1788 George Washington sold his race horse, Magnolia, to Colonel Henry Lee Washington reportedly got 5,000 acres of Kentucky farmland in the trade 1984 The Jackson’s Victory Tour came to a close at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles after 55 performances in 19 cities. The production was reported to be the world’s "greatest rock extravaganza" -- and one of the most problematic The [...]
1941 The United States entered World War Two as Congress declared war on Japan This announcement came a day after their attack on Pearl Harbor 1963 19-year-old Frank Sinatra, Jr. was "kidnapped" from Harrah's South Lodge in Lake Tahoe After Frank Sr. paid a ransom of $240,000 in marked bills, police arrested two ex-classmates of Frank Jr.'s [...]
Instagram released a list of its most frequently geo-tagged names by state. Read the full article here. Some of the most instagrammed are ballparks, colleges, and historic sites. Here are the spots most people have taken photos, tagged, and posted online by state. Alabama Bryant-Denny Stadium Alaska Denali National Park and Preserve Arizona Grand Canyon [...]
1985 Dallas,Texas became the largest city in the United States to pass a no smoking law for restaurants ‘Big D’ added another ‘biggest’ to its list 1991 The Judds performed the final show of their farewell tour at the Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee Naomi Judd later retired, suffering from a potentially fatal strain of hepatitis, leaving Wynonna to pursue [...]
1931 Alka Seltzer was sold for the first time Alka Seltzer - been saving lives for 84 years! 1967 The world’s first successful heart transplant was performed Dr. Christiaan Barnard performed the operation at Cape Town, South Africa and then lastly... 1999 After rowing 2,962 miles in 81 days, Tori Murden eased her 23-foot boat, American Pearl, to the dock at Fort-du-Bas [...]
The most popular name for dogs in 2015 was Max . . . for girl dogs it was Bella. And 49% of the dog names in 2015 were also on the list of the most popular BABY names. Rover.com just released a report on the most popular dog names of 2015 . . . and [...]
Twenty years ago, in December of 1995, comedian Jeff Foxworthy took the holiday-season by storm by releasing a parody of The 12 Days Of Christmas - using a page out of his own playbook - called the Redneck 12 Days Of Christmas! It quickly became an instant holiday classic! Yesterday, we talked about how much the [...]
Carrie Underwood debuted her music video for her new song "Heartbeat"!
BabyCenter.com just released their report on baby naming trends for 2015. And here are the four big trends . . . 1. Instagram filters. The name Lux is up 75% . . . Ludwig is up 42% . . . Amaro is up 26% . . . and Valencia is up 26%. Other filters like [...]
1921 Bingo made its debut! The bingo industry now brings in $6 billion a year Despite popular belief that it's an "old-folks game", 67% of players are under 45 years old 1935 Monopoly made its debut! FUN FACT: The space you have the greatest statistical chance of landing on is Illinois Avenue! That's followed by B & O Railroad, Free Parking, Tennessee [...]