alexander Hamilton married Elizabeth Schuyler at the Schuyler Mansion in Albany, New York. #hamilton1900 – Max Planck presented a theoretical derivation of his black-body radiation law. (Quantum Mechanics)1962
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Christmas Movie TriviaChristmas Movie Trivia Questions(answers)1. In Home Alone, where is the McCallister family traveling when they leave Kevin behind?2. Which song does Judy Garland sing in Meet Me in St. Louis, now considered a Christmas classic?3. In The Polar Express, what is the first gift of Christmas?4. In A Christmas Story, what gift does
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