October 30th History, Trivia, and Fun FactsOctober 30th History Highlights1831 – Nat Turner was arrested for leading the bloodiest slave rebellion in United States history.1925 – John Logie Baird created Britain’s first television transmitter.1938 – Orson Wells premiered his radio drama War of the Worlds.1945 – Jackie Robinson of the Kansas City Monarchs signed a… Read More
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Halloween Trivia and Fun FactsOrange and black are Halloween colors because orange represents the hall harvest and black the coming colder winter darkness – and death.In the 21st century, there are six full-moon Halloweens: 2001, 2020, 2039, 2058, 2077, and 2096.Halloween is the second-biggest commercial holiday in the United States, second only to Christmas.Less than… Read More
Monster Safety TipsThrough fairy tales, books, and movies, Pop Culture has introduced us to frightening creatures of the night. Even though they can be scary, Pop Culture has also offered us cures for those things that scare us. I should start with a disclaimer, these tips are for actual monsters, not regular people in costumes… Read More
October 29th History, Trivia, and Fun FactsOctober 29th History Highlights1618 – English courtier Sir Walter Raleigh was beheaded for allegedly conspiring against James I of England.1969 – The first, early “internet” connection (ARPANET) was made between Stanford and UCLA Universities. By the end of the year, the University of California (Santa Barbara) and the University… Read More
October 28th History, Trivia, and Fun FactsOctober 28th History HighlightsOctober 28, 1756 – Birthday (fictional) Alf, TVOctober 28, 1846 – April 21, 1847, The Donner-Reed Party, a group of American pioneers who migrated to California in a wagon train from the Midwest. 48 of 90 people survived.1886 – The Statue of Liberty was dedicated in… Read More
October 27th History, Trivia, and Fun FactsOctober 27th History Highlights1682 – The City of Philadelphia was founded in Pennsylvania.1787 – The First Federalist Papers were published in New York City.1954 – The “Walt Disney” program premiered on ABC. It was later called “Disneyland“, then “Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color“.2004 – The Boston Red Sox… Read More
October 26th History, Trivia, and Fun FactsOctober 26th History Highlights1826 – The Erie Canal was completed1881 – The Gunfight at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona took place.October 26, 2000 – Sony PlayStation 2 released, Video Game Console2001 – The United States passed the USA PATRIOT Act into law.If you were born on October 26th,You… Read More
October 25th History, Trivia, and Fun FactsOctober 25th History Highlights1971 – Taiwan was expelled from the United Nations, and admitted China to the organization.1972 – The FBI hired its first female agents – Joanne Pierce and Susan Roley1983 – US Armed Forces invaded GrenadaOctober 25 Birthday (fictional) Squidward, Spongebob SquarepantsIf you were born on October… Read More
October 24th History, Trivia, and Fun FactsOctober 24th History Highlights1901 – Annie Edison Taylor went over Niagra Falls in a barrel, and survived.1929 – Black Thursday in the stock market.1945 – The United Nations was founded.2007 – China successfully launched its first space probe, Chang’e-1.If you were born on October 24th,You were likely conceived the… Read More
October 23rd History, Trivia, and Fun FactsOctober 23rd History Highlights1973 – President Nixon agreed to turn over subpoenaed audio tapes of his Oval Office conversations.1983 – A terror attack against US armed forces in Beirut, Lebanon killed 240 people.2001 – The iPod was demonstrated. On sale the following week, the retail price was $399.If you… Read More
Halloween Party Music 1.Thriller – Michael Jackson2.Monster Mash – Bobby ‘Boris’ Pickett3.I Put A Spell On You – Screaming Jay Hawkins (or Bette Midler)4.Ghost Busters – Ray Parker Jr.5.Bad Moon Rising – Creedence Claearwater Revival6.Bury a Friend – Billie Eilish7.Howlin’ for You – The Black Keys8.Haunted House – Jumpin’ Gene Simmons9.Sympathy for the Devil – The… Read More
Scary Movie Soundtracks and TV Themes/SongsScary Music From Soundtracks Movies, Classical & Television can evoke their own terrors, but your memories from the big (or small) screen are what make shivers run down your spine. Extended cuts and edits can add an even creepier vibe. What is ‘scary music’ anyway? Midnight, the Stars and You… Read More
October 22nd History, Trivia, and Fun FactsOctober 22nd History Highlights1844 – End of World predicted by William Miller and his followers. #falsealarm1883 – New York’s Metropolitan Opera House opened.1962 – President John F. Kennedy addressed the country, demanding that Cuba removed Soviet missiles and equipment that had been secretly placed on the island.If you were… Read More
October 21st History, Trivia, and Fun FactsOctober 21st History Highlights1797 – Old Ironsides, the USS Constitution, launched.1879 – Thomas Edison demonstrated his Incandescent Lightbulb.1967 – 250 protestors stormed The Pentagon in Washington, DC.October 21, 2015 (fictional) Marty McFly and Doc Brown visited this year from 1985 in Back to the Future, FilmIf you were born… Read More
October 20th History, Trivia, and Fun FactsOctober 20th History Highlights1955 – The Return of The King, the third book of The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, was released.1973 – Australia’s Sydney Opera House opened.1982 – 340 fans were killed at a game between the Soviet and Dutch soccer teams. Details were not released until years… Read More
October 19th History, Trivia, and Fun FactsOctober 19th History Highlights1789 – John Jay was sworn in as the first Chief Justice of the United States.October 19, 1957 Birthday (fictional) Michael Myers, Halloween1987 – Black Monday: The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell by 22%, 508 points.October 19, 2009 (fictional) The Earth was destroyed in a solar… Read More
October 18th History, Trivia, and Fun FactsOctober 18th History Highlights1867 – The United States took possession of Alaska after purchasing it from Russia for $7.2 million. Some called it #sewardsfolly1896 – The first newspaper comic strip, The Yellow Kid, by Richard Outcault, appeared in The New York Journal.1972 – The US Congress passed The Water… Read More
All About The ZombiesThere are three types of Zombies, all named after Zombi, the voodoo snake god, or possibly the West African word zumbi meaning “fetish”. All three enjoy what is commonly called cannibalism, although that would be technically incorrect since they are no longer human. They do, according to legend, like to eat brains,… Read More
October 17th History, Trivia, and Fun FactsOctober 17th History HighlightsOctober 17, 1959 Birthday (fictional) Adrian Monk, TV1989 A 7.1 earthquake shook the San Francisco area, killing 67 people.2006 – The 300 Millionth living American citizen was born.If you were born on October 17th,You were likely conceived the week of… January 24th (same year)October 17th is…Black… Read More
October 16th History, Trivia, and Fun FactsOctober 16th History Highlights1793 – Queen Marie Antoinette was executed for ‘high treason’ during the French Revolution.1859 – John Brown’s abolitionist raid took place at Harper’s Ferry, WV.October 16, 1997 (fiction) The Robinson family departed from Earth aboard the Jupiter II spacecraft and becomes Lost In Space, TVIf you… Read More
October 15th History, Trivia, and Fun FactsOctober 15th History Highlights1582 – Pope Gregory XIII implemented the Gregorian calendar.1753 – Jean Francois Pilatre de Rozier and Francois Laurent were the first to ascend in a hot air balloon, the first witnessed manned flight demonstration.1793 – Queen Marie Antoinette of France was tried and convicted, and condemned… Read More
October 14th History, Trivia, and Fun FactsOctober 14th History Highlights1066 – The Battle of Hastings – Normany forces defeated the Anglo-Saxons.1888 – Louis Le Prince filmed the first motion picture, Roundhay Garden Scene.1947 – Flying a Bell X-1, pilot Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier in the first supersonic flight.1964 – Dr. Martin Luther King… Read More
October 13th History, Trivia, and Fun FactsOctober 13th History Highlights1269 – The present church building at Westminster Abbey was consecrated.1775 – The United States Navy (Continental Navy) was authorized by the Second Continental Congress.1792 – The cornerstone for the White House was laid.October 13, 1961 Birthday (fictional) Fox Mulder, The X-FilesIf you were born on… Read More
October 12th History, Trivia, and Fun FactsOctober 12th History Highlights1279 – The Nichiren Shoshu branch of Buddhism was founded in Japan.1492 – Christopher Columbus ‘discovered’ The Bahamas.1773 – Eastern State Hospital, a psychiatric hospital in Williamsburg, Virginia, the first in America, opened..1999 – As of this day, 6 billion people were alive on Earth. #thedayofthesixbillionIf… Read More
October 11th History, Trivia, and Fun FactsOctober 11th History Highlights1887 – The first adding machine (the Comptometer) was patented, by Dorr Eugene Felt.1962 – Vatican Council II, the 21st ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church was convened by Pope John XXIII, in four sessions that concluded on December 8, 1965.1975 – Saturday Night Live… Read More
October 10th History, Trivia, and Fun FactsOctober 10th History Highlights1780 – The Great Hurricane of 1780 killed 20,000 to 30,000 people in the Caribbean.1845 – The Naval School (later the United States Naval Academy) opened with 50 students in Annapolis, Maryland.1886 – Griswold Lorollaerd created the first Tuxedo.1973 – 1973 – Vice President of the… Read More
October 9th History, Trivia, and Fun FactsOctober 9th History Highlights1868 – ZCMI, America’s first department store, opened in Salt Lake City, UT.1916 – The First PGA championship was won by British golfer Jim Barnes.If you were born on October 9th,You were likely conceived the week of… January 16th (same year)Fire Prevention DayFire Prevention Day is… Read More
October 8th History, Trivia, and Fun FactsOctober 8th History Highlights1871 – Four fires in Wisconsin, Illinois, and Michigan killed over 4000 people.1944 – Ozzie and Harriet debuted on the radio (and on television in 1952)1956 – The New York Yankees’ Don Larsen pitched the only perfect game in a World Series.If you were born on… Read More
October 7th History, Trivia, and Fun FactsOctober 7th History Highlights1691 – The charter for the Province of Massachusetts Bay was issued.1916 – Georgia Tech beat Cumberland 222-0 in the most lopsided college football game of all time.If you were born on October 7th,You were likely conceived the week of… January 14th (same year)October 7th is…Forgiveness… Read More
October 6th History, Trivia, and Fun FactsOctober 6th History Highlights1927 – Opening of The Jazz Singer with its Vitaphone sound-on-disc system, in New York City.1973 – Yom Kippur War between Egypt/Syria and Isreal (October 6-25)1981 – Anwar Sadat was assassinated in Cairo, Egypt.If you were born on October 6th,You were likely conceived the week of…… Read More