1935 This was the beginning of Amelia Earhart’s solo flight trip across the Pacific She was the first person to ever have flown across these waters by herself She flew from Honolulu, Hawaii to California 1956 Happy 60th Birthday to Texas Country Legend Robert Earl Keen He was born on January 11, 1956 in Houston, Texas [...]
You've got a one in 292.2 million shot of winning the $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot this Wednesday. Not to kick your optimism in the groin, but here are five ridiculous things with better odds . . . 1. You're 25 times more likely to become President of the United States than win the Powerball. 2. [...]
73rd Golden Globes Highlights Last night, the film & entertainment industry's awards season was kicked off as 93 members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association recognized excellence in film and television at the annual Golden Globe awards. Here's some highlights from the evening: Of course, host Ricky Gervais upset the Internet First, with some Caitlyn Jenner jokes during [...]
1927 The Harlem Globetrotters played their first game, in Hinckley, Illinois Over the years they have played more than 20,000 exhibition games in 120 countries 1967 Charley Pride became the first African-American to perform at the Grand Ole Opry 1990 The Tower of Pisa was closed to the public after leaning too far The tower began to lean at the beginning [...]
1945 George H.W. Bush and the saucy Barbara Pierce were married in Rye, New York Today is their 71st Wedding Anniversary 1975 The first episode of Wheel of Fortune aired on NBC also in 1975 Ted Turner bought the Atlanta Braves for $11 million Today the Braves are worth $1.15 billion and then lastly... 1994 An assailant used a blunt object to strike Nancy [...]
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1914 Henry Ford announced that he was implementing a minimum wage of $5 a day, an 8-hour workday, and profit sharing The first national minimum wage didn't come along until 1938, when the Fair Labor Standards Act set it at 25 cents an hour 1933 In California, construction of the Golden Gate Bridge began The three-mile bridge officially opened [...]
Here's a New Year's resolution you only have to stick to for a MONTH. According to several studies, having a "dry January" where you don't drink any alcohol can have a huge impact on your health. A study in 2013 had "normal drinkers" stop drinking for one month. They lost an average of 3.5 pounds [...]
Losing weight is always the most popular New Year's resolution. So here are five ways to do it while embracing some of your 'BAD' habits . . . 1. Drink wine. There's an antioxidant in the grapes called ellagic acid that's been shown to boost your metabolism and slow down the growth of fat cells. [...]
1896 Utah entered the United States of America The entrance of Utah into the Union followed the Mormon’s abandonment of polygamy Utah was the 45th state added 1936 The first music chart based on national sales was published by Billboard magazine Joe Venuti, jazz violinist, was at the top of the chart with a little ditty called, Stop! Look! Listen! 1999 [...]