1862 Abraham Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation It declared that all slaves in rebel states should be free as of January 1st, 1863 1985 The first Farm Aid benefit concert was held before a crowd of 80,000 people at the Memorial Stadium in Champagne, Illinois Organized by Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp and Neil Young, the event had been [...]
According to a new survey, 7 in 10 people think they're "sophisticated". And as for the top things that MAKE someone sophisticated . . . somehow watching football and drinking Busch Light didn't make the list. Here are the top ten . . . 1. Going to the theater. 2. Recognizing paintings, and knowing [...]
An animal-loving couple have made a giant bed so they can sleep with their pets. The couple built an 11ft-long bunk for them to share with their five cats and two dogs.The guy fashioned the impressive design out of two mattresses and a do-it-yourself storage base.It is so big that the couple regularly has to [...]
1961 President John F. Kennedy signed a congressional act that established the Peace Corps The program was established by Executive Order 10924, issued by President John F. Kennedy on March 1, 1961 1970 NFL Monday Night Football made its debut on ABC The game was between the Cleveland Browns and the New York Jets The Browns [...]
A tattoo artist has launched a new service where he removes inked skin from dead people and preserves them for their relatives.The tattoo artist launched Save My Ink and has already done 21 tattoos. The skin is put through a chemical and enzymatic process to permanently alter the chemical structure of the tissue and stop [...]
1927 Columbia Phonograph Broadcasting System made its debut with its network broadcast over 16 radio stations Happy birthday, CBS! 1985 David Letterman presented his first Top Ten List on Late Night With David Letterman The topic was "The Top Ten Things That Almost Rhyme With Peas" #10: Heats #9: Rice #8: Moss #7: Ties #6: [...]
A groom pranked his bride on their wedding day by having a waiter drop the cake in front of her.The man had the idea when the couple was choosing a cake for their wedding. He says he liked the first cake so she chose the second one.So the man built a replica cake and hired [...]
1920 The National Football League was formed! It was founded in Canton, Ohio - which is now the home of the Pro Football Hall of Fame 1923 Happy Birthday to Hank Williams! Hiram King Williams was born on September 17, 1923 in Mount Olive, Alabama Williams is regarded the most important country music artists of all time. He [...]
1908 General Motors was founded by William Crapo "Billy" Durant The company was formed by merging the Buick and Olds car companies 1968 The Andy Griffith Show was seen for the final time on CBS The gang from Mayberry, NC, are still seen regularly on TV through syndication Now I'm whistling all of a sudden! and then lastly... 1997 [...]
A surgeon in Italy has announced that he’s planning to perform the world’s first human head transplant in 2017. Dr. Sergio Canavero says that if everything goes "smoothly," he will be performing the surgery on a Russian patient in China in December 2017. A 30-year-old man who suffers from a progressive, incurable disease has volunteered [...]
