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History & Factoids About Today is your daily companion for uncovering the stories hidden in the calendar. Each episode explores the fascinating mix of events, milestones, and quirky celebrations that make every date unique. From legendary birthdays and pivotal historical moments to national days and lighthearted trivia, we bring together the serious and the fun in one engaging package. Whether you’re a history buff, a trivia lover, or just curious about what makes today special, this podcast offers bite-sized insights that spark conversation and enrich your day. Tune in regularly to discover h...

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June 11-Corn on the Cob, Jacques Cousteau, 38 Special, Air Supply, Gene Wilder, Smoke Monkey 11.06.2024 10:15

National Corn on the cob day. Entertainment from 1980. Worst accident in motorsports history, 1st horse racing triple crown winner, Great Barrier reef discovered by white guys. Todays birthdays - Jacques Cousteau,Gene Wilder, Adrienne Barbeau, Graham Russell, Donnie Van Zant, Hugh Laurie, Peter Dinklage, Shia Labeouf. John Wayne died. Intro - Pour some sugar on me - Def Leppard http://deflep...

June 6th-Drive-In Theatre, D-Day, Nathan Hale, The Four Tops, Freddie Krueger, Uncle Kracker 06.06.2024 12:19

National Drive-in theatre night. Entertainment from 2009. D-Day launched, YMCA formed, Snow fell in New England. Todays birthdays - Nathan Hale, Levi Stubbs, Gary US Bonds, Joe Stampley, Robert Englund, Colin Quinn, Paul Giamatti, Uncle Kracker. Patrick Henry died. Intro - Pour some sugar on me - Def Leppard http://defleppard.com/ The last Drive-in - Chris LeDoux Boom boom pow - Blacke Eyed...

June 3-Eggs, Andy Warhol shot, Willie Nelson, Warlock, C&C Music Factory, The Rembrandts, Deniece Williams 03.06.2024 14:04

National Egg day. Entertainment from 1999. Andy Warhol shot by feminist, Willie Nelson hit with $32 million tax bill, 1st baseball uniforms. Todays birthdays - Jimmy Rogers, Tony Curtis, Ian Hunter, Eddie Holman, Deniece Williams, Danny Wilde, David Cole, Doro. Muhammad Ali died. Intro - Pour some sugar on me - Def Leppard http://defleppard.com/ Egg Song - Land before time Livin la vida loc...

June 1-Kentucky & Tennessee Birthdays, Marilyn Monroe, Morgan Freeman, Brooks & Dunn, Heidi Klum, Alanis Morissette 01.06.2024 14:50

National Go Bare Foot day. Entertainment from 1968. Kentucky Became 15th state, Tennessee became 16th state, 1st pay phones installed, Coldest temp ever in South America. Today birthdays - Andy Griffith, Marilyn Monroe, Pat Boone, Morgan Freeman, Rene Auberjonois, Powers Booth, Ronnie Dunn, Teri Polo, Heidi Klum, Alanis Morissette, Tom Holland. Helen Keller died. Intro - Pour some sugar on me...

May 31-Smile, Clint Eastwood, Tom Berenger, Lea Thompson, Corey Hart, Brooke Shields, Colin Farrell 31.05.2024 11:08

National Smile day. Entertainment from 2008. Tulsa race riots began, Asphalt invented, Widest tornado ever recorded. Todays birthdays - Don Ameche, Clint Eastwood, Johnny Paycheck, Tom Berenger, Lea Thompson, Corey Hart, Brooke Shields, Colin Farrell. Jack Dempsey died. Intro - Pour some sugar on me - Def Leppard http://defleppard.com/ When I see you smile - Bad English This is America - Chi...

May 28-Hamburgers, Gladys Knight, John Fogerty, Kylie Minogue, Colbie Caillat, 1st Quintuplets 28.05.2024 15:38

National Hamburger day. Entertainment from 1988. 1st quintuplets born, 1st monkeys to survive space flight, 1st indoor swimming pool was in a brothel. Todays birthdays - Ian Fleming, T-Bone Walker, Gary Stewart, Gladys Knight, John Fogerty, Sandra Locke, Roland Gift, Phil Vassar, Kylie Minogue, Colbie Caillat. Audie Murphy died. Intro - Pour some sugar on me - Def Leppard http://defleppard....

May 26-John Wayne, Marshall Dillon, Stevie Nicks, Hank Williams jr, Lenny Kravitz, South Park, Lauryn Hill 26.05.2024 15:18

National Blueberry cheesecake day. Entertainment from 1957. 1st family to drive across US, 1st settler & Native Indian war, Ellis Island ruled to be in New Jersey. Todays birthdays - Al Jolson, John Wayne, Peggy Lee, James Arness, Stevie Nicks, Hank Williams Jr., Pam Grier, Bobcat Goldthwait, Lenny Kravitz, Helena Bonham Carter, Matt Stone, Lauryn Hill. Eddie Albert died. Intro - Pour some...

May 18-Toilet Paper, Pope John Paul II, Perry Como, Devo, George Strait, Tina Fey, Big Joe Turner 18.05.2024 12:24

National No dirty dishes day. Entertainment from 1966. Bath school massacre, Mt. St. Helens erupted, 1st female pilot to break the sound barrier. Todays birthdays - Seth Wheeler, Big Joe Turner, Perry Como, Pope John Paul II, Pernell Roberts, Mark Mothersbaugh, George Strait, Tina Fey. Jill Ireland died. Intro - Pour some sugar on me - Def Leppard http://defleppard.com/ Too many dirty dishes...

May 12th-Mothers Day. Katharine Hepburn, George Carlin, Billy Squier, Brooks & Dunn, Emilio Estevez, Jason Biggs 12.05.2024 12:41

Mother's Day! Entertainment from 1955. NYC banned spitting, 1st world wide radio broadcast, Oldest University in the America's opened. Todays birthdays - Katharine Hepburn, George Carlin, Steve Winwood, Billy Squier, Kix Brooks, Ving Rhames, Emilio Estevez, Stephen Baldwin, Kim Fields, Jason Biggs, Rami Malek. Perry Como died. Intro - Pour some sugar on me - Def Leppard http://defleppard.c...

May 11th-Minnesota Birthday, Iving Berlin, The Animals, MTV VJ's, Massachusetts Bans Christmas 11.05.2024 12:00

National Eat what you want day. Entertainment from 1965. Minnesota became 32nd state, Only British Prime Minister assasinated, Adolf Eichmann captured. Todays birthdays - Irving Berlin, Denver Pyle, Eric Bordon, Martha Quinn, Natasha Richardson, Cory Monteith. Bob Marley died. Intro - Pour some sugar on me - Def Leppard http://defleppard.com/ Healthy food vs Junk food song - English Tree TV...

May 10th- Fred Astaire, The Spinners, Danny & the Juniors, Donovan, Bono, Young MC, Kenan Thompson 10.05.2024 14:25

National Shrimp day. Entertainment from 2015. Jeffeerson Davis captured, Nelson Mandela sworn in as South Africa President, 1st telephone installed in White House. Todays birthdays - Fred Astaire, Nancy Walker, Larry Williams, Henry Fambrough, Danny Rapp, Donovan, Bono, Young MC, Kenan Thompson. Joan Crawford died. Intro - Pour some sugar on me - Def Leppard http://defleppard.com/ The shrimp...

May 2nd-Red Baron, Engelbert Humperdinck, Leslie Gore, Larry Gatlin, Foreigner, Dwayne Johnson "The Rock" 02.05.2024 14:17

National Brother and Sister day. Entertainment from 2004. Confederate General Stonewall Jackson shot by own men, Osama Bin Laden Killed, German soldiers begin to surrender in WW2. Todays birthdays - The Red Baron, Engelbert Humperdinck, Leslie Gore, Larry Gatlin, Lou Gramm, Christine Baranski, Ty Herndon, Dwayne Johnson, Ellie Kemper. DaVinci died. Intro - Pour some suagar on me - Def Leppard...

April 16th-Selina, Akon, Martin Lawrence, Dusty Springfield, Bobby Vinton, Pope Benedict 16, LSD 16.04.2024 12:41

National Eggs Benedict day. Entertainment from 1982. Lincoln freed all the slaves in Washington DC, LSD invented, Texas City explosion. Todays birthdays - Wilber Wright, Charlie Chaplin, Pope Benedict 16, Bobby Vinton, Dusty Springfield, Gerry Rafferty, Ellen Barkin, Dave Pirner, Martin Lawrence, Selina, Akon. Madam Tussaurd died. Intro - Pour some sugar on me - Def Leppard http://defleppar...

April 10-Siblings day, Col. Potter, The Rifleman, The Spinners, Steven Seagal, Stray Cats, Haley Joel Osment 10.04.2024 14:21

National Siblings day. Entertainment from 1971. Mt. Tambora erupted created year without a summer, Fastest wind speed ever measured, Safety pin invented1st human shot out of a cannon. Todays birthdays - Harry Morgan, Sheb Wooley, Chuck Connors, Max Von Sydow, Omar Sharif, Bobby Smith, Steven Seagal, Brian Setzer, Orlando Jones, Mandy Moore, Haley Joel Osment, Daisey Ridley. Sam Kinison died. I...

March 14th-Potato Chips, Albert Einstein, Disco Duck, Billy Crystal, Tetris, Hanson, Quincy Jones 14.03.2024 14:11

National Potato Chip day. Entertainment from 2007. Boston bans Quakers, Cottin Gin invented, Bill Clinton blows out his knee. Todays Birthdays - Albert Einstein, Michael Caine, Quincy Jones, Michael Martin Murphy, Billy Crystal, Rick Dees, Alexy Pajitnov, Grace Park, Chris Klein, Taylor Hanson. Stephen Hawking died. Intro - Pour some sugar on me - Def Leppard http://defleppard.com/ Potato Chi...

Feb 29th-Leap Day, 1st Black Medal of Honor winner, Dinah Shore, Pope John Paul II hit by a Nazi truck 29.02.2024 8:26

Leap Day. Entertainment from 2005. Hattie McDaniel won an Oscar, Carol Wajtyla hit by a truck, Columbus uses solar eclipse to trick Jamaican natives. Todays birthdays - William Carney, Dinah Shore, Ja Rule, Peter Scanavino. Davy Jones died. Intro - Pour some sugar on me - Def Leppard http://defleppard.com/ Leap for leap year - Jack Hartman Let me love you - Mario Bless the broken road - Rascal Fla...

Feb 21st-Sticky Buns, Alka Seltzer, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Kelsey Grammer, Alan Rickman, Mary Chapin Carpenter 21.02.2024 10:14

National Sticky Buns day. Entertainment from 1974. Washington Monument completed, Alka Seltzer went on sale, NASCAR founded. Todays birthdays - Rue McClanahan, Alan Rickman, Tyne Daly, William Petersen, Kelsey Grammer, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Billy Baldwin, Jennifer Love Hewitt. Billy Graham died. Intro - Pour some sugar on me - Def Leppard http://defleppard.com/ Sticky Bun - Kidzone The way we wer...

Feb 19th-Chocolate Mint, Cracker Jack, Lee Marvin, Smokey Robinson, Jeff Daniels, Seal, Benicio Del Toro 19.02.2024 11:56

National chocolate mint day. Entertainment from 1994. Cracker Jack started putting prizes in their boxes, 980 Japanes soilders killed by crocodiles, George Harrison guilty of plagiarism. Todays birthdays - Lee Marvin, Smokey Robinson, Lou Christie, Jeff Daniels, Falco, Seal, Justine Bateman, Benicio Del Toro. Johnny Paycheck died. Intro - Pour some sugaar on me - Def Leppard http://defleppard.com/...

Feb 8th-Kites, Banjo Clocks, Football, Dynamite, James Dean, Motley Crue, Nick Nolte, Dan Seals 08.02.2024 13:23

National kite flying day. Entertainment from 2002. Dynamite used for 1st time in mining, banjo clock invented, Dallas Texans become Kansas City Chiefs, 1st banana republic. Todays birhdays - Jules Verne, Lana Turner, Audrey Meadows, Jack Lemmon, Nick Nolte, Dan Seals, Mary Steenburgen, Vince Neil, Gary Coleman, Seth Green. Del Shannon died. Intro - Pour some sugar on me - Def Leppard http://deflep...

Jan 29th-Corn Chips, Kansas Birthday, Tom Selleck, Heather Graham, Sara Gilbert, Adam Lambert 29.01.2024 11:22

National corn chip day. Entertainment from 1991.Kansas became 34th state, 1st class inducted into baseball hall of fame, Scotland held first Burns Night, Romeo & Juliet performed for 1st time. Todays birthdays - William McKinley, John Forsythe, Katherine Ross, Tom Selleck, Heather Graham, Sara Gilbert, Adam Lambert. Robert Frost died. Intro - Pour some sugar on me - Def Leppard http://defleppa...

Nov 29th - Square Dancing, Garry Shandling, Enos the Space Chimp, Howie Mandel, Don Cheadle, NKOTB 29.11.2023 10:42

National square dancing day. Entertainment from 1972. 1st chimp in space, 1st successful video game, Coffe rationing began in WW2, Invisible ink invented. Todays birthdays - Diane Ladd, Garry Shandling, Howie Mandel, Andrew McCarthy, Don Cheadle, Jonathon Knight, Anna Farris, Chadwick Boseman. George Harrison died. Intro - Pour some sugar on me - Def Leppard http://defleppard.com/ Do-Si-Do and Fac...

Nov 26th-Cake, Tina Turner, Charles Schulz, Linda Davis, Joe Nichols, Natasha Bedingfield, Lion 26.11.2023 10:22

National cake day. Entertainment from 2021. 1st Thanksgiving, University of Notre Dame founded, 1st lion displayed in America, Polaroid camera went on sale. 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 Easy on m...

Nov 22nd-Freckles, Rodney Dangerfield, Jamie Lee Curtis, Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett Johansson 22.11.2023 9:39

National love your freckles day, Entertainment from 1971. 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 Theme from movie Shaft - Isaac Hayes Daddy...

Nov 19th-Monopoly, Gettysburg Address, Pop Tarts, Meg Ryan, Jodie Foster, Billy Currington, Adam Driver 19.11.2023 11:44

National play monopoly day. Entertainment from 2020. 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 Mood...

Nov 17th-Hiking, Rock Hudson, Toto, Danny DeVito, Gordon Lightfoot, Rachel McAdams, Hanson 17.11.2023 11:08

National take a hike day. Entertainment from 2010. US Capitol moved from Philadelphia to Washington D.C., Suez Cannal opened, Computer Mouse invented, 1st party fraternity formed. Todays birthdays - Rock Hudson, Toto, Martin Scorsese, Danny DeVito, Gordon Lightfoot, Stephen Root, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Ronnie DeVoe, Rachel McAdams, Isaac Hanson. Augest Rodin died. Intro - Pour some sugar oln...