History & Factoids about today

National kazoo day, Entertainment from 1975. Largest snowflake ever, the Challenger Disaster, guy stung by the most bees and lived. Todays birthdays - John Banner, Alan Alda, Sarah Mclachlan, Joey Fatone, Nick Carter, Elijah Wood, Will Poulter, Ariel Winter. Cicily Tyson died. Intro - God did good - Dianna Corcoran Dianna on Spotify The kazoo song - Roctopus Please, Mr. Postman - The Carpenters Ci...

National chocolate cake day. Holocaust Remembrance day. Entertainment from 1985. Antarctica discovered, Auschwitz & Birkenau concentration camps liberated, Vietnam war officially ended. Todays birthdays - Wolfgang Amedeaus Mozart, Lewis Carroll, Howard McNear, Donna Reed, Bridget Fonda, Tracy Lawrence, Mike Patton, Bailey Zimmerman. Quote by Gus Grissom. Intro - God did good - Dianna Corcoran...

National green juice day. Entertainment from 1995. Stewardess falls 33,000 feet and lived, Largest diamond ever found, Michigan became 26th state. Todays birthdays - Louis Zamperini, Paul Newman, Bob Ueker, Jean Knight, Eddie Van Halen, Anita Baker, Ellen DeGeneres, Tom Keifer, Andrew Ridgley. Kobe Bryant died. Intro - God did good - Dianna Corcoran Dianna on Spotify Green smoothi hustla - Serfei...

National opposite day. National Irish Coffee day. Entertainment from 2024. 1st ship sunk by a torpedo, Nike formed, word Robot used for 1st time1st Winter Olympics - Todays birthdays - Dean Jones, Etta James, Dinah Manoff, Jennifer Lewis, Alicia Keys. Mary Tyler Moore died. Intro - God did good - Dianna Corcoran  Dianna on Spotify Opposites song - Learning Station Opposites attract - Paula Abdul T...

National peanut butter day. Entertainment from 1964. Gold 1st found in California, 1st canned beer, Ice cream bar invented in Iowa. Todays birthday - Ernest Borgnine, Ray Stevens, Aaron Neville, Neil Diamond, Sharon Tate, Warren Zevon, John Belushi, Ed Helms. Winston Churchill died. Intro - God did good - Dianna Corcoran   Dianna on Spotify Peanut butter - The Marathons There! I've said it again -...

National pie day. Entertainment from 2014. Frisbee went on sale, Georgetown founded, 1st person assissinated by a firearm. Todays birthdays - John Hancock, Frances Bey, Chita Rivera, Rutger Hauer, Anita Pointer, Richard Dean Anderson, Sully Sullenberger, Mariska Hargitay, Tiffani Thiessen. Johnny Carson died. Intro - God did good - Dianna Corcoran   Dianna on Spotify Baby don't you cry (pie song)...

National hot sauce day. Entertainment from 2004. Swiss guards arrived to protect the pope, Pennsylvania politician committed suiced on live TV. Todays birthday - Sam Cooke, Bill Bixby, Steve Perry, Linda Blair, Michael Hutchence, Diane Lane, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Guy Fieri, Olivia D'Abo. Heath Ledger died. Intro - God did good - Dianna Corcoran   Dianna on Spotify Hot Sauce - Breland Hey Ya - Outkast The...

Mariachi Day. Entertainment from 1974. Carter pardoned the draft dodgers, Lorena Bobbitt got off cutting off her husbands penis, 1st Star Trek convention, Delorean cars began being made. Todays birthdays - Telly Savalas, Benny Hill, Wolfman Jack, Richie Havens, Mac Davis, Billy Ocean, Geena Davis, Baby Spice. George Orwell died. Intro - God did good - Dianna Corcoran   Dianna on Spotify El Son de...

Penguin awareness day. Entertainment from 1984. 1st Opium war-Britian gets Hong Kong, Spearfish South Dakota wild weather, Iranian hostage crisis ended, Ozzy Osbourne bites head off a real bat. Todays birthdays - Lead Belly, George Burns, Deforest Kelly, Slim Whitman, Buzz Aldin, Paul Stanley, Bill Maher, Lorenzo Lamas, John Michael Montgomery, Skeet Ulrich. Audrey Hepburn died. Intro - God did go...

National popcorn day. Entertainment from 1994. Jockey underwear 1st went on sale, worlds fastest chicken plucker, WW1 1st air raid on Englan. Todays birthdays - Jean Stapleton, Nicholas Colasanto, Tippi Hedren, Phil Everly, Janis Joplin, Shelly Fabres, Dolly Parton, Robert Palmer, Martha Davis, Katey Segal, Paul Rodriguez, Drea de Matteo. Wilson Pickett died. Intro - God did good - Dianna Corcoran...

National Winnie the Pooh day. Entertainment from 1961. 1st UFO recorded in America, 1st British convicts arrived in Austrailia, BASE Jumping history was made. Todays birthdays - Thomas Watson, Cary Grant, Bobby Goldsboro, David Ruffin, Kevin Costner, Mark Collie, Jonathon Davis, Tom Bailey, Jason Segel. Glenn Frey died. Intro - Pour some sugar on me - Def Leppard    http://defleppard.com/ Winnie t...

National Popeye day. Entertainment from 1963. Prohibition began 1920, US overthrew Hawaiin Queen, Desert Storm (Gulf War began). Todays birthdays - Ben Franklin, Betty White, Eartha Kitt, James Earl Jones, Andy Kaufman, Paul Young, Steve Harvey, Susanna Hoffs, Jim Carey, Kid Rock, Zooey Deschanel. Rutherford B Hayes died. Intro - God did good - Dianna Corcoran Dianna on Spotify I'm Popeye the sail...

National Fig Newton day. Entertainment from 2013. The Whiskey A-Go Go opened in LA, Vermont declared its independenc from New York, Playboy magazine quit putting staples in the centerfolds. Todays birthdays - Ethel Merman, Carl Karcher, Ronnie MIlsap, Jim Stafford, Debbie Allen, Maxine Jones, Josie Davis, Aaliyah. Carol Lombard died. Intro - God did good - Dianna Corcoran   Dianna on Spotify Fig N...

National Bagel day.  Entertainment from 2003. First Super Bowl played, Miricle on the Hudson, Great Molasses flood, Top Hat invented.  Todays birthdays - Lloyd Bridges, Martin Luther King jr., Ronnie Van Zant, Mario Van Peebles, Lisa Lisa, Chad Lowe, Regina King, Pitbull.  General Henry "Hap" Arnold died. Intro - God did good - Dianna Corcoran  Dianna on Spotify I really like to eat bagel - The Hu...

National hot pastrami sandwich day. Entertainment from 1981. Clarinet invented, Mt. Aconcagua climbed, 1st successful Cesarean section baby delivery. Todays birthdays - Jack Jones, Billie Jo Spears, Faye Dunaway, Holland Taylor, Carl Weathers, Geoff Tate, LL Cool J, Dave Grohl, Jason Bateman. Humphrey Bogart died.  (2025) Intro - Pour some sugar on me - Def Leppard     http://defleppard.com/ Pastr...

National rubber ducky day. Entertainment from 1983. Oldest meteorite found, Oldest cave painting found, 1st country music tv show aired. Todays birthdays - Robert Stack, Liz Anderson, Frances Sternhagen, Richard Moll, Julia Louis-Drefus, Trace Adkins, Penelope Ann Miller, Patrick Dempsey, Nicole Eggert, Orlando Bloom, Liam Hemsworth. Wyatt Earp died. Intro - God did good - Dianna Corcoran Dianna o...

National kiss a ginger day. Entertainment from 1993. Dr. Pepper went on sale 1885, Hatti Caraway 1st female US senator, Stalin changed his name. Todays birthdays - Tex Ritter, Ray Price, Rush Limbaugh, Kirstie Alley, Ricky Van Shelton, Howard Stern, Jeff Bezos, Zack De La Roche, Melanie Chisholm. Agatha Christie died. Intro - God did good - Dianna Corcoran   Dianna on Spotify Redheads - Marc Danie...

National Milk day. Entertainment from 2022. 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 - God did good - Dianna Corcoran  Dianna on Spotify The milk song - Landybox Easy on me - Adele Fancy Like - Walker Hayes...

National house plant appreciation day. Entertainment from 1962. Wendy's Launched "Where's the beef", Thomas Paine started selling "Common Sense" Edward Brooke R/Mass elected to US senate-1st African American. Todays birthdays - Ray Bulger, Johnny Ray, Sal Mineo, Jim Croce, Rod Stewart, Donald Fagin, Pat Benatar, Shawn Colvin, Brent Smith. David Bowie died. Intro- God did good - Dianna Corcoran  Di...

National Apricot day. Entertainment from 2012. Connecticut became 5th state, Basel Massacre happened in switzerland, IPhone unveiled. Todays birthdays - Richard Nixon, Bob Denver, Crystal Gayle, JK Simmons, Phil Lewis, Joely Richardson, Dave matthews, Joey Lauren Adams, AJ Mclean. Bob Sget died. Intro - God did good - Dianna Corcoran   Dianna on Spotify Apricot Rhyme - Nursery rhymes for kids Sexy...

National bubble bath day. Entertainment from 2002. Battle of New Orleans took place in the War of 1812, US national Deb $0, President Bush threw up on Japans Prime Ministers lap. Todays birthdays - Gypsy Rose Lee, Elvis Presley, Bob Eubanks, Little Anthony, Stephen Hawking, David Bowie, Mike Reno, Gaby Hoffman. Galileo died. Intro - God did good - Dianna Corcoran   Dianna on Spotify Splish splash...

National Pass Gas day. Entertainment from 1972. Galileo discovered 3 of Jupiter's moon, Francium discoverd, Typewriter invented. 15" of snow fell on Sahara Desert. Todays birthdays - Millard Fillmore, Jack Greene, Kenny Loggins, David Caruso, Linda Kozlowski, David Lee Murphy, Nicolas Cage, Jeremy Renner, John Rich, Dustin Diamon. Nikola Tesla died. Intro - God did good - Dianna Corcoran   Dianna...

National shortbread day.  Entertainment from 1982. New Mexico became 47th state, 1st boxing match was held, George and Martha Washington were married, President elect Franklin Pierce's train crashed on way to his inauguration. Todays birthdays - Tom Mix, Danny Thomas, Loretta Young, Earl Scruggs, Vic Tayback, Van McCoy, Bonnie Franklin, Kathy Sledge, Norman Reedus.  Teddy Roosevelt died. Intro - G...

National bird day. Entertainment from 1992 1st divorce granted in American colony's, Ford announced would pay workers $5 a day, 1st state governor. Todays birthdays - George Reeves, Jane Wyman, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton, Ted Lange, Pamela Sue Martin, Marilyn Manson, Bradley Cooper. Sonny Bonon died. Intro - God did good - Dianna Corcoran   Dianna on Spotify Bird is the word - Trashmen The chipmo...

National spaghetti day. Entertainment from 1969. Utah becam 45th state,1st appendectomy performed, Longest worker strike in world history settled. Todays birthdays - Louis Braille, Sterling Holloway, Sorrell Booke, Dyan Cannon, Mark Hollis, Patty Loveless, Michael Stipe, Dave Foley, Deana Carter. Gerry Rafferty died.  (2025) Intro - Pour some sugar on me - Def Leppard      http://defleppard.com/ I...