1619 – In Jamestown, Virginia, the first Colonial European representative assembly in the Americas, the House of Burgesses, convened.
1975 – Teamsters Union leader Jimmy Hoffa disappeared. He was declared dead in 1982.
July 30, 1980 Birthday (fictional) Neville Longbottom, Harry Potter #theheroofhogwarts
If you were born on July 30th, You were likely conceived the week of… November 6th (prior year)
National Cheesecake Day
It’s rumored that the Greeks invented cheesecake. In fact, there are historic accounts of Greek athletes being rewarded with a decadent dessert known as cheesecake in ancient Greece! A recipe for this tasty treat appears to have been written by physician Aegimus and is dated back over 2000 years ago making it one of the oldest recipes we know about.
Most people assume that this dessert was invented in the 1960s, but it actually traces back to James Kraft. In 1912, he developed a form of pasteurized cream cheese which is what provides today’s cheesecake with its creamy texture and tangy flavor. Today more than any other brand on the market are made using Philadelphia Cream Cheese!
The Philadelphia Brand “Cream Cheese” has nothing to do with the city of Philadelphia. The name was merely an attempt to take advantage of the high-quality dairy foods in the Philadelphia area.
July 30 is…
Father-in-Law Day International Day of Friendship National Cheesecake Day National Intern Day Paperback Book Day Share a Hug Day
July 30 Birthday Quotes
“Whether you believe you can or not, you’re right.” – Henry Ford
” Sometimes it’s easier to understand things than it is to figure them out.” – Casey Stengel
“I believe in criticism.” – Paul Anka
“Its all about finding the right note at the right place and knowing when to leave well enough alone. And that’s a lifelong quest.” – David Sanborn
“The object of education is not to fill a man’s mind with facts; it is to teach him how to use his mind in thinking.” – Henry Ford
“The ethical decision is always the fearsome decision. When something matters enough that we are afraid of the consequences – afraid that even the honorable choice could result in harm or loss or sorrow – that’s when ethics are involved.” – Henry W. Bloch
“You can have results or excuses. Not both.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
“It’s not important to me that people understand me.” – Kate Bush
“When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.” – Henry Ford
“We let the weirdness in.” – Kate Bush
July 30 Birthdays
1863 – Henry Ford, American engineer and businessman, founded the Ford Motor Company (died in 1947) 1890 – Casey Stengel, American baseball player and manager (died in 1975) 1922 – Henry W. Bloch, American banker and businessman, co-founded H&R Block (died in 2019) 1929 – Sid Krofft, Canadian-American puppeteer and producer 1936 – Buddy Guy, American singer-songwriter and guitarist 1939 – Peter Bogdanovich, American actor and director 1941 – Paul Anka, Canadian singer-songwriter 1945 – David Sanborn, American saxophonist and composer 1947 – Arnold Schwarzenegger, Austrian-American bodybuilder, actor, and politician, 38th Governor of California 1950 – Frank Stallone, American singer-songwriter and actor 1954 – Ken Olin, American actor 1956 – Delta Burke, American actress 1956 – Anita Hill, American lawyer and academic 1958 – Kate Bush, English singer-songwriter 1963 – Lisa Kudrow, American actress 1964 – Vivica A. Fox, American actress 1968 – Terry Crews, American football player and actor 1970 – Christopher Nolan, English-American director, producer, and screenwriter 1971 – Elvis Crespo, American-Puerto Rican singer 1971 – Tom Green, Canadian comedian and actor 1974 – Hilary Swank, American actress 1977 – Jaime Pressly, American actress 1982 – Yvonne Strahovski, Australian actress
July 30 History
762 – Baghdad was founded by Caliph Al-Mansur.
1619 – In Jamestown, Virginia, the first representative assembly in the Americas, the House of Burgesses, convenes for the first time.
1729 – Founding of Baltimore, Maryland.
1733 – The first Masonic Grand Lodge in the future United States was constituted in Massachusetts.
1866 – New Orleans, Louisiana’s Democratic government ordered police to raid an integrated Republican Party meeting, killing 40 people and injuring 150.
1871 – The Staten Island Ferry Westfield’s boiler exploded, killing over 85 people.
1930 – In Montevideo, Uruguay won the first FIFA World Cup.
1932 – Premiere of Walt Disney’s Flowers and Trees, the first cartoon short to use Technicolor and the first Academy Award-winning cartoon short.
1935 – The first softcover paperback books were introduced, in Germany.
1956 – A joint resolution of the US Congress was signed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, authorizing In God we Trust as the US national motto.
1962 – The Trans-Canada Highway, the largest national highway in the world, officially opened.
1965 – US President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Social Security Act of 1965 into law, establishing Medicare and Medicaid.
1966 – #1 Hit July 30, 1966 – August 12, 1966: The Troggs – Wild Thing
1975 – Jimmy Hoffa disappeared from the parking lot of the Machus Red Fox restaurant in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. He was declared dead on July 30, 1982.
1977 – #1 Hit July 30, 1977 – August 19, 1977: Andy Gibb – I Just Want to Be Your Everything
July 30, 1980 Birthday (fictional) Neville Longbottom, Harry Potter
1988 – #1 Hit July 30, 1988 – August 26, 1988: Steve Winwood – Roll with It
1990 – George Steinbrenner was forced by MLB Commissioner Fay Vincent to resign as principal partner of New York Yankees for hiring Howie Spira to “get dirt” on Dave Winfield.
2003 – In Mexico, the last Volkswagen Beetle rolled off the assembly line.
2006 – The world’s longest-running music show Top of the Pops was broadcast for the last time. It had run since January 1, 1964.
#1 Hit July 30, 2022 – August 12, 2022: About Damn Time – Lizzo
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
I always imagined living in the Star Wars universe to be much more awesome, yet I probably still would only be sitting behind a desk of an intergalactic insurance company imagining how awesome life would be in a fictional universe.
What if aliens never invaded earth because they have seen Hollywood movies and think past attempts from other races continually fail.
Plurals can be used to properly refer to a titleless party in question. – “They then broke the window of the car and took off with my phone. I didn’t see their face.”
If there were people who could read minds, they would hear an awful lot of songs, sung with incorrect words, and likely very out of tune or rhythm.
I do not know for sure that every single night I am not abducted by extraterrestrials for experimentation followed by a complete wipe of my memory and then gently placed back in my bed.
If every toy suddenly turned into the real version of itself life would be much more dangerous with the major increase in weapons, dinosaurs, and marbles.
Mr. Incredible and Elastigirl got really lucky when they named their son Dash as they had no way of knowing he’d have super speed as a superpower.
Whoever figured out that a few stalks of wheat, a glass of milk, a tomato, and a ground-up pig could be turned into pepperoni pizza is probably the greatest genius to have ever lived.
The only constant in the first 4 Batman movies is the actor who plays Alfred. His surroundings as well as the characters who inhabit them become more absurd with each movie. What if it is all just part of his growing dementia?
If you like to take photos for the sake of memorization, take photos of things you see every day once in a while. #SmellTheRoses The very best place to do a shady transaction or deal is in neon animal costumes outside a mental institution because no one would believe the witnesses.
If there are an infinite amount of alternate universes, then there must be an alternate universe in which somebody figured out how to destroy all other alternate universes and already did so. And, there must be another guy from another universe who stopped him.
If you had windshield wipers on your glasses you would think you’re the coolest person ever, but everyone else would think you look like an idiot. #neveragain
1792 – The cornerstone of the first US Federal Building was laid, the Philadelphia Mint
1948 – Idlewild Field in New York, New York International Airport (later renamed John F. Kennedy International Airport) was dedicated.
July 31, 1980 Birthday (fictional) Harry Potter, Harry Potter
July 31, 1989 – Game Boy released, video game
1991 – The United States and Soviet Union both sign the START I Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty
2006 Cuba’s leader Fidel Castro handed over power to his brother, Raúl.
If you were born on July 31st, You were likely conceived the week of… November 7th (prior year)
National Jump for Jelly Beans Day
In the Middle East, a delicacy called lokum has been around since biblical times. It’s known as Turkish Delight in English-speaking countries and it is made of sugar syrup boiled with gelatin or pectin which spreads into thin sheets when cool enough to handle. This jelly candy was an inspiration for Jelly beans but they were actually based on Jordan almonds that are coated in powdered sugar by shaking them about inside a container until their outside becomes hard like our favorite chewy sweets.
The earliest known reference of a Jelly Bean was an 1861 advertisement for William Schrafft of Boston that promoted the sending of jelly beans to soldiers in the Union Army during the Civil War. Jelly Beans were also mentioned in the Chicago Daily News in 1905.
Jelly beans became associated with the Easter holiday in the 1930s, due to their egg-shaped appearance. They grew in popularity from the 1960s through the 1980s, thanks to famous devotees like John Lennon and President Ronald Reagan. But it was really Harry Potter that made them a staple of our lives today; the Jelly Belly company created flavors inspired by the Potter books and films. With over 100 flavors today, Jelly Belly® Jelly Beans were introduced that year only eight flavors: Root Beer, Green Apple, Licorice, Cream Soda, Lemon, Tangerine, Very Cherry, and Grape.
July 31 is…
National Avocado Day National Cotton Candy Day National Jump for Jelly Beans Day
July 31 Birthday Quotes
“Always wake up with a smile knowing that today you are going to have fun accomplishing what others are too afraid to do.” – Mark Cuban
“If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara Desert, in 5 years there’d be a shortage of sand.” – Milton Friedman
“I never took myself too seriously.” – Curt Gowdy
“There are no menial jobs, only menial attitudes.” – William Bennett
“Every man is our brother, and every man’s burden is our own. Where poverty exists, all are poorer. Where hate flourishes, all are corrupted. Where injustice reins, all are unequal.” – Whitney M. Young
“It’s not in the dreaming, it’s in the doing.” – Mark Cuban
“Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.” – J.K. Rowling
“One of the great mistakes is to judge policies and programs by their intentions rather than their results.” – Milton Friedman
“The songwriters whom we think of being the greatest songwriters usually write one hit and six or seven flops.” – Ahmet Ertegun
July 31 Birthdays
1858 – Marion Talbot, influential American educator (d. 1948) 1886 – Fred Quimby, American animation producer (d. 1965) 1912 – Milton Friedman, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2006) 1919 – Curt Gowdy, American sportscaster and actor (d. 2006) 1921 – Whitney Young, American activist (d. 1971) 1923 – Ahmet Ertegun, Turkish-American songwriter and producer, founded Atlantic Records (d. 2006) 1932 – Ted Cassidy, American actor (d. 1979) 1943 – Lobo (Roland Kent LaVoie), American singer-songwriter 1943 – William Bennett, American journalist and politician 1958 – Mark Cuban, American businessman 1965 – J. K. Rowling, English author and film producer 1966 – Dean Cain, American actor 1978 – Zac Brown, American country singer-songwriter 1979 – B.J. Novak, American actor, director, producer and screenwriter 1981 – M. Shadows, American musician, lead singer of Avenged Sevenfold
July 31 History
781 The oldest recorded eruption of Mount Fuji in Japan.
1492 Jews were expelled from Spain when the Alhambra Decree took effect.
1790 The first US patent (X000001) was issued to inventor Samuel Hopkins for a potash process.
1897 Mount Saint Elias – 18,008 ft (5,489 m) – Alaska, USA/Yukon, Canada – First ascent: July 31, 1897, by Duke of the Abruzzi, Filippo de Filippi, and Vittorio Sell
1930 The radio mystery program The Shadow aired for the first time.
1931 New York television station W2XAB (now known as WCBS) began broadcasting.
1948 Idlewild Field in New York, New York International Airport (now John F. Kennedy International Airport) was dedicated.
1954 K2 – 28,251 ft (8,611 m) – Pakistan/China – First ascent: July 31, 1954, by Achille Compagnoni and Lino Lacedelli
1961 At Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, the first All-Star Game tie in Major League Baseball history happened after the game was stopped in the ninth inning because of rain.
1971 #1 Hit July 31, 1971 – August 6, 1971: James Taylor – You’ve Got a Friend
1980 July 31, 1980 Birthday (fictional) Harry Potter, Harry Potter
1989 July 31, 1989 – Game Boy released; video game
1995 The Walt Disney Company announced its plans to purchase both ABC and ESPN
1999 #1 Hit July 31, 1999 – September 3, 1999: Christina Aguilera – Genie In A Bottle
2003 Broadway Show – Avenue Q (Musical) July 31, 2003
2006 Cuba’s Fidel Castro handed over power to his brother, Raul Castro.
2010 #1 Hit July 31, 2010 – September 17, 2010: Eminem featuring Rihanna – Love the Way You Lie
2015 Millions of people went outside and looked up, and when they came back in, they said, “They lied to us. That moon’s not blue.”
2015 Descendants aired on The Disney Channel
2012 #1 Hit July 31, 2021 – August 13, 2021: Butter – BTS
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
“So, when you divide the world into music lovers, music fans and then those people who are just very casual about their music, it’s wallpaper to them, it’s elevator music, it’s just the thing that’s playing in the background that helps them through their day.” – Michael Stipe
The Capital of Mexico is Mexico City
You can’t have a depressing scene in a movie without extreme close-ups and rain.
The biggest film of 1949: Samson and Delilah (Drama) earned ~ $29,000,000
Clark Kent (Superman) is the male movie counterpart to the girl who takes off her glasses, and everyone realizes she’s pretty. #movies
Alan Napier, the actor who played Alfred in the 1960s version of Batman, was the show’s only cast member who had never heard of Batman and had no idea who the character was before the show began filming.
The Capital of Mauritius is Port Louis
I think Freud would have something to say about all of the people who upload pictures of their attractive mothers onto Facebook.
“I suggest you not underestimate the staggering drawing power of the Garden State, and show up two hours in advance.” – Ticket Lady #moviequotes
There are 18 different animal shapes in the animal cracker zoo.
TV Quotes… “Up your nose with a rubber hose” (Vinnie Barbarino) on “Welcome Back, Kotter”
Helen Keller was once a pupil of Alexander Graham Bell at his school for the deaf.
1945 – The USS Indiana was torpedoed and sank. Only 318 of 1,196 crewmen survived.
1954 – The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien was published.
1958 – NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) was established.
If you were born on July 29th, You were likely conceived the week of… November 5th (prior year)
National Chicken Wing Day
The Buffalo Chicken Wing is a staple of American cuisine. They were invented over 50 years ago by Teressa Bellissimo at the Anchor Bar and Grill in Buffalo, NY. Legend has it that she served them to her son Dominic and his friends as late-night snacks but they quickly became wildly popular thereafter their invention was revealed to others who then spread the word about this delicious dish all across America – leading people everywhere craving for these wings today!
Buffalo is an unassuming city on Lake Erie with big appetites: It also claims two kinds of chicken wing sauces; milder orange-onion-based “rooster” and spicier cayenne pepper sauce.
The peppers used to make the hot sauce contains the chemical Capsaicin. The more Capsaicin, the hotter the pepper and the hotter the sauce. Your chicken wing leftovers can stay in the fridge for three to four days, according to the FDA. You shouldn’t leave your chicken wings at room temperature (40 degrees Fahrenheit or above) for more than two hours.
Common Varieties of Hot Peppers and their Scoville Rating for Hot Peppers:
International Tiger Day National Chicken Wing Day National Lipstick Day Rain Day
July 29 Birthday Quotes
“You can be too rich and too thin, but you can never be too well read or too curious about the world.” – Tim Gunn
“They yell at me to be dignified. But what are the dignified people like? The people who are held up as examples of me? They are snobs. Frightful snobs, I’m a curiosity in Hollywood. I’m a big freak because I’m myself!” – Clara Bow
“‘Why do I wear tennis shoes?’ That’s two questions. Do I wear tennis shoes? The answer to that question is, ‘Yes.’ ‘Why?’” That’s a question philosophers have been pondering for centuries.” – Irwin Corey
“Have you noticed that the people who actually make the laws, the people in power, never make laws for themselves?” – William Powell
“Often imitated, but never duplicated!” – Lou Albano
“Be honest. Be kind. Be honorable. Work hard. And always be awesome.” – Wil Wheaton
“I prefer to think of myself as a musician who is still learning and trying to do something every time out.” – Geddy Lee
“I have the face of a vampire, but the heart of a feminist.” – Theda Bara
“To be good is to be forgotten. I’m going to be so bad I’ll always be remembered.” – Theda Bara
July 29 Birthdays
1883 – Benito Mussolini, Italian fascist politician, 27th Prime Minister of Italy (died in 1945) 1885 – Theda Bara, American actress (died in 1955) 1892 – William Powell, American actor (died in 1984) 1905 – Clara Bow, American actress (died in 1965) 1906 – Thelma Todd, American actress (died in 1935) 1914 – ‘Professor’ Irwin Corey, American comedian and actor (died in 2017) 1933 – Lou Albano, Italian-American wrestler, manager, and actor (died in 2009) 1953 – Geddy Lee, Canadian musician 1953 – Tim Gunn, American television host and actor 1954 – Patti Scialfa, American musician 1955 – Dave Stevens, American illustrator (died in 2008) 1966 – Martina McBride, American singer-songwriter 1972 – Wil Wheaton, American actor 1982 – Allison Mack, American actress
July 29 History
1148 – The Siege of Damascus ended with a crusader defeat and lead end of the Second Crusade.
1836 – Inauguration of the Arc de Triomphe de l’Étoile (Arch of Triumph of the Star) in Paris, France.
1914 – The 7 mile long Cape Cod Canal opened in Massachusetts.
1921 – Adolf Hitler became the leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party.
1948 – After a hiatus of 12 years caused by World War II, the first Summer Olympics to be held since the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, open in London.
1958 – US President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the National Aeronautics and Space Act into law, which created the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
1969 – #1 Hit July 29, 1967 – August 18, 1967: The Doors – Light My Fire
1972 – #1 Hit July 29, 1972 – August 25, 1972: Gilbert O’Sullivan – Alone Again (Naturally)
1976 – David Berkowitz (the “Son of Sam”) killed one person and seriously wounded another in the first of a series of attacks in New York City.
1981 – A worldwide TV audience of over 700 million people watched the wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Lady Diana Spencer at St Paul’s Cathedral in London.
1982 – Professional wrestler Jerry Lawler slapped actor Andy Kaufman in the face on the program Late Night with David Letterman, a staged event that prompted a several-month ‘war’ between the two of them.
1987 – British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and President of France François Mitterrand sign the agreement to build a tunnel under the English Channel (Chunnel).
2000 – #1 Hit July 29, 2000 – August 11, 2000: ‘N Sync – It’s Gonna Be Me
2005 – Astronomers announce their discovery of the dwarf planet, Eris.
July 29, 2015- Windows 10 was released.
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
40% of bottles that say ‘Italian olive oil’ are not actually Italian olive oil.
“Fasten your seatbelts. It’s going to be a bumpy night.” – Margo Channing (Bette Davis) in All About Eve, 1950
“It’s alive! It’s alive!” – Victor Frankenstein (Colin Clive) #moviequotes
The Democratic party got its donkey symbol because Andrew Jackson’s opponents called him a jackass. Which amused him to the point of making the donkey his party’s symbol.
When a crow dies, the other crows investigate if there’s a threat where the death occurred, so they can avoid it in the future.
US President #2 John Adams (1797-1801) died July 4, 1826, one of two original signers of the Declaration of Independence who were also President, 50 years to the day of it being written.
Snow White is the youngest Disney Princess, at only 14 years old.
Bananas are radioactive enough that a truckload of them can cause false alarms when checking for nuclear materials at US ports, but they are perfectly healthy for the human body.
The sentence “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog” uses every letter of the alphabet.
If s’mores were named after the fact that when you have one you want “some more”, that means the very first s’more ever eaten didn’t have a name.
1540 – Thomas Cromwell was executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of treason.
1868 – The 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution was certified.
1973 – At the Summer Jam at Watkins Glen, nearly 600,000 people attend a rock festival at the Watkins Glen International Raceway.
1996 – The remains of a prehistoric man were discovered near Kennewick, Washington. (The Kennewick Man)
If you were born on July 28th, You were likely conceived the week of… November 4th (prior year)
The 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution
Section 1 All persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
Section 2 Representatives shall be apportioned among the several States according to their respective numbers, counting the whole number of persons in each State, excluding Indians not taxed. But when the right to vote at any election for the choice of electors for President and Vice President of the United States, Representatives in Congress, the Executive and Judicial officers of a State, or the members of the Legislature thereof, is denied to any of the male inhabitants of such State, being twenty-one years of age, and citizens of the United States, or in any way abridged, except for participation in rebellion, or other crime, the basis of representation therein shall be reduced in the proportion which the number of such male citizens shall bear to the whole number of male citizens twenty-one years of age in such State.
Section 3 No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any State, who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any State legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any State, to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof. But Congress may by a vote of two-thirds of each House, remove such disability.
Section 4 The validity of the public debt of the United States, authorized by law, including debts incurred for payment of pensions and bounties for services in suppressing insurrection or rebellion, shall not be questioned. But neither the United States nor any State shall assume or pay any debt or obligation incurred in aid of insurrection or rebellion against the United States, or any claim for the loss or emancipation of any slave; but all such debts, obligations and claims shall be held illegal and void.
Section 5 The Congress shall have power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article.
July 28 is…
Buffalo Soldiers Day Observed annually on July 28th National Hamburger Day National Milk Chocolate Day National Waterpark Day World Hepatitis Day World Nature Conservation Day
July 28 Birthday Quotes
“It is easy to believe we are each waves and forget we are also the ocean.” – Jon J Muth
“There is something delicious about writing the first words of a story. You never quite know where they’ll take you.” – Beatrix Potter
“To me, the capacity to earn money has never been a measurement of success. It is my belief that people must develop a philosophy early in life which permits them to have as much pleasure, enjoyment and satisfaction now as is possible without injuring themselves or others. Money can help to do this, but it is not and must not become the sole aim of a person’s existence. We all know what happened to King Midas.” – Rudy Vallee
“I have been through a lot and have suffered a great deal. But I have had lots of happy moments, as well. Every moment one lives is different from the other. The good, the bad, hardship, the joy, the tragedy, love, and happiness are all interwoven into one single, indescribable whole that is called life. You cannot separate the good from the bad. And perhaps there is no need to do so, either.” – Jackie Kennedy
“No one goes unscathed, we all go through things. We just can’t let people’s nasty words become our beliefs about ourselves, you know?” – Elizabeth Berkley
“A conductor should guide rather than command.” – Riccardo Muti
“With opportunity, the world is very interesting.” – Beatrix Potter
July 28 Birthdays
1866 – Beatrix Potter, English children’s book writer and illustrator (died in 1943) 1901 – Rudy Vallée, American actor and singer(died in 1986) 1915 – Dick Sprang, American comic book illustrator (died in 2000) 1915 – Frankie Yankovic, American polka musician (died in 1998) 1929 – Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, American socialite, 37th First Lady of the United States (died in 1994) 1941 – Riccardo Muti, Italian conductor 1954 – Hugo Chávez, Venezuelan colonel and politician, President of Venezuela (died in 2013) 1960 – Jon J. Muth, American author and illustrator 1962 – Rachel Sweet, American singer 1964 – Lori Loughlin, American actress 1969 – Alexis Arquette, American actress (died in 2016) 1974 – Elizabeth Berkley, American actress 1990 – Soulja Boy, American rapper
July 28 History
1854 – The USS Constellation, the last ‘all sail’ warship built by the United States Navy, was commissioned.
1868 – The 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution was certified, establishing African American citizenship and guaranteeing due process of law.
1896 – The city of Miami, Florida was incorporated.
1933 – The first Singing Telegram was delivered, to Rudy Vallee for his 32nd birthday.
1945 – A US Army B-25 bomber crashed into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building, killing 14 and injuring 26.
1951 – #1 Hit July 28, 1951 – September 7, 1951: Rosemary Clooney – Come On-a My House
1956 – #1 Hit July 28, 1956 – August 3, 1956: Elvis Presley – I Want You, I Need You, I Love You
1973 – Nearly 600,000 people attended the Summer Jam at Watkins Glen rock festival at the Watkins Glen International Raceway.
1976 (Earthquake) Tangshan, China
1988 – East End Show – Blood Brothers (Musical) July 28, 1988
1996 – The remains of the prehistoric Kennewick Man were discovered near Kennewick, Washington.
2000 – Kathie Lee Gifford left Live with Regis and Kathie Lee.
2002 Nine coal miners trapped in the flooded Quecreek Mine in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, were rescued after 77 hours underground.
2007 – #1 Hit July 28, 2007 – August 10, 2007: Plain White T’s – Hey There Delilah
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
Rob Roy – Real Name: Robert McGregor
The is a 90-degree difference between crawling and climbing. #RealLifeMath
Kirk Douglas – Real Name: Issur Danielovitch Demsky
“I gave her my heart, she gave me a pen.” – Lloyd Dobler #moviequotes
Useless Pronunciation: C as in cue
A group of Hamsters is called a Horde.
Mark Wahlberg and Matt Damon agree that if they’re ever confused for one another, they will just go along with it.
Success and failure, we think of them as opposites, but they’re really not. They’re companions- the hero and sidekick.
Asparagus comes in Bundles.
The Seven Virtues #1- Faith is belief in the right things.
“I wish I didn’t know now what I didn’t know then.” #songlyrics
A group of Hawks (in flight) is called a Kettle.
Marie Curie’s notebooks are still radioactive. Researchers hoping to view them must sign a disclaimer.
The average wait in the waiting room of a doctor’s office: 20 minutes.
July 27, **** Birthday (fictional) Bugs Bunny, Cartoon
If you were born on July 27th, You were likely conceived the week of… November 3rd (prior year)
Bagpipe Appreciation Day
The first bagpipe records appeared around 1000 BC via a Hittite carving. However, the general consensus among scholars is that it was actually introduced to Scotland by the Romans at some point during or after their conquest of England in AD 43-410.
The International Bagpipe Organization and the Bagpipe Society co-founded a celebration of International Bagpipe Day in 2012. They have helped to bring the bagpipes to new players since 1986, but it is important that they do not lose their history or playing tradition. Creating this day was with hopes of bringing awareness about over 130 types of bagpipes worldwide.
The PCM informal poll gives the Bagpipes the #2 ranking for most annoying instruments, with The Vuvuzela taking the number one position. A distant #3 was the kazoo, with the mouth harp and the triangle taking the number 4 and 5 spots, respectively.
July 27 is…
Bagpipe Appreciation Day National Chicken Finger Day National Crème Brûlée Day National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day Take Your Houseplants for a Walk Day Walk on Stilts Day
July 27 Birthday Quotes
“I’m not into working out. My philosophy: No pain, no pain.” – Carol Leifer
“Life is made up of small pleasures. Happiness is made up of those tiny successes. The big ones come too infrequently. And if you don’t collect all these tiny successes, the big ones don’t really mean anything.” – Norman Lear
“I’ve always known I was good, but if other people don’t think so, it can hurt your confidence.” – Jerry Van Dyke
“My background was art school, documentary director and surfer with a keen interest in thrilling acts of life-threatening stupidity.” – Yahoo Serious
“I’m always learning when I’m surrounded by great people. In every experience, I feel like I’m learning. I’m not like, ‘Oh good. I’m done! I don’t have to learn anymore.’” – Maya Rudolph
“Nobodys perfect. And if you think they are, you’re sadly mistaken.” – Jonathan Rhys Meyers
“We just may be the most well-informed, yet least self-aware, people in history.” – Norman Lear
“The ultimate goal should be doing your best and enjoying it.” – Peggy Fleming
“My failures has helped me as much as my successes.” – Jonathan Rhys Meyers
July 27 Birthdays
1916 – Keenan Wynn, American actor (died in 1986) 1922 – Norman Lear, American screenwriter and producer 1931 – Jerry Van Dyke, American actor (died in 2018) 1944 – Bobbie Gentry, American singer-songwriter 1947 – Betty Thomas, American actress 1948 – Peggy Fleming, American figure skater and sportscaster 1949 – Maury Chaykin, American-Canadian character actor (died in 2010) 1949 – Maureen McGovern, American singer 1952 – Roxanne Hart, American actress 1953 – Yahoo Serious, Australian comedic actor 1956 – Carol Leifer, American actress and comedian 1967 – Juliana Hatfield, American singer-songwriter 1969 – Triple H, American wrestler 1972 – Maya Rudolph, American comedic actress 1974 – Pete Yorn, American singer-songwriter 1977 – Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Irish actor 1984 – Taylor Schilling, American actress 1990 – Nick Hogan, American race car driver and actor
July 27 History
1694 – A Royal charter was granted to the Bank of England.
1789 – The first US federal government agency, the Department of Foreign Affairs, was established (later renamed the Department of State).
1866 – The first permanent transatlantic telegraph cable was successfully completed, stretching from Valentia Island, Ireland, to Heart’s Content, Newfoundland.
1890 – Vincent van Gogh (probably) shot himself, and died from the chest wound on July 29.
1929 – The Geneva Convention was signed in Geneva, Switzerland. The full official name is the Convention Relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War, Geneva July 27, 1929.
1940 – The animated short A Wild Hare was released, introducing the character of Bugs Bunny. “What’s up, Doc?” was the first line the still-unnamed rabbit said to Elmer Fudd.
July 27, 19** Birthday (fictional) Bugs Bunny, Cartoon
1974 The House of Representatives Judiciary Committee votes 27 to 11 to recommend the first article of impeachment (for obstruction of justice) against President Richard Nixon. #watergate
1974 – #1 Hit July 27, 1974 – August 9, 1974: John Denver – Annie’s Song
1981 – Adam Walsh, the 6-year-old son of John & Reve Walsh, was kidnapped in Hollywood, Florida and was found murdered two weeks later.
1985 – #1 Hit July 27, 1985 – August 2, 1985: Paul Young – Everytime You Go Away
1987 – RMS Titanic Inc. began the first expedited salvage of wreckage of the RMS Titanic.
1991 – #1 Hit July 27, 1991 – September 13, 1991: Bryan Adams – (Everything I Do) I Do It For You 1996 – In Atlanta, United States, a pipe bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park during the 1996 Summer Olympics. Security guard Richard Jewell saved many people, although there were many injuries. Jewell was also falsely accused on setting the bomb. He was exonerated and Eric Robert Rudolph was later found to have been the bomber.
1999 – #1 Hit July 27, 1996 – August 2, 1996: Toni Braxton – You’re Makin’ Me High / Let It Flow
1999 – Tony Hawk landed the first ‘900’ on a skateboard (two-and-a-half complete revolutions) at the fifth annual X Games in San Francisco, California.
2007 – News helicopters from Phoenix, Arizona television stations KNXV and KTVK collide over Steele Indian School Park in central Phoenix while covering a police chase. Four people were killed.
July 26, 19** Birthday (fictional) Bert, Sesame Street
1775 – The office that would later become the United States Post Office Department was established.
July 26, 1910 – Krazy Kat 1st appearance in The Dingbat Family, Comic Strip debuted
1942 – The US Army ordered ( Executive Order 9981) desegregation in its training camp facilities.
1947 – The US Department of Defense was founded.
2005 – STS-114: Launch of Discovery, NASA’s first scheduled flight mission since the Columbia Disaster in 2003.
If you were born on July 26th, You were likely conceived the week of… November 2nd (prior year)
Holistic Therapy Day
Hippocrates, one of the most famous physicians in history was known for his holistic approach to medicine. He felt it wasn’t enough just to focus on ailments like headaches and stomach aches but instead he would treat the whole person by not only focusing on their physical symptoms but also mental health as well. The idea that you need a healthier lifestyle is what lead to Hippocrates’ medical revolution which began around 400 years before Christ’s birth.
Modern Holistic Therapy is a medical practice where the doctor takes into account all of your symptoms and tries to find out what it might be causing them. This contrasts with traditional medicine, which would just focus on treating whatever symptom you have at that point in time without looking for other causes
The crux of Modern Holistic Therapies (MHT) philosophy is rooted in the idea that modern-day Traditional Medicine’s approach comes with certain concerns – namely focusing on treatments/treating one particular symptom while ignoring or not fully considering another related factor(s). Prior to the 1970s, this wasn’t present as such; instead, MHT tried taking an entire environment perspective when determining treatment options by trying their best to address root cause issues within patients.
Holistic therapies include:
Acupuncture, Aromatherapy, and Essential Oils, Ayurvedic medicine, Bowen technique, Homeopathy, Hypnotherapy, Massage, Meditation, Mindfulness, Reflexology, Reiki, Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), Western herbal medicine, Yoga
The Hippocratic Oath
I swear by Apollo the physician, and Asclepius, and Hygieia and Panacea and all the gods and goddesses as my witnesses, that, according to my ability and judgment, I will keep this Oath and this contract:
To hold him who taught me this art equally dear to me as my parents, to be a partner in life with him, and to fulfill his needs when required; to look upon his offspring as equals to my own siblings, and to teach them this art, if they shall wish to learn it, without fee or contract; and that by the set rules, lectures, and every other mode of instruction, I will impart a knowledge of the art to my own sons, and those of my teachers, and to students bound by this contract and having sworn this Oath to the law of medicine, but to no others.
I will use those dietary regimens which will benefit my patients according to my greatest ability and judgment, and I will do no harm or injustice to them.
I will not give a lethal drug to anyone if I am asked, nor will I advise such a plan; and similarly I will not give a woman a pessary to cause an abortion.
In purity and according to divine law will I carry out my life and my art.
I will not use the knife, even upon those suffering from stones, but I will leave this to those who are trained in this craft.
Into whatever homes I go, I will enter them for the benefit of the sick, avoiding any voluntary act of impropriety or corruption, including the seduction of women or men, whether they are free men or slaves.
Whatever I see or hear in the lives of my patients, whether in connection with my professional practice or not, which ought not to be spoken of outside, I will keep secret, as considering all such things to be private.
So long as I maintain this Oath faithfully and without corruption, may it be granted to me to partake of life fully and the practice of my art, gaining the respect of all men for all time. However, should I transgress this Oath and violate it, may the opposite be my fate.
July 26 is…
Aunt and Uncles Day Holistic Therapy Day National All Or Nothing Day National Bagelfest Day National Coffee Milkshake Day One Voice Day World Tofu Day
The Lumberjack World Championships traditionally take place in Hayward, WI, during the last weekend in July.
July 26 Birthday Quotes
“The world will ask you who you are, and if you don’t know, the world will tell you.” – Carl Jung
“A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.” – George Bernard Shaw
“I don’t want to be a star – most of the ones I know are too unhappy.” – Vivian Vance
“Computers have their uses They’re great for work or play But it’s not a good idea just to stare at them all day!” – Jan Berenstain, The Berenstain Bears’ Computer Trouble
“Both optimists and pessimists contribute to society. The optimist invents the aeroplane, the pessimist the parachute.” – George Bernard Shaw
“The victim of mind manipulation does not know that he is a victim. To him, the walls of his prison are invisible, and he believes himself to be free.” – Aldous Huxley
“Thinking is difficult, that’s why most people judge.” – Carl Jung
” The longer I live, the more convinced am I that this planet is used by other planets as a lunatic asylum.” – George Bernard Shaw
July 26 Birthdays
1796 – George Catlin, American painter, author, and traveler (died in 1872) 1819 – Justin Holland, American guitarist and educator (died in 1887) 1856 – George Bernard Shaw, Irish playwright and critic, Nobel Prize laureate (died in 1950) 1875 – Carl Jung, Swiss psychiatrist and psychotherapist (died in 1961) 1894 – Aldous Huxley, English novelist and philosopher (died in 1963) 1909 – Vivian Vance, American actress and singer (died in 1979) 1914 – Erskine Hawkins, American trumpet player and bandleader (died in 1993) 1922 – Blake Edwards, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died in 2010) 1922 – Jason Robards, American actor (died in 2000) 1923 – Jan Berenstain, American author and illustrator (died in 2012) 1928 – Joe Jackson, American talent manager, father of Michael Jackson (died in 2018) 1928 – Stanley Kubrick, American director, producer, screenwriter and cinematographer (died in 1999) 1940 – Dobie Gray, American singer-songwriter (died in 2011) 1941 – Darlene Love, American singer and actress 1943 – Mick Jagger, English singer-songwriter, Rolling Stone 1945 – Helen Mirren, English actress 1949 – Roger Taylor, English singer-songwriter and drummer 1950 – Susan George, English actress 1956 – Dorothy Hamill, American figure skater 1959 – Kevin Spacey, American actor 1964 – Sandra Bullock, American actress 1967 – Jason Statham, English actor 1973 – Kate Beckinsale, English actress
July 26 History
1745 “The greatest cricket match that was played in this part of England was on Friday, the 26th of last month, on Gosden Common, near Guildford, between eleven maids of Bramley and eleven maids of Hambledon, all dressed in white. The Bramley maids had blue ribbons and the Hambledon maids red ribbons on their heads. The Bramley girls got 119 notches and the Hambledon girls 127. There was of bothe sexes the greatest number that ever was seen on such an occasion. The girls bowled, batted, ran and catches as well as most men could do in that game.” – news report on the first recorded women’s Cricket Match.
1775 The Second Continental Congress established an allowance for The United States Post Office Department. It was called the Post Office Department 1792 – 1971. United States Postal Service was effective on July 1, 1971.
1847 Liberia disbanded from the support of the American Colonization Society and formalized their settlement as the Republic of Liberia.
1887 Dr. Esperanto’s International Language, usually called Unua Libro (English: First Book) was published.
1908 United States Attorney General Charles Joseph Bonaparte issued an order to staff the Bureau of Investigation (BOI – later renamed the Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI).
2010 July 26, 1910 – Krazy Kat’s 1st appearance in The Dingbat Family, Comic Strip
1941 US President Franklin D. Roosevelt ordered the seizure of all Japanese assets in the United States.
1946 Aloha Airlines began service from Honolulu International Airport. They closed on March 31, 2008.
1947 President Harry S. Truman signed the National Security Act of 1947 into United States law creating the Central Intelligence Agency, United States Department of Defense, United States Air Force, Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the United States National Security Council.
1958 #1 Hit July 26, 1958 – August 3, 1958: Elvis Presley – Hard-Headed Woman
1963 Syncom 2, the world’s first geosynchronous satellite, was launched from Cape Canaveral. It was used to telecast the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo to the United States.
1971 Apollo 15 (July 26 – August 7, 1971) Crew: David R. Scott, Alfred M. Worden, and James B. Irwin, featuring the first use of a Lunar Roving Vehicle.
1975 #1 Hit July 26, 1975 – August 1, 1975: Van McCoy and the Soul City Symphony – The Hustle
1986 #1 Hit July 26, 1986 – August 1, 1986: Peter Gabriel – Sledgehammer
1990 The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 was signed into law by President George Bush.
July 26, 19** Birthday (fictional) Bert, Sesame Street
2014 #1 Hit July 26, 2014 – September 5, 2014: Magic! – Rude
2016 Hillary Clinton became the first female nominee for President of the United States by a major political party at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. #VictoriaWoodhull
2052 July 26, 2052 (fiction) The United Nations was officially disbanded; Fallout, Video game
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
“If I’m not back in five minutes… just wait longer.” – Ace Ventura #moviequotes
Whatchu talkin ’bout Wills? #TVCatchphrase
A velociraptor was about the size of a big chicken.
“You’re gonna love the way you look, I guarantee it” – Alcohol, telling me to dance
The Four Classical Elements (Earth, Water, Air, and Fire) Match the Four States of Matter (Solid, Liquid, Gas, and Plasma). #Science
Lauren Bacall – Real Name: Betty Joan Perske
“I’m not bad, I’m just drawn that way” – Jessica Rabbit #moviequotes
A group of Gorillas is called a Band or Troop.
After losing the first glove or sock of a pair the chances of losing the remaining one basically drops to zero.
“I hope the exit is joyful and hope never to return.” – Frida Kahlo #LastWords
You can be sitting down and sitting up at the same time, because of the English language!
“Once you start compromising your thoughts, you’re a candidate for mediocrity” – Arnold Epstein #moviequotes
1909 – Louis Bleriot became the first person to fly over the English Channel between France and England.
1956 – The Andrea Doria sank off Nantucket, MA. Although 1,660 passengers were rescued, 46 people were killed in the accident.
1965 – Bob Dylan used an electric guitar at the Newport Folk Festival, and fans did not like the new sound.
If you were born on July 25th, You were likely conceived the week of… November 1st (prior year)
National Carousel (Merry-Go-Round) Day
The merry-go-round is a rotating circular platform with seats for riders. The motor spins the ride around its central pole and between rows of animals, passengers can take their pick from many colorful wooden horses or other creatures that move up and down to simulate galloping!
An amusement park staple, the carousel is a circular platform that rotates around an axis. The rides are filled with people of all ages, riding animals as well! It’s powered by a motor in order to make it spin while maintaining its stability. There might be times when you see one animal grazing on grass, or another horse trotting up and down for everyone to admire before returning back into their poses once again, just like they were galloping.
July 25, 1871 – The first carousel patent was issued to William Schneider and he is considered the official inventor of the modern carousel by the US Patent Office.
Feast of Saint James Health and Happiness with Hypnosis Day National Carousel Day National Hire a Veteran Day National Hot Fudge Sundae Day National Wine and Cheese Day Red Shoe Day Thread the Needle Day
July 25 Birthday Quotes
“I believe that laughter is the best emotional Band-Aid in the world. It’s like nature’s Neosporin.” – Matt LeBlanc
“When you’re good at something, you’ll tell everyone. When you’re great at something, they’ll tell you.” – Walter Payton
“There are countless artists whose shoes I am not worthy to polish – whose prints would not pay the printer. The question of judgment is a puzzling one.” – Maxfield Parrish
“Beauty, strength, youth, are flowers but fading seen; Duty, faith, love, are roots, and ever green.” – George Peele
“You can do anything you want to do.” – Estelle Getty
July 25 Birthdays
1556 – George Peele, English translator, poet, and dramatist (died in 1596) 1857 – Frank J. Sprague, American inventor (died in 1934) 1870 – Maxfield Parrish, American painter and illustrator (died in 1966) 1894 – Walter Brennan, American actor (died in 1974) 1901 – Lila Lee, American actress and singer (died in 1973) 1915 – Joseph P. Kennedy Jr., American lieutenant and pilot (died in 1944) 1923 – Estelle Getty, American actress (died in 2008) 1935 – Barbara Harris, American actress and singer (died in 2018) 1935 – Adnan Khashoggi, Saudi Arabian businessman (died in 2017) 1941 – Emmett Till, American lynching victim (died in 1955) 1954 – Walter Payton, American football player and race car driver (died in 1999) 1955 – Iman, Somalian-English model and actress 1965 – Illeana Douglas, American actress 1967 – Matt LeBlanc, American actor 1974 – Lauren Faust, American animator and producer 1978 – Louise Brown, first human to be born via IVF 1982 – Brad Renfro, American actor (died in 2008)
July 25 History
306 – Constantine I (Constantine The Great) was proclaimed Roman emperor by his troops.
315 – The Arch of Constantine was completed near the Colosseum in Rome
1593 – Henry IV of France converted from Protestantism to Roman Catholicism.
1668 (Earthquake) China
1788 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart completed his Symphony No. 40 in G minor.
1861 – The United States Congress passed the Crittenden-Johnson Resolution, stating that the war was being fought to preserve the Union and not to end slavery.
1868 – The Wyoming Territory was established.
1925 – Telegraph Agency of the Soviet Union (TASS) was established.
1946 – Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis stage their first show as a comedy team at Club 500 in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
1953 – #1 Hit July 25, 1953 – August 7, 1953: Eddie Fisher – I’m Walking Behind You
1956 – The Italian luxury liner Andrea Doria sank after colliding with the Swedish ship Stockholm in 200 feet of water 50 miles southeast of Nantucket Island, Mass.
1959 – The SR.N1 hovercraft crossed the English Channel from Calais, France to Dover, England in just over two hours.
1965 – Bob Dylan played an electric guitar at the Newport Folk Festival, surprising fans of folk and rock music.
1970 – #1 Hit July 25, 1970 – August 21, 1970: The Carpenters – (They Long to Be) Close to You
1975 – Broadway Show – A Chorus Line (Musical) July 25, 1975
1976 – Viking 1 took the now-famous Face on Mars photo.
July 25, 1976 Birthday (fictional) Steve Urkel, Family Matters, TV
1978 – Louise Brown, the world’s first “test-tube baby” (in vitro fertilization, or IVF)was born at Oldham General Hospital, Oldham, England.
1981 – #1 Hit July 25, 1981 – July 31, 1981: Air Supply – The One That You Love
1984 – Salyut 7 cosmonaut Svetlana Savitskaya became the first woman to perform a spacewalk.
2010 – WikiLeaks published classified documents about the War in Afghanistan, one of the largest leaks in US military history.
2015 – #1 Hit July 25, 2015 – August 21, 2015: OMI – Cheerleader
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
The “Berenstain Bears Alternate Universe Theory” – in which people believe that they have switched over to a parallel universe because they explicitly remember “Berenstain” spelled as “Berenstein”
The Capital of Micronesia, Federated States of is Palikir
Purposely failing to complete a sentence is called ‘Aposiopesis’, so you…
1209 North Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware is home to over 285,000 businesses, including American Airlines, Apple, Bank of America, Berkshire Hathaway, Cargill, Coca-Cola, Ford, General Electric, Google, JPMorgan Chase, and Wal-Mart.
John Hughes had an unproduced 1979 screenplay titled “Jaws 3: People 0” which is a parody sequel to the popular “Jaws” series.
Kim Cattrall – Real Name: Clare Woodgate
Tim Burton had 40 squirrels trained to crack nuts for Charlie & The Chocolate Factory.
We may never identify the exact person who was the first to light their own fart on fire, but I’d be willing to bet that person was male.
Apples float in water because 25% of their volume is made of air.
“Made it, Ma! Top of the world!” – Arthur “Cody” Jarrett (James Cagney) #moviequotes
1866 – Tennessee became the first state to be readmitted to the Union after the American Civil War.
1969 – After the successful Moon landing, Apollo 11 splashed down safely in the Pacific Ocean
July 24, 2004 (fiction) Judgment Day occurred in Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, Film.
If you were born on July 24th, You were likely conceived the week of… October 31st (prior year)
National Tell an Old Joke Day
National Tell an Old Joke Day is a day for keeping traditional humor alive. It’s about telling old, tried and true jokes that are clean of course. A joke can be defined as short humorous oral literature which if written down does not need to be told verbatim but instead orally transferred and passed along. Also known as “Dad Jokes”.
A Baker’s Dozen Classic Old Jokes
I’ve got a pen that can write underwater… It can write other words too!
My wife asked me if I thought the kids were spoiled I said “no, I think they’re supposed to smell like that.”
I bought a new time travel machine due to arrive tomorrow, but it keeps arriving tomorrow so I never get to use it.
Did you hear about the piece of toast at the Zoo? It was bread in captivity
When do jokes become dad jokes? When they become apparent.
I put my root beer in a square glass and now it’s just beer.
Why did Karl Marx write in all lowercase letters? Because he hated capitalism
What’s brown and sticky? A stick
Boss: I find it highly suspicious that you are only sick on weekdays. Me: It must be my weakened immune system.
Somebody threw a bottle of omega 3 pills at my head. It’s OK though, as my injuries are only super fish oil.
In a freak accident today, a photographer was killed when a huge lump of cheddar landed in him. To be fair though, the people who were being photographed did try to warn him
A man I know was in an accident that destroyed the entire left side of his body He’s all right now.
Amelia Earhart Day Cousins Day Mormon Pioneer Day National Drive-Thru Day National Tell an Old Joke Day National Tequila Day National Thermal Engineer Day
July 24 Birthday Quotes
“What good is success if you’re not willing to share it? – Karl Malone
“Life is a storm, my young friend. You will bask in the sunlight one moment, be shattered on the rocks the next. What makes you a man is what you do when that storm comes.” – Alexandre Dumas
“Our struggle today is not to have a female Einstein get appointed as an assistant professor. It is for a woman schlemiel to get as quickly promoted as a male schlemiel.” – Bella Abzug
“If your knees bent the other way, what would a chair look like?” – Gallagher
“Some of us have great runways already built for us. If you have one, take off. But if you don’t have one, realize it is your responsibility to grab a shovel and build one for yourself and for those who will follow after you.” – Amelia Earhart
“Just because no one has been fortunate enough to realize how wonderful you are, doesn’t mean you shine any less.” – Summer Glau
“Experience teaches you how to do things you never want to do again.” – Zelda Fitzgerald
July 24 Birthdays
1242 – Christina von Stommeln, German Roman Catholic mystic and stigmatic (died in 1312) 1802 – Alexandre Dumas, French novelist and playwright (died in 1870) 1880 – Ernest Bloch, Swiss-American composer and educator (died in 1959) 1897 – Amelia Earhart, American pilot and author (disappeared in 1937) 1900 – Zelda Fitzgerald, American author and poet (died in 1948) 1914 – ‘Honest Ed’ Mirvish, American-Canadian businessman and philanthropist (died in 2007) 1920 – Bella Abzug, American lawyer and politician (died in 1998) 1936 – Ruth Buzzi, American comedic actress 1936 – Mark Goddard, American actor 1940 – Dan Hedaya, American actor 1946 – Gallagher, American comedian 1949 – Michael Richards, American comedic actor 1951 – Lynda Carter, American actress, 1972 Miss World USA 1953 – Claire McCaskill, American politician 1963 – Karl Malone, American basketball player and coach 1964 – Barry Bonds, American baseball player 1968 – Kristin Chenoweth, American actress and singer 1968 – Colleen Doran, American comic book author and illustrator 1971 – Patty Jenkins, American film director and screenwriter 1979 – Rose Byrne, Australian actress 1981 – Summer Glau, American actress 1982 – Elisabeth Moss, American actress 1982 – Anna Paquin, Canadian-New Zealand actress 1991 – Emily Bett Rickards, Canadian actress
July 24 History
1567 – Mary, Queen of Scots, was forced to abdicate and replaced by her 1-year-old son James VI, after the sudden death of one husband and the quick marriage to another.
1701 – Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac founded Detroit.
1823 – Slavery was abolished in Chile.
1847 – Brigham Young brought 148 Mormon pioneers into Salt Lake Valley, establishing Salt Lake City.
1901 – Writer O. Henry (William Sydney Porter) was released from prison in Columbus, Ohio after serving three years for embezzlement from a bank.
1915 – SS Eastland overturned on the Chicago River.
1935 – The Dust Bowl heatwave reached its peak, with temperatures of 109°F (43°C) in Chicago, Illinois, and 104°F (40°C) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
1950 – Cape Canaveral Air Force Station opened with the launch of Bumper rocket 8. The first 7 Bumpers were launched from White Sands, New Mexico.
1971 – #1 Hit July 24, 1971 – July 30, 1971: Paul Revere & the Raiders – Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian)
1974 – The United States Supreme Court unanimously ruled that President Richard Nixon did not have the authority to withhold subpoenaed White House tapes and they ordered him to surrender the tapes to the Watergate special prosecutor, Archibald Cox.
1976 – #1 Hit July 24, 1976 – August 6, 1976: The Manhattans – Kiss and Say Goodbye
1982 – #1 Hit July 24, 1982 – September 3, 1982: Survivor – Eye of the Tiger
1993 – #1 Hit July 24, 1993 – September 10, 1993: UB40 – Can’t Help Falling In Love
1999 – #1 Hit July 24, 1999 – July 30, 1999: Will Smith featuring Dru Hill & Kool Moe Dee – Wild Wild West
2002 – Democrat James Traficant was expelled from the United States House of Representatives on a vote of 420 to 1 (CA Representative Gary Condit didn’t vote against him).
July 24, 2004 (fiction) T-X arrived from the future to end the resistance in Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, Film
2004 – #1 Hit July 24, 2004 – August 6, 2004: Usher – Confessions Part II
#1 Hit July 24, 2021 – July 30, 2021: Permission to Dance – BTS
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
The shortest performance to win an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor was Anthony Quinn’s eight-minute role as Gauguin in Lust for Life.
The Aztec city of Tenochtitlán took conservation so seriously a person could be sentenced to death for cutting down a living tree without proper authorization.
There is no evidence Marie Antoinette ever said “let them eat cake”.
The English language used to use double negatives, until Bishop Robert Lowth, proclaimed that “Two negatives in English destroy one another, or are equivalent to an affirmative.”
The Capital of Moldova is Chisinau
“There’s no place like home.” – Dorothy Gale (Judy Garland) #moviequotes
In the movie, Babe, 48 real piglets were used since they grow very quickly and all the pigs were female because the male parts would’ve been too obvious on screen.
Ibuprofen is relatively a new drug, only gaining approval in the US in 1974 and for over-the-counter purchase in 1983.
TV Quotes… “Tell me what you don’t like about yourself” (Dr. McNamara and Dr. Troy) on Nip/Tuck.
If we were alone in this universe, that would be an awful waste of space.
Biggest film of 1951: Quo Vadis (Drama) earned ~ $30,000,000
“My other interviews have pinned you as a mass murderer, bloodsucker, pimp, profiteer and my personal favorite, yuppie Mephistopheles.” – Heather Holloway #moviequotes
The average American adult reads 5 books per year.
1827 – Francis Lieber, opened the first swimming school in the United States at the Boston Gymnasium.
1962 – Jackie Robinson became the first African American to be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
1972 – The United States launched Landsat 1, the first Earth-resources satellite from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
1995 – Comet Hale–Bopp was discovered, and visible from Earth the following year.
2015 – NASA announced the discovery of Kepler-452b, possibly an Earth-like planet.
If you were born on July 23rd, You were likely conceived the week of… October 30th (prior year)
Yada Yada Tada Day
Lenny Bruce is credited with the first use of “yadda yadda” on the closing track on his 1961 album entitled “Lenny Bruce – American.”. It was used by comedians and TV shows to convey that something unimportant or irrelevant has just been said, but it gained increased popularity when Jerry Seinfeld’s show featured a variation on this phrase as an inside joke between characters Elaine Benes (played by Julia Louis-Dreyfus) and George Costanza (played by Jason Alexander).
The Yada Yada is the 153rd episode of the American NBC sitcom Seinfeld. The 19th episode of the eighth season, and aired on April 24, 1997. That episode also introduced the term”anti-dentite”.
July 23 is…”
Gorgeous Grandma Day Hot Enough For Ya Day National Vanilla Ice Cream Day Peanut Butter and Chocolate Day Sprinkle Day Yada, Yada, Yada Day
July 23 Birthday Quotes
“If you’re not tough it’s hard to survive in this world, and if you’re not kind then you don’t deserve to survive.” – Raymond Chandler
“I regret the times I’ve been mean to people… It’s fine to pick on people who can defend themselves and deserve it. Some people don’t deserve to be picked on who I picked on, so I don’t do it anymore.” – Don Imus
“Throughout history, it has been the inaction of those who could have acted; the indifference of those who should have known better; the silence of the voice of justice when it mattered most; that has made it possible for evil to triumph.” – Haile Selassie
“There are so many great songs yet to sing.” – Alison Krauss
“If I had my career to play over, one thing I’d do differently is swing more. Those 1,200 walks I got, nobody remembers them.” – Pee Wee Reese
“I think you should be serious about what you do because this is it. This is the only life you’ve got.” – Philip Seymour Hoffman
July 23 Birthdays
1888 – Raymond Chandler, American crime novelist and screenwriter (died in 1959) 1892 – Haile Selassie, Ethiopian emperor (died in 1975) 1894 – Arthur Treacher, English-American actor and television personality (died in 1975) 1918 – Pee Wee Reese, American baseball player and sportscaster (died in 1999) 1933 – Bert Convy, American actor and game show host (died in 1991) 1940 – Don Imus, American radio host (died in 2019) 1938 – Charles Harrelson, American murderer, father of Woody Harrelson (died in 2007) 1947 – David Essex, English singer-songwriter 1950 – Ian Thomas, Canadian singer-songwriter 1961 – Woody Harrelson, American actor 1962 – Eriq La Salle, American actor 1965 – Slash, English-American guitarist and songwriter 1967 – Philip Seymour Hoffman, American actor (died in 2014) 1968 – Stephanie Seymour, American model and actress 1970 – Charisma Carpenter, American actress 1971 – Alison Krauss, American singer-songwriter and fiddler 1980 – Sandeep Parikh, American actor 1980 – Michelle Williams, American singer-songwriter 1982 – Paul Wesley, American actor 1989 – Daniel Radcliffe, English actor 1996 – Alexandra Andresen, Norwegian heiress and equestrian
July 23 History
1829 – In the United States, William Austin Burt patented (#5581X) the typographer, an early typewriter.
1926 – Fox Film bought the patents of the Movietone sound system, for recording sound onto film.
1950 –The Gene Autry Show debuted on CBS.
1961 – The Sandinista National Liberation Front was founded in Nicaragua.
1962 – Telstar relayed the first publicly transmitted, live, trans-Atlantic television program, featuring CBS’s Walter Cronkite and NBC’s Chet Huntley in New York, and the BBC’s Richard Dimbleby in Brussels.
1972 – The United States launched Landsat 1, the first Earth-resources satellite. The spacecraft was turned off on January 6, 1978, due to overheating.
1977 – #1 Hit July 23, 1977 – July 29, 1977: Barry Manilow – Looks Like We Made It
1984 – Vanessa Williams became the first Miss America to resign when she surrendered her crown after (earlier) nude photos of her appeared in Penthouse magazine.
1988 – #1 Hit July 23, 1988 – July 29, 1988: Richard Marx – Hold On to the Nights
1995 – Comet Hale – Bopp was discovered, and was visible to the naked eye on Earth in 1996.
1999 – Space Shuttle Columbia launched on STS-93, with Eileen Collins becoming the first female space shuttle commander
2012 – Earth had a near-miss with a solar flare. Had it occurred a week earlier, it could’ve wiped out communication networks, GPS, and electrical grids.
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
Clarke’s Law of Revolutionary Ideas: Every revolutionary idea – in Science, Politics, Art or Whatever – evokes three stages of reaction. They may be summed up by the three phrases: > 1. “It is completely impossible – don’t waste my time.” 2. “It is possible, but it is not worth doing.” 3. “I said it was a good idea all along.”
The Capital of Monaco is Monaco
“Some people play hard to get. I play hard to want.” – Ford Fairlane (Andrew Dice Clay) #moviequotes
Biggest film of 1953: Peter Pan (Action/Adventure) earned ~ $87,000,000
If a thief uses 1234 as a PIN number, they could access funds in almost 1 out of every 9 wallets they steal.
“You know how to whistle, don’t you, Steve? You just put your lips together and blow.” – Marie “Slim” Browning (Lauren Bacall) in To Have and Have Not (1944).
“Our lives are defined by opportunities, even the ones we miss.” – Benjamin Button in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button #moviequotes
William Penn is one of eight people to have been granted “Honorary Citizenship” by the United States
A hundred-acre wood is a really big forest to let a kid wander around in with his stuffed animals.
One of the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World: Lighthouse of Alexandria, in Alexandria, Egypt, built ~280 BC, abandoned by 1323 AD
1342 – The St. Mary Magdalene’s flood in central Europe killed thousands of people.
1376 (?) The Pied Piper of Hamelin musically took the children from the town when they refused to pay a debt. It may have happened in 1284. It probably never happened.
1587 – The second group of English settlers arrives on Roanoke Island off North Carolina to re-establish the deserted colony. #croatoan
If you were born on July 22nd, You were likely conceived the week of… October 29th (prior year)
Pi Approximation Day
Officially Pi Day is 3/14.
Unofficially, Pi Approximation Day is 7/22.
The circumference of a circle with radius r is 2pr.
With 40 digits we can calculate the circumference of the visible universe to within the width of a hydrogen atom.
The first 40 digits of pi: 3.14159265358979323846264338327950288419
July 22 is…
Hammock Day Lion’s Share Day Mango Day National Penuche Fudge Day National Ratcatcher’s Day (Pied Piper of Hamelin) Pi Approximation Day Spooners Day Summer Leisure Day
July 22 Birthday Quotes
“When we learn to give thanks, we are learning to concentrate not on the bad things, but on the good things in our lives.” – Amy Vanderbilt
“No amount of skillful invention can replace the essential element of imagination.” – Edward Hopper
“Wouldn’t this be a great world if insecurity and desperation made us more attractive? – Albert Brooks
“Birds sing after a storm. Why shouldn’t we?” – Rose Kennedy
“If you want to be a writer, I have two pieces of advice. One is to be a reader. I think that’s one of the most important parts of learning to write. The other piece of advice is ‘Just do it!’ Don’t think about it, don’t agonize… sit down and write.” – S.E. Hinton
“Be the designer of your own destiny.” – Oscar de la Renta
“Being yourself is all it takes. If you want to impress someone don’t be someone else just be yourself.” – Selena Gomez
“Have you ever met a successful person who wasn’t restless- who was satisfied with where he or she was in life? They want new challenges. They want to get up and go… and that’s one of the reasons they’re successful.” – Alex Trebek
“I like to make the mundane fabulous whenever I can.” – Rufus Wainwright
July 22 Birthdays
1882 – Edward Hopper, American painter and etcher (died in 1967) 1889 – James Whale, English director (died in 1957) 1890 – Rose Kennedy, American philanthropist (died in 1995) 1908 – Amy Vanderbilt, American author (died in 1974) 1923 – Bob Dole, American soldier and politician 1924 – Margaret Whiting, American singer (died in 2011) 1928 – Orson Bean, American actor (died in 2020) 1932 – Oscar de la Renta, Dominican-American fashion designer (died in 2014) 1932 – Tom Robbins, American novelist 1938 – Terence Stamp, English actor 1940 – Alex Trebek, Canadian-American game show host 1941 – George Clinton, American singer-songwriter and producer 1943 – Kay Bailey Hutchison, American politician 1943 – Bobby Sherman, American singer-songwriter 1946 – Danny Glover, American actor 1947 – Albert Brooks, American actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter 1949 – Alan Menken, American pianist and composer 1950 – S.E. Hinton, American author 1954 – Al Di Meola, American guitarist and songwriter 1955 – Willem Dafoe, American actor 1961 – Keith Sweat, American singer-songwriter 1964 – John Leguizamo, Colombian-American actor 1964 – David Spade, American actor 1972 – Colin Ferguson, Canadian actor 1973 – Rufus Wainwright, American-Canadian singer-songwriter 1992 – Selena Gomez, American singer and actress
July 22 History
1587 – The second group of English settlers arrived on Roanoke Island off North Carolina to re-establish the deserted colony.
1796 – Surveyors of the Connecticut Land Company named an area in Ohio “Cleveland” after Gen. Moses Cleaveland, the superintendent of the surveying party.
1893 – Katharine Lee Bates wrote America The Beautiful after admiring the view from the top of Pikes Peak near Colorado Springs, Colorado.
1933 – Wiley Post became the first person to fly solo around the world, traveling 15,596 miles (25,099 km) in seven days, 18 hours, and 45 minutes.
1934 – In front of Chicago’s Biograph Theater, “Public Enemy No. 1” John Dillinger was shot and killed by FBI agents.
June 22, 1943 (fiction) Steve Rogers was injected with the Super Soldier serum and becomes Captain America, Marvel Cinematic Universe
1962 – Mariner 1 spacecraft flew off course several minutes after launch and had to be destroyed by remote control.
1989 – #1 Hit July 22, 1989 – August 4, 1989: Martika – Toy Soldiers
1991 – Jeffrey Dahmer was arrested in Milwaukee after police discovered human remains in his apartment.
1996- The Daily Show premiered on Comedy Central
2000 – #1 Hit July 22, 2000 – July 28, 2000: Matchbox Twenty – Bent
2011 – Norway was the location of twin terror attacks, the first being a bomb blast that targeted government buildings in central Oslo(killing 8 and injuring 209), the second being a massacre at a youth camp on the island of Utøya, killing 69 and injuring 110.
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
Officially Pi Day is 3/14. Unofficially, Pi Approximation Day is 7/22. The circumference of a circle with radius r is 2pr.
The official world record for the furthest thrown bullseye in darts is only 16 feet 7 inches.
“We’re both wearing sailor hats. Then we get into a jacuzzi filled with Pepto-Bismol, I clip your toenails, and you shave my buttocks.” – Harold Grisham #moviequotes
The Capital of Mongolia is Ulaanbaatar
About 25% of the film Jaws was shot from water level so audiences could better relate to treading water.
Law of Fashion: Any given dress is: indecent 10 years before its time, daring 1 year before its time, chic in its time, dowdy 3 years after its time, hideous 20 years after its time, amusing 30 years after its time, romantic 100 years after its time, and beautiful 150 years after its time.
Officially, Greenland is part of North America.
TV Quotes… “Schwing!” (Mike Myers and Dana Carvey as Wayne and Garth) on Saturday Night Live.
pwned – common typo for “owned”, meaning someone or something beat the person “pwnd”
If the lawmakers make a compromise, the place where it will be felt most is the taxpayer’s pocket and the compromise will always be more expensive than either of the suggestions it is compromising.
In the Transformers canon, there is a Middle-Eastern country called the Socialist Democratic Federated Republic of Carbombya. Its capital is Carbombya City.
Clarke’s Law of Revolutionary Ideas: Every revolutionary idea – in Science, Politics, Art or Whatever – evokes three stages of reaction.
1861 – Confederate troops defeated the Union at the (1st) Battle of Bull Run.
1873 – Jesse James and the James-Younger Gang held the first successful train robbery in the American West.
1925 – Scopes Trial: John T. Scopes was found guilty of teaching evolution in class and fined $100.
1949 – The United States Senate ratified the North Atlantic Treaty.
If you were born on July 21st, You were likely conceived the week of… October 28th (prior year)
Invite an Alien to Live with You Day
Invite an Alien to Live with You Day is a day for Mork and Mindy’s fans. Fans come together on the anniversary of Robin Williams, who played the character “Mork” from Ork in this TV show. The day is also an opportunity to remember and celebrate the life of Robin Willams.
Some of his biggest roles were in The World According to Garp, Moscow on the Hudson, Dead Poets Society, The Fisher King, Hook, Aladdin, Mrs. Doubtfire, Jumanji, Flubber, The Birdcage, Good Will Hunting, the Night at the Museum trilogy, and Good Morning, Vietnam. He was nominated for Best Actor for Dead Poets Society, The Fisher King, and Good Morning, Vietnam, and won the Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for his role in Good Will Hunting.
July 21 is…
Invite an Alien to Live with You Day Legal Drinking Age Day National Be Someone Day National Junk Food Day National Tug-Of-War Tournament Day No Pet Store Puppies Day Take a Monkey to Lunch Day
July 21 Birthday Quotes
“Before you react, think. Before you spend, earn. Before you criticize, wait. Before you quit, try.” – Ernest Hemingway
“When you work with words, words are your work.” – Don Knotts
“Where there’s smoke, there’s bound to be mirrors.” – Garry Trudeau
“We must look to the heavens… for the measure of the earth.” – Jean Picard
“Self-pity is easily the most destructive of the non-pharmaceutical narcotics; it is addictive, gives momentary pleasure, and separates the victim from reality.” – John Gardner
“Rock and roll is a nuclear blast of reality in a mundane world where no one is allowed to be magnificent.” – Kim Fowley
Take your time, think a lot, Why think of everything you’ve got. For you will still be here tomorrow, but your dreams may not. From the moment I could talk I was ordered to listen. Now there’s a way and I know that I have to go away. I know I have to go. – Cat Stevens
“Nobody with a victim mentality will get anywhere. Ever. They will never succeed.” – Jon Lovitz
July 21 Birthdays
1620 – Jean Picard, French astronomer (died in 1682) 1816 – Paul Reuter, German-English journalist, founded Reuters (died in 1899) 1898 – Sara Carter, American singer-songwriter (died in 1979) 1899 – Ernest Hemingway, American novelist, short story writer, and journalist, Nobel Prize laureate (died in 1961) 1922 – Kay Starr, American singer (died in 2016) 1924 – Don Knotts, American actor and screenwriter (died in 2006) 1926 – Paul Burke, American actor (died in 2009) 1933 – John Gardner, American novelist, essayist, and critic (died in 1982) 1938 – Janet Reno, American lawyer and politician (died in 2016) 1939 – Kim Fowley, American songwriter, producer and manager (died in 2015) 1948 – Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam), English singer-songwriter and guitarist 1948 – Garry Trudeau, American cartoonist 1951 – Robin Williams (died in 2014) 1957 – Jon Lovitz, American comedic actor 1969 – Godfrey, American comedian and actor 1978 – Josh Hartnett, American actor 1989 – Rory Culkin, American actor 1991 – Sara Sampaio, Portuguese model
July 21 History
356 BC The Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World, was destroyed by arson.
1865 In Springfield, Missouri, Wild Bill Hickok shot and killed Davis Tutt in what is considered the first Western Showdown.
1902 Willis Carrier showed his air conditioner concept in Buffalo, New York. #popculturehero
1918 German submarine attacked Orleans, Massachusetts, hitting a tugboat and four barges and striking the beach with shells. This was the only time the continental United States was shelled during World War I.
1919 The dirigible Wingfoot Air Express crashed into Chicago’s Illinois Trust and Savings Building, killing 12 people.
1925 In Dayton, Tennessee, high school biology teacher John T. Scopes was found guilty of teaching evolution in class and fined $100.
1938 Mount Sanford – 16,237 ft (4,949 m) – Alaska, USA – First ascent: July 21, 1938, by Terris Moore and Bradford Washburn
1949 The United States Senate ratified the North Atlantic Treaty (NATO).
1952 (Earthquake) California/Arizona/Nevada
1961 Piloting Liberty Bell 7, Gus Grissom became the second American to go into space.
1973 #1 Hit July 21, 1973 – August 3, 1973: Jim Croce – Bad, Bad Leroy Brown
1979 Jay Silverheels became the first Native American to have a star commemorated on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
1983 The world’s lowest temperature in an inhabited location was recorded at Vostok Station, Antarctica (-128.6 °F, -89.2 °C).
1990 #1 Hit July 21, 1990 – August 3, 1990: Glenn Medeiros featuring Bobby Brown – She Ain’t Worth It
2006 July 21, 2006, Read It and Weep aired on The Disney Channel
2011 NASA’s Space Shuttle program ended with the landing of Space Shuttle Atlantis on mission STS-135.
2012 Erden Eruccompletes the first solo human-powered circumnavigation of the world via several boats.
2018 #1 Hit July 21, 2018 – September 28, 2018: Drake – In My Feelings
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
The Capital of Montenegro is Podgorica
Swedish wasn’t made the official language of Sweden until 2009.
“Acronym” is not an acronym, there is no homonym for “Homonym”, “Phonetically” is not pronounced phonetically, there is a silent letter “Onomatopoeia”, and there can’t even be a synonym for “Synonym”.
A group of Hawks (at rest) is called a Cast.
“You’re gonna need a beggir boat.” – Martin Brody (Roy Scheider) in Jaws, 1975
All champagne is produced in the Champagne region in France. Otherwise, it is called sparkling wine.
Call me old-fashioned, but if I had dated someone who turned out to be a reptilian lizard shape-shifter, my first question would be wondering if she was actually still a girl.
“Life is a series of commas, not periods.” – Matthew McConaughey
Five Card Poker Odds, nothing wild: Two Pair – Two different sets of matched numbered or “face” cards, 1 in 20
Bugs Bunny’s accent is an equal blend of the Bronx and Brooklyn dialects.
In 100 years, will the laptops of writers be in museums as what they wrote their masterpieces on, like Conan Doyle’s notebook is on display now?
1874 – A plague of locusts swarmed the American Midwest.
1944 – Adolf Hitler survived a bombing assassination attempt.
1968 – The Special Olympics was started.
1969 – American Neil Armstrong became the first person to walk on the Moon.
1969, Micheal Collins, one of the Apollo 11 astronauts, became the loneliest human ever when he orbited the dark side of the moon and lost all radio contact with Earth and his fellow astronauts for 48 minutes. #moonlanding
2012 – A mass shooting occurred in an Aurora, CO movie theater, killing 12 and wounding 58 people.
If you were born on July 20th, You were likely conceived the week of… October 27th (prior year)
National Fortune Cookie Day
Although associated with Chinese-American food, Japanese-American Makoto Hagiwara (August 15, 1854 – September 12, 1925) is often credited with the invention of the fortune cookie in California in 1915. He was a Japanese-born American landscape designer responsible for the maintenance and expansion of the Japanese Tea Garden and Tea House at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, California, from 1895 until his death in 1925. Chinese immigrant David Jung also claimed to create the cookie in 1918.
In the 19th century, a cookie very similar in appearance to the modern fortune cookie was made in Kyoto, Japan. The Japanese version of this treat differs from its Western counterpart by being larger and darker; containing sesame seeds instead of vanilla butter for flavor; and also because it is part of an ancient temple tradition that dates back nearly 1,500 years ago called omikuji.
Nap Day National Fortune Cookie Day National Lollipop Day National Moon Walk Day Space Exploration Day Ugly Truck Day World Jump Day
July 20 Birthday Quotes
“Happiness is not a destination or an experience. It’s a decision.” – Carlos Santana
“Without Knowledge, Skill cannot be focused. Without Skill, Strength cannot be brought to bear and without Strength, Knowledge may not be applied.” – Alexander the Great
“I feel that nothing important ever happens that is not revealed to me beforehand.” – Anne Hutchinson
“I used to work in jobs I hated because I needed the money to buy a guitar. I know what it feels like to be depressed. On the other hand, I also know what it feels like to have money, to be successful, to be independent, but I can tell you that money and success never solve your problems.” – Chris Cornell
“The only way you find what your limits are is by pushing them.” – Terri Irwin
“Maybe at this stage in my career, it’s from that younger generation that I have most to learn.” – Diana Rigg
“There is divinity in your DNA. Live your light.” – Carlos Santana
July 20 Birthdays
356 BC – Alexander the Great, Macedonian king (died in 323 BC) 1591 – Anne Hutchinson, English Puritan preacher (died in 1643) 1822 – Gregor Mendel, Austro-German monk, geneticist and botanist (died in 1884) 1924 – Lola Albright, American actress and singer (died in 2017) 1930 – Sally Ann Howes, English-American singer and actress 1933 – Buddy Knox, American singer-songwriter (died in 1999) 1933 – Cormac McCarthy, American novelist 1938 – Diana Rigg, English actress 1938 – Natalie Wood, American actress (died in 1981) 1945 – Kim Carnes, American singer-songwriter 1947 – Carlos Santana, Mexican-American singer-songwriter and guitarist 1964 – Chris Cornell, American singer-songwriter (died in 2017) 1964 – Terri Irwin, American-Australian zoologist and author 1968 – Kool G Rap, American hip-hop artist 1971 – Sandra Oh, Canadian actress 1972 – Vitamin C, American singer-songwriter 1973 – Omar Epps, American actor 1975 – Judy Greer, American actress 1988 – Julianne Hough, American dancer 1991 – Kira Kazantsev, Miss America 2015
1938 – The United States Department of Justice filed suit in New York City against the motion picture industry charging violations of the Sherman Antitrust Act in regards to the studio system.
1940 – California opened its first freeway, the Arroyo Seco Parkway.
1950 – The Arthur Murray Party TV Show premiered. Originally on ABC, it eventually moved through DuMont, CBS, and NBC.
1960 – The Polaris missile was successfully launched from a submarine, the USS George Washington, for the first time.
1963 – #1 Hit July 20, 1963 – August 2, 1963: Jan and Dean – Surf City
1968 – #1 Hit July 20, 1968 – August 2, 1968: Hugh Masekela – Grazing in the Grass
1969 – In a live transmission from the Moon was viewed by 720 million people around the world, with the landing of Apollo 11, at 10:56 p.m. EDT, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin stepped onto the surface of the Moon, live on international television.
1976 – The American Viking 1 spacecraft successfully landed on Mars.
1977 – The Central Intelligence Agency released documents under the Freedom of Information Act revealing it had engaged in mind-control experiments.
1982 – The Provisional IRA detonated two bombs in Hyde Park and Regent’s Park in central London, killing eight soldiers, wounding forty-seven people, and killing seven horses.
1991 – #1 Hit July 20, 1991 – July 26, 1991: EMF – Unbelievable
1997 – The fully restored USS Constitution (a.k.a. Old Ironsides) celebrated its 200th birthday by setting sail again for the first time in 116 years.
2005 – Criss Angel Mindfreak debuted on A&E.
2005 – The Civil Marriage Act legalized same-sex marriage in Canada.
2012 – James Holmes opened fire at a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado, killing 12 and injuring 70 others.
2015 – The United States and Cuba resumed full diplomatic relations after five decades.
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
Henry Cavill only has 43 lines in Batman v Superman.
All of Dear Abby’s advice can be consolidated into 4 points, talk to the other person, talk to a therapist, never talk to that person again, and mind your own business.
The average American eats approximately 1,500 PB & J sandwiches before graduating from high school.
Every time I see a piano I try to play it. I guess just to check if I’m one of those savants who wakes up and can play Beethoven from the heart. I’m not.
The Capital of Morocco is Rabat
Nearly half the gold ever mined has come from one place: Witwatersrand, South Africa.
“At least three times every day take a moment and ask yourself what is really important. Have the wisdom and the courage to build your life around your answer.” – Lee Jampolsky
“hhgregg” llookss mmisspelledd.
“Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer.” – Michael Corleone (Al Pacino) in Godfather Part II, The Godfather Part II, 1974
Black boxes on aircraft are generally orange/red and not, in fact, black.
The ISS has a treadmill on it named Combined Operational Load Bearing External Resistance Treadmill (C.O.L.B.E.R.T.), after Stephen Colbert.
Thanks to the popularity of gifs, we are living in the second golden age of silent films.
Wendy’s founder Dave Thomas dropped out of high school but picked up his GED in 1993. His GED class voted him Most Likely to Succeed.
1863 – Suffering 1,515 casualties, the Union soldiers were defeated while trying to capture Fort Wagner in South Carolina.
1909 – Baseball’s first unassisted Triple Play was achieved by shortstop Neal Ball.
1982 – Geraldine Ferraro was nominated as the first female Vice-Presidential candidate.
July 19 **** Birthday (fictional) Tim Drake (Robin III), DC Comics
If you were born on July 19th, You were likely conceived the week of… October 26th (prior year)
Tongue Trivia
1. A tongue contains anywhere from 2,000 to 10,000 taste buds, replaced every few weeks. 2. Being able to roll (curl) the tongue is genetic, but with training and practice almost anyone can learn how. 3. The tongue is among the strongest muscles in your body, along with the heart, the jaw bone’s masseter, and the gluteus maximus. 4. The average tongue is about 3.3 inches long. Last we checked, the longest is Nick Stoeberl’s, reaching 3.97 inches. A Chameleon’s is about 2X its body length. 5. Your tastebuds are not the little bumps (papillae) you see and feel, tastebuds are too small to see. (You have 2,000-10,000 tastebuds; each is comprised of 50-150 receptor cells). 6. The tongue is among the fastest-healing tissues in the human body. 7. Your taste buds taste flavors such as sweet, sour, salty, bitter, and umami**, equally across the tongue; there are no ‘special areas’. 8. Tongue fat volume can lead to sleep apnea. Losing weight leads to a slimmer tongue and to better sleep. 9. Your tongue is as unique as your fingerprint. 10. The record for lifting the greatest weight with a human tongue is held by Thomas Blackthorne, who lifted 27 lb 8.96 oz. via a hook through his tongue**. *preciously savory * * do not try this at home.
Flight Attendant Safety Professionals’ Day National Daiquiri Day National Raspberry Cake Day New Friends Day (previously) St. Vincent De Paul Day (now celebrated September 27) Stick Out Your Tongue Day
July 19 Birthday Quotes
“Some may say that I couldn’t sing, but no one can say that I didn’t sing.” – Florence Foster Jenkins
“A painting requires a little mystery, some vagueness, and some fantasy. When you always make your meaning perfectly plain you end up boring people.” – Edgar Degas
“The biggest emotion in creation is the bridge to optimism.” – Brian May
“There’s always gonna be someone better looking, there’s always gonna be someone smarter, there’s always gonna be someone who works harder. What you have to offer is yourself, so don’t lose it, focus on it and try to bring it out.” – Jared Padalecki
“Every new fad or fashion at once has its denouncers from the pulpit, platform, professor’s chair.” – Alice Dunbar Nelson
“I really thought I was pretty good before I saw Hendrix, and then I thought: Yeah, not so good.” – Brian May
July 19 Birthdays
1814 – Samuel Colt, American businessman, founded the Colt’s Manufacturing Company (died in 1862) 1834 – Edgar Degas, French painter, sculptor, and illustrator (died in 1917) 1860 – Lizzie Borden, American woman, acquitted for the murder of her parents in 1892 (died in 1927) 1868 – Florence Foster Jenkins, American bad-singing soprano and socialite (died in 1944) 1875 – Alice Dunbar Nelson, African-American poet and activist (died in 1935) 1883 – Max Fleischer, Austrian-American animator and producer (died in 1972) 1924 – Arthur Rankin Jr., American director, producer and screenwriter (died in 2014) 1925 – Sue Thompson, American singer 1941 – Vikki Carr, American singer and actress 1947 – Brian May, English singer-songwriter, astrophysicist and guitarist 1961 – Lisa Lampanelli, American comedian and actress 1962 – Anthony Edwards, American actor 1976 – Benedict Cumberbatch, English actor 1982 – Jared Padalecki, American actor 1988 – Shane Dawson, American Youtuber
July 19 History
64 The Great Fire of Rome occurred, destroying half of the city. Contrary to rumors, Nero did not play the fiddle while it burned, but he did blame “the Christians.”
1553 After only nine days on the throne, Lady Jane Grey was replaced by Mary I of England as Queen of England.
1799 Identified today: The Rosetta Stone, found July 19, 1799, is now the most visited object in the British museum.
1845 The last great fire (Great New York City Fire of 1845) to hit Manhattan began early morning and was subdued that afternoon. The fire killed four firefighters and 26 civilians and destroyed 345 buildings.
1848 A two-day Women’s Rights Convention opened in Seneca Falls, New York.
1869 Mount Harvard – 14,421 ft (4,396 m) – Colorado, USA – First ascent: July 19, 1869, by members of the Hayden Survey
1952 The Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad, were opened in Helsinki, Finland.
1954 Elvis Presley’s first single was released. That’s All Right, Mama
1969 Senator Ted Kennedy crashed his car into a tidal pond at Chappaquiddick Island, Massachusetts, killing his passenger Mary Jo Kopechne.
1975 #1 Hit July 19, 1975 – July 25, 1975: Wings – Listen to What the Man Said
1977 The world’s first Global Positioning System (GPS) signal was transmitted from Navigation Technology Satellite 2 (NTS-2) and received at Rockwell Collins in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
1980 #1 Hit July 19, 1980 – August 1, 1980: Billy Joel – It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me
1986 #1 Hit July 19, 1986 – July 25, 1986: Genesis – Invisible Touch
1995 Road Rules made its debut on MTV
1996 Tales From The Crypt TV series came to an end
July 19 19** Birthday (fictional) Tim Drake (Robin III), DC Comics
2013 July 19, 2013 – Teen Beach Movie aired on The Disney Channel
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
You are such a good friend that if we were on a sinking ship together and there was only one life jacket… I’d miss you heaps and think of you often.
Tony Curtis – Real Name: Bernard Schwartz
“My mother thanks you. My father thanks you. My sister thanks you. And I thank you.” – George M. Cohan (James Cagney) #moviequotes
The Capital of Mozambique is Maputo
If reality really is an advanced computer simulation, I wonder what the difficulty level is set at.
The ventilation system of any building is the perfect hiding place – no one will ever think of looking for you in there and you can travel to any other part of the building undetected. #thingsIlearnedatthemovies
Bruno Mars is not the recording artist of Uptown Funk, only a featured singer on the song. Mark Ronson recorded the song.
The Seven Deadly Sins #1- Pride is an excessive belief in one’s own abilities.
Mario’s name was finally confirmed by Nintendo to actually be Mario Mario in 2015.
I think from now on, I’m going to sing about my problems. Whenever I talk about them, people are like, “Shut up Joe, everyone has problems.” Nobody ever says that to Adele.
Horoscopes: When you don’t have someone to blame for your failures, try the solar system.
US President #3 Thomas Jefferson (1801-1809), just like John Adams, died July 4, 1826, one of two original signers of the Declaration of Independence who was also President, 50 years to the day of it being written.
1870 – The First Vatican Council decreed the dogma of papal infallibility.
1893 – The Chicago Golf Club, the first 18 hole golf club in the US, opened.
1946 – In J. D. Salinger’s novel, The Catcher in the Rye, July 18, 1946, was the date that Holden Caulfield’s younger brother, Allie, died of leukemia.
1976 – Nadia Comaneci scored a perfect “10” at the Olympic Games. It was the first time anyone ever made an Olympic perfect score.
If you were born on July 18th, You were likely conceived the week of… October 25th (prior year)
Traditional July 18 Information
Insurance Nerd Day is a unique way of breaking the stigma that comes with what people think about when it comes to the boring reality of insurance nerds. Because there’s not enough interest in the insurance industry, Pioneer State Mutual Insurance Company declared this day back in 2016.
Insurance plans are important to anyone looking for protection. They help with medical emergencies, hospitalization, and treatment of any illnesses that may come your way in the future. Your car, your home, your health, your finances and your business can benefit from an insurance policy.
“An insurance actuary is a professional that reveals the likelihood of financial risk. They analyze mathematical formulas, statistics and use their expertise in finance to help create policies for companies with high risks of paying out claims more often than they should due to unforeseen circumstances like natural disasters.” – If this job description sounds exciting, you could be a potential insurance nerd.
July 18 is…
Insurance Nerd Day National Caviar Day National Sour Candy Day Nelson Mandela International Day Perfect Family Day World Listening Day
July 18 Birthday Quotes
“If there is one thing I’ve learned in my years on this planet, it’s that the happiest and most fulfilled people I’ve known are those who devoted themselves to something beggir and more profound than merely their own self-interest.” – John Glenn
“No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.” – Nelson Mandela
“I think you’re always subjective because you always have a point of view, but I’m always sort of curious about what is the point of view I don’t agree with. There is a truth in that because there always is.” – Margaret Brown
“I personally believe that each of us was put here for a purpose — to build not to destroy. If I can make people smile, then I have served my purpose for God.” – Red Skelton
“Even when I was 75 I never dreamed I’d be doing what I’m doing at 87. But I am doing what makes me happy. I have discovered social media and I love it. I love Instagram so much more than things like Twitter. I just find you can do more on Instagram. I love showing off my style. If you want to wear funky clothes, do it. I like to wear tie-dyed shirts and cut-off shorts in the summer and tie-dyed shirts and jeans in the winter. I wear colorful clothes. It makes me happy. Everyone needs to find what makes them happy.” – Baddie Winkle
“Competing at the highest level is not about winning. It’s about preparation, courage, understanding, and nurturing your people, and heart. Winning is the result.” – Joe Torre
“Believe it or not, there are interesting elements in everyone. So, if I can’t talk to everybody for at least 7 to 10 minutes, then I’m in the wrong profession.” – Wendy Williams
July 18 Birthdays
1867 – Margaret Brown, American philanthropist and activist (died in 1932) 1895 – Machine Gun Kelly, American gangster (died in 1954) 1909 – Harriet Nelson, American singer and actress (died in 1994) 1913 – Red Skelton, American actor and comedian (died in 1997) 1918 – Nelson Mandela, South African politician, 1st President of South Africa (died in 2013) 1921 – John Glenn, American colonel, astronaut, and politician (died in 2016) 1928 – Baddie Winkle, American internet personality 1929 – Screamin’ Jay Hawkins, American singer-songwriter (died in 2000) 1937 – Hunter S. Thompson, American journalist and author (died in 2005) 1940 – James Brolin, American actor 1940 – Joe Torre, American baseball player and manager 1941 – Lonnie Mack, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died in 2016) 1941 – Martha Reeves, American singer 1947 – Steve Forbes, American publisher 1954 – Ricky Skaggs, American singer-songwriter 1964 – Wendy Williams, American talk show host 1967 – Vin Diesel, American actor 1975 – M.I.A., English rapper 1980 – Kristen Bell, American actress 1982 – Ryan Cabrera, American singer-songwriter 1982 – Priyanka Chopra, Indian actress 1985 – Chace Crawford, American actor
July 18 History
1870 – The First Vatican Council decreed the dogma of papal infallibility.
1925 – Adolf Hitler published Mein Kampf.
1960 – #1 Hit July 18, 1960 – August 7, 1960: Brenda Lee – I’m Sorry
1968 – Intel was founded in Mountain View, California.
1964 – #1 Hit July 18, 1964 – July 31, 1964: The Four Seasons – Rag Doll
1968 – Intel was founded in Mountain View, California.
1969 – Off of Chappaquiddick Island, Senator Ted Kennedy from Massachusetts drove an Oldsmobile off a bridge and his passenger, Mary Jo Kopechne, died.
1976 – Nadia Comaneci became the first person in Olympic Games history to score a perfect 10 in gymnastics at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
1992 – A picture of Les Horribles Cernettes (a pop group parody) was taken, which became the first-ever photo posted on the World Wide Web.
2013 – The Government of Detroit filed for the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history, with approximately $20B in debt.
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
Netflix needs an incognito mode so that I can watch terrible films without getting recommended more terrible films.
Ernie Keebler does most of the talking for the Keebler elves.
The first movie ever given the title ‘Blockbuster’ was ‘Jaws.’
The biggest soldier will die first and the stupidest officer will usually survive. #moviecliches
“Hocus Pocus” may have been coined by Protestants to mock the Catholic transubstantiation incantation used to turn bread and wine into flesh and blood, “hoc est corpus.”
“Oh, if you’re a bird, be an early bird and catch the worm for your breakfast plate. If you’re a bird, be an early bird… but if you’re a worm, sleep late.” – Shel Silverstein
The Capital of Myanmar (Burma) is Rangoon (Yangon); Naypyidaw or Nay Pyi Taw (administrative)
A group of Oysters is called a Bed.
Some people say “If you can’t beat them, join them”. I say “If you can’t beat them, beat them”, because they will be expecting you to join them, so you will have the element of surprise.
Is it offensive to wish someone a Happy Honda Days when they celebrate Toyotathon?
TV Quotes… “Let’s be careful out there” (Sgt. Esterhaus) on “Hill Street Blues”
What is a liger? “It’s pretty much my favorite animal. It’s like a lion and a tiger mixed… bred for its skills in magic.” #moviequotes
1918 – Czar Nicholas II and his family were executed at the Ipatiev House in Yekaterinburg, Russia.
Disneyland was dedicated at an “International Press Preview” event held on Sunday, July 17, 1955, and opened to the public on July 18.
1975 – The US Appolo 18 linked with the Soviet Soyez spacecraft
1981 – The Hyatt Regency Hotel in Kansas City, MO, had a partial collapse, killing 114 people.
1984 – The minimum legal drinking age was raised from 18 to 21 nationally in the United States.
1989 – B-2 Stealth Bombers were successfully tested over Palmdale, CA.
If you were born on July 17th, You were likely conceived the week of… October 24th (prior year)
World Emoji Day
Although there were similar things referenced in the late 1960s/early 1970s, until some definitive evidence comes down, Scott’s statement pretty much stands. “I’ve never seen any hard evidence that the 🙂 “The sequence was in use before my original post, and I’ve never run into anyone who actually claims to have invented it before I did,” He added “That it’s always possible that someone else had the same idea — it’s a simple and obvious idea”
Typewriters were around for over 100 years, why didn’t they come up before?
Most typing was for professional reasons, the emoticons were computer guys were having fun with each other. There are references going back to the 1600s, but I don’t think emoticons really count unless they are used with a typewriter, or at least not hand-written. A handwritten emoticon is just a doodle.
The basic Smiley Face was created in 1963 by an artist named Harvey Ball. The Pop Culture Madness Logo is a play on that, the smiley face with a bite taken out of it.
Now there are dozens of “Western Emoticons” and we have “Eastern Emoticons” – Japan’s version. Generally, the Western Emoticons are read sideways (turn your head) like 🙂 and Eastern Emoticons are read straight up like (-_-).
We’re in the Age of the Emoji.
The Emoticons and Internet abbreviations are really important because quick text messages can come across as cold or even terse. That little smiley emoji or LOL can tell somebody that you are not really mad. But if you are angry, you can make that clear with the Angry Face Emoji. Once texting became a thing, emoticons and internet slang like LOL or BTW became a quicker way of expressing a thought.
There are hundreds of emojis (emojii?) at this point, but one of the most popular, and universal is the POOP Emoji. It was meant to be soft-serve chocolate ice cream, but people didn’t read it that way.
July 17 is…
National Peach Ice Cream Day National Tattoo Day World Day for International Justice World Emoji Day Observed annually on July 17th Wrong-Way Corrigan Day Yellow Pigs Day
July 17 Birthday Quotes
“When you realize that life isn’t fair, you don’t act out, you don’t get overly wasted, you don’t get self-indulgent. You just move forward.” – David Hasselhoff
“Acquaint yourself with your own ignorance.” – Isaac Watts
“Do a little more than you’re paid to. Give a little more than you have to. Try a little harder than you want to. Aim a little higher than you think possible, and give a lot of thanks to God for health, family, and friends.” – Art Linkletter
“Find your mark, look the other fellow in the eye, and tell the truth.” – James Cagney
“I come from Nova Scotia, and I’d never seen a theater or been inside of a theater. When I was 17, my dad asked me what I wanted to do, and I said I thought I would like to be an actor. I didn’t have any idea what it was to be an actor. None. I’d wanted to be either an actor or a sculptor, which are both essentially the same thing. That’s how it all started for me.” – Donald Sutherland
“If you’re not invited to the party, throw your own.” – Diahann Carroll
“The problem with me is that nothing embarrasses me.” – David Hasselhoff
July 17 Birthdays
1674 – Isaac Watts, English hymn writer and theologian (died in 1748) 1763 – John Jacob Astor, German-American businessman and philanthropist (died in 1848) 1899 – James Cagney, American actor (died in 1986) 1912 – Art Linkletter, Canadian-American radio and television host (died in 2010) 1917 – Phyllis Diller, American actress and comedian (died in 2012) 1918 – Red Sovine, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died in 1980) 1923 – John Cooper, English car designer, co-founded the Cooper Car Company (died in 2000) 1928 – Vince Guaraldi, American songwriter and pianist (died in 1976) 1932 – Quino, Spanish-Argentinian cartoonist 1935 – Diahann Carroll, American actress and singer (died in 2019) 1935 – Donald Sutherland, Canadian actor 1939 – Spencer Davis, Welsh singer-songwriter 1944 – Catherine Schell, Hungarian-English actress 1947 – Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall 1949 – Geezer Butler, English bass player and songwriter 1950 – Phoebe Snow, American singer-songwriter (died in 2011) 1951 – Lucie Arnaz, American actress 1952 – David Hasselhoff, American actor, singer, and producer 1952 – Nicolette Larson, American singer-songwriter (died in 1997) 1954 – Angela Merkel, German chemist politician, 8th Chancellor of Germany 1963 – Regina Belle, American singer-songwriter 1965 – Alex Winter, English-American actor 1975 – Darude, Finnish DJ and producer (Sandstorm) 1976 – Luke Bryan, American singer-songwriter
July 17 History
1429 – Charles VII of France was crowned the King of France in the Reims Cathedral after a successful campaign by Joan of Arc.
1856 – The Great Train Wreck of 1856 in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, injured over 100, and killed over 60 people.
1867 – Harvard School of Dental Medicine was established in Boston, Massachusetts
1899 – NEC Corporation is organized as the first Japanese joint venture with foreign capital. Today, NEC has structured its organization around three principal segments: IT solutions, network solutions, and electronic devices.
1918 – Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and his immediate family were murdered by Bolshevik Chekists at the Ipatiev House in Yekaterinburg, Russia.
1938 – Douglas Corrigan took off from Brooklyn to fly the “wrong way” to Ireland and becomes known as “Wrong Way” Corrigan.
1955 – Disneyland was dedicated and opened by Walt Disney in Anaheim, California.
1981 – A structural failure caused the collapse of a walkway at the Hyatt Regency in Kansas City, Missouri killing 114 people and injuring more than 200.
1984 – The national drinking age in the United States was changed from 18 to 21.
1989 – First flight of the Northrop B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber.
1999 – #1 Hit July 17, 1999 – July 23, 1999: Destiny’s Child – Bills, Bills, Bills
July 17, 2002 – The Apple iPod (2nd generation) was released.
2014 – Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, a Boeing 777, was shot down near the border of Ukraine and Russia. All 298 people on board were killed.
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
The word “idea” has an unusually high syllable-to-letter ratio.
The Caspian Sea is actually the world’s largest lake.
Notice the big letter on the face of the dollar bill? Each letter represents which Federal Reserve Bank printed it! “I” is for Minneapolis
Cleopatra lived closer in time to the founding of the internet than to the building of the pyramids.
What was Captain Hook’s name before he got the hook?
Violet Jessop was an early 20th-century stewardess/nurse who survived being on the Olympic, the Titanic, and the Britannic.
William Henry Harrison was the only US President to never issue an executive order
Roger Vadim – Real Name: Roger Vadim Plemiannikov
“If you build it, he will come.”- Shoeless Joe Jackson (Ray Liotta)
I want a doorbell that says *King* **Kong** #soundhumor
“Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.” #moviequotes
The Lion King was actually about how irresponsible Hakuna Matata really was.
622 – The beginning of the Islamic (354 day) calendar.
1790 – The District of Columbia was established as the capital of the United States.
1945 – The ‘Fat Boy’ atomic bomb was tested near Alamogordo, New Mexico.
1969 – Apollo 11 was launched to the Moon.
1994 – Comet Shoemaker-Levy crashed into Jupiter.
On July 16, 2186, astronomers predict to be the longest solar eclipse in 10,000 years.
If you were born on July 16th, You were likely conceived the week of… October 23rd (prior year)
Guinea Pig Appreciation Day
Guinea pigs have been a popular household pet since their introduction to Europe and North America by European traders in the 16th century. Guinea pigs are among the most popular pets, and for good reason. They’re very friendly animals that enjoy human interaction; they’ll follow you around, squeak when they want attention or food, and will even play with toys on their own.
Scientists have been using guinea pigs for experiments since the 17th century. They were so frequently used as model organisms in both 19th and 20th centuries that people started calling humans test subjects “guinea pigs.” Since then, they’ve replaced them with other rodents like mice or rats.
July 16 is…
Guinea Pig Appreciation Day National Corn Fritter Day National Fresh Spinach Day National Personal Chef Day World Snake Day
July 16 Birthday Quotes
“Not money, or success, or position or travel or love makes happiness… service is the secret.” – Kathleen Norris
“I ain’t afraid to tell the world that it don’t take school stuff to help a fella play ball.” – Shoeless Joe Jackson
“I never like other people to clean for me. I don’t want them to invade my own privacy.” – Bess Myerson
“Things will get better if you just hold out long enough.” – Desmond Dekker
“I do everything the man does, only backwards and in high heels!” – Ginger Rogers
“No matter how much you screw up your life, you can fix it.” – Will Ferrell
“Every once in a while, someone will mail me a single popcorn kernel that didn’t pop. I’ll get out a fresh kernel, tape it to a piece of paper and mail it back to them.” – Orville Redenbacher
“I try to feed my hunger rather than my appetite.” – Ginger Rogers
“I’m more than an actor. I’m an icon, an industry.” – Corey Feldman
July 16 Birthdays
1880 – Kathleen Norris, American journalist and author (died in 1966) 1887 – Shoeless Joe Jackson, American baseball player (died in 1951) 1902 – Mary Philbin, American actress (died in 1993) 1907 – Orville Redenbacher, American farmer and businessman, founded Orville Redenbacher’s (died in 1995) 1907 – Barbara Stanwyck, American actress (died in 1990) 1911 – Ginger Rogers, American actress, singer, and dancer (died in 1995) 1911 – Sonny Tufts, American actor (died in 1970) 1924 – Bess Myerson, American model, actress, game show panelist, Miss America 1945 (died in 2014) 1941 – Desmond Dekker, Jamaican singer-songwriter (died in 2006) 1952 – Stewart Copeland, American drummer and songwriter 1957 – Faye Grant, American actress 1963 – Phoebe Cates, American actress 1965 – Sherri Stoner, American actress 1967 – Will Ferrell, American comedic actor 1968 – Barry Sanders, American football player 1968 – Larry Sanger, American philosopher and businessman, co-founded Wikipedia 1971 – Corey Feldman, American actor 1987 – AnnaLynne McCord, American actress
July 16 History
1661 The European banknotes were issued by the Swedish bank Stockholms Banco.
1769 Father Junípero Serra founded California’s first mission, Mission San Diego de Alcalá, later known as San Diego, California.
1790 The District of Columbia was established as the capital of the United States with the Residence Act.
1862 David Farragut was promoted to rear admiral, becoming the first officer in United States Navy to hold the rank.
1915 The Boy Scout’s First Order of the Arrow ceremony took place, and the Order of the Arrow was founded.
1935 The world’s first parking meter was installed in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Roger W. Babson filed the first US patent for the device on August 30, 1928.
1941 Joe DiMaggio hit safely for the 56th consecutive game, an MLB record that still stands.
1945 (Manhattan Project) The United States successfully detonated a plutonium-based test nuclear weapon near Alamogordo, New Mexico.
1951 Little, Brown, and Company published The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger for the first time.
1956 Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus closed its last “Big Tent” show in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1965 The Mont Blanc Tunnel linking France and Italy opened.
1966 #1 Hit July 16, 1966 – July 29, 1966: Tommy James and the Shondells – Hanky Panky
1969 Apollo 11 (July 16-24, 1969) Crew: Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin
1974 July 16, 1974 – In TV’s first live suicide, news presenter Christine Chubbuck, during her TV broadcast, suddenly stopped reading the teleprompter and said, “In keeping with Channel 40’s policy of bringing you the latest in blood and guts, and in living color, you are going to see another first: an attempted suicide.” She died about 14 hours later.
1977 #1 Hit July 16, 1977 – July 22, 1977: Shaun Cassidy – Da Doo Ron Ron
1994 Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 collided with Jupiter on July 16-22.
1999 John F. Kennedy Jr., his wife, Carolyn, and her sister, Lauren Bessette, died when the Piper Saratoga PA-32R aircraft he was piloting crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard.
2004 Millennium Park was opened to the public by Mayor Richard M. Daley.
July 16, 2004 – Stuck in the Suburbs aired on The Disney Channel
2011 #1 Hit July 16, 2011 – August 26, 2011: LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett and GoonRock – Party Rock Anthem
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
A group of Heirs is an Expectation.
“Mr. McCallister, here’s your very own cheese pizza.” – Cedric the Bellman in Home Alone 2: Lost in New York #moviequotes
The newspaper serving Frostbite Falls, Minnesota, the home of Rocky and Bullwinkle, is the Picayune Intelligence.
Do You Realize?? by The Flaming Lips is the official state rock song of Oklahoma.
Beauty and the Beast was the first animated film in history to be nominated for a Best Picture at the Academy Awards
The area of the base of the Great Pyramid in Egypt is 13 Acres.
Why are sci-fi movie laser blasts slower than bullets?
Joseph Conrad – Real Name: Jozef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski
“Nobody comes here anymore, it’s too crowded” – Yogi Berra
The S.O.S in the S.O.S brand soap pads stands for ‘save our saucepans’.
I have a step ladder, I never knew my real ladder.
There are approximately 1.4 trillion dollars in circulation.
70 – Siege of Jerusalem: Titus and his armies breached the walls of Jerusalem.
1799 – The Rosetta Stone was found in the Egyptian village of Rosetta by French Captain Pierre-François Bouchard.
July 15, 1825 – Birthday (fictional) Rooster Cogburn, True Grit
1870 – Georgia became the final former Confederate state to be readmitted to the Union.
1979 – American President Jimmy Carter gave his “malaise speech”.
July 15, 19** The Murder of John & Mary Grayson, Dick’s Parents, Batman, DC Comics
If you were born on July 15th, You were likely conceived the week of… October 22nd (prior year)
Gummi (Gummy) Worm Day
Hans Riegel Sr., a candy maker from Bonn, Germany, who was the founder of Haribo, another German confectionery company created Gummi Bears in 1922. Today, in the United States, Haribo’s Gummy Bears are sold in five flavors: raspberry (red), orange (orange), strawberry (green), pineapple (colorless), and lemon (yellow). The standard ingredients are sugar, glucose syrup, starch, flavoring, food coloring, citric acid, and gelatin.
Trolli, a German confectionery company that is famously known for their Gummi Worms, created them in 1981. Most sources claim that the worms slithered onto the scene on July 15th – which we now mark as Gummi Worm Day! Trolli had been looking to create candy with only two colors and flavors (which meet at one point) when they discovered this design during an effort to have something disgusting enough to put parents off of it. The 5cm long treats were made up of 2 different flavors: strawberry and grapefruit.
July 15 is…
Bon Festival (Japan’s Feast of Lanterns) Gummi Worm Day I Love Horses Day National Be a Dork Day National Give Something Away Day National Pet Fire Safety Day National Respect Canada Day National Tapioca Pudding Day Orange Chicken Day Saint Swithin’s Day (died on July 15, 862)
July 15 Birthday Quotes
“Pick yourself up, dust yourself off, start all over again.” – Dorothy Fields
“Failure is not the opposite of success; it’s part of success.” – Arianna Huffington
“I like to play complex characters and the duality, and trying to reach for the light, it’s more interesting really. I’ve gotten to play so many types of guys and I just try to find the humanity in each one of them the best I can.” – Forest Whitaker
“In the spirit of science, there really is no such thing as a ‘failed experiment.’ Any test that yields valid data is a valid test.” – Adam Savage
“Toughness is in the soul and spirit, not in muscles.” – Alex Karras
“Don’t just climb the ladder of success – a ladder that leads, after all, to higher and higher levels of stress and burnout – but chart a new path to success, remaking it in a way that includes not just the conventional metrics of money and power, but a third metric that includes well-being, wisdom, wonder and giving, so that the goal is not just to succeed but to thrive.” – Arianna Huffington
“I hate having to read the manual.” – Trevor Horn
July 15 Birthdays
1864 – Marie Tempest, English actress and singer (died in 1942) 1905 – Dorothy Fields, American songwriter (died in 1974) 1917 – Joan Roberts, American actress and singer (died in 2012) 1935 – Alex Karras, American football player, wrestler, and actor (died in 2012) 1938 – Ernie Barnes, American football player, actor, and painter (died in 2009) 1944 – Millie Jackson, American singer-songwriter 1945 – Jan-Michael Vincent, American actor (died in 2019) 1949 – Trevor Horn, English singer-songwriter, keyboard player (The Buggles) 1950 – Arianna Huffington, Greek-American journalist and publisher 1951 – Jesse Ventura, American wrestler, actor, and politician, 38th Governor of Minnesota 1953 – Alicia Bridges, American singer-songwriter 1956 – Joe Satriani, American singer-songwriter and guitarist 1960 – Kim Alexis, American fashion model 1961 – Lolita Davidovich, Canadian actress 1961 – Forest Whitaker, American actor 1963 – Brigitte Nielsen, Danish-Italian actress 1966 – Jason Bonham, English singer-songwriter and drummer 1967 – Adam Savage, American special effects designer 1968 – Eddie Griffin, American comedian and actor 1972 – Scott Foley, American actor 1973 – Brian Austin Green, American actor 1976 – Diane Kruger, German actress 1976 – Gabriel Iglesias, Mexican-American comedian
July 15 History
850 (Earthquake) Iran
1149 – The reconstructed Church of the Holy Sepulchre was consecrated in Jerusalem.
1799 – The Rosetta Stone was found in the Egyptian village of Rosetta by French Captain Pierre-François Bouchard during Napoleon’s Egyptian Campaign.
1823 – A fire destroyed the ancient Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls in Rome, Italy.
July 15, 1825 – Birthday (fictional) Rooster Cogburn, True Grit, Film
1834 – The Spanish Inquisition was officially disbanded after nearly 356 years. Several thousand people were actually executed over this time, averaging about a dozen per year.
1838 – Ralph Waldo Emerson delivered the Divinity School Address at Harvard Divinity School, discounting Biblical miracles and declaring Jesus a great man, but not God. The Christian Community was not pleased.
1916 – In Seattle, Washington, William Boeing, and George Conrad Westervelt incorporated Pacific Aero Products (later renamed Boeing).
1950 – #1 Hit July 15, 1950 – August 18, 1950: Nat King Cole – Mona Lisa
1954 – First flight of the Boeing 367-80, the prototype for both the Boeing 707 and C-135 series.
1955 – Eighteen Nobel laureates signed the Mainau Declaration against nuclear weapons, later co-signed by thirty-four others.
1968 – One Life To Live (OLTL) premiered on ABC.
1979 – US President Jimmy Carter gives his Malaise Speech, where he characterizes the greatest threat to the country as “this crisis in the growing doubt about the meaning of our own lives and in the loss of a unity of purpose for our nation.”
1989 – #1 Hit July 15, 1989 – July 21, 1989: Simply Red – If You Don’t Know Me By Now
2000 – #1 Hit July 15, 2000 – July 21, 2000: Vertical Horizon – Everything You Want
1789 – The start of the French Revolution (celebrated as Bastille Day today)
1853 – America’s first major World’s Fair, The Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations, opened in New York City.
The ‘Little’ Chicago Fire of 1874 burned down 47 acres of the city, destroying 812 buildings, killing 20
1881 – Billy the Kid was shot and killed by Pat Garrett outside Fort Sumner.
1960 – Jane Goodall arrived at the Gombe Stream Reserve (Tanzania) to begin her study of chimpanzees in the wild.
If you were born on July 14th, You were likely conceived the week of… October 21st (prior year)
Shark Awareness Day
Sharks are one of the most fascinating creatures on Earth. They’re able to sense their prey from miles away and they have an impressive arsenal, including rows upon rows of teeth that can deliver a lethal bite with just millimeters in between! Sadly enough, it’s people who pose more danger for sharks than vice versa – you’ve probably heard about or seen dramatic pictures depicting how close we come to them when snorkeling as opposed to what those situations look like in reality. Sharks as “aggressive” creatures of the sea don’t help either.
The global demand for these delicacies like shark-fin soup, combined with the false perception that beaches couldn’t be dangerous if there is no lifeguard nearby, means millions of innocent animals die each year. About 8 people a year are killed by shark attacks worldwide every year, and six times that number (50) are killed by lightning strikes.
July 14 is…
Bastille Day (France) National Grand Marnier Day National Mac and Cheese Day National Tape Measure Day Pandemonium Day Shark Awareness Day
July 14 Birthday Quotes
“It’s a folk singer’s job to comfort disturbed people and to disturb comfortable people.” – Woody Guthrie
“I have never painted a self-portrait. I am less interested in myself as a subject for a painting than I am in other people, above all women… There is nothing special about me. I am a painter who paints day after day from morning to night… Whoever wants to know something about me… ought to look carefully at my pictures.” – Gustav Klimt
“I am living permanently in my dream, from which I make brief forays into reality.” – Ingmar Bergman
“I am a child of America. If ever I’m sent to Death Row for my revolutionary ‘crimes,’ I’ll order as my last meal: a hamburger, french fries, and a coke.” – Jerry Rubin
“At the end of the day, you gotta feel some way. So why not feel unbeatable? Why not feel untouchable.” – Conor McGregor
“I promise my fellow citizens only this: To uphold the Constitution, to do what is right as God gives me to see the right, and…to do the very best that I can for America.” – Gerald Ford
July 14 Birthdays
1861 – Kate M. Gordon, American suffragette (died in 1931) 1862 – Gustav Klimt, Austrian painter and illustrator (died in 1918) 1894 – Dave Fleischer, American animator, director and producer (died in 1979) 1906 – Tom Carvel, Greek-American businessman, founded Carvel (died in 1990) 1912 – Woody Guthrie, American singer-songwriter (died in 1967) 1912 – Buddy Moreno, American musician and entertainer (died in 2015) 1913 – Gerald Ford, American politician, 38th President of the United States (died in 2006) 1918 – Ingmar Bergman, Swedish director, producer, and screenwriter (died in 2007) 1926 – Harry Dean Stanton, American actor (died in 2017) 1927 – John Chancellor, American journalist (died in 1996) 1927 – Mike Esposito, American comic book author and illustrator (died in 2010) 1930 – Polly Bergen, American actress (died in 2014) 1932 – Rosey Grier, American football player and actor 1938 – Jerry Rubin, American activist and businessman (died in 1994) 1949 – Tommy Mottola, American businessman and music publisher 1952 – Franklin Graham, American evangelist and missionary 1952 – Joel Silver, American actor and producer, co-founded Dark Castle Entertainment 1961 – Jackie Earle Haley, American actor 1966 – Matthew Fox, American actor 1986 – Dan Smith, English singer-songwriter 1988 – Conor McGregor, Irish mixed martial artist
July 14 History
1789 – Bastille Day. Tens of thousands of the citizens of Paris stormed the Bastille, the Paris fortress used as a prison to hold political prisoners, and released the seven prisoners inside at the onset of the French Revolution.
1791 – The Priestley Riots drove Joseph Priestley, a supporter of the French Revolution and religious dissenter, out of Birmingham, England.
1798 – The Sedition Act became law in the United States, making it a federal crime to write, publish, or utter false or malicious statements about the United States government.
1853 – Opening of the first major US World’s Fair – the Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations in New York City.
1874 – The ‘Little Chicago Fire’ of 1874 burns down 47 acres of the city, destroying 812 buildings, killing 20. The October 10, 1871 ‘Great Chicago Fire’ was beggir.
1881 – Billy the Kid was shot and killed by frenemy Pat Garrett outside Fort Sumner.
1911 – Harry Atwood, an exhibition pilot for the Wright Brothers, landed his airplane at the South Lawn of the White House.
1933 – Gleichschaltung: In Germany, all political parties were outlawed except the Nazi Party.
1933 – The Nazi eugenics plan began with the proclamation of the Law for the Prevention of Hereditarily Diseased Offspring, which called for the compulsory sterilization of any citizen who suffered from alleged genetic disorders.
1938 – Howard Hughes sets a new record by completing a 91-hour airplane flight around the world.
1960 – Jane Goodall arrived at the Gombe Stream Reserve in present-day Tanzania to begin her famous study of chimpanzees in the wild.
1962 – #1 Hit July 14, 1962 – August 10, 1962: Bobby Vinton – Roses Are Red (My Love)
1969 – The United States’ $500, $1,000, $5,000, and $10,000 bills were officially withdrawn from circulation.
1979 – #1 Hit July 14, 1979 – August 17, 1979: Donna Summer – Bad Girls
1992 – 386BSD was released by Lynne and William Jolitz beginning the Open Source Operating System Revolution. Linus Torvalds released his Linux soon afterward.
July 14, 19** Birthday (fictional) SpongeBob SquarePants, Cartoon, TV
2000 – A powerful solar flare, later named the Bastille Day event, caused a geomagnetic storm on Earth.
2008 – The Wendy Williams Show premiered, in syndication.
2015 – NASA’s New Horizons probe performs the first flyby of Pluto, completing the initial survey of the Solar System.
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
Ben Franklin’s 13 Virtues #5 – Frugality. Make no expense but to do good to others or yourself; i.e., waste nothing.
When the Clue movie was released, they gave movie theaters 3 different endings.
The Tower of London is wider than it is high.
In Dirty Dancing, what was Baby’s real name? Frances!
When I was in elementary school, we would bring pop songs to class to translate the lyrics together with our teacher. With today’s pop lyrics, that would be very awkward.
The Capital of Namibia is Windhoek
There is only one country between North Korea and Norway. #russia
“Friendships born on the field of athletic strife are the real gold of competition. Awards become corroded, friends gather no dust.” – Jesse Owens
I bet the first person who said “I’m a poet and I didn’t even know it” felt really clever.
“Plastics.” – Mr. Maguire (Walter Brooke) in Graduate, The Graduate, 1967
The sleeve on the outside of a coffee cup is called a “zarf.”
Isn’t it odd the way everyone just assumes that the goo in soap dispensers is always soap? I should fill mine with mustard, just to teach people a lesson in trust.
1985 – Live Aid was broadcast from both London and Philadelphia, on MTV and in syndication.
If you were born on July 13th, You were likely conceived the week of… October 20th (prior year)
Barbershop Music Appreciation Day
“Barbershop music” has been described by Samuel Pepys as amateur instrumental tunes in the 17th century. The style may have its origins from barber’s mandolin or guitar playing, which were used to help people relax during their haircuts and shave. Some even believe that the Barbershop Quartet started back when Barbershops served as community centers where men would gather for social activities with a barber while working on their hair cuts.
Tradition says that post-Civil War, black men were known for singing in groups, called quartets, and informally “cracking up a chord”. This can be traced back to 1882 when the New York Age wrote about this as entertainment that arises from African Americans not being able to attend theater or concert halls because they were excluded from it alltogether.
Reviving the tradition, Edna Mae Anderson of Tulsa, Oklahoma invited some women to her home on July 13th, 1945. Their husbands were members of the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement Barbershop Quartet Singing in America (SPEBSQSA). The ladies wanted to participate in all that fun and enjoyment. On this night, they created a group called Sweet Adelines International
July 13 is…
Barbershop Music Appreciation Day Bean ‘n’ Franks Day Embrace Your Geekness Day Fool’s Paradise Day Go West Day Gruntled Workers Day National Beef Tallow Day National French Fry Day
July 13 Birthday Quotes
“You can have all the tools in the world but if you don’t genuinely believe in yourself, it’s useless.” – Ken Jeong
“If you wish a thing done, get someone to do it for you; but if you wish it done well, do it yourself.” – John Jacob Astor
“People are always saying that I must have been the class clown, with all these voices. No, I was way too shy to be the class clown; I was a class clown’s writer.” – Tom Kenny
“If there’s anyone in space, what they’ll learn about the human race will be listening to us talking on the car phone.” – Roger McGuinn
“If someone says ‘Give me one word of advice,’ I say ‘be fearless.’ And knowing without any shadow of a doubt that what they have to give – who they are – is totally unique and not shared by anybody else. And to believe in that uniqueness. It took me decades before I developed courage as an actor.” – Patrick Stewart
“When people lack jobs, opportunity, and ownership of property they have little or no stake in their communities.” – Jack Kemp
July 13 Birthdays
1864 – John Jacob Astor IV, American businessman (died in 1912) 1911 – Bob Steele, American radio personality (died in 2002) 1913 – Dave Garroway, American journalist and television personality (died in 1982) 1922 – Leslie Brooks, American actress (died in 2011) 1928 – Bob Crane, American actor (died in 1978) 1935 – Jack Kemp, American politician (died in 2009) 1940 – Patrick Stewart, English actor 1942 – Harrison Ford, American actor 1942 – Roger McGuinn, American singer-songwriter 1946 – Cheech Marin, American actor and comedian 1951 – Didi Conn, American actress 1956 – Michael Spinks, American boxer 1957 – Cameron Crowe, American director, producer, and screenwriter 1962 – Tom ‘SpongeBob” Kenny, American voice actor and screenwriter 1966 – Gerald Levert, American R&B singer-songwriter (died in 2006) 1969 – Ken Jeong, American actor, comedian and physician 1974 – Deborah Cox, Canadian singer-songwriter 1988 – Colton Haynes, American actor 1988 – Steven R. McQueen, American actor 2003 – Wyatt Oleff, American actor 2005 – Kyle Harrison Breitkopf, Canadian actor
July 13 History
1787 – The Continental Congress enacted the Northwest Ordinance establishing governing rules for the Northwest Territory. It also established procedures for the admission of new states and limits the expansion of slavery.
1923 – The Hollywood Sign is officially dedicated in the hills above Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. It originally read “Hollywoodland ” but the four last letters are dropped after a renovation in 1949.
1951 – Arnold Schoenberg, a famous 20th-century composer, had triskaidekaphobia (fear of the number 13), he died on July 13th, 1951.
1957 – #1 Hit July 13, 1957 – August 30, 1957: Elvis Presley – (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear
1959 – #1 Hit July 13, 1959 – August 9, 1959: Paul Anka – Lonely Boy
1974 – #1 Hit July 13, 1974 – July 26, 1974: George McCrae – Rock Your Baby
1977 – New York City Blackout of 1977
1985 – #1 Hit July 13, 1985 – July 26, 1985: Duran Duran – A View to a Kill
2002 – Fox News Channel became the #1 cable TV news service of the US, beating long-time champ CNN
2013 – George Zimmerman was found not guilty in the shooting of Trayvon Martin.
July 13, 2305 Birthday (fictional) Jean-Luc Picard, Star Trek: The Next Generation, TV
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
Harry’s father, James Potter is the villain from every teen comedy.
Clarke’s First Law: When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is possible, he is almost certainly right. When he states that something is impossible, he is very probably wrong.
Every activity will lead to weight loss if you add “instead of eating” at the end of the sentence.
Legally Blonde was originally a novel based on author Amanda Brown’s experiences at Stanford Law School.
The Capital of Nauru is no official capital; government offices in Yaren District
Vincent Van Gogh sold only one work of art during his lifetime.
There are a total of 3,863,484 unique Lego bricks in The Lego Movie.
Never offend people with style when you can offend them with substance.
Quotes from Spongebob are like inside jokes; you’ll get weird stares if you say them around people who don’t know them. “I never thought those Pirates would beat all those Robots!”
I bought the world’s worst thesaurus earlier. Not only was it terrible, but it was also terrible.
1862 – The United States Congress authorizes the US Medal of Honor, the highest and most prestigious personal military decoration
1930 – Bobby Jones won the first “Grand Slam of Golf” – US Open, British Open, British Amateur, US Amateur.
1962 – The Rolling Stones performed together live for the first time, at London’s Marquee Club.
If you were born on July 12th, You were likely conceived the week of… October 19th (prior year)
Etch A Sketch
The Etch A Sketch was introduced near the peak of the Baby Boom on July 12, 1960 for $2.99. It went on to sell 600,000 units that year and is one of the best-known toys of that era, and over 100,000,000 have been sold to date.
In 1998, it was inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame at The Strong, in Rochester, New York. In 2003, the Toy Industry Association named Etch A Sketch to its Century of Toys List, commemorating the 100 most memorable and most creative toys of the 20th century.
Etch A Sketch is a mechanical drawing toy invented by André Cassagnes of France and subsequently manufactured by the Ohio Art Company and now owned by Spin Master of Toronto, Canada. Originally featuring a glass visual; frame, it was changed to plastic for children’s safety.
An Etch A Sketch has a thick, flat gray screen in a red plastic frame. There are two knobs on the front of the frame in the lower corners. Twisting the knobs moves a stylus that displaces aluminum powder on the back of the screen, leaving a solid, dark line, then the knobs create lineographic images. To erase the picture, the user turns the toy upside down and shakes it. The left control moves the stylus horizontally, and the right one moves it vertically.
The toy was featured in 1995’s Pixar film, Toy Story.
July 12 is…
Different Colored Eyes Day Etch A Sketch Day National Eat Your Jell-O Day National Pecan Pie Day New Conversations Day Orangemen’s Day Paper Bag Day Simplicity Day
July 12 Birthday Quotes
“Without training, they lacked knowledge. Without knowledge, they lacked confidence. Without confidence, they lacked victory.” – Julius Caesar
“Simplify your life. Don’t waste the years struggling for things that are unimportant. Don’t burden yourself with possessions. Keep your needs and wants simple and enjoy what you have. Don’t destroy your peace of mind by looking back, worrying about the past. Live in the present. Simplify!” – Henry David Thoreau
“Most artists look for something fresh to paint; frankly I find that quite boring. For me it is much more exciting to find fresh meaning in something familiar.” – Andrew Wyeth
“It is what we know already that often prevents us from learning.” – Claude Bernard
“Number one, like yourself. Number two, you have to eat healthy. And number three, you’ve got to squeeze your buns. That’s my formula.” – Richard Simmons
“Well, do anything, if you do something right, we’ll use it, and if you do something wrong, we’ll fix it, but do something and do it now.” – Louis B. Mayer
July 12 Birthdays
100 BC – Julius Caesar, Roman politician and general (died in 44 BC) 1813 – Claude Bernard, French physiologist and academic (died in 1878) 1817 – Henry David Thoreau, American essayist, poet, and philosopher (died in 1862) 1854 – George Eastman, American businessman, founded Eastman Kodak (died in 1933) 1884 – Louis B. Mayer, Russian-American film producer, co-founded Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (died in 1957) 1895 – Oscar Hammerstein II, American director, producer, and songwriter (died in 1960) 1899 – E.D. ‘Edgar Daniel’ Nixon, American civil rights leader (died in 1987) 1908 – Milton Berle, American comedian and actor (died in 2002) 1909 – Joe ‘Curly Joe’ DeRita, American actor, #6 of the 3 Stooges (died in 1993) 1909 – Herbert Zim, American naturalist, author, and educator (died in 1994) 1917 – Andrew Wyeth, American artist (died in 2009) 1923 – James E. Gunn, American science fiction author 1937 – Bill Cosby, American actor, comedian and felon 1943 – Christine McVie, English singer-songwriter and keyboard player 1948 – Walter Egan, American singer-songwriter 1948 – Richard Simmons, American fitness trainer 1951 – Cheryl Ladd, American actress 1956 – Mel Harris, American actress 1956 – Sandi Patty, American singer 1958 – J. D. Hayworth, American politician and radio host 1958 – Tonya Lee Williams, English-Canadian actress 1969 – Lisa Nicole Carson, American actress 1971 – Loni Love, American comedian and actress 1977 – Brock Lesnar, American mixed martial artist and wrestler 1978 – Topher Grace, American actor 1978 – Michelle Rodriguez, American actress 1980 – Kristen Connolly, American actress 1990 – Rachel Brosnahan, American actress
July 12 History
927 – Æthelstan, King of England, secured a pledge from Constantine II of Scotland that the latter would not ally with Viking kings, beginning the process of unifying Great Britain. This is considered by most historians to the closest thing that England has to a foundation date.
1543 – King Henry VIII of England married his sixth (and last) wife, Catherine Parr, at Hampton Court Palace.
1862 – The Medal of Honor was authorized by the United States Congress. In 1990, Congress designated March 25 annually as “National Medal of Honor Day.”
1894 – Eight units for the measurement of electrical magnitudes were adopted in US law when President Grover Cleveland signed an Act of Congress “to define and establish the units of electrical measure” for the ohm, ampere, volt, coulomb, farad, joule, watt, and the henry. #standards
1952 – #1 Hit July 12, 1952 – September 12, 1952: Vera Lynn – Auf Wiederseh’n Sweetheart
1970 – The US patent (#105,338) for an improved process to produce celluloid, the first synthetic plastic, was awarded to John Wesley Hyatt, Jr.
1920 – The Panama Canal was formally dedicated, although it had the first ship passed through several years earlier.
1962 – The Rolling Stones performed their first concert, at the Marquee Club in London, England, United Kingdom.
1969 – #1 Hit July 12, 1969 – August 22, 1969: Zager and Evans – In the Year 2525
1976 – Family Feud debuted on ABC (later on CBS & in syndication)
1986 – #1 Hit July 12, 1986 – July 18, 1986: Simply Red – Holding Back the Years
1804 – Arron Burr (US Vice-President) and Alexander Hamilton had a duel in Weehawken, New Jersey. Hamilton was killed and Burr’s political plans ended.
1914 – Babe Ruth made his debut in Major League Baseball with the Boston Red Sox.
1979 – Skylab (82 tons) fell to Earth, mainly over the Indian Ocean and Australia. There were no casualties.
1987 – Matej Gaspar was born inYugoslavia. He was the official 5 Billionth person on Earth at that time.
If you were born on July 11th, You were likely conceived the week of… October 18th (prior year)
Worl Population Day
The number of people on earth has grown from one billion to over eight and a half billion in the last 200 years! The global population reached 7.9 million in 2021 and is expected to continue to grow.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1804 – 1 billion people 1927 – 2 billion people 1960 – 3 billion people 1974 – 4 billion people 1987 – 5 billion people 1999 – 6 billion people 2012 – 7 billion people
This dramatic growth has been driven largely by increasing numbers of people surviving to reproductive age and has been accompanied by major changes in fertility rates, increasing urbanization, and accelerating migration. The recent past has seen enormous changes in fertility rates and life expectancy. In the early 1970s, women had on average 4.5 children each; by 2015, total fertility for the world had fallen to below 2.5 children per woman. Meanwhile, average global lifespans have risen, from 64.6 years in the early 1990s to 72.6 years in 2019. (UN)
All American Pet Photo Day Bowdler’s Day Free Slurpee Day International Essential Oils Day Make Your Own Sundae Day National Blueberry Muffin Day National Cheer up the Lonely Day National Mojito Day National Rainier Cherries Day National Swimming Pool Day World Population Day
July 11 Birthday Quotes
“Every morning I awake torn between a desire to save the world and an inclination to savor it. This makes it hard to plan the day. But if we forget to savor the world, what possible reason do we have for saving it? In a way, the savoring must come first.” – E.B. White
“The difference between style and fashion is quality.” – Giorgio Armani
“Reading well is one of the greatest pleasures that solitude can afford you.” – Harold Bloom
“Now that I’m gone, I tell you, don’t smoke.” – Yul Brynner
“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more, and become more, you are a leader.” – John Quincy Adams
“Life is like writing with a pen. You can cross out your past but you can’t erase it.” – E.B. White
“Elegance is not catching somebody’s eyes, it’s staying in somebody’s memory.” – Giorgio Armani
July 11 Birthdays
154 – Bardaisan, Syrian astrologer, scholar, and philosopher (died in 222) 1274 – Robert the Bruce, Scottish king (died in 1329) 1767 – John Quincy Adams, American politician, 6th President of the United States (died in 1848) 1899 – E.B. White, American essayist and journalist (died in 1985) 1920 – Yul Brynner, Russian-American actor and dancer (died in 1985) 1930 – Harold Bloom, American literary critic (died in 2019) 1931 – Thurston Harris, American doo-wop singer (died in 1990) 1931 – Tab Hunter, American actor and singer (died in 2018) 1934 – Giorgio Armani, Italian fashion designer, founded the Armani Company 1950 – Bonnie Pointer, American singer (died in 2020) 1953 – Leon Spinks, American boxer 1953 – Mindy Sterling, American actress 1956 – Sela Ward, American actress 1959 – Richie Sambora, American singer-songwriter and guitarist 1959 – Suzanne Vega, American singer-songwriter 1963 – Lisa Rinna, American actress 1975 – Lil’ Kim, American rapper 1990 – Connor Paolo, American actor 1993 – Rebecca Bross, American gymnast 1996 – Alessia Cara, Canadian singer-songwriter
July 11 History
1796 The United States took possession of Detroit from Great Britain under the terms of the Jay Treaty.
1798 The United States Marine Corps was re-established (they had been disbanded after the American Revolutionary War).
1889 Tijuana, Mexico, was founded.
1893 The first cultured pearl was created under the direction of Kokichi Mikimoto in Japan.
1921 Former President William Howard Taft is sworn in as the 10th Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court – the only person ever to hold both offices.
1922 The Daisy Dell reopened as The Hollywood Bowl.
1937 Mount Lucania – 17,257 ft (5,260 m) – Yukon, Canada – First ascent: July 11, 1937 by Bradford Washburn and Robert Bates
1960 #1 Hit July 11, 1960 – July 17, 1960: Hollywood Argyles – Alley-Oop
1966 The Newlywed Game premiered on ABC.
1970 #1 Hit July 11, 1970 – July 24, 1970: Three Dog Night – Mama Told Me (Not To Come)
1972 The first World Chess Championship 1972 game between challenger Bobby Fischer and defending champion Boris Spassky began.
1973 Varig Flight 820 crashed near Paris, France on approach to Orly Airport, killing 123 of the 134 onboard. In response, the FAA (The Federal Aviation Authority) banned smoking on flights.
1975 Chinese archeologists announced uncovering of a 3-acre burial mound concealing 6000 clay statues of warriors. The “Terracotta Army” and their regalia date from 221 to 206 BC, near the ancient capital of Xian.
1977 Martin Luther King, Jr. was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
1979 America’s first space station, Skylab, was destroyed as it re-entered the Earth’s atmosphere over the Indian Ocean.
1987 #1 Hit July 11, 1987 – July 31, 1987: Heart – Alone
1991 The ‘eclipse of the century ‘ solar eclipse cast a shadow stretching 9,000 miles from Hawaii to South America, lasting nearly seven minutes in some areas.
2001 Game Boy Advance released, Video Game Console
2008 The Apple iPhone 3G was released.
2009 #1 Hit July 11, 2009 – October 16, 2009: The Black Eyed Peas – I Gotta Feeling
2011 Neptune, the eighth planet from the sun, completed its first full rotation of the sun since its discovery in 1846.
2012 Astronomers announced the discovery of Styx, the fifth moon of Pluto.
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
The license plate number on the Ghostbusters’ car was ECTO-1
When you see a couple kissing at the end of a Christmas movie, they are covered in potato flakes (fake snow).
Nigeria would be much richer if foreigners didn’t keep winning the lottery.
“What is this? A freakout?” – Violet Beauregarde #moviequotes
Every single one of your favorite things started out with you trying something new. #takearisk
If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle.
Useless Pronunciation: T as in tea
“It usually takes me two or three days to prepare an impromptu speech.” – Mark Twain
The “Bernard Dehydrated Water” cans floating around the Internet are not real products. Bernard Food Industries created the product as a gag that store owners could display to make customers laugh.
The word “unfriend” appeared in print in 1659.
“..and I would have gotten away with it too if it wasn’t for those meddling kids.” – Lord Voldemort
“Cops and women don’t mix. It’s like eating a spoonful of Drano; sure, it’ll clean you out, but it’ll leave you hollow inside.” – Frank Drebin #moviequotes
When I was a child I always hoped that the alien that found my balloon was happy.
A prime number (or a prime) is a natural number greater than 1 that has no positive divisors other than 1 and itself. Prime Days include: July: 7/2 ,7/3 ,7/5 ,7/7 ,7/11 ,7/13 ,7/17 ,7/19 ,7/23 ,7/29 ,7/31
1991 – Boris Yeltsin took the oath as President of Russia.
If you were born on July 10th, You were likely conceived the week of… October 17th (prior year)
Nikola Tesla
Nikola Tesla was brought into the world on July 10, 1856, in the town of Smiljan, Serbia (present-day Croatia). Tesla contemplated math and physical science at the Technical University of Graz and theory at the University of Prague.
In 1882, while on a walk, he thought of the thought for a brushless AC engine, making the main portrayals of its pivoting electromagnets in the sand of the way. Soon thereafter he moved to Paris and found a new line of work fixing direct current (DC) power plants with the Continental Edison Company.
Nikola Tesla and Edison
Tesla showed up in New York in 1884 and was recruited as a designer at Thomas Edison’s Manhattan base camp. He worked there for a year, intriguing Edison with his tirelessness and resourcefulness. At a certain point, Edison disclosed to Tesla he would pay $50,000 for an improved plan for his DC dynamos. Following quite a while of experimentation, Tesla introduced an answer and requested the cash. Edison disputed, saying, “Tesla, you don’t comprehend our American humor.” Tesla quit before long.
Nikola Tesla and Westinghouse
After an ineffective endeavor to begin his own Tesla Electric Light Company and a stretch burrowing ditches for $2 per day, Tesla devoted his time to the study of rotating electric flow. In 1887 and 1888 he was conceded in excess of 30 licenses for his developments and welcome to address the American Institute of Electrical Engineers on his work. His talk grabbed the eye of George Westinghouse, the designer who had dispatched the main alternating current (AC) power framework close to Boston and was Edison’s significant rival in the “Skirmish of the Currents.”
Westinghouse recruited Tesla, authorized the licenses for his AC engine, and gave him his own lab. Meanwhile, Edison had the state of New York execute an elephant who killed a man via AC to show how dangerous it was, in a very public spectacle.
During the 1890s Tesla imagined electric oscillators, meters, improved lights, and the high-voltage transformer known as the Tesla loop. He additionally tried different things with X-beams, gave short-range exhibits of radio correspondence two years before Guglielmo Marconi, and guided a radio-controlled boat around a pool in Madison Square Garden. Together, Tesla and Westinghouse lit the 1891 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago and collaborated with General Electric to introduce AC generators at Niagara Falls, making that the principal current force station.
He is best known for designing the modern alternating current electricity supply system, although he died almost penniless in New York City in 1943.
July 10 is…
Don’t Step on a Bee Day National Kitten Day National Piña Colada Day Nikola Tesla Day Pick Blueberries Day Teddy Bear Picnic Day
July 10 Birthday Quotes
“If you want to find the secrets of the universe, think in terms of energy, frequency and vibration.” – Nikola Tesla
“Do the best you can, and then to hell with it!” – Eunice Kennedy Shriver
“A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him.” – David Brinkley
“I was so good at boxing because I worked hard. I worked harder than anybody. When other boxers used to box in the gym, three or four rounds, I used to box 10-20 rounds.” – Jake LaMotta
“Be alone, that is the secret of invention; be alone, that is when ideas are born.” – Nikola Tesla
“I have a lot of friends who get up most mornings and go to jobs they absolutely hate. I don’t think that’s what life is about and I’m so fortunate that I actually love what I do.” – Jerry Herman
“Washington, D.C. is a city filled with people who believe they are important.” – David Brinkley
July 10 Birthdays
1839 – Adolphus Busch, German brewer, co-founded Anheuser-Busch (died in 1913) 1856 – Nikola Tesla, Serbian-American physicist and engineer (died in 1943) 1871 – Marcel Proust, French novelist, critic, and essayist (died in 1922) 1882 – Ima Hogg, American society leader, philanthropist, patron of the arts (died in 1975) 1905 – Mildred Benson, American journalist and author (died in 2002) 1905 – Thomas Gomez, American actor (died in 1971) 1920 – David Brinkley, American journalist (died in 2003) 1921 – Eunice Kennedy Shriver, American activist, co-founded the Special Olympics (died in 2009) 1922 – Jean Kerr, American author and playwright (died in 2003) 1922 – Jake LaMotta, American boxer and actor (died in 2017) 1926 – Fred Gwynne, American actor (died in 1993) 1927 – David Dinkins, American politician, 106th Mayor of New York City 1931 – Jerry Herman, American composer and songwriter (died in 2019) 1933 – Jumpin’ Gene Simmons, American rockabilly singer-songwriter (died in 2006) 1939 – Mavis Staples, American singer 1943 – Arthur Ashe, American tennis player and journalist (died in 1993) 1945 – Ron Glass, American actor (died in 2016) 1947 – Arlo Guthrie, American singer-songwriter 1954 – Neil Tennant, English singer-songwriter 1958 – Béla Fleck, American banjo player and songwriter 1972 – Sofía Vergara, Colombian-American actress and model 1980 – Adam Petty, American race car driver (died in 2000) 1980 – James Rolfe, American actor, director, and producer 1980 – Jessica Simpson, American singer-songwriter and actress 1988 – Heather Hemmens, American actress 2001 – Isabela Moner, American actress
July 10 History
1553 – Lady Jane Grey began her 9-day reign on the throne of England.
1892 – The first concrete-paved street was built, on Court Avenue, around the Logan County Court House, in Bellefontaine, Ohio.
1913 – Death Valley, California, hits 134 °F (57 °C), the highest temperature recorded in the United States.
1921 – (Sunday) Bloody Sunday: Sixteen people were killed and 161 houses destroyed during rioting and gun battles in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
1925 – In Dayton, Tennessee, the Monkey Trial began with John T. Scopes, a high school science teacher accused of teaching the theory of evolution in violation of the Butler Act. The law was repealed on May 17, 1967.
1938 – Howard Hughes set a record by completing a 91-hour airplane flight around the world.
1950 – Your Hit Parade debuted on NBC.
1961 – #1 Hit July 10, 1961 – August 27, 1961: Bobby Lewis – Tossin’ and Turnin’
1962 – The patent (#3,043,625) was issued to Nils Bohlen, for the three-point car seat-belt.
1962 – Telstar, the world’s first communications satellite, was launched into orbit. An instrumental pop tune by The Tornadoes titled after the event reached #1 on the Billboard Pop Music Chart.
1965 – #1 Hit July 10, 1965 – August 6, 1965: The Rolling Stones – (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction
1966 – Ultraman debuted in Japan
1976 – #1 Hit July 10, 1976 – July 23, 1976: Starland Vocal Band – Afternoon Delight
1978 – World News Tonight premiered on ABC.
1991 – Boris Yeltsin took office as the first elected President of Russia.
1993 – #1 Hit July 10, 1993 – July 23, 1993: SWV – Weak
2004 – #1 Hit July 10, 2004 – July 23, 2004: Fantasia – I Believe
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
I’m looking at my ceiling – not saying it’s the greatest ceiling in the world… but it’s up there.
Sitting Bull – Real Name: Tatanka Iyotanka
A character can spot a loved one in a crowd of 20,000 people instantly. #moviecliches
We can’t find Happiness . . . But, we can make it.
The sentence “I can’t breath.” is probably one of the least spoken lines in history.
The original ‘Most Interesting Man in the World’ was actor Jonathan Goldsmith.
Many animals probably need glasses, but nobody knows it.
Congratulate a single male performer with “Bravo!”
“You guys on MySpace, or…?” – Francis the Driver in Superbad #moviequotes
“Zip”in “Zip Code” stands for Zone Improvement Plan.
A group of Trout is called a Hover.
I’ve always hated calling our galaxy “The Milky Way”. Maybe after the Andromeda merger, we’ll come up with a better one.
1762 – Catherine the Great became Empress of Russia
1868 – Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution (regarding voting rights) was passed.
1893 – The first open-heart surgery was performed by Dr. Daniel Hale, in Chicago.
July 9, 19** Birthday (fictional) Ray Palmer (The Atom), DC Comics
1958 – A 1,700-foot tsunami struck Lituya Bay, Alaska.
If you were born on July 9th, You were likely conceived the week of… October 16th (prior year)
Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
Section 1 All persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
Section 2 Representatives shall be apportioned among the several States according to their respective numbers, counting the whole number of persons in each State, excluding Indians not taxed. But when the right to vote at any election for the choice of electors for President and Vice President of the United States, Representatives in Congress, the Executive and Judicial officers of a State, or the members of the Legislature thereof, is denied to any of the male inhabitants of such State, being twenty-one years of age, and citizens of the United States, or in any way abridged, except for participation in rebellion, or other crime, the basis of representation therein shall be reduced in the proportion which the number of such male citizens shall bear to the whole number of male citizens twenty-one years of age in such State.
Section 3 No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any State, who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any State legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any State, to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof. But Congress may by a vote of two-thirds of each House, remove such disability.
Section 4 The validity of the public debt of the United States, authorized by law, including debts incurred for payment of pensions and bounties for services in suppressing insurrection or rebellion, shall not be questioned. But neither the United States nor any State shall assume or pay any debt or obligation incurred in aid of insurrection or rebellion against the United States, or any claim for the loss or emancipation of any slave; but all such debts, obligations, and claims shall be held illegal and void.
July 9 is…
Fashion Day International Town Criers Day Martyrdom of the Bab National Don’t Put all your Eggs in One Omelet Day National No Bra Day National Sugar Cookie Day
Nude Recreation Week is typically held the second week of July
July 9 Birthday Quotes
“The safe and cultural method of eating crackers in bed is to wear a diver’s suit instead of pajamas.” – Basil Wolverton
“There’s no such thing as ‘I can’t do it’.” – Marc Almond
“Writing isn’t a source of pain. It’s psychic chemotherapy. It reduces your psychological tumors and relieves your pain.” – Dean Koontz
“I don’t know how often I can discuss one incident in my entire life, but I’ll continue to do that.” – O.J. Simpson
“I’ve discreetly dated a lot of people – I once dated a billionaire, mostly because it was fun to say, “I’m dating a billionaire,” but we did not have the same taste in music, and it was doomed.” – Courtney Love
“There are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns – the ones we don’t know we don’t know.” – Donald Rumsfeld
“We are still in the position of waking up and having a choice. Do I make the world better today somehow, or do I not bother?” – Tom Hanks
“If you were born by the sea, there’s always a magnet that draws you back there.” – Marc Almond
July 9 Birthdays
1764 – Ann Ward, English author and poet (died in 1823) 1819 – Elias Howe, American inventor, invented the sewing machine (died in 1867) 1909 – Basil Wolverton, American author and illustrator (died in 1978) 1926 – Murphy Anderson, American comic book illustrator (died in 2015) 1927 – Ed Ames, American singer and actor 1928 – Vince Edwards, American actor, singer, and director (died in 1996) 1929 – Lee Hazlewood, American singer-songwriter and producer (died in 2007) 1932 – Donald Rumsfeld, American politician 1938 – Brian Dennehy, American actor (died in 2020) 1942 – Richard Roundtree, American actor 1945 – Dean Koontz, American author and screenwriter 1947 – O.J. Simpson, American football player, felon, actor 1952 – John Tesh, American pianist, composer and television host 1955 – Lindsey Graham, American politician 1955 – Jimmy Smits, American actor 1956 – Tom Hanks, American actor 1957 – Marc Almond, English singer-songwriter 1957 – Tim Kring, American screenwriter and producer 1957 – Kelly McGillis, American actress 1959 – Kevin Nash, American wrestler 1964 – Courtney Love, American singer-songwriter and actress 1975 – Jack White, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer 1976 – Fred Savage, American actor, director, and producer 1991 – Mitchel Musso, American actor and singer 1999 – Claire Corlett, American voice actress
July 9 History
1540 – King Henry VIII of England annulled the marriage to his fourth wife, Anne of Cleves.
1595 – Johannes Kepler published Mysterium cosmographicum (Mystery of the Cosmos)
1776 – George Washington ordered the Declaration of Independence to be read out loud to members of the Continental Army in New York, New York, for the first time.
1815 – The first developed natural gas well in the U.S. was discovered, at Burning Springs well near Charleston, West Virginia.
1868 – The 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified, insuring African Americans (ex-slaves born in the United States) full citizenship and all persons in the United States due process of law.
1877 – The inaugural Wimbledon Tennis Championships began at the All England Club.
1922 – Future film Tarzan star Johnny Weissmuller swam the 100 meters freestyle in 58.6 seconds, breaking the world swimming record and the ‘minute barrier’.
1933 – Construction began on the Oakland Bay Bridge, California. It was opened on May 29, 1937.
1937 – The silent film archives of Fox Film Corporation were destroyed by the 1937 Fox vault fire.
1955 – #1 Hit July 9, 1955 – September 2, 1955: Bill Haley & His Comets – (We’re Gonna) Rock Around The Clock
1962 – Andy Warhol’s Campbell’s Soup Cans exhibition opened at the Ferus Gallery in Los Angeles.
1966 – #1 Hit July 9, 1966 – July 15, 1966: Frank Sinatra – Strangers In The Night
1977 – #1 Hit July 9, 1977 – July 15, 1977: Alan O’Day – Undercover Angel
1979 – Launched in 1977, Voyager 2, passed by Jupiter.
July 9, 19** Birthday (fictional) Ray Palmer (The Atom), DC Comics
1981 – Donkey Kong, a video game created by Nintendo, was released, featuring the debut of Mario.
1983 – #1 Hit May 28, 1983 – July 8, 1983: Irene Cara – Flashdance… What a Feeling
1988 – #1 Hit July 9, 1988 – July 22, 1988: Cheap Trick – The Flame
2011 – #1 Hit July 9, 2011 – July 15, 2011: Pitbull featuring Ne-Yo, Afrojack, and Nayer – Give Me Everything
#1 Hit July 9, 2022 – July 29, 2022: As It Was – Harry Styles
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
If you Google your name followed by “the hedgehog” there’s probably something out there for you.
The military of San Marino still has an active crossbow corps that has existed uninterrupted since 1295.
Frasier and Darth Vader’s accents are ‘Mid-Atlantic’ – a dialect of American English created by aristocrats in the early 20th century.
The star with the most screen credits is John Carradine (1906-1988), who has been in over 230 movies.
“I don’t care if it hurts, I wanna have control. I want a perfect body, I want a perfect soul.” #songlyrics
The word “checkmate” derives from the Persian phrase “Shah Met” which means “the King is Dead.”
The airplane Buddy Holly died in was named the “American Pie.”
The North Country Trail starts in upstate New York and ends in North Dakota and is 4,600 miles long.
Between 1900 and 1920, Tug of War was an Olympic event.
There are 403,291,461,126,605,635,584,000,000 different ways to arrange the letters of the alphabet.
Topher Grace is the only person I’ve ever heard of who used Topher as a nickname for Christopher.
“Use of unnecessary violence in the apprehension of the Blues Brothers has been approved.” – Police Dispatcher
I care more about my grammar online than I ever did in school.
Dr. Seuss’s Green Eggs and Ham uses exactly 50 words.
1775 – Representatives from the colonies sent an “Olive Branch Petition” to avoid a complete break with England.
July 8, 1865 Birthday (fictional) Dr. Watson, Sherlock Holmes
1889 – The first issue of The Wall Street Journal was published.
1932 – The Dow Jones Industrial Average reached the lowest level of the Great Depression, closing at 41.22.
1947 – First reports of a UFO reportedly crash-landed in Roswell, New Mexico in what became known as the Roswell UFO incident.
If you were born on July 8th, You were likely conceived the week of… October 15th (prior year)
Be A Kid Again Day
Be a Kid Again Day is an opportunity to let your guard down and be silly. As adults, we worry so much about how others perceive us that it’s sometimes difficult for us not to go with the flow of society. It can get exhausting trying too hard all the time! Be a kid again on this day by letting loose and enjoying some simple pleasures in life like playing outside or making funny faces at mirrors just because you feel like doing so.
Your childhood was probably more magical than you give yourself credit for anyway- why don’t you have some fun now?
July 8 is…
Be a Kid Again Day Math 2.0 Day National Milk Chocolate with Almonds Day SCUD Day aka Savor the Comic, Unplug the Drama Day
July 8 Birthday Quotes
“With my little band, I did everything they did with a big band. I made the blues jump.” – Louis Jordan
“I like it when you read a script and there’s the part that you show to the other characters and then there’s the part that only the audience knows.” – Anjelica Huston
“A man should make all he can, and give all he can.” – Nelson Rockefeller
“I won’t eat anything that has intelligent life, but I’d gladly eat a network executive or a politician.” – Marty Feldman
“They want you to believe the Sun is hot. I urge you to ask yourself ‘Have they ever touched it? Think about it.” – Jaden Smith
“What I like to think, and perhaps it is an adolescent thought, is that anything can happen. As long as you think that anything can happen, it will. We’re all allowed to have our dreams.” – Anjelica Huston
“Wherever we look upon this earth, the opportunities take shape within the problems.” – Nelson Rockefeller
July 8 Birthdays
1621 – Jean de La Fontaine, French author and poet (died in 1695) 1831 – John Pemberton, American chemist and pharmacist, invented Coca-Cola (died in 1888) 1838 – Eli Lilly, American soldier, chemist, and businessman, founded Eli Lilly and Company (died in 1898) 1838 – Ferdinand von Zeppelin, German general and businessman, founded the Zeppelin Airship Company (died in 1917) 1839 – John D. Rockefeller, American businessman and philanthropist, founded the Standard Oil Company (died in 1937) 1885 – Hugo Boss, German fashion designer, founded Hugo Boss (died in 1948) 1908 – Louis Jordan, American singer-songwriter and saxophonist (died in 1975) 1908 – Nelson Rockefeller, American businessman and politician, 41st Vice President of the United States (died in 1979) 1914 – Billy Eckstine, American singer and trumpet player (died in 1993) 1918 – Craig Stevens, American actor (died in 2000) 1930 – Jerry Vale, American singer (died in 2014) 1934 – Marty Feldman, English actor (died in 1982) 1935 – Steve Lawrence, American actor and singer 1944 – Jeffrey Tambor, American actor 1947 – Kim Darby, American actress 1948 – Raffi, Egyptian-Canadian singer-songwriter 1948 – Ruby Sales, American civil-rights activist 1949 – Wolfgang Puck, Austrian-American chef and restaurateur 1951 – Anjelica Huston, American actress 1961 – Toby Keith, American singer-songwriter 1962 – Joan Osborne, American singer-songwriter 1968 – Billy Crudup, American actor 1970 – Beck, American singer-songwriter 1977 – Milo Ventimiglia, American actor 1998 – Jaden Smith, American actor and rapper
July 8 History
1776 The Liberty Bell rang at Pennsylvania State House (now Independence Hall) in Philadelphia, inviting citizens to the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence.
1800 Dr. Benjamin Waterhouse gave the smallpox vaccination to his son, Daniel. It was performed in the US, using cowpox serum to prevent smallpox.
1865 July 8, 1865, Birthday (fictional) Dr. Watson, Sherlock Holmes
1876 White supremacists killed five Black Republicans in Hamburg, South Carolina.
1889 The first issue of The Wall Street Journal was published.
1932 The Dow Jones Industrial Average reached its lowest level of the Great Depression, closing at 41.22.
1936 Mount Steele – 16,470 ft (5,020 m) – Yukon, Canada – First ascent: July 8, 1936, by Walter Wood, Hans Fuhrer, and Joseph W. Fobes
1947 Newspapers begin reporting on a UFO crash in Roswell, NM, that had happened one day earlier.
July 6, 1947 Birthday (fictional) John Rambo, Rambo: First Blood, Film
1948 The United States Air Force accepted its first female recruits into the Women in the Air Force (WAF) program.
1951 Mount Hubbard – 14,950 ft (4,557 m) – Yukon, Canada – First ascent: July 8, 1951, by Walter Wood, Bob Bates, and Ed Bernd
1964 July 8, 1964, Birthday (fictional) Phil Coulson, S.H.I.E.L.D., Marvel Cinematic Universe
1972 #1 Hit July 8, 1972 – July 28, 1972: Bill Withers – Lean On Me
1989 #1 Hit July 8, 1989 – July 14, 1989: Fine Young Cannibals – Good Thing
1991 Shop Til’ You Drop premiered on Lifetime
1992 Melrose Place made its debut on FOX as a follow-up to 90210
1994 Kim Jong-il assumed supreme leadership of North Korea upon his father’s death, Kim Il-sung.
1995 #1 Hit July 8, 1995 – August 25, 1995: TLC – Waterfalls
2006 #1 Hit July 8, 2006 – August 18, 2006: Nelly Furtado featuring Timbaland – Promiscuous
>Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
There’s very little difference between perspective and opinion.
John Denver – Real Name: Henry John Deutschendorf Jr.
Shakespeare’s wife’s name was Anne Hathaway. (not OUR Anne Hathaway)
The coach in Air Bud would have looked really stupid if putting the dog in the game didn’t work.
“There are many ways to roll with the punches. Still, it’s probably best to avoid people who punch you.” – Alex Bosworth
The world premiere of Blazing Saddles took place at the Pickwick Drive-In theater in Burbank, CA where 200 guests watched the film on horseback.
A group of wild Horses is called a Herd.
It is illegal to be in possession of a US $100,000 bill, a Gold Certificate, due to Executive Order 6102.
Natural disasters only occur where they can cause the most damage and casualties. #moviecliches
“Never purchase beauty products in a hardware store.” – Miss Piggy
The monster that attacked Luke in the trash compactor in Star Wars was a ‘dianoga.’
The person who invented the tire reinvented the wheel.
“If you’re bored, you’re boring.” – Barbara “Cutie” Cooper
Rudolph Valentino – Real Name: Rudolpho D’Antonguolia
1863 – The US had its first military draft. You could be exempted for $300.
1907 – Florenz Ziegfeld held his first ‘Follies” on an NYC rooftop.
1928 – The Chillicothe Baking Company began selling sliced bread.
1930 – Construction of the Boulder (now Hoover) Dam began.
1954 – WHBQ in Memphis, TN debuted Elvis Presley’s first single, That’s All Right.
1981 – Sandra Day O’Connor became the first female member of the Supreme Court of the United States.
If you were born on July 7th, You were likely conceived the week of… October 14th (prior year)
World Chocolate Day
The celebration of World Chocolate Day is all about the consumption of chocolate. Chocolate was introduced to Europe on July 7, 1550.
For centuries, people have been using the seed (or bean) of a plant called Theobroma cacao. This tree is grown in Mexico and Central America as well as Northern South America just to name a few places. Historians think that for at least three millennia ago, this “chocolate” was being used by civilizations like those who lived around 1100 BC.
The cacao nibs have a very intense, bitter taste that is often fermented to develop the flavor. Once this has occurred, processors dry and clean them before roasting which removes their shell. After they are roasted, cocoa mass can be made by grinding up these beans into chunks of pure chocolate in rough form – without any other ingredients added yet! This greenish-brown mixture is then liquefied or melted down with different flavors such as vanilla extract for use in molding various shapes like bars or squares.
July 7 is…
Father-Daughter Take a Walk Together Day Global Forgiveness Day National Dive Bar Day National Macaroni Day National Strawberry Sundae Day Tell the Truth Day World Chocolate Day
July 7 Birthday Quotes
“Let’s make my birthday, July the 7th at noon, Peace and Love Day. Everybody go, ‘Peace and love.’ In the office, on the bus, wherever. It’s still peace and love for me, I’m a product of the 60s and it was a very influential period in my life, and you know, my head was turned around a bit, my eyes were opened as it were. In fact, I even have it on my arm, ‘Peace and love’. I see nothing wrong with peace and love.” – Ringo Starr
“The Pearly Gates. Am I the only one who finds it odd that Heaven has gates? What kind of neighborhood is Heaven in?” – Jim Gaffigan
“How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you are?” – Satchel Paige
“If you fight back and get hit, it hurts a little while; if you don’t fight back it hurts forever.” – Joel Siegel
“A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.” – Robert A. Heinlein
“Work like you don’t need the money. Love like you’ve never been hurt. Dance like nobody’s watching.” – Satchel Paige
“Whenever you correct someone’s grammar just remember that nobody likes you.” – Jim Gaffigan
July 7 Birthdays
1616 – John Leverett, Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony (died in 1679) 1880 – Otto Frederick Rohwedder, American engineer, invented sliced bread (died in 1960) 1891 – Virginia Rappe, American model and actress (died in 1921) 1904 – Simone Beck, French chef and author (died in 1991) 1906 – Satchel Paige, American baseball player and coach (died in 1982) 1907 – Robert A. Heinlein, American science fiction writer (died in 1988) 1919 – Jon Pertwee, English actor (died in 1996) 1924 – Mary Ford, American singer and guitarist (died in 1977) 1927 – Doc Severinsen, American trumpet player and conductor 1940 – Ringo Starr, English singer-songwriter, Beatles’ drummer, and actor 1943 – Joel Siegel, American journalist and critic (died in 2007) 1949 – Shelley Duvall, American actress 1963 – Vonda Shepard, American singer-songwriter and actress 1965 – Mo Collins, American comedic actress 1966 – Jim Gaffigan, American comedian 1988 – Kaci Brown, American singer-songwriter 1991 – Alesso, Swedish DJ
July 7 History
1456 – A retrial verdict acquitted Joan of Arc of heresy, authorized by Pope Callixtus III, 25 years after her death.
1520 – Spanish conquistadores defeated a larger Aztec army at the Battle of Otumba.
1898 – US President William McKinley signed the Newlands Resolution annexing Hawaii as a territory of the United States.
1907 – Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr. staged his first Ziegfeld Follies on the roof of the New York Theater in New York City.
1928 – Sliced bread was sold for the first time, by the Chillicothe Baking Company of Chillicothe, Missouri.
1946 – Mother Francesca S. Cabrini became the first American canonized by the Catholic Church.
1946 – Howard Hughes crashed his XF-11 reconnaissance aircraft prototype in a Beverly Hills neighborhood.
1947 – The Roswell Incident was reported in newspapers about a reported crash of an alien spaceship near Roswell in New Mexico.
1954 – Elvis Presley made his radio debut when WHBQ Memphis played his recording for Sun Records, That’s All Right.
1962 – #1 Hit July 7, 1962 – July 13, 1962: David Rose – The Stripper
1973 – #1 Hit July 7, 1973 – July 20, 1973: Billy Preston – Will It Go Round in Circles
1981 – US President Ronald Reagan (R) appointed Sandra Day O’Connor as the first female member of the United States Supreme Court.
1984 – #1 Hit July 7, 1984 – August 10, 1984: Prince – When Doves Cry
2001 – #1 Hit July 7, 2001 – August 3, 2001: Usher – U Remind Me
2005 – A series of four explosions occurred on London’s transportation system, killing 56 people including four suicide bombers and injuring over 700 others.
2007 – The first Live Earth benefit concert was held in 11 locations worldwide.
2006 – Psych premiered on the USA Network
2009 – Warehouse 13 premiered on Syfy
#1 Hit July 7, 2018 – July 20, 2018: Cardi B, Bad Bunny and J Balvin – I Like It
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
“The best way to predict your future is to create it” – Abraham Lincoln
The tallest building in Wyoming is White Hall, a college freshman dormitory that stands 12 stories tall.
The Capital of Nepal is Kathmandu.
William Durant, the founder of General Motors, went bankrupt during the great depression and spent his last years managing a bowling alley.
Nutella was invented during WWII when an Italian pastry maker mixed hazelnuts into chocolate to extend his chocolate ration.
When paying for a taxi, don’t look at your wallet as you take out a bill – just grab one at random and hand it over. It will always be the exact fare. #thingsIlearnedatthemovies
Dragons don’t breathe fire, they blow it. #science
As of 1982, a nickel (5 grams) weighs exactly twice as much as a penny (2.5 grams).
“I am big! It’s the pictures that got small.” – Norma Desmond (Gloria Swanson) in Sunset Boulevard, 1950
A group of Hornets is called a Nest or Bike.
The ‘@’ sign is called ‘crazy A’ in Bosnian, ‘snail’ in Italian, ‘worm’ in Hungarian, ‘monkey tail’ in Dutch, and ‘cinnamon roll’ in Swedish.
No word in the English language rhymes with toilet.
Chhhk-chka-chkaaaa!
A group of biological Cells working together is a Tissue.
I bet selfies wouldn’t have taken off if we had just named them lonelies right off the bat.
1919 – The British dirigible R34 landed in New York, completing the first crossing of the Atlantic Ocean by an airship.
1933 – The first Major League Baseball All-Star Game was played in Chicago’s Comiskey Park.
1942 – Anne Frank and her family went into hiding in the “Secret Annexe” near central Amsterdam in the Netherlands.
July 6, 1947 Birthday (fictional) John Rambo, Film
1953 – Name That Tune debuted on CBS.
If you were born on July 6th, You were likely conceived the week of… October 13th (prior year)
Fried Chicken Day
Fried chicken is a staple of the American South, but its origins are Scottish. The Scots introduced deep-fried poultry to America and many Americans agree that fried chicken tastes best when spiced up with salt or pepper!
Fried chicken is a dish consisting of delicious pieces of floured and/or battered and fried, deep-fried, pressure-cooked breaded coated with the best crispy coating. Knowing how to get that perfect crisp may seem like an impossible task but it’s actually not too hard if you know what you’re doing! One pointer: the oil should be 300 degrees.
By seasoning well early on will help prevent any dryness from occurring when frying. Some people also recommend using milk instead of oil for flavoring purposes which can add some sweetness while cooking. Be sure to season liberally before popping into the fryer.
July 6 is…
International Kissing Day National Air Traffic Control Day National Fried Chicken Day Take Your Webmaster to Lunch Day Umbrella Cover Day Virtually Hug a Virtual Assistant Day
July 6 Birthday Quotes
“I have not yet begun to fight!” – John Paul Jones
“Life is too short to worry about what others say about you. Have fun and give them something to talk about.” – Kevin Hart
“If I create from the heart, nearly everything works; if from the head, almost nothing.” – Marc Chagall
“My mother was a personal friend of God’s. They had ongoing conversations.” Della Reese
“At the end of the day, we can endure much more than we think we can.” – Frida Kahlo
“I sat down one night and wrote the line rock, rock, rock everybody.” – Bill Haley
“You see, I was born in the slums, that was before the ghetto. The ghetto was kind of refined; the slums was right there on the ground.” – Della Reese
July 6 Birthdays
1747 – John Paul Jones, Scottish-American captain (died in 1792) 1887 – Marc Chagall, Belarusian-French painter and poet (died in 1985) 1892 – Will James, American author and illustrator (died in 1942) 1907 – Frida Kahlo, Mexican painter (died in 1954) 1914 – Vince McMahon Sr., American wrestling promoter, founded W/WWE (died in 1984) 1918 – Sebastian Cabot, English-Canadian actor (died in 1977) 1921 – Nancy Reagan, American actress, 42nd First Lady of the United States (died in 2016) 1925 – Merv Griffin, American actor, talk show host, and producer, created Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy! (died in 2007) 1925 – Bill Haley, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Bill Haley & His Comets) (died in 1981) 1926 – Armando Silvestre, Mexican-American actor 1931 – Della Reese, American actress and singer (died in 2017) 1935 – Candy Barr, American model, dancer, and actress (died in 2005) 1937 – Ned Beatty, American actor 1937 – Gene Chandler, American singer-songwriter 1945 – Burt Ward, American actor 1946 – George W. Bush, American businessman and politician, 43rd President of the United States 1946 – Fred Dryer, American football player and actor 1946 – Sylvester Stallone, American actor, director, and screenwriter 1949 – Phyllis Hyman, American singer-songwriter and actress (died in 1995) 1950 – John Byrne, English-American comic book author and illustrator 1951 – Geoffrey Rush, Australian actor 1954 – Allyce Beasley, American actress 1958 – Jennifer Saunders, English comedic actress 1975 – 50 Cent, American rapper, 1978 – Adam Busch, American actor 1979 – Kevin Hart, American comedian, actor 1980 – Eva Green, French actress and model 1986 – David Karp, American businessman, founded Tumblr 1987 – Kate Nash, English singer-songwriter and actress 1987 – Caroline Trentini, Brazilian model
July 6 History
1189 – Richard I “the Lionheart” acceded to the English throne.
1348 – Pope Clement VI issued a papal bull (rule) protecting the Jews accused of having caused the Black Death.
1415 – Jan Hus, an early church reformer, was condemned as a heretic and then burned at the stake.
1483 – Richard III was crowned King of England. Although he died in 1485, his body was lost until 2013. Because of that, many people consider him the greatest ‘hide and seek’ champion of all time.
1535 – Sir (& Catholic Saint) Thomas More was executed for treason against King Henry VIII.
1854 – The first convention of the United States Republican Party was held in Jackson, Michigan.
1865 – The first issue of The Nation magazine was published.
1885 – Louis Pasteur successfully tested his vaccine against rabies on Joseph Meister, a boy who was bitten by a rabid dog.
1919 – The British dirigible R34 landed in New York, completing the first crossing of the Atlantic Ocean by an airship.
1933 – The first Major League Baseball All-Star Game was played in Chicago’s Comiskey Park. The American League defeated the National League 4 – 2.
1942 – Anne Frank and her family went into hiding in the “Secret Annexe” above her father’s office in an Amsterdam warehouse.
1944 – The Hartford Circus Fire killed approximately 168 people and injured over 700 in Hartford, Connecticut.
1947 – The AK-47 assault rifle went into production in the Soviet Union.
1957 – John Lennon and Paul McCartney met for the first time, as teenagers at Woolton Fete, three years before forming the Beatles.
1963 – #1 Hit July 6, 1963 – July 19, 1963: The Essex – Easier Said Than Done
1974 – #1 Hit July 6, 1974 – July 12, 1974: The Hues Corporation – Rock the Boat
1985 – #1 Hit July 6, 1985 – July 12, 1985: Phil Collins – Sussudio
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
France, Britain, and Ireland are home to a combined 15 of the 20 oldest known buildings in the world. The oldest, Barnenez in France, dates to 4800 BC. Over 2,000 years older than the oldest pyramid in Egypt.
You Wants people to read you post title twice? Just the terrible grammar.
A group of Parrots is called a Company or Pandemonium.
You are very likely to survive any battle in any war unless you make the mistake of showing someone a picture of your sweetheart back home. #thingsIlearnedatthemovies
The Monopoly guy has an actual name: Milburn Pennybags
The average American woman of today weighs the same as the average American man of the 1960s
In 1665. the residents of Eyam, England decided to quarantine themselves to avoid spreading the plague.
“Fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to go through life, son.” – Dean Wormer (John Vernon) #moviequotes
TV’s Mythbusters once tested a combination of common materials that made an extremely powerful explosive. They deleted the tapes and swore to never release the information, then contacted DARPA and warned them about the possibility of misuse from the combination.
“I feel the need… the need for speed!” – Lt. Pete “Maverick” Mitchell and Lt. Nick “Goose” Bradshaw (Tom Cruise and Anthony Edwards) #moviequotes
In films and tv shows, whenever someone steals a car you never see them adjust the seat. #movietropes #tvtropes
TV Quotes… “Good night, John Boy” (the whole family) on “The Waltons”
“His name is Robert Paulson.” – Members of Fight Club (chanting) in Fight Club #moviequotes
The only time someone ever says “There’s a time and a place for everything…” is when they’re saying NOW isn’t the time and place for something.
1975 – Arthur Ashe becomes the first black man to win the Wimbledon singles title.
1996 – Dolly the sheep was born; she was the first mammal cloned from an adult cell.
179 days remain in the year.
If you were born on July 5th, You were likely conceived the week of… October 12th (prior year)
Mechanical Pencil Day
A pencil is a writing instrument typically made from graphite, wood, or synthetic material. Pencils were created around the time that graphite deposits were being discovered in Europe during the early 16th century by Conrad Gesner who lived and worked as an author, naturalist, bibliographer among other things throughout Switzerland. His first primitive design of what we now know to be called “a pencil,” was invented in 1565 which consisted of wrapping its lead with string and later designing them out of wood so they could be sharpened.
The first mechanical pencil that had tools to move the lead instead of manually sharpening it was patented in 1822 by Sampson Mordan and John Isaac Hawkins. Starting from there, multiple companies began mass producing these so-called “mechanical” pencils.
A mechanical pencil is also called a clutch pencil, microtip pencil, automatic pencil, drafting pencil, technical pencil, click pencil, pump pen, pump pencil, leadholder, pacer, propelling pencil, pen pencil, and lead pencil.
July 5 is…
Bikini Day Mechanical Pencil Day National Apple Turnover Day National Graham Cracker Day
July 5 Birthday Quotes
“Beware how you trifle with your marvelous inheritance, this great land of ordered liberty, for if we stumble and fall, freedom and civilization everywhere will go down in ruin.” – Henry Cabot Lodge
“I love the idea of having a kid who says, ‘Yeah, of course I knew about Billie Holiday and Johnny Cash when I was nine years old.’” – Robbie Robertson
“One must not mistake majority for truth.” – Jean Cocteau
“The truth is, most of us discover where we are headed when we arrive.” – Bill Watterson
“Fortune always favors the brave, and never helps a man who does not help himself.” – P.T. Barnum
“The noblest art is that of making others happy.” – P.T. Barnum
“We need to have a taste factor in our life. It isn’t about what’s popular; it’s about what’s really good.” – Robbie Robertson
July 5 Birthdays
1586 – Thomas Hooker, English-born founder of the Colony of Connecticut (died in 1647) 1675 – Mary Walcott, American accuser and witness at the Salem witch trials (died in 1719) 1810 – P.T. ‘Phineas Taylor’ Barnum, American businessman, co-founded Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (died in 1891) 1867 – A. E. Douglass, American astronomer (died in 1962) 1889 – Jean Cocteau, French novelist, poet, and playwright (died in 1963) 1902 – Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., American colonel and politician 1913 – Smiley Lewis, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died in 1966) 1928 – Warren Oates, American actor (died in 1982) 1936 – Shirley Knight, American actress (died in 2020) 1943 – Robbie Robertson, Canadian singer-songwriter and actor 1945 – Michael Blake, American author and screenwriter (died in 2015) 1958 – Bill Watterson, American author and illustrator (Calvin and Hobbs) 1959 – Marc Cohn, American singer-songwriter 1960 – Pruitt Taylor Vince, American actor 1963 – Edie Falco, American actress 1965 – Kathryn Erbe, American actress 1968 – Nardwuar the Human Serviette, Canadian singer-songwriter 1969 – RZA, American rapper 1970 – Mac Dre, American rapper and producer 1984 – Danay Garcia, Cuban actress 1986 – Adam ‘Owl City’ Young, American singer- songwriter and composer
July 5 History
1687 – Isaac Newton published Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy. (Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica)
1841 – Thomas Cook organized the first package excursion (planned vacation tour), from Leicester to Loughborough.
1865 – William Booth and his wife Catherine establish the Christian Mission, later known as the Salvation Army (1878).
1921 – Chicago White Sox players were accused of “throwing” (lose intentionally) the World Series.
1935 – The National Labor Relations Act was signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
1937 – Spam (the luncheon meat, not the internet junk) was introduced into the market by the Hormel Foods Corporation.
1946 – French designer Louis Reard introduced the Bikini in Paris. He could not find a “respectable” Model to wear his creation so he had to hire a local Nude Dancer.
1950 – The Knesset passed the Law of Return which grants all Jews the right to immigrate to Israel.
1952 – #1 Hit July 5, 1952 – July 11, 1952: Percy Faith – Delicado
1954 – The BBC broadcasted its first television news bulletin.
1971 – The Twenty-sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution, lowering the American voting age from 21 to 18 years, was formally certified by President Richard Nixon.
1986 – #1 Hit July 5, 1986 – July 11, 1986: Billy Ocean – There’ll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)
1996 – Dolly the sheep was born – the first mammal cloned from an adult cell (she actually had three monthers)
2008 – #1 Hit July 5, 2008 – August 22, 2008: Katy Perry – I Kissed a Girl
2012 – The Shard in London was inaugurated as the tallest building in Europe, with a height of 1,020 ft.
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
George Burns – Real Name: Nathan Birnbaum
Good writers ruminate, bad ones regurgitate. (found online)
“A guy who one-shots his coffee before it even cools down.” #songlyrics
An ancient megalake existed beneath what is now the Sahara Desert at one point covering over 42,000 square miles.
George Bernard Shaw is the only person to ever win a Nobel Prize and an Academy Award.
A group of Buzzards is called a Wake.
“You can’t fool me. There ain’t no Sanity Clause!” – Fiorello (Chico Marx) #moviequotes
The ancient sanction of Zaleucus: If someone proposes a change to the law that is rejected, that person gets strangled.
When Americans talk about the day they declared independence from Great Britain, they don’t say the actual date the American way (July 4th), they say it the British way (4th of July)
July 4, 1918 Birthday (fictional) Steve Rogers, Captain America, Marvel Comics, MCU
July 4, 2032 (fiction) John Connor was killed by a T-850 in Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, Film
If you were born on July 4th, You were likely conceived the week of… October 11th (prior year)
Traditional July 4 Information
1826 – John Adams and Thomas Jefferson passed away
America The Beautiful by Katherine Lee Bates was published
July 4, 1918 Birthday (fictional) Captain America, Marvel Cinematic Universe
1939 – Lou Gehrig, gave his famous “The luckiest man on the face of the earth” speech and announced his retirement from major league baseball.
July 4, 2032 (fiction) John Connor was killed by a T-850 in Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, Film
U.S.A. Facts: Capital: Washington, D.C. Motto: “In God we trust” Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Bird: Bald eagle Flower: Rose
This holiday is marked by fireworks, barbecues and parades. Previously called “rockets,” the term “fireworks” was not established until 1777. Later fireworks that made noise were invented and dubbed “firecrackers” and in 1880 sparklers were created.
Calvin Coolidge was born July 4, 1872 John Adams and Thomas Jefferson both died July 4, 1826 Last Words: John Adams; ‘Thomas Jefferson still survives.’ Last Word: Thomas Jefferson; ‘This is the fourth?’ James Monroe died July 4, 1836 in Richmond, Virginia
On July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress approved the Declaration of Independence, solidifying the U.S.’s independence from Britain. Although it had been celebrated in one way or another since 1777, July 4 was declared a federal legal holiday in 1941. Around 1791, we started calling July 4th “Independence Day”.
Only two people signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776: John Hancock and Charles Thomson. The rest were mostly added on August 2nd of that year. The last person to sign it, Thomas McKean, got around to it in 1781.
When Americans talk about the day they declared independence from Great Britain, the don’t say the actual date the American way (July 4th), they say it the British way (4th of July)
It says a lot for American Spirit & Optimism that we celebrate the day we “declared” independence and not the day, more than 7 years later, when we actually won it. Happy Independence Day!
July 4 is…
Alice in Wonderland Day Independence Day Indivisible Day Jackfruit Day National Barbecue Day/ National Barbecued Spareribs Day National Caesar Salad Day National Country Music Day Sidewalk Egg Frying Day
July 4th Quotes
You’re a grand old flag! You’re a high-flying flag, And forever in peace may you wave. You’re the emblem of the land I love, The home of the free and the brave. Ev’ry heart beats true ‘Neath the Red, White and Blue,’ Where there’s never a boast or brag. But should auld acquaintance be forgot, Keep your eye on the grand old flag. – George M. Cohan
“I haven’t always done a good job, and I haven’t always been successful – but I know that I have tried.” – George Steinbrenner
“Happiness is a butterfly, which when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you.” – Nathaniel Hawthorne
“Yeah, yeah. I, I don’t think I’m always right. But I don’t think young people are always right, either.” – Rube Goldberg
“Never underestimate the stimulation of eccentricity.” – Neil Simon
“Surround yourself with amazingly intelligent men and women. The people I work with not only are smarter than I am, possessing both intellectual and emotional intelligence, but also share my determination to succeed. I will not make an important decision without them.” – George Steinbrenner
“Maturity is the ability to do a job whether you’re supervised or not; finish a job once it’s started; carry money without spending it; and the ability to bear an injustice without wanting to get even.” – Abigail Van Buren
Sometimes in our lives we all have pain. We all have sorrow. But if we are wise we know that there’s always tomorrow. – Bill Withers
“Where liberty dwells, there is my country.” – Benjamin Franklin
“When an American says that he loves his country, he means not only that he loves the New England hills, the prairies glistening in the sun, the wide and rising plains, the great mountains, and the sea. He means that he loves an inner air, an inner light in which freedom lives and in which a man can draw the breath of self-respect.” – Adlai Stevenson
“My God! How little do my countrymen know what precious blessings they are in possession of, and which no other people on earth enjoy!” – Thomas Jefferson
“Many public-school children seem to know only two dates: 1492 and 4th of July; and as a rule, they don’t know what happened on either occasion.” – Mark Twain
And I’m proud to be an American, where at least I know I’m free. And I won’t forget the men who died, who gave that right to me. – Lee Greenwood
“There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured by what is right with America.” – William J. Clinton
“Ours is the only country deliberately founded on a good idea.” – John Gunther
“I believe in America because we have great dreams – and because we have the opportunity to make those dreams come true.” – Wendell L. Wilkie
“If you take advantage of everything America has to offer, there’s nothing you can’t accomplish.” – Geraldine Ferraro
“We dare not forget that we are the heirs of that first revolution.” – John F. Kennedy
“Our country is not the only thing to which we owe our allegiance. It is also owed to justice and to humanity. Patriotism consists not in waving the flag, but in striving that our country shall be righteous as well as strong.” – James Bryce
“Anyway, it’s not a right/left issue. It’s a right/wrong issue and America has constantly been on the side of what’s right. When it comes down to it, this is about keeping faith with the idea of America, because America is an idea, isn’t it? I mean, Ireland is a great country, but it is not an idea. Great Britain is a great country, it is not an idea. That’s how we see you around the world, as one of the greatest ideas in human history, right up there with the Renaissance, crop rotations, and the Beatles’ White album.
“The idea, the American idea, it is an idea. The idea is that you and me are created equal, and will ensure that an economic recession need not become an equality rescission. Life is meant to the enjoyed. If we have justice, dignity, leave it to us, we?ll do the rest. This country was the first to claw its way out of darkness and put that on paper, and God love you for it, because these aren’t just American ideas anymore. There’s no copyright on them. You brought them into the world. It is a wide world now. I know Americans say they have a bit of the world in them, and you do, but the thing is, the world has a bit of America in it too. These truths, your truths, they are self-evident in us?” -Bono
July 4 Birthdays
1790 – George Everest, Welsh geographer, Mt Everest namesake (died in 1866) 1804 – Nathaniel Hawthorne, American novelist and short-story writer (died in 1864) 1826 – Stephen Foster, American songwriter (died in 1864) 1872 – Calvin Coolidge, American politician, 30th President of the United States (died in 1933) 1883 – Rube Goldberg, American sculptor, cartoonist, and engineer (died in 1970) 1898 – Gertrude Lawrence, British actress, singer, and dancer (died in 1952) 1910 – Gloria Stuart, American actress (died in 2010) 1911 – Mitch Miller, American singer and producer (died in 2010) 1918 – Pauline Phillips, American journalist, created Dear Abby (died in 2013) 1920 – Leona Helmsley, American businesswoman (died in 2007) 1924 – Eva Marie Saint, American actress 1927 – Gina Lollobrigida, Italian actress 1927 – Neil Simon, American playwright and screenwriter (died in 2018) 1930 – George Steinbrenner, American businessman (died in 2010) 1931 – Stephen Boyd, Northern Ireland-born American actor (died in 1977) 1938 – Bill Withers, American singer-songwriter (died in 2020) 1943 – Geraldo Rivera, American lawyer, journalist, and author 1946 – Michael Milken, American businessman, felon and philanthropist 1954 – Morganna, American model and actress 1962 – Pam Shriver, American tennis player and sportscaster 1995 – Post Malone, American singer, rapper
July 4 History
1054 – A supernova was seen for several months by Chinese, and Arabs near the star Zeta Tauri – its remnants form the Crab Nebula.
1776 – The United States Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Second Continental Congress.
1803 – The Louisiana Purchase was announced.
1826 – John Adams, second president of the United States, died the same day as Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States, on the fiftieth anniversary of the adoption of the United States’ Declaration of Independence. The two founding fathers did not get along during their careers.
1827 – Slavery was abolished in New York State.
1855 – The first edition of Walt Whitman’s book of poems, Leaves of Grass, was published.
1862 – Lewis Carroll told 10-year-old Alice Liddell a story that was the basis for Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, published in 1865.
1910 – African-American boxer Jack Johnson knocked out white boxer Jim Jeffries in a heavyweight boxing match.
1911 – A heatwave occurred in the northeastern United States, killing 380 people in eleven days.
July 4, 1918 Birthday (fictional) Steve Rogers, Captain America, Marvel Cinematic Universe
1946 – The Philippines gained full independence from the United States.
1950 – Radio Free Europe was first broadcast.
1951 – William Shockley announces the invention of the junction transistor.
1964 – #1 Hit July 4, 1964 – July 17, 1964: The Beach Boys – I Get Around
1966 – US President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Freedom of Information Act into United States law, effective in 1967.
1971 – Koko the Gorilla was born in the San Francisco Zoo
1976 – The Clash performed publicly for the first time at The Black Swan, in Sheffield, England.
1987 – Former Gestapo chief Klaus “Butcher of Lyon” Barbie was convicted of crimes against humanity and sentenced to life imprisonment.
1992 – #1 Hit July 4, 1992 – August 7, 1992: Sir Mix-A-Lot – Baby Got Back
1997 – NASA’s Pathfinder space probe landed on the surface of Mars.
2004 – The cornerstone of the Freedom Tower was laid on the World Trade Center site in New York City.
2005 – The Deep Impact collider struck the comet Tempel 1.
2009 – The Statue of Liberty’s crown reopened to the public after eight years of closure due to security concerns following the September 11 attacks.
2012 – The discovery of particles consistent with the “God particle” – Higgs boson at the Large Hadron Collider were announced at CERN.
2016 – The Juno probe arrived at Jupiter.
July 4, 2032 (fiction) John Connor was killed by a T-850 in Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, Film
July 4, next year (fiction) Mankind will fight off alien invaders, Independence Day, Film
#1 Hit July 4, 2020 – August 7, 2020: Rockstar – DaBaby featuring Roddy Ricch
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
Canada and the US should just combine their independence days into one four-day binge drinking, fireworks, and bbq bonanza.
In Call of Duty Advanced Warfare during the single-player campaign the player is prompted to press F to pay respects at a funeral.
STURGEON’S REVELATION: 90 percent of everything is crud. (not crap as is often misquoted)
The original M-80 was used by the U. S. military to simulate explosions and used 3,000 mg of powder but is illegal without a federal license. The legal ones sold as fireworks only have 50 mg of powder, or 1/60th as much as the military version.
The Great Wall of China is 13,170.7 miles long, over five times the distance from LA to NYC.
For most of his reign, England’s King George III had the official title of “George the Third, by the Grace of God, King of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, and so forth”
“Here it is, your moment of Zen” – Jon Stewart (The Daily Show)
Michael Meyers wore a painted Halloween mask of William Shatner (Captain Kirk) in “Halloween.”
It is illegal to use the US flag on a trademark
Squirrels will pretend to bury nuts if they’re being watched to deceive potential thieves.
They say the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree, so how did this one get all the way here in my lunch box!? This crazy apple, I swear haha!
Nolan Bushnell, the founder of Atari, also founded Chuck E. Cheese.
Useless Pronunciation: G as in gnostic
“O’clock” traces its roots back to “of the clokke” in Middle English.
“Why so serious?” – The Joker (Heath Ledger) #moviequotes
Literacy rates for men in colonial New England was 85% on the eve of the American Revolution.
“If life is just a highway, then the soul is just a car. And objects in the rearview mirror may appear closer than they are.” #songlyrics
1608 – Quebec, Canada was founded by Samuel de Champlain. The name came from the Native American word “kebec” meaning ‘where the river narrows’
1775 – George Washington took command of the Continental Army
1819 – The Bank for Savings in the City of New-York, the first(?) savings bank in the United States, opened.
1852 – Congress established the United States’ 2nd mint in San Francisco.
1863 – The final day of the Battle of Gettysburg culminates with Pickett’s Charge (US Civil War)
1952 – The Constitution of Puerto Rico was approved by the United States Congress.
If you were born on July 3rd, You were likely conceived the week of… October 10th (prior year)
Fried Clam Day
Lawrence Henry “Chubby” Woodman and his wife Bessie had a small concession stand on Main Street in Essex, Massachusetts. On a slow July 3, 1916, a fisherman named Tarr saw a bucket of clams nearby and suggested, “Why don’t you fry up some of your clams? If they’re as tasty as those potato chips of yours, you’ll never have to worry about having enough customers.” Fried clams were unheard of, but the couple considered the idea and tested frying them like potato chips.
The following day was July 4, and the “Fried Clams” were offered successfully at the town’s Independence Day Parade and festivities.
July 3 through August 11 are the “Dog Days of Summer” July 3 through August 15th are “Air Conditioning Appreciation Days”
July 3 is…
American Redneck Day Compliment Your Mirror Day Disobedience Day National Chocolate Wafer Day National Compliment Your Mirror Day National Eat Your Beans Day National Fried Clam Day National Independent Beer Run Day Plastic Bag Free Day Stay Out of the Sun Day
July 3 Birthday Quotes
“Youth is happy because it has the ability to see beauty. Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty never grows old.” – Franz Kafka
“Don’t tell ’em – SHOW ’em!” – George M. Cohan
“You can only be young once but you can be immature forever.” – Dave Barry
“I don’t care what you say about me, as long as you say something about me, and as long as you spell my name right” – George M. Cohan
“What are the differences between Mark Zuckerberg and me? I give private information on corporations to you for free, and I’m a villain. Zuckerberg gives your private information to corporations for money and he’s Man of the Year.” – Julian Assange
July 3 Birthdays
1871 – William Henry Davies, Welsh poet and writer (d.1940) 1878 – George M. Cohan, American songwriter, actor, singer, and dancer (died in 1942) 1883 – Franz Kafka, Czech-Austrian author (died in 1924) 1889 – Richard Cramer, American actor (died in 1960) 1906 – George Sanders, Russian-born British actor (died in 1972) 1918 – Johnny Palmer, American golfer (died in 2006) 1927 – Ken Russell, English actor, director, and producer (died in 2011) 1940 – Lamar Alexander, American lawyer and politician 1941 – Gloria Allred, American lawyer and activist 1943 – Judith Durham, Australian folk-pop singer-songwriter and musician 1943 – Kurtwood Smith, American actor 1944 – Annette Beard, American soul/R&B singer, Vandella 1947 – Dave Barry, American comedic journalist and author 1952 – Laura Branigan, American singer-songwriter (died in 2004) 1957 – Poly Styrene, British musician (died in 2011) 1958 – Aaron Tippin, American singer-songwriter 1962 – Tom Cruise, American actor 1964 – Yeardley Smith, American actress, voice actress 1965 – Connie Nielsen, Danish-American actress 1966 – Moisés Alou, American baseball player 1971 – Julian Assange, Australian journalist, publisher, and activist, founded WikiLeaks 1994 – Ben Winchell, American actor
July 3 History
1035 William the Conqueror became the Duke of Normandy.
1819 The Bank of Savings in New York City, an early savings bank in the United States, opened. Many think it was the oldest, but the Philadelphia Saving Fund Society (PSFS) was founded on December 4, 1816, and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.
1852 Congress established the United States 2nd Mint in San Francisco.
1884 Dow Jones and Company published its first stock average. Three reporters founded the company: Charles Dow, Edward Jones, and Charles Bergstresser.
1886 The New York Tribune became the first newspaper to use a linotype machine, eliminating typesetting by hand.
1890 Idaho was admitted as the 43rd U.S. state.
1952 The Congress of the United States approved the Constitution of Puerto Rico.
1952 Mr. Peepers, starring Wally Cox, debuted on NBC
1953 Nanga Parbat – 26,660 ft (8,126 m) – Pakistan – First ascent: July 3, 1953, by Hermann Buhl
1969 Rolling Stone member Brian Jones died in an accidental drowning (aged 27)
Lulu the elephant went off-script on live BBC television’s Blue Peter, making the first on-air animal “blooper” we could find.
1971 Doors frontman Jim Morrison died of an accidental drug overdose (aged 27)
1973 July 3, 1973 Birthday (fictional) Will Smith, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, TV
1979 President Jimmy Carter signed the first directive for secret aid to the opponents of the pro-Soviet regime in Kabul, Afghanistan.
1982 #1 Hit July 3, 1982 – July 23, 1982: The Human League – Don’t You Want Me
1985 Back to the Future was released, featuring the now-famous 1981 DeLorean DMC-12 time machine/automobile.
1988 The USS Vincennes shot down Iran Air Flight 655 over the Persian Gulf, killing all 290 people aboard.
2013 The Egyptian military overthrew the President of Egypt, Mohamed Morsi.
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
The average number of fingers on July 3rd is probably almost always higher than on July 4th.
July and Julie each look like how the other should sound.
If you take the first letter of the month from July to November you spell out “Jason”
Smile, because life is too short to be unhappy. #happy
Anyone trying to win the argument isn’t really interested in having a discussion.
Milli and Vanilli weren’t the ones actually singing on their album. This is one of the things we cared about in July of 1989.
Oprah’s parents named her after Harpo Marx. “Oprah” is “Harpo” backward.
“I love the smell of napalm in the morning.” – Lt. Col. Bill Kilgore – (Robert Duvall) #moviequotes
Some alien might have the Milky Way as their desktop wallpaper.
There is a giant mushroom in Oregon that is over 2,400 years old, covers 3.4 square miles of land, and is still growing.
“I’ll be back” – The Terminator (Arnold Schwarzenegger) #moviequotes
All of humanity, put together, has over 168 billion hours a day to accomplish things.
The singular of Spaghetti is a “Spaghetto”.
The original artwork for the iconic “Jaws” poster has been missing for decades.
Charlie Brown’s father was a barber.
Gruntled is a word, and it is the opposite of the word disgruntled.
I wonder how many typos I see ever day without noticing.
Movie theater Popcorn costs more per ounce than Fillet Mignon, the price of Popcorn is more than 1200% higher than its production costs.
1937 – Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan disappeared over the South Pacific Ocean
1964 – The US Civil Right Act was signed into law
2002 – Steve Fossett traveled around the world in a balloon, 19,400 miles between June 18 and July 2nd.
If you were born on July 2nd, You were likely conceived the week of… October 9th (prior year)
World UFO Day
World UFO Day is an awareness day for people to gather together and watch the skies with just a little skepticism. The day can be celebrated on June 24th or July 2nd. July 2, 1947, was the approximate date of the Roswell UFO Incident, which was reported later during the first week of July.
Some groups celebrate World UFO Day is celebrated with fervent observance including watching the sky in anticipation of unidentified flying objects; others yearn for something more substantial than groupthink so they choose to commemorate Roswell instead.
Roswell UFO Incident
On the July 8, 1947, issue of the Roswell Daily Record (the local newspaper) stated that the Roswell Army Airfield (RAAF) Captured a Flying Saucer near Roswell New Mexico. Earlier that week, William Brazel found a bunch of debris about 30 miles north of Roswell in mid-June. He was with his son, and he described finding rubber strips, strong paper, sticks, and tinfoil.
He went back to gather the stuff later and mentioned it to the Sheriff, who called the Roswell Airfield people in. An airfield major, Jess Marcel, came to check it out, and brought a main in regular clothes- we don’t know who he was. We can call him a Man in Black. They issued a press release on June 8, saying they had recovered a “Flying Disc”…
The next day, July 9, another press report said they found a weather balloon, but no engine parts. Everything totaled about 5 pounds, and it was held together with scotch tape, and some of the tape had flowers printed on it. (That type of scotch tape was popular at the time)
A report to the FBI, not a press report, described a hexagonal disc, connected by a balloon, and cable, about 20 feet in diameter – we got that from the Freedom of Information Act. It had some metal on it, they guessed it was a radar reflector- that’s how they kept track of weather balloons back then, but it also sounds like a lot more than 5 pounds.
There were a lot of eyewitness accounts that contradicted what was officially reported. Air Force Major Marcel mentioned to the staff that the debris was “Nothing Made on This Earth”. Before the government took the evidence, there were bystanders checking out the area, people who heard from the witnesses, people who claim to have seen actual wreckage.
Suspicions & Conspiracy
There were suspicious things like, Brazel, the guy who found the debris, was held for questioning. There were reports of a second crash site. A lot of the area was blocked by the military and men in suits. The press wasn’t allowed to look at the evidence up close. It could have been that the government was hiding or covering up nuclear test monitoring.
Most of the recent evidence came after 1978 – 30 years later. With time, information becomes less reliable. The government might have just wanted to quash any rumors about aliens and flying saucers. Maybe covering up something legit. The stories about 8 alien bodies and 2 alien survivors didn’t come out until the 1980s. Time probably exaggerated whatever happened there. It was either a Top Secret government program OR Maybe a UFO really was struck by lightning and crashed.
July 2 is…
Freedom From Fear of Speaking Day I Forgot Day International Joke Day Made in the USA Day National Financial Freedom Day National Television Heritage Day Special Recreation for the Disabled Day World Sports Journalists Day World UFO Day Zip Code Day
July 2 Birthday Quotes
“Everyone’s like, ‘overnight sensation.’ It’s not overnight. It’s years of hard work.” – Margot Robbie
“Wisdom is not communicable. The wisdom which a wise man tries to communicate always sounds foolish… Knowledge can be communicated, but not wisdom.” – Hermann Hesse
“The good Lord doesn’t tell you what His plan is, so all you can do is get up in the morning and see what happens next.” – Richard Petty
“Do not tell secrets to those whose faith and silence you have not already tested.” – Elizabeth I
“God forgive you, but I never can.” – Elizabeth I
” Sometimes you have to wander a bit, and do what you don’t want to in order to figure out what it is you’re supposed to do.” – Larry David
“What’s the secret to success? It’s no secret. You need a winning attitude, honesty and integrity, and a burning desire to succeed.” – Dave Thomas
“Don’t let anyone, or any rejection, keep you from what you want.” – Ashley Tisdale
“No one is perfect. It’s not interesting to be perfect.” – Lindsay Lohan
July 2 Birthdays
1492 – Elizabeth Tudor, English daughter of Henry VII of England (died in 1495) 1877 – Hermann Hesse, German-born Swiss poet, novelist, and painter, Nobel Prize laureate (died in 1962) 1904 – René Lacoste, French tennis player and businessman, invented the polo shirt (died in 1996) 1908 – Thurgood Marshall, American lawyer and jurist, US Supreme Court 1967-1991 (died in 1993) 1916 – Ken Curtis, American actor (died in 1991) 1922 – Pierre Cardin, Italian-French fashion designer 1927 – Brock Peters, American actor (died in 2005) 1929 – Imelda Marcos, Filipino politician; 10th First Lady of the Philippines, shoe collector 1932 – Dave Thomas, American businessman and philanthropist, founded Wendy’s (died in 2002) 1937 – Polly Holliday, American actress 1937 – Richard Petty, American race car driver and sportscaster 1946 – Ron Silver, American actor, director, and political activist (died in 2009) 1947 – Larry David, American actor, comedian, producer, and screenwriter 1964 – Jose Canseco, Cuban-American baseball player 1983 – Michelle Branch, American singer-songwriter 1985 – Ashley Tisdale, American actress and singer 1986 – Lindsay Lohan, American actress 1990 – Margot Robbie, Australian actress 1995 – Ryan Murphy, American swimmer
July 2 History
1698 – Thomas Savery patented the first steam engine.
1776 – The Continental Congress adopted a resolution severing ties with the Kingdom of Great Britain, although the final wording of the formal Declaration of Independence was not approved until July 4.
1839 – 53 African slaves took over the slave ship Amistad.
1890 – The US Congress passes the Sherman Anti-Trust Act.
1900 – The first Zeppelin flight took place on Lake Constance near Friedrichshafen, Germany.
1937 – Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan were last heard from over the Pacific Ocean while attempting to make the first equatorial round-the-world flight.
1937 – The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier has been guarded every minute since midnight July 2, 1937
1962 – The first Wal-Mart store opened in Rogers, Arkansas.
1964 – US President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the (Republican-written) Civil Rights Act of 1964 meant to prohibit segregation in public places.
1977 – #1 Hit July 2, 1977 – July 8, 1977: Bill Conti – Gonna Fly Now (Theme From Rocky)
1982 – *Greatest Week in Movie History* – The week of July 2nd, 1982! E.T. – The Extra-Terrestrial, Rocky 3, Blade Runner, Poltergeist, John Carpenter’s The Thing, Star Trek 2, and Conan The Barbarian were all simultaneously playing at the cinema.
1988 – #1 Hit July 2, 1988 – July 8, 1988: Michael Jackson – Dirty Diana
2002 – Steve Fossett became the first person to fly solo around the world (Australia to Australia ) nonstop in a balloon in just under two weeks.
2005 – #1 Hit July 2, 2005 – September 16, 2005: Carrie Underwood – Inside Your Heaven
2005 – The Live 8 benefit concerts – more than 1,000 musicians performed and were broadcast on 182 television networks and 2,000 radio networks.
#1 Hit July 2, 2022 – July 8, 2022: Jimmy Cooks – Drake featuring 21 Savage
July 2, 2497 Birthday (fictional) Kaywinnit Lee Frye, Firefly, TV
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
The location of the Munchkins’ star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame is 6915 Hollywood Blvd.
The constitutions of 7 states (AR, MD, MS, NC, SC, TN, TX) specifically ban atheists from holding public office.
Elizabeth Blackwell was the first woman to earn a medical degree in the US in 1849.
You know every number between one and one billion, even though you have never seen, heard, or said it.
Whenever someone has a birthday, I think about if 9 months ago was a holiday or a special occasion that would’ve led to a pregnancy.
Wandering around an unfamiliar grocery store is as close to foraging for food as most of us will ever experience.
US President #4 James Madison (1809-1817) Known as the father of the Constitution. Madison was the principal author of the document.
PUMA and ADIDAS are two rival companies owned by two German brothers in the same town in Bavaria, Germany.
Useless Pronunciation: W as in why
You don’t walk through a door, you walk through a hole in the wall.
James Caan improvised the phrase ‘Bada-Bing’ on the set of “The Godfather”.
Everything is a Limited Edition if you think about it…
Texas is roughly 10% larger than France and almost twice as large as Germany.
The average person who lives to be 80 will walk a distance of 110,000 miles or 5 times around Earth’s equator.
If the TV show Friends was made today, every extra in Central Perk would be on their smartphone.
“Owen Grady, Velociraptor Trainer” Sounds exactly like a character Andy Dwyer would come up with.
The word “dude” in The Big Lebowski was spoken 160 times in the movie.
Notice the big letter on the face of the dollar bill? Each letter represents which Federal Reserve Bank printed it! “B” is for New York
“You are home.” – Penny Lane in Almost Famous #moviequotes
