1921 The owner of Acme Packing Company bought a pro football team for Green Bay, Wisconsin J.E. Clair paid tribute to those who worked in his plant by naming the team the Green Bay Packers 1984 President Reagan announced that the first citizen to go into space would be a teacher The teacher that was eventually chosen [...]
Most of us are in the habit of Googling whatever pops into our head . . . no matter how RIDICULOUS or EMBARRASSING it is. Unfortunately, there's a chance that a lot of other people around you are ALSO Googling the same random nonsense. A real estate website called Estately analyzed searches from each state [...]
Yesterday was National Dog Day, which is totally a real holiday. In Honor of "National Dog Day," a website called Nextdoor.com ran a study to find the 10 most popular dog names in America in 2015 so far. Check 'em out . . . 1. Bella. 2. Lucy. 3. Max. 4. [...]
1920 Women's Equality Day The 19th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States was certified by Secretary of State Bainbridge Colby The amendment prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, giving women in the United States the right to vote. In 1973, Congresswoman Bella Abzug presented a bill to Congress designating this day as Women’s Equality Day The President issued a [...]
Charlie Daniels of the Charlie Daniels Band wrote an open letter to Congress expressing his thoughts on everything from the military to the current presidency. Just a note: the beliefs do not directly reflect ours, we're just a fan of Charlie, and he is one heck of a writer. Check it out here!
A new survey found the best ways you can make a woman feel loved. And shockingly, texting a photo of your junk with the caption "All yours" didn't make the cut. Here are the top seven things that make a woman feel loved . . . 1. Cooking for her. 2. Giving her a [...]
Someone posted a list of the top ten things you shouldn't own after you turn 30. Here's what they came up with . . . 1. Unframed posters. 2. Trophies from high school. 3. Too much IKEA furniture. One or two things is okay, but not your entire place. [...]
CareerCast.com just released its annual list of the HIGHEST PAID jobs of the year . . . and once again, somehow "I work in client relations at a mortgage company but I'm really thinking about going to law school" didn't make the cut.The rankings are based on the latest stats from the U.S. Bureau of [...]
Americans have so many VICES that they can be customized on a state-by-state basis.The social network Foursquare analyzed its data to figure out the VICE that's the most disproportionately popular in every state. They defined a vice as, quote, "an alcoholic drink, fattening food, dessert, or borderline controversial preference." Check out the "Vice Map" here!
1969 Happy Birthday to Clay Walker! Ernest Clayton "Clay" Walker, Jr. was born on August 19, 1969 in Beaumont, Texas 2004 Google Inc. stock began selling on the Nasdaq Stock Market The initial price was set at $85 and ended the day at $100.34, with more than 22 million shares traded As of 10:14 (CST) [...]
