History & Factoids about today

National hug a bear day. Entertainment from 2013. Women banned from wearing trousers in Paris, Bomb expolodes in US Capitol, Largest LSD lab found in Kansas. Todays birthdays - Marrie Curie, Billy Graham, Dee Clark, Johnny Rivers, Joni Mitchell, Christopher Knight, Marcus Luttrell, Adam DeVine, Lorde. Elenor Roosevelt died. Intro - God did good - Dianna Corcoran     https://www.diannacorcoran.com/...

National nacho day. Entertainment from 2003. Last oil well fire put out in Kuwait after Gulf War, 1st Europeans to set foot in Texas, Electric razor invented. Todays birthdays - June Marlow, Sally Field, Glenn Frrey, Lori Singer, Corey Glover, Ethan Hawke, Rebecca Romijn, Emma Stone, Petyr Tchaikovsky died. Intro - God did good - Dianna Corcoran    https://www.diannacorcoran.com/ Who brought the N...

National Love your red hair day. Entertainment from 1973. Guy Fawkes day in England, The game Monopoly went on sale, 1st US president? Todays birthdays - Natalie Schafer, Roy Rogers, Vivian Leigh, Ike Turner, Art Garfunkel, Peter Noone, Mike Score, Bryan Adams, Tatum O'neal. James Clark Maxwell died. Amira Therese - Podcast - Interview with a Foster kid   Watch and listen on YouTube Book - Disappo...

National common sense day. Entertainment from 1983. !st female governor, King Tuts umopened tomb discovered, US embassy in Iran taken hostage. Todays birthdays - Will Rogers, Art Carney, Doris Roberts, Loretta Swit, Delbert McClinton, Markie Post, Ralph Macchio, Jeff Probst, Mathew McConaughey, Sean Combs. Michael Crichton died. Intro - God did good - Dianna Corcoran   https://www.diannacorcoran.c...

(2024) National sandwich day. Entertainment from 2020. Bra invented, 1st animal in space, 20 year old elected judge, One World Trade Center officially opened. Todays birthdays - Stephen F. Austin, Charles Bronson, Lulu, Roseanne Barr, Dennis Miller, Kate Capshaw, Kathy Kinney, Adam Ant, Dolph Lundgren. Annie Oakley died. Intro - Pour some sugar on me - Def leppard     http://defleppard.com/ Sandwi...

National deviled eggs day. Entertainment from 2022. North & South Dakota became states, 1st cheerleader, 1st US soldiers killed in WW1. Todays birthdays - James K. Polk, Warren G. Harding, Burt Lancaster, Jay Black, Ray Walston, Stephanie Powers, Keith Emerson, K.D. Lang, David Schwimmer, Nelly. George Bernard Shaw died. Intro - God did good - Dianna Corcoran   https://www.diannacorcoran.com/...

All Saints Day. National Calsones day.  Entertainment from 1962. Michaelangelo finished painting the ceiling for Sistine Chapel, 1st President to live in the White House moved in, 1st hockey goalie to wear a face mask. Todays birthdays - Bill Anderson, Lyle Lovett, Anthony Kiedis, Rick Allen, Sophie B. Hawkins, Jenny McCarthy. Mamie Eisenhower died. Intro - God did good - Dianna Corcoran     https...

What an awesome Halloween, My co-host is Clare O'Donohue, the host of the video podcast "The History of Murder", it's one of the best out there. The productiona and story telling is as good as it can get. They talk and re-enact murders from a long time ago, many of which have been forgotten. Definately check it out at https://thehistoryofmurder.com/    Also check clare out at http://www.clareodono...

National candy corn day. Entertainment from 2002. Time clock invented, Soviets detonate largest nuclear bomb ever, Bosphorous Bridge opened in Turkey. Todays birthdays - John Adams, Ruth Gordon, Patsy Montana, Grace Slick, Otis Williams, Henry Winkler, Harry Hamlin, T. Graham Brown, Kevin Pollack, Gavin Rossdale. Steve Allen died. Intro - God did good - Dianna Corcoran   https://www.diannacorcoran...

National Oatmeal day. Entertainment from 1972. Black Tuesday stock market crash 1929, 1 legged gymnast wins 6 olympic medals, China ends its one child policy. Todays birthdays - Richard Dreyfuss, Kate Jackson, Kevin DuBrow, Dan Castellaneta, Joely Fisher, Winona Ryder, Tracee Ellis Ross. Sir Walter Raleigh died. Intro - God did good - Dianna Corcoran     https://www.diannacorcoran.com/ Oatmeal eve...

National chocolate day. Entertainment from 1982. Statue of Liberty opened, 1st Macy's store opened, Cuban missil crisis ends. Todays birthdays - Charlie Daniels, Dennis Franz, Telma Hopkins, Annie Potts, Lauren Holly, Julia Roberts, Daphne Zuniga, Brad Paisley, Joaquin Phoenix, Nolan Gould. Abigale Adams died. Intro - God did good - Dianna Corcoran     https://www.diannacorcoran.com/ Chocolate son...

2024) National black cat day. Entertainment from 1959. Constintine the Great turns the Roman Empire Christian, 1st section of New York City subway opened, Philadelphia founded. Todays birthdays - Theodore Roosevelt, Ruby Dee, John Cleese, Lee Greenwood, Simon Le Bon, Scott Weiland. Lou Reed died. Intro - Pour some sugar on me - Def Leppard     http://defleppard.com/ Black Cat song - Doodle Clubhou...

(2024) National pumpkin day. Entetainment from 1969. Erie canal opened, Gunfight at OK Corral was fought, Stonehenge donated to British People, Todays birthdays - Hamalia Jackson, Bob Hoskins, Jaclyn Smith, Pat Sajak, Rita Wilson, Dylan McDermott, Natalie Merchant, Keith Urban, Seth MacFalane, Jon Heder. Hattie McDaniel died. Intro - Pour some sugar on me - Def Leppard      http://defleppard.com/...

National Chucky the notorious killer doll day. Entertrainment from 1961. King of Greece dies from a monkey bite, US Sub torpedo's itself, 1st electronic watches went on sale. Todays birthdays - Pablo Picasso, Minnie Pearl, Marion Ross, Helen Reddy, John Anderson, Nancy Cartwright, Mark Miller, Ed Robertson, Katy Perry, Ciara. Vincent Price died Intro - God did good - Dianna Corcoran     https://ww...

National bologan day. Entertainment from 2011. Telegraph now goes from coast to coast-pony express out of business, Nylon stockings went on sale, 1st person to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel and live. Todays birthdays - Bob Kane, Big Bopper, F. Murray Abraham, Kevin Kline, Monica, Drake. Jackie Robinson died. Intro - God did good - Dianna Corcoran     https://www.diannacorcoran.com/ Oscar Meyer...

(2024) National Boston Cream pie day. Entertainment from 1979. Longest seige in world history, WWII Battle of Leyte Gulf, Oldest fossil ever found, Apple released IPOD. Todays birthdays - Johnny Carson, Michael Crichton, Dwight Yoakam, Weird Al Yankovic, Jimmy Wayne, Ryan Reynolds, Emilia Clarke. Jerry Jeff Walker died. Intro - Pour some sugar on me - Def Leppard    http://defleppard.com/ Boston c...

(2024) National nut day. Entertainment from 1989. 1st parachute jump, FDA bans red M&M's, Scientists sentenced to prison for not predicting an earthquake in Itlay. Todays birthdays - Christopher Lloyd, Bobby Fuller, Annette Funicello, Jeff Goldblum, Shaggy, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Michael Fishman, Zack Hanson, Jonathon Lipnicki, Dylan Scott, Intro - Pour some sugar on me - Def Leppard     http:/...

National apple day. Entertainment from 1981. 1st baseball world championship, 1st Europeons to sail into Pacific Ocean, Oldest pearl. Todays birthdays - Alfred Nobel, Dizzy Gillespie, Joyce Randolph, Peter Graves, Manfred Mann, Carrie Fisher, Mathew Ramsey, Kane Brown. Jack Kerouac died. Intro - God did good - Dianna Corcoran     https://www.diannacorcoran.com/ The apple song - Hal Leonard Arthurs...

National Jeff day. Entertainment from 1991. Big Foot videoed, MacArthur retruned to Philippines, Soviet pilot crashes passenger jetliner over a bet. Todays birthdays - Bela Lugosi, William Christopher, Jerry Orbach, Top Petty, Earl Hindman, William Zabka, Snoop Dogg. Ronnie Van Zant died. Intro - God did good - Dianna Corcoran    https://www.diannacorcoran.com/ The Jeffrey song - The guy who sings...

(2024) National mashed potato day. Entertainment from 2018. US bought Alaska, US won Puerto Rico, Pop up toaster invented. Todays birthdays - Chuck Berry, George C. Scott, Peter Boyle, Dawn Wells, Pam Dawber, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Erin Moran, Zac Efron. Colin Powell died. Intro - Pour some sugar on me - Def Leppard     http://defleppard.com/ Mashed potatos - Dee Dee Sharp Girls like you - Maroon...

My moms birthday, so we played Elvis. National Pasta day. Entertainment in 2010. London beer flood of 1814, NY museum hangs expensive piece of art upside down, Albert Einstein arrived in US. Todays birthdays - Irene Ryan, Rita Haayworth, Tom Poston, Earl Thomas Conley, Gary Puckett, Michael McKeon, George Wendt, Margo Kidder, Alan Jackson, Norm MacDonald, Eminem. Tennessee Ernie Ford died. Intro -...

(2024) National Sports day.  Entertainment from 1978.  Poland got a female King, Largest battle fought in Europe before WW1, Booker T. Washington is first black family to dine at the White House.  Todays birthdays - Noah Webster, Oscar Wilde, Angela Landsbury, Barry Corbin, Fred Turner, Suzanne Somers, Tim Robbins, Wendy Wilson, Kellie Martin, John Mayer.  Marie Antoinette died. Intro - Pour some...

National cheese curds day. Entertainment from 1970. Grace Bedell told Abe Lincoln to grow a beard, King Henry VIII bans bowling for the poor, TaTa airlines begins service. Todays birthdays - Linda Lavin, Penny Marshall, Richard Carpenter, Tonya Roberts, Chrid De Burgh, Larry Miller, Emeril Lagasse, Kimberly Schlapman. Pau Allen died. Intro - God did good - Dianna Corcoran   https://www.diannacorco...

National Be bald and be free day.  Entertainment from 1980. Puritans bansih Quakers, Teddy Roosevelt shot in chest and still gave his speech, Cuban missel crisis began. Todays birthdays - Dwight Eisenhower, Lillian Gish, Roger Moore, Harry Anderson, Thomas Dolby, Karyn White, Usher. Bing Crosby died. Intro - God did good - Dianna Corcoran     https://www.diannacorcoran.com/  I think I'm going bald...

National no bra day. Entertainment from 1990. US Navy Birthday, Reason Friday the 13th is bad luck, 1st World Series. Today birthdays - Melinda Dillon, Paul Simon, Sammy Hagar, Demond Wilson, Marie Osmond, Joey Belladonna, Kelly Preston, Rhett Akins, Trisha Campbell, Sacha Baron Cohen, Ashanti. Milton Hershey died. Intro - God did good - Dianna Corcoran    https://www.diannacorcoran.com/ Bra off -...