History & Factoids about today

National Milk day. Entertainment from 1960. Worlds 1st lottery, Insulin used for 1st time to treat diabete, Moons found at Uranus, Todays birthdays - Alexander Hamilton, Naomi Judd, Denny Greene, Mary J. Blige, Amanda Peet, Rosenkowitz sextuplets. Sir Edmond Hillary died. Intro - Pour some sugar on me - Def Leppard    http://defleppard.com/ The milk song - Landybox El Paso - Mary Robbins Birthdays...

National bacon day. Entertainment from 1999. Soviet Union formed, 1st color tv's went on sale, One of worst building fire's in US history in Chicago. Todays birthdays - Bo Diddley, Del Shannon, Michael Nesmith, Davy Jones, Jeff Lynne, Suzy Bogguss, Tracey Ullman, Tyrese Gibson. Dawn Wells died. Intro - Pour some sugar on me - Def Leppard       http://defleppard.com/ I love bacon - The Hungry Food...

National tick tock day. Entertainment from 1958. Wounded Knee Massacre, Texas became 28th state, longest swim ever completed. Todays birthdays - Andrew Johnson, Mary Tyler Moore, Jon Voight, Ed Bruce, Ted Danson, Dexter Holland, Glen Phillips, Jude Law, Jessica Andrews. Pierre Cardin died. Intro - Pour some sugar on me - Def Leppard    http://defleppard.com/ Tick Tock - Clean Bandit & Mabel Th...

National Phone a friend day.  Entertainment from 1968.1st Vice President to resign, Iowa became 29th state, dry cleaning invented.  Todays birthdays - Woodrow Wilson, Stan Lee, Nichelle Nichols, Edgar Winter, Mary Weiss, Denzel Washington, Joe Diffie, Sienna Miller.  John Madden died. Intro - Pour some sugar on me - Def Leppard    https://defleppard.com/ I just called to say I love you - Stevie Wo...

National fruit cake day. Entertainment from 2018. 1st woman ordanined a Jewish Rabbi, Howdy Doody 1st national kids tv show, Pope John Paul II pardoned guy who shot him. Todays birthdays - Louis Pasteur, Marlene Dietrich, John Amos, Heather O'Rourke, Walker Hayes, Haley Williams, Shay Mooney. Carrie Fisher died. Intro - Pour some sugar on me - Def Leppard     http://defleppard.com/ Fruitcake - Fre...

Dec 24th.  Our top 10 christmas songs all time.  Why NORAD tracks santa, Plane crash survival story in Amazon jungle, War of 1812 over, One of Columbus's ship sinks.  Todays birthdays - Ava Gardner, Lee Dorsey, Mary Higgins Clark, Deidrich Bader, Ricky Martin, Ryan Seacrest. Two step round the christmas tree - Suzy Bogguss Have a holly jolly christmas - Burl Ives Rudolph the red nosed reindeer - G...

National short girl appreciation day. Entertainment from 1967. Pan Am flight 103 Lackabie bombing, 1st basketball game played, 1st crossword puzzle printed. Todays birthdays - Phil Donahue, Jane Fonda, Frank Zappa, Samuel L. Jackson, Nick Gilder, Jane Kaczmarek, Lee Roy Parnell, Ray Romano, Keifer Sutherland. George S. Patton died. Intro - Pour some sugar on me - Def Leppard     http://defleppard....

National sangria day. Entertainment from 2017. US takes over Louisiana Purchase, Elvis received his draft notice, Missouri put a tax on single men, US invaded Panama. Todays birthdays - Samuel Mudd, Sunshine Sammy Morrison, John Hillerman, Peter Criss, Alan Parsons, Chris Robinson, Jonah Hill. Bobby Darin died. Intro - Pour some sugar on me - Def Leppard     http://defleppard.com/ Sangria - Blake...

National hard candy day. Entertainment from 2007. Aztec sacrafice 4,000 POW's to their gods, Washington sets up camp at Valley Forge, Theresa Vaugn married 62 men over 5 years. Todays birthdays - Cicely Tyson, Maurice White, Tim Reid, Robert Urich, Janie Fricke, Limahl, Mike Lookinland, Jennifer Beals, Kristy Swanson, Jake Gyllenhall. Emile Bronte died. Intro - Pour some sugar on me - Def Leppard ...

National answer the phone like Buddy the Elf day. Entertainment from 1977. New Jersey became 3rd state, 1st Giant Panda in US, 1st automobile speed record. Todays birthdays - Betty Grable, Keith Richards, Steven Spielberg, Ray Liotta, Brad Pitt, Randy Houser, Katie Holmes, Christina Aguilera, Billie Eilish. Chris Farley died. Intro - Pour some sugar on me - Def Leppard http://defleppard.com/ Buddy...

National maple syrup day. Entertainment from 1987. Poacher sentenced to 1 year prison watching the movie Bambi, Oldest golfer to make a hole-in-one, The Wright brothers make the 1st airplane flight, France issues a reward for talking to ET's. Todays birthdays - Eddie Kendricks, Ernie Hudson, Eugene Levy, Paul Rogers, Bill Pullman, Tracy Byrd, Giovanni Ribisi, Marissa Ribisi, Milla Jovovich. Penny...

National monkey day. Entertainment from 1966. Alabama became 22nd state, Fake pearls were invented, last mission to the moon ended, oldest water on earth found. Todays birthdays - Jimmy Doolittle, Francis Bavier, Morey Amsterdam, Charlie Rich, Joyce Vincent Wilson, Patty Duke, Dee Wallace, CJ Snare. George Washington died. Intro - Pour some sugar on me - Def Leppard      http://defleppard.com/ The...

National horse day. Entertainment from 2016. Saddam Hussein captured,Clip on tie invented, US National Guard formed. Todays birthdays - Dick Van Dyke, Christopher Plummer, Ted Nugent, Randy Owen, Wendie Malick, John Anderson, Steve Buscemi, Morris day, Jamie Foxx, Taylor Swift. Grandma Moses died. Intro - Pour some sugar on me - Def Leppard      http://defleppard.com/ Mr. Ed TV theme Black Beatles...

National Ding A Ling day. Entertainment from 2006. Penssylvania became 2nd state,1st state dinner, 1st Black to serve in US House of Representatives, Tide went on sale. Todays birthdays - Frank Sinatra, Bob Barker, Connie Francis, Dionne Warwick, Cy Curnin, Sheila E., Jennifer Connelly, Mayim Bialik. Charlie Pride died. Intro - Pour some sugar on me - Def Leppard     http://defleppard.com/ My Ding...

International mountain day. Entertainment from 1976. 1st penus transplant, Indiana became 19th state, Libertarian Party formed, Last issue with nude pics in Playboy. Todays birthdays - Big Mama Thornton, Rita Moreno, David Gates, Brenda Lee, Teri Garr, Jermaine Jackson, Nikki Sixx, Mo'nique, Hailee Steinfeld. Anne Rice died. Intro - Pour some sugar on me - Def Leppard     http://defleppard.com/ I...

National lager day. Entertainment from 1986. 1st Nobel prizes were awarded, Englands King Edward VIII gave up his thrown for an American divorcee, Mississippi became 20th state. Todays birthdays - Emily Dickinson, Dan Blocker, Johnny Rodriguez, Susan Dey, Michael Clarke Duncan, Nia Peoples, Meg White, Raven-Seymone. Richard Pryor died. Def Leppard - Pour some sugar on me - Def Leppard     http://d...

National Tie one on day. Entertainment from 1974. 1st crusade began, 1st superhero movie, Soviets crash 1st spacecraft into mars, 8 donkeys freed from jail in India. Todays birthdays - Bruce Lee, Eddie Rabbitt, Jimi Hendrix, James Avery, Curtis Armstrong, William Fichtner, Robin Givens, Jaleel White, Schrek the Sheep. Horace died. Intro - Pour some sugar on me - Def Leppard    http://defleppard.co...

National cake day. Entertainment from 2021. 1st Thanksgiving, 1st lion displayed in America, Polaroid camera went on sale, King Tuts tomb opened. Todays birthdays - Dr. Mary Walker, Charles Schulz, Tina Turner, Linda Davis, Joe Nichols, Natasha Bedingfield. Stephen Sondheim died. Intro - Pour some sugar on me - Def Leppard      http://defleppard.com/ I like cake - Koo Koo Kanga Roo Wake me up befo...

National play day with dad. Entertainment from 1994.Woody Woodpecker made his acting debut, Philadelphia held the 1st Thanksgiving parade, US imposed a nation wide 55MPH speed limit. Todays birthdays - Ricardo Montalban, Percy Sledge, John Larroquette, Amy Grant, Christina Applegate. Intro - Pour some sugar on me - Def Leppard     http://defleppard.com/ The best day - George Strait I'll make love...

National sardines day. Entertainment from 2023. Barbed wire invented, Texas Rangers created, Only unsolved airplaine hijacking in US history. Todays birthdays - Zachary Taylor, Tommy Allsup, Pete Best, Amanda Wyss, Dawn Robinson, Katherine Heigl, Sarah Hyland.  Freddy Mercury died. Intro - Pour some sugar on me - Def Leppard     http://defleppard.com/ The sardine song - Charlie Chapman Cruel summe...

National Espresso Day.  Entertainment from 1963.  Prescribing beer for medicianl purposes now illegal, WW2 food rationing ended, Jukebox debuts.  Todays birthdays - Franklin Pierce, Boris Karloff, Betty Everett, Bruce Hornsby, Miley Cyrus.  Larry Hagman died. Intro - Pour some sugar on me - Def Leppard    https://defleppard.com/ Have another espresso - Shel Silverstein I', leaving it up to you - D...

National love your freckles day, Entertainment from 2013. John F. Kennedy assassinated, Snow Mobile invented, Lowest scoring NBA game. Todays birthdays - Rodney Dangefield, Jamie Lee Curtis, Mariel Hemingway, Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett Johansson, Hailey Bieber. Intro - Pour some sugar on me - Def Leppard     http://defleppard.com/ The frckle song - The Pearl Trio Royals - Lorde We were us - Keith Urba...

National gingerbread cookie day. Entertainment from 2003. Kristin shot JR, North Carolina became 12th state, Jerusalum recaptured and 2nd temple re-dedicated. Todays birthdays - Jean Shepard, Marlo Thomas, Harold Ramis, Goldie Hawn, Nick Gilder, Nicollette Sheridan, Carly Rae Jepsen. David Cassidy died. Intro - Pour some sugar on me - Def Leppard     http://defleppard.com/ Gingerbread cookie dance...

National pay back your parents day. Entertainment from 1973. Moby Dick happen in real life, Nuremberg war trials began, SETI was formed, 1st piece of the International Space Station was launched into space. Todays birthdays - Franklin Cover, Richard Dawson, Joe Walsh, Bo Derek, Sean Young, Mike Diamond, Deirks Bentley, Josh Turner. Leo Tolstoy died. Intro - Pour some sugar on me - Def Leppard    h...

National play monopoly day. Entertainment from 1983. Lincoln gave the Gettysburg Address, Pop Tarts invented, Apollo12 was 2nd moon landing. Todays birthdays - James Garfield, Ted Turner, Dan Haggerty, Kathleen Quinlan, Allison Janney, Meg Ryan, Jodie Foster, Billy Currington, Adam Driver. Mel Tillis died. Intro - Pour some sugar on me - Def Leppard     http://defleppard.com/ Monopoly theme song A...