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2010 History, Facts and Trivia

2010 History, Facts, and TriviaQuick Facts from 2010 Top Song: Tik Tok by Ke$haMost Famous Americans: Jay Leno, Conan O’Brien, and David Letterman — the three-way late-night war that consumed the internet in January 2010Xbox 360: $199.00 | Fisher-Price Follow Me Thomas: $39.99 | Whole Pineapple: $3.99The Late Night Feud: NBC pushed Conan O’Brien out […]

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2006 History, Fun Facts and Trivia

 2006 History, Facts and TriviaQuick Facts from 2006 Top Song: “Irreplaceable” by BeyoncéMost Famous American: Probably Beyoncé — or depending on your news diet, George W. BushDaily Hershey Kisses (14 oz): $2.50 | I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter (15 oz): $2.29#TBT: Throwback Thursday entered mainstream pop culture in 2006 — the trend of posting

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2003 Trivia, History and Fun Facts

2003 Pop Culture HistoryQuick Facts from 2003World-Changing Event: MySpace launched in August 2003, becoming the first social network to achieve mass adoption and introducing the concept of online personal profiles, friend lists, and music pages to a mainstream audience. It briefly made Tom Anderson the most well-known person on the internet, simply by being everyone’s

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2000 History, Facts and Trivia

2000 History, Facts, and TriviaQuick Facts from 2000 Top Song: Independent Women Part I by Destiny’s ChildMust-See Movies: Cast Away, Erin Brockovich, Remember the Titans, Unbreakable, O Brother Where Art Thou?, The Emperor’s New Groove, and The Perfect StormPeople Magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive: Brad PittRusset Potatoes (5 lbs): 79 cents; Dell Dimension computer with monitor:

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1990 History, Facts and Trivia

1990 History, Facts, and TriviaQuick Facts from 1990 Top Song: Because I Love You (The Postman Song) by Stevie BMost Famous American: MadonnaMinimum Wage: $3.80 per hour; Tandy Computer 1000RL with color monitor: $799.00; Nintendo Game Boy: $89.97The Funny Lady: Paula PoundstoneFun Fact: Solitaire was originally included in early computer programs not for entertainment but

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1989 Trivia, Fun Facts and History

 1989 Trivia, Fun Facts, and  HistoryIn 1989, the Berlin Wall fell, the Cold War effectively ended, and the world reorganized itself around new possibilities. Batman broke box office records. The Simpsons premiered. The Game Boy launched. Exxon Valdez spilled 10.8 million gallons of crude oil into Prince William Sound. Boris Yeltsin visited an American supermarket

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1986 History, Facts and Trivia

1986 History, Facts, and TriviaQuick Facts from 1986 Top Song: “That’s What Friends Are For” by Dionne Warwick featuring Elton John, Gladys Knight, and Stevie WonderMost Famous American: Paul Hogan — Crocodile Dundee made him an overnight international sensationCabbage Patch Kid: $29.97 | AA Batteries (4-pack): $3.38The Disaster: Space Shuttle Challenger disintegrated 73 seconds after

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