This Day In History – June 16

1883 The New York Giants baseball team admitted all ladies for free to the ballpark. It was the first Ladies Day.  1970 Football player Brian Piccolo of the Chicago Bears died of embryonal cell carcinoma, a rare disease that develops as the human embryo is developing. His story inspired the movie, Brian's Song Great movie!  1980 The Blues Brothers opened in [...]

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Drunkest States in America

Wisconsin has the highest proportion of drinkers of any state. Meanwhile, Tennessee and West Virginia have the smallest percentage of heavy drinkers in the United States. Overall, people drink significantly more in the North than in the South; Utah has the smallest percentage of tipplers; and when it comes to binge-drinking, Wisconsin comes in first. [...]

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This Day In History – June 15

1752 Benjamin Franklin experimented by flying a kite during a thunderstorm. The result was a little spark that showed the relationship between lightning and electricity. 1994 Disney's Lion King opened in theatres! Starring James Earl Jones & Jonathan Taylor Thomas as the voices of Mufasa & Simba, the movie would go on to make nearly a [...]

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Tug-Of-War, Chess, Ultimate Frisbee, and Bowling Applied to Be in the Olympics…

Some ridiculous sports applied to be part of the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo:  Including tug-of-war . . . bowling . . . chess . . . ballroom dancing . . . football . . . and ultimate Frisbee. Check out the full list of crazy sports in the running here!

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This Day In History – June 12

1981 Raiders of the Lost Ark opened in theatres! 1992 Batman Returns opened up in theatres! 1987 President Reagan delivered a now-famous speech at the Brandenburg Gate in West Berlin Destruction began November 9, 1989 on the Berlin Wall that had divided the city for some 28 years. 1991 The Chicago Bulls won their first NBA championship The Bulls beat [...]

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This Day In History – June 11

1956 Happy birthday to Joe Montana! Happy #59 to #16! Today was a big day for Steven Spielberg!  1982 E.T. opened! 1993 Jurrasic Park opened! 2002 American Idol debuted! The show featured judges Randy Jackson, Paula Abdul and Simon Cowell. and then lastly... 2008 The Manhattan Tornado The Manhattan tornado was officially classified as an [...]

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This Day In History – June 10

1935 Alcoholics Anonymous was founded! In New York City, two recovering alcoholics, founded AA to help people cope with alcoholism. Alcoholics Anoymous is famous for creating a 12-step rehabilitation program that has helped millions of people  1978 Affirmed wins the Belmont Stakes and the Triple Crown Affirmed won the triple crown one year after Seattle Slew [...]

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What’s the richest company in Kansas?!

A new infographic map has been released by Broadview Networks, revealing the largest companies, by revenue, by state. What is the largest company for the state of Kansas for 2015? Well, that would be Koch Industries, Inc.  Koch Industries wasn't the largest company in Kansas, by revenue, for 2014, however That was Sprint Communications, Inc.  [...]

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Man Proposes to High School sweetheart After Final Chemotherapy Treatment!

A woman in Boca Raton went in for her last chemotherapy session and was given an extra special surprise by her boyfriend.To celebrate the end of his girlfriend’s round of treatment for non-Hodgkin lymphoma, the boyfriend got down on bended knee. He captured the whole thing on a GoPro camera that mounted on the wall [...]

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