1891 The first basketball game was played The modern game was invented at Springfield College in Massachusetts by Dr. James E. Naismith 1913 Arthur Wynne published a new "word-cross" puzzle in the "New York World" in England. The name was later changed to crossword 1937 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was released This was [...]
1961 "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" by The Tokens, hit #1 on the pop singles chart It went on to earn at least $15 million in royalties from cover versions and film licensing 1966 Dr. Seuss's "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" aired for the first time on CBS It was the first Dr. Seuss book to be adapted into a [...]
1903 Wilbur & Orville Wright proved man could fly by become the first men to do so! It was first Orville, and then Wilbur Wright kept their invention flying at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina Each flight lasted under a minute 1976 Happy birthday to TBS! WTCG-TV in Atlanta, Georgia changed its call letters to WTBS, and was uplinked via [...]
Estately gathered the most popular Google searches by state, and some of them are pretty hilarious!
1939 Gone With the Wind, premiered at Loew’s Grand Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia The governor of Georgia proclaimed the day a state holiday in commemoration of the event and the holiday celebrations continued for three days 1973 Pirates Of The Caribbean opened at Disneyworld It was the very last attraction that Walt Disney helped design himself Captain Jack [...]
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1911 Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen became the first man to reach the South Pole In 1926, he was the expedition leader for the first air expedition to the North Pole Amundsen is recognized as the first person, without dispute, as having reached both poles 1947 NASCAR was formed! NASCAR is one of the most popular [...]
1941 Germany and Italy declared war on the United States The U.S in turn declared war on the two countries 1981 Muhammad Ali fought his last fight He lost his 61st fight to Trevor Berbick He finished his career 56-5 with 37 knockouts 2009 The game Angry Birds was released -Tyler Jackson
Every year during the holidays, we stuff our faces . . . then make New Year's resolutions to get in shape. Just accept it. At least there's some new info about losing weight that'll actually help. A new study figured out EXACTLY how much weight you have to lose for other people to notice. Even [...]
1953 The first issue of "Playboy" hit newsstands It featured Marilyn Monroe Hugh Hefner thought that would be the only issue, so he didn't even put a date on it 1993 Wayne's World 2 was released Party on, Wayne! Party on, Garth! 2000 The cinematic classic Dude, Where's My Car was released Duuuuuuuuuuuude!! 2005 The brilliant comedian Richard Pryor died of a heart [...]