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 [...]
BabyCenter.com just released their picks for the most unusual baby names of 2015. For a name to qualify, it had to go to at least three kids. So yeah, that makes them ALMOST unique. But BabyCenter went with a TON of names. So we picked out our 10 favorites for both girls and boys. The [...]
Researchers in Australia just finished a six-year study that involved more than 230,000 people over the age of 45. And they found there are six main things that put you at risk for an early death. 1. Smoking. People who smoked had a 94% higher mortality rate. Meaning you're 94% more likely to die early. [...]
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 [...]
