October 16 in Pop Culture History
October 16 in Pop Culture History On October 16, 1958 Patricia Bay Haroski (an employee of State Farm Insurance Company) registered Boss’s Day with US Chamber of Commerce. Haroski chose the date because it was ....
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October 15 in Pop Culture History
October 15 in Pop Culture History On October 15, 1964 Congress resolved that October 15 would be proclaimed White Cane Safety Day. President Lyndon Johnson immediately made a proclamation sealing this as an official day ....
October 14 in Pop Culture History
October 14 in Pop Culture History 1926 – Winnie the Pooh, by A. A. Milne, was first published. 1881 – Eyemouth Windstorm Disaster, Scotland 1908 – The Chicago Cubs defeated the Detroit Tigers, 2-0, winning ....
October 13 in Pop Culture History
October 13 in Pop Culture History 1773 – The Whirlpool Galaxy, almost 25 million light years away, was discovered by Charles Messier. 1775 – The United States Continental Congress ordered the establishment of the Continental ....
October 12 in Pop Culture History
October 12 in Pop Culture History National Farmers Day. Old Farmer’s Day is now actually known as National Farmers Day. Though the exact date and history of this day is not known, it is known ....
October 11 in Pop Culture History
October 11 in Pop Culture History 1138 (Earthquake) Aleppo, Syria 1811 -The Juliana, began operation as the first steam-powered ferry service between New York City, New York, and Hoboken, New Jersey. 1852 – The University ....
October 10 in Pop Culture History
October 10 in Pop Culture History 1780 – The Great Hurricane of 1780 killed 20,000 to 30,000 people in the Caribbean region. 1845 – In Annapolis, Maryland, the Naval School (now the United States Naval ....
October 9 in Pop Culture History
October 9 in Pop Culture History Fire Prevention Day is part of Fire Prevention week and is observed on October 9. The observance of this day was initiated by President Calvin Coolidge in 1925. Besides ....
October 8 in Pop Culture History
October 8 in Pop Culture History Emergency Nurses Day was established on October 8, 1989 in order to honor the nurses who specifically work in hospital emergency rooms. These nurses play an intrinsic part of ....
October 7 in Pop Culture History
October 7 in Pop Culture History 3761 BC – Today was the first day of creation, according to the Jewish Talmudic Calendar. 1737 (Cyclone) India 1919 – KLM, the Netherlands official airline, was founded. 1933 ....
October 6 in Pop Culture History
October 6 in Pop Culture History 1876 – The American Library Association was founded. 1927 – Opening of The Jazz Singer with its Vitaphone sound-on-disc system, in New York City. 1948 (Earthquake) Ashgabat, Soviet Union ....
October 5 in Pop Culture History
October 5 in Pop Culture History October 5, 1994 was the first celebration of World Teachers Day. This day is set aside to commemorate and celebrate teachers in the local community. The day has been ....
October 4 in Pop Culture History
October 4 in Pop Culture History October 4 was established in 1952 as a day of charity. Professional Golfers go out and play with amateurs in order to gain funds for different causes. The professionals ....
October 3 in Pop Culture History
October 3 in Pop Culture History 1863 – The last Thursday in November was declared as Thanksgiving Day by US President Abraham Lincoln. 1872 – The Bloomingdale brothers opened their first store at 938 Third ....
October Is…
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October 1 in Pop Culture History
October 1 in Pop Culture History Today is the day that the US Government Fiscal Year (Oct 1 – Sept 30) begins. 331 BC – Alexander the Great defeated Darius III of Persia in the ....
September 30 in Pop Culture History
September 30 in Pop Culture History 587 (Earthquake) Atioch (now Turkey) 1452 – Johann Guttenberg’s Bible was published. 1659 – Daniel Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe was shipwrecked. 1888 – “Jack the Ripper” killed two women, Liz ....
September 29 in Pop Culture History
September 29 in Pop Culture History 480 BC – Battle of Salamis: The Greek fleet under Themistocles defeats the Persian fleet under Xerxes I. This was a few weeks after the famous Battle of Thermopylae ....
September 28 in Pop Culture History
September 28 in Pop Culture History 1850 – Flogging (whipping) in the Navy and Merchant Marines was abolished by the US. 1889 – The first General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM) defined the length ....
September 27 in Pop Culture History
September 27 in Pop Culture History 1066 – William the Conqueror and his army set sail from the mouth of the Somme river, and started the Norman conquest of England. 1290 (Earthquake) Chihli, China 1540 ....
September 26 in Pop Culture History
September 26 in Pop Culture History 1687 – The Parthenon in Athens was partially destroyed in a gunpowder accident during the Morean War. 1933 – Machine Gun Kelly surrendered to the FBI, and shouted “Don’t ....
September 25 in Pop Culture History
September 25 in Pop Culture History Today is 9 months after Christmas. And 3 months before Christmas. 1954 – #1 Hit September 25, 1954 – November 5, 1954: Rosemary Clooney – Hey There 1957 – ....
September 24 in Pop Culture History
September 24 in Pop Culture History 1789 – The United State’s Post Office was formed. 1869 – Stock market panic due to crashing gold prices caused by an attempt to corner the market by Gould ....
September 23 in Pop Culture History
September 23 in Pop Culture History <a href=”http://www.youtube.com/embed/rHXIlXsCxT8″>Keystone Cops</a> 1551 (Tornado) Grand Harbour at Valletta, Malta 1642 – Harvard College in Cambridge, Massachusettes, had its first graduating class. 1846 – German astronomer Johann Gottfried Galle ....
September 22 in Pop Culture History
September 22 in Pop Culture History 1776 – Nathan Hale was hanged by the British as a spy for the colonies during the Revolutionary War. In fairness to the British, this war hero was spying ....
September 21 in Pop Culture History
September 21 in Pop Culture History 1776 – Nathan Hale was captured by the British and accused of spying. 1897 – The New York Sun published it’s editorial – Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa ....
September 20 in Pop Culture History
September 20 in Pop Culture History 1498 (Earthquake & Tsunami) Nankaido, Japan 1960 – The Flintstones debuted on ABC 1969 – #1 Hit September 20, 1969 – October 17, 1969: The Archies – Sugar, Sugar ....
September 19 in Pop Culture History
September 19 in Pop Culture History 1876 – Melville Bissell patented the first carpet sweeper. 1921 – The greatest rainfall recorded in United States history during 18 consecutive hours (measured at an unofficial weather-monitoring site) ....
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September 18 in Pop Culture History
September 18 in Pop Culture History 844 (Earthquake) Damascus, Syria 1793 – George Washington laid the cornerstone for the Capitol building in Washington D.C. 1848 – Baseball ruled that a 1st baseman can tag base ....