1864 – President Abraham Lincoln granted Yosemite Valley to California for “public use, resort and recreation”.
1908 – The Tunguska Event happened near Lake Baikal, Russia.
1934 – The Night of the Long Knives, Adolf Hitler’s violent purge of his political rivals in Germany, took place.
1936 – Margaret Mitchell’s Gone with the Wind was published.
If you were born on June 30th, You were likely conceived the week of… October 7th (prior year
The Tunguska Event
The Tunguska event is one of the most powerful natural disasters in recorded history. On June 30th, 1908 an explosion near a sparsely populated forest flattened 80 million trees over an 830 square mile area and eyewitness reports suggest that at least three people may have died as a result. The Podkamennaya Tunguska River is an explosive, natural phenomenon that spans across Eastern Siberia.
The Tunguska event is classified as an impact event. The Podkamennaya Tunguska River is an explosive, natural phenomenon that spans across Eastern Siberia, even though no crater has been found. The object was thought to have disintegrated at an altitude of 3-6 miles before it could reach the ground and had a size of 50 meters or more with relatively little variation on estimates from 160 feet to 620 ft.
June 30 is…
Ice Cream Soda Day Mai Tai Day Meteor Watch Day
June 30 Birthday Quotes
“It’s not the load that breaks you down, it’s the way you carry it.” – Lena Horne
“Discipline is doing what you hate to do, but nonetheless doing it like you love it.” – Mike Tyson
“Practice until it becomes boring, then practice until it becomes beautiful.” – Harry Blackstone, Jr.
“A lot of first-time filmmakers are almost apologizing for their movie by saying, ‘well, we only had 18 days to shoot, you know’.” Mark Waters
– “It’s like why people read scary books or go see scary movies. Because it creates a distance. They’re scared, but they’re not going to get hurt.” – Vincent D’Onofrio
June 30 Birthdays
1917 – Lena Horne, American singer (died in 2010) 1934 – Harry Blackstone Jr., American magician and author (died in 1997) 1956 – David Alan Grier, American comedic actor 1959 – Vincent D’Onofrio, American character actor 1960 – Murray Cook, Australian musician, founding Wiggle 1964 – Mark Waters, American comedy director and producer 1966 – Mike Tyson, American boxer 1982 – Lizzy Caplan, American actress 1986 – Alicia Fox, American wrestler and model
June 30 History
1805 – The Michigan Territory was organized
1831 – A patent for a platform scale was issued to brothers Erastus and Thaddeus S. Fairbanks of St. Johnsbury, Vermont.
1859 – Jean-Francois Gravelet, known as Emile Blondin, became the first daredevil to walk across Niagara Falls on a tightrope.
1860 – The 1860 Oxford evolution debate (Huxley-Wilberforce debate or the Wilberforce-Huxley debate) at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History took place.
1886 – The United States Division of Forestry was recognized and established by an Act of Congress
1894 – The Tower Bridge across the River Thames in London was officially opened.
1905 – Albert Einstein sends the article On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies, in which he introduces special relativity, for publication in Annalen der Physik.
1906 – The United States Congress passed the Meat Inspection Act and Pure Food and Drug Act.
1908 – The Tunguska Event happened near Lake Baikal, Russia. It Destroyed 830 square miles in Eastern Siberian Taiga. It was probably a big meteor. Or was it?
1921 – President Warren G. Harding appointed former President William Howard Taft as Chief Justice of the United States.
1952 – The Guiding Light premiered on CBS.
1953 – The first Chevrolet Corvette rolled off the assembly line in Flint, Michigan.
1966 – The National Organization for Women (NOW) was founded.
1971 – Ohio ratifies the 26th Amendment to the US Constitution, reducing the voting age to 18, and putting the amendment into effect.
1972 – The first leap second was added to the UTC time system.
1973 #1 Hit June 30, 1973 – July 6, 1973: George Harrison – Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth)
1979 #1 Hit June 30, 1979 – July 13, 1979: Anita Ward – Ring My Bell
1987 – Iran-Contra hearings aired during daytime television, pre-empting most programming.
1989 – Do The Right Thing was released in theaters.
1990 #1 Hit June 30, 1990 – July 20, 1990: New Kids on the Block – Step By Step
2019 – Donald Trump became the first sitting American President to visit the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea).
#1 Hit June 30, 2018 – July 6, 2018: XXXTentacion – Sad!
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
Pennsylvania has a region known as the “Potato Chip Belt” where Herr’s, Utz, Martin’s, Bon Ton, Bickels’, and Snyder’s of Hanover call home.
The act of hitting something until it works is called “Percussive maintenance.”
Five Card Poker Odds, nothing wild: Straight Flush – Five cards of the same suit in order, 1 in 65,000
I have the power to instantly make you think about corn.
You’d think if a sophisticated race of ancient aliens came to earth to build pyramids and stuff, they’d have someone who’d be able to draw more than stick figures in a cave.
“Well, nobody’s perfect.” – Osgood Fielding III (Joe E. Brown) #moviequotes
The largest and heaviest human internal organ is the liver.
The word Crusade comes from the Latin word crociata, which means “to mark with a cross.”
Clovers have DOUBLE the chromosomes of humans. Because of their crazy reproductive habits, it’s almost impossible to figure out if four-leafed clovers are genetic traits or caused by the environment.
The Capital of San Marino is San Marino
Robert E. Lee and Douglas MacArthur had the second, and third, highest scores respectively at graduation in the history of the United States Military Academy. The highest scorer, Charles Mason, resigned from the US Army two years after graduating from West Point.
There’s no official word for a group of Koalas because they are solitary animals.
Americans spend more money on slot machines than on movies, baseball, and theme parks combined.
I walked into a bookshop… Me: “Do you have any books on turtles?” Sales Guy: “Hardback?” Me: “Yeah, with little heads”
November and December both end in Ember because they’re the dying embers of the year.
1975 – Steve Wozniak tested his first prototype of the Apple I computer.
2007 – The Apple iPhone (1st generation) was released.
If you were born on June 29th, You were likely conceived the week of… October 6th (prior year)
Jayne Mansfield Aftermath – The ICC Bar
On June 29, 1967, Jayne Mansfield was in Biloxi, Mississippi, for an engagement at the Gus Stevens Supper Club. After two appearances on the evening of June 28, Mansfield, Sam Brody (her attorney and companion), their driver Ronnie Harrison (age 20), and three of her children – Miklós, Zoltán, and Mariska – left Biloxi after midnight in a 1966 Buick Electra 225.
Around 2 am on U.S. Highway 90 near the Rigolets Bridge in Louisiana, an insecticide fogged tractor-trailer that had been slowed behind a truck spraying mosquito fogger, there was an unfortunate crash between the Buick and said pesticide shrouded vehicle while traveling at a high rate of speed (in excess of 55MPH), killing all three adults in the car.
After the death of Jayne Mansfield, a strong bar made of steel tubing was added to all tractor-trailers as an underride guard. The trucking industry slowly adopted this change in America and is sometimes known as “The Mansfield Bar” or “ICC (Interstate Commerce Commission) bumper.”
June 29 is…
Almond Butter Crunch Day Camera Day
June 29 Birthday Quotes
“Let’s have the music that will open the door to millions of people… the kind of music that will not make people think only of the song or even of the singer… not music that is confined to the merely personal.” – Nelson Eddy
“Fear is the dark room where the Devil develops his negatives.” – Gary Busey
“Go out there and see where the world needs your touch. That kind of meaning not only makes you feel more connected to your environment on a local scale but also to yourself – whether you can operate from something beyond the definition that others might place on you.” – Sharon Lawrence
“I don’t know, man. Look at me. I’ve changed. I’ve grown up. I’ve got a job, got a career… I drink coffee now.” – Bret McKenzie
June 29 Birthdays
1793 – Josef Ressel, Czech-Austrian inventor, invented the propeller (died in 1857) 1901 – Nelson Eddy, American singer and actor (died in 1967) 1910 – Frank Loesser, American composer and conductor (died in 1969) 1919 – Slim Pickens, American actor and rodeo performer (died in 1983) 1943 – Little Eva, American singer (died in 2003) 1944 – Gary Busey, American actor 1961 – Sharon Lawrence, American actress 1967 – Melora Hardin, American actress 1976 – Bret McKenzie, New Zealand comedic actor, musician and songwriter
June 29 History
1613 – The Globe Theatre in London burned to the ground.
1889 – Hyde Park and several other Illinois townships voted to be annexed by Chicago, forming the largest United States city in the area and second-largest in population.
Olympic National Park: Established on June 29, 1938, in Washington, this park covers 1,442 square miles. Known for its temperate rainforests, glacier-capped mountains, and Pacific coastline.
1956 – The Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 was signed, officially creating the United States Interstate Highway System.
1967 – Actress Jayne Mansfield died in a car crash on Interstate 90, east of New Orleans, Louisiana.
1974 #1 Hit June 29, 1974 – July 5, 1974: Gordon Lightfoot – Sundown
1974 – Mikhail Baryshnikov defected from the Soviet Union to Canada while on tour with the Kirov Ballet.
June 29, 19** (fiction) Krypto landed on Earth, Superman, DC Comics
1981 – On cable, TBS which was owned by Ted Turner introduced “Turner Time” on June 29, 1981. They started shows at 5 minutes after and/or 35 minutes past the hour. It would keep people tuned in to TBS, the biggest regular cable channel, instead of turning the channel and missing the beginning of other shows. They ended Turner Time in the late 1990s.
1995 – STS-71 Mission; Atlantis Space Shuttle docked with the Russian space station Mir for the first time.
1998 – The Lifetime Movie Network made its debut.
2002 #1 Hit June 29, 2002 – August 16, 2002: Nelly – Hot in Herre
2014 The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS/ISIL) self-declared their caliphate in Syria and northern Iraq.
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
I guess the largest size box of tampons you can buy is “queen size”. I can’t imagine a “king size.”
In the film Erin Brockovich, the real Erin Brockovich makes a cameo as a waitress named Julia R.
Despite making dozens of recordings of his voice on wax cylinders, no known recordings of Mark Twain’s voice are known to have survived.
“Old man take a look at my life, I’m a lot like you were.” #songlyrics
David Foster Wallace’s book The Pale King features a sentence that is 1,185 words in length.
People knocked on wood to request good luck from mystical creatures they believed lived in the trees or to distract spirits with evil intentions.
The first known written record with a name comes from a Sumerian accountant over 5000 years ago and states “A total of 29,086 measures of barley were received over the course of 37 months. Signed, Kushim.”
The Capital of Sao Tome and Principe is Sao Tome
The small bumps or ridges found on the F and J keys on a computer keyboard are to help users correctly position their left and right hands without having to look at the keyboard.
In biblical times, Noah warned people about a flood. In modern times, NOAA warns people about floods.
“Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down.” – Oprah Winfrey
During my dream last night, I took nap. I’m 90% sure I was incepted.
“We’ll always have Paris.” – Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart) in Casablanca, 1942
The top 1% of bands and solo artists earn 77% of all revenue from recorded music.
1838 – The Coronation of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.
1855 – Sigma Chi fraternity is founded in North America.
1894 – Labor Day became an official US holiday.
Apple Inc. releases its first mobile phone, the iPhone
If you were born on June 28th, You were likely conceived the week of… October 5th (prior year)
Ten Facts About Queen Victoria
Victoria was not her first name – Alexandrina Victoria was born in Kensington Palace on May 24, 1819 (died January 22, 1901).
When she was born, Victoria was born fifth in line to the throne
Victoria, now the monarch, proposed to her cousin Prince Albert on October 15, 1839, and they were married on February 10, 1840.
Victoria popularized the white wedding dress.
Queen Vic had 9 children and 42 grandchildren.
there are 33 Victoria Roads in the United Kingdom named after her.
Queen Victoria was the first reigning monarch to take up residence at Buckingham Place.
Although she is known for saying “We are not amused”, there is no evidence she ever said it.
She could, however, speak English, German, French, Italian, and Latin.
Queen Victoria held the title of the longest-reigning British monarch, with a total reign of 63 years and seven months, until Queen Elizabeth II broke her record in 2015.
June 28 is…
Tapioca Day Tau Day Ceviche Day
June 28 Birthday Quotes
“Every child has the spirit of creation. The rubbish of life often exterminates the spirit through plague and a soul’s own wretchedness.” – Peter Paul Rubens
“I don’t know of any other creature on earth other than man that will sit in a corner and cry because of some painful experience in the past.” – Pat Morita
“Condemn no man for not thinking as you think. Let everyone enjoy the full and free liberty of thinking for himself. Let every man use his own judgment since every man must give an account of himself to God. Abhor every approach, in any kind or degree, to the spirit of persecution, if you cannot reason nor persuade a man into the truth, never attempt to force a man into it. If love will not compel him to come, leave him to God, the judge of all.” – John Wesley
“I want to be defined by my own essence.” – Kathy Bates
“Failure is an option here. If things are not failing, you are not innovating enough.” – Elon Musk
June 28 Birthdays
1577 – Peter Paul Rubens, Flemish painter and diplomat (died in 1640) 1703 – John Wesley, English cleric and theologian (died in 1791) 1902 – Richard Rodgers, American playwright and composer (died in 1979) 1914 – Aribert Heim, Austrian SS physician and Nazi (died in 1992) 1926 – George Booth, American cartoonist 1932 – Pat Morita, Japanese-American character actor (died in 2005) 1938 – John Byner, American comedic actor 1946 – Gilda Radner, American comedic actress (died in 1989) 1948 – Kathy Bates, American actress 1966 – John Cusack, American actor 1971 – Elon Musk, South African-born American businessman 1986 – Kellie Pickler, American singer-songwriter 1989 – Markiplier, American internet personality
June 28 History
1635 – Guadeloupe became a French colony.
1832 – The first American case of a cholera epidemic was reported in New York City.
June 28, 1839 Birthday (fictional) Damon Salvatore, Vampire Diaries, TV
2007 – Tony Blair resigned as British Prime Minister, a position he had held since 1997. His Chancellor, Gordon Brown succeeded him.
June 27 (fiction) A small town in America held a lottery, The Lottery, Shirley Jackson, Short Story
June 27, **** Birthday (fictional) Dobbie, Harry Potter
If you were born on June 27th, You were likely conceived the week of… October 4th (prior year)
Helen Keller
Helen Keller was born on June 27, 1880, in Tuscumbia Alabama USA but lost sight hearing when she only 19 months old, most likely due to illness which may be caused by scarlet fever or meningitis. Anne Sullivan, a teacher from the Perkins Institution for the Blind in Boston which Bell’s son-in-law directed; she remained with Helen Keller until her own death back October 1936 when they were both 60 years old at this stage of their life together as well as friends.
Keller learned to read and write through a series of amazing accomplishments. Shortly after being able to see for the first time, she was already learning Braille in order that her newfound literacy could be expanded into depth. She also learned to lip-read by placing her fingers on the lips and throat of the speaker while simultaneously spelling out words for her. At age 14, she enrolled in Wright-Humason School for Deaf where at only 16 years old entered Cambridge School Young Ladies who graduated from Radcliffe College cum laude with a degree in 1904.
June 27 is…
Helen Keller Day Orange Blossom Day
June 27 Birthday Quotes
“Mystery is more important than knowledge.” – J.J. Abrams
“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched – they must be felt with the heart.” – Helen Keller
“I think the greatest way to learn is to learn by someone’s example.” – Tobey Maguire
“The activist is not the man who says the river is dirty. The activist is the man who cleans up the river.” – Ross Perot
“I get up every day and work, regardless of if I have a job or not.” – Christian Kane
June 27 Birthdays
1869 – Kate Carew, American illustrator and journalist (died in 1961) 1880 – Helen Keller, American author, academic, and activist (died in 1968) 1907 – John McIntire, American character actor (died in 1991) 1930 – Ross Perot, American businessman and politician (died in 2019) 1949 – Vera Wang, American fashion designer 1966 – J.J. Abrams, American director, producer, and screenwriter 1971 – Jo Frost, English nanny, television personality, and author 1974 – Christian Kane, American actor 1975 – Tobey Maguire, American actor 1986 – Sam Claflin, British actor 1987 – Ed Westwick, English actor 1989 – Matthew Lewis, English actor
June 27 History
1556 The thirteen Stratford Martyrs were burned at the stake near London for their Protestant beliefs.
1792 Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn, is coined as the first person to use the term “Canadian”, in an attempt to break up a fight between a group of English and French settlers at a polling station.
1844 Joseph Smith, Jr., founder of the Mormons, and his brother Hyrum Smith were murdered by a mob at the Carthage, Illinois jail.
1895 The inaugural run of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad’s Royal Blue from Washington, D.C., to New York City, the first American passenger train to use electric locomotives.
1898 Joshua Slocum completed the first solo circumnavigation of the globe from Briar Island, Nova Scotia.
1949 The first sci-fi TV show, Captain Video and His Video Rangers, debuted.
1954 The Obninsk Nuclear Power Plant, the Soviet Union’s first nuclear power station, began operation in Obninsk, near Moscow.
1955 Mount Bear – 14,831 ft (4,521 m) – Alaska, USA – First ascent: June 27, 1955, by Fred Beckey, Henry Meybohm, and Bill Prater
1960 #1 Hit June 27, 1960 – July 10, 1960: Connie Francis – Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool
1964 #1 Hit June 27, 1964 – July 3, 1964: Peter and Gordon – A World Without Love
1966 ABC’s Dark Shadows premiered.
1968 Elvis Presley filmed his Comeback Special.
1970 #1 Hit June 27, 1970 – July 10, 1970: The Jackson 5 – The Love You Save
1976 Air France Flight 139 (Tel Aviv-Athens-Paris) was hijacked en route to Paris by the PLO and redirected to Entebbe, Uganda.
1985 US Route 66 was officially removed from the United States Highway System.
1987 #1 Hit June 27, 1987 – July 10, 1987: Whitney Houston – I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)
2014 Zapped aired on The Disney Channel
2020 #1 Hit June 27, 2020 – July 3, 2020: Trollz – 6ix9ine and Nicki Minaj
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
A group of Caribou is called a Herd.
A group of Pathologists is called a Body.
M&M stands for Mars and Murrie.
“For the price of a dime, I can always turn to you” #songlyrics
The moon’s diameter is 2,159 miles, less than the distance between New York City and Las Vegas.
“I’d rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy.” – Dorothy Parker
Karl Freund, cinematographer on Metropolis (1927) and Dracula (1931) also shot most of the episodes of I Love Lucy.
“They were both poisoned. I spent the last few years building up an immunity to iocane powder.” – The Man in Black #moviequotes
“If you’ve wrecked one train, you’ve wrecked them all. ” -Charles Addams (via Uncle Fester)
Willard Scott was the original Ronald McDonald, in 1959.
The dye used to stamp the grade on meat is edible. It’s made from grape skins.
1927 – The Cyclone roller coaster opened on Coney Island.
On June 26, 1988, Astro Ricky Gutierrez set the Major League Baseball record for seeing the most pitches in a single at-bat (20) against Cleveland pitcher Bartolo Colon.
2013 – The US Supreme Court ruled, 5–4, that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional and in violation of the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
June 26, 19** (fictional) The Murder of Thomas and Martha Wayne, DC Comics
If you were born on June 26th, You were likely conceived the week of… October 3rd (prior year)
Universal Product Code
One of the most popular ways to encode a product’s price is with what we call barcodes. The first types emerged in 1973 when industry advisers chose IBM and Laurer as their standard for encoding pricing information layer on products using these lines that are then scanned by scanners designed just for them, but now you’ll find other codes too like VIN numbers or wristbands worn in hospitals which use different patterns altogether.
The first UPC-marked item ever scanned was a ten pack of Wrigley’s Juicy Fruit chewing gum. The date and time this product made history on June 26, 1974, at 8:01 am in Troy Ohio at the Marsh supermarket where Clyde Dawson purchased 50 sticks for 67 cents with cashier Sharon Buchanan scanning his purchase
June 26 is…
Chocolate Pudding Day
June 26 Birthday Quotes
“There may be people who have more talent than you, but there’s no excuse for anyone to work harder than you do – and I believe that. Derek Jeter
“The public is tired of politicians professing certain beliefs and not acting on those beliefs. They want elected officials who have the moral courage to do what they will say they will do when they’re running for election.” – Colonel Tom Parker
“Isn’t it about getting out of your comfort zone and getting off the couch and challenging yourself and forcing yourself to do things you wouldn’t rather do? Otherwise, what are you living for?” – Sean Hayes
“They say actions speak louder than words, but actions don’t speak. People speak, and people are loud.” – Jennette McCurdy
“Do you think we should drive a stake through his heart just in case?” – Peter Lorre
June 26 Birthdays
1819 – Abner Doubleday, American general (died in 1893) 1892 – Pearl S. Buck, American novelist and writer, Nobel Prize laureate (died in 1973) 1904 – Peter Lorre, Slovak-American actor (died in 1964) 1909 – Colonel Tom Parker, Dutch-American talent manager (died in 1997) 1915 – Paul Castellano, American gangster (died in 1985) 1922 – Eleanor Parker, American character actress (died in 2013) 1929 – Milton Glaser, American illustrator and graphic designer 1961 – Terri Nunn, American singer-songwriter 1970 – Sean Hayes, American actor 1974 – Derek Jeter, American baseball player 1992 – Jennette McCurdy, American actress
June 26 History
1498 – The bristle toothbrush was invented in China.
1797 – Charles Newbold was issued a patent (#X000177) for an improvement for the cast-iron plow
1807 – Lightning struck a gunpowder factory in Luxembourg, killing more than 300 people.
1819 – The first US patent (#X003115) for a velocipede, a predecessor of the bicycle, was issued to William K. Clarkson Jr. of New York.
1870 – Christmas was declared a federal holiday in the United States.
1906 – 1906 French Grand Prix, the first Grand Prix motor racing event was held. Ferenc Szisz, driving for the Renault team, won the two-day event.
1926 – Ernest Hemingway’s The Sun Also Rises novel was released.
1934 – President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Federal Credit Union Act, which established credit unions in the US.
1936 – The first flight of the Focke-Wulf Fw 61, the first working helicopter, in Berlin, Germany.
1945 – The United Nations Charter was signed, in San Francisco.
1948 – Shirley Jackson’s short story, The Lottery, was published in The New Yorker magazine.
1961 #1 Hit June 26, 1961 – July 9, 1961: Gary U.S. Bonds – Quarter to Three
1963 – US President John F. Kennedy gave his “Ich bin ein Berliner” speech.
1965 #1 Hit June 26, 1965 – July 9, 1965: The Byrds – Mr. Tambourine Man
June 26, 19** (fictional) The Murder of Thomas and Martha Wayne, DC Comics
1974 – The Universal Product Code was scanned for the first time to sell a package of Wrigley’s chewing gum at the Marsh Supermarket in Troy, Ohio.
1977 – Elvis Presley performed the final concert of his life in Indianapolis, Indiana.
1997 – The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Communications Decency Act violated the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.
2000 – The completion of a working draft reference DNA sequence of the human genome was announced at the White House by President Bill Clinton and representatives from the Human Genome Project (HGP).
June 26, 2009 – Princess Protection Program aired on The Disney Channel
June 26, 2015 – Teen Beach 2 aired on The Disney Channel
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
When Jimi Hendrix was once asked how it felt to be the world’s greatest guitarist, he replied: ‘I don’t know, go ask Rory Gallagher’.
“They’re here!” – Carol Anne Freeling (Heather O’Rourke) #moviequotes
All “Granny Smith” Apple trees are clones (grafted not grown) of a single tree in Australia.
Zombies are deceptively fast walkers. #moviecliches
I’ll do it later, ’cause I’ll be older and therefore wiser.
“You’re only supposed to blow the bloody doors off!” – Charlie Croker (Michael Caine) #moviequotes
Hollywood released over 100 musicals in 1930 but only 14 in 1931.
1,000,000 aches = 1 megahurtz
“The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” won all 11 Academy Awards it was nominated for.
The world’s widest river, the Everglades, is 112 miles wide but only a meter deep in most places.
The closest I’ve come to being an athlete is using Adobe Acrobat.<backs out of room head with lowered in shame>
All the numbers on a roulette wheel add up to 666.
“Snape Kills Dumbledore” is this generation’s “Luke I am your father”.
1788 – Virginia became the tenth state to ratify the United States Constitution.
1876 – Battle of the Little Bighorn and the death of Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer.
1950 -The Korean War began with the invasion of South Korea by North Korea.
1978 – The rainbow flag representing gay pride was presented for the first time during the San Francisco Gay Freedom Day Parade.
If you were born on June 25th, You were likely conceived the week of… October 2nd (prior year)
The Battle of Little Big Horn
The Battle of the Little Bighorn, known to many as Custer’s Last Stand and also referred to by some tribes who fought in it as Greasy Grass or the Battle on Holy Ground was an armed engagement that took place between combined forces of Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, Arapaho Tribes and U.S. 7th Cavalry Regiment during June 1876 at a location near what is now Crow Agency Montana.
The Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho were led by major war leaders like Crazy Horse and Chief Gall. They had been inspired by Sitting Bull’s visions to fight the US 7th Cavalry troop of 700 men who suffered a devastating defeat at their hands. The total US casualty count included 268 dead and 55 severely wounded.
June 25 is…
Catfish Day Please Take my Children to Work Day Strawberry Parfait Day
June 25 Birthday Quotes
“The further a society drifts from truth the more it will hate those who speak it.” – George Orwell
“We need role models who are going to break the mold.” – Carly Simon
“I spent the first half of my career learning what to put into my work, and the second half learning what to leave out.” – Alex Toth
“Just because someone isn’t working at an office doesn’t mean they’re not working hard at something.” – Linda Cardellini
“When you take the elevator to the top, please remember to send it back down so someone else might use it.” – Dikembe Mutombo
“The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history.” – George Orwell
June 25 Birthdays
1903 – George Orwell, British novelist, essayist, and critic (died in 1950) 1925 – June Lockhart, American actress 1928 – Peyo, Belgian author and illustrator, created The Smurfs (died in 1992) 1928 – Alex Toth, American animator and cartoonist (died in 2006) 1937 – Eddie Floyd, American R&B/soul singer-songwriter 1945 – Carly Simon, American singer-songwriter 1947 – Jimmie Walker, American comedic actor 1961 – Ricky Gervais, English comedian, actor, director and producer 1963 – George Michael, English singer-songwriter (died in 2016) 1966 – Dikembe Mutombo, Congolese-American basketball player 1975 – Linda Cardellini, American actress 1979 – Busy Philipps, American actress 1984 – Lauren Bush, American model and fashion designer 1996 – Lele Pons, Latina-American Internet personality 2006 – Mckenna Grace, American actress
June 25 History
1867 – Barbed wire was patented (#66,182) by Lucien B. Smith of Kent, Ohio.
1876 – Native American forces, led by Chiefs Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull, defeated the US Army troops lead by Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer in a battle near southern Montana’s Little Bighorn River.
1910 – The US Congress passed the Mann Act, which prohibited interstate transport of females for “immoral purposes.”
1910 – Igor Stravinsky’s ballet The Firebird premiered in Paris,
1914 – The Great Salem Fire, Massachusettes
1944 – The final page of the comic strip Krazy Kat was published, months after the author, George Herriman died.
1947 – The Diary of a Young Girl (better known as The Diary of Anne Frank) was published.
1949 – The cartoon classic, Long-Haired Hare starring Bugs Bunny, was released in theaters.
1966 #1 Hit June 25, 1966 – July 8, 1966: The Beatles – Paperback Writer
1967 – The special Our World was the first live worldwide “via satellite” TV broadcast, transmitting to 30 countries via the BBC. The Beatles closed the show with All You Need Is Love. Performers include Mick Jagger, opera singer Maria Callas, Vienna Boys’ Choir, Keith Richards, Keith Moon, Eric Clapton, Pattie Harrison, Jane Asher, Graham Nash, and others. The show lasted 2 and a half hours.
June 25, 19** (fiction) Clark Kent was adopted By Martha and Jonathan Kent, Superman, DC Comics
1977 #1 Hit June 25, 1977 – July 1, 1977: Marvin Gaye – Got to Give It Up (Part 1)
1978 – The rainbow flag, representing gay pride, was flown for the first time in the San Francisco Gay Freedom Day Parade.
1988 #1 Hit June 25, 1988 – July 1, 1988: Debbie Gibson – Foolish Beat
1996 – The Khobar Towers bombing in Saudi Arabia killed 19 US servicemen.
1997 – The National Hockey League approved expansion franchises for Nashville (1998), Atlanta (1999), Columbus (2000), and Minneapolis-Saint Paul (2000).
June 25, 1998 – Microsoft Windows 98 was released.
2009 – Michael Jackson died after suffering from cardiac arrest caused by a fatal combination of drugs given to him by his personal doctor, Conrad Murray.
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
“I got laid off when they closed that asbestos factory, and wouldn’t you know it, the army cuts my disability pension because they said that the plate in my head wasn’t big enough.” – Eddie
Cars are never locked and contain the keys needed to start them. #moviecliches
“Why not? Life is short. Life is dull. Life is full of pain. And this is a chance for something special.” – Juan Antonio in Vicky Cristina Barcelona #moviequotes
Michael Bay directed the music video for I Touch Myself by The Divinyls.
“Until you stalk and overrun, you cannot devour anyone.” – Hobbes (Bill Watterson)
“I’ll get you, my pretty, and your little dog too!” – Wicked Witch of the West (Margaret Hamilton) #moviequotes
The Chipmunks Alvin, Simon, and Theodore are named after their voice types: Alto, Soprano, and Tenor.
Useless Pronunciation: E as in exceed
I wonder if a few hundred years from now, people will analyze songs from today like we analyze Bach or Beethoven. #UptownFunk
The Moon is roughly 27% the size of Earth But that the Moon’s Mass is only about 1.2% of Earth’s Mass
William Bonney (Billy the Kid) – Real Name: Henry McCarty (according to some records)
1950 – In South Africa, the Group Areas Act was passed, formally segregating races (Apartheid).
1957 – In Roth v. United States, the U.S. Supreme Court rules that obscenity is not protected by the First Amendment.
If you were born on June 24th, You were likely conceived the week of… October 1st (prior year)
The Dancing Plague of 1374
In 1374 AD, A strange mania, originally from the Rhine Valley in 1374 took over several medieval towns. Victims were seized by an agonizing compulsion to dance for hours or days without rest or food before some people died of exhaustion. Within weeks this mystery illness had engulfed large areas of Germany, France, and The Netherlands with possibly hundreds falling victim. Similar “Dancing mania” marathons were known to have happened in 1237, 1284, and 1518.
The region has been known to have a fungus – the Ergeot Fungus – which has been known to give people muscle spams, make people manic, and suffer from hallucinations. A possible cause was Sydenham’s Chorea, named after British physician Thomas Sydenham (1624–1689), also known as chorea minor and historically and occasionally referred to as St Vitus’ Dance, is a disorder characterized by rapid, uncoordinated jerking movements primarily affecting the face, hands, and feet. Another possibility was simply a curse put upon them by Saint Vitus, martyred by the Romans in 303; known as the Patron Saint of Dancing and Entertainers.
June 24 is…
Creamy Pralines Day Swim a Lap Day
June 24 Birthday Quotes
“Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.” – Ambrose Bierce
“A champion is someone who gets up when he can’t.” – Jack Dempsey
“If you were to ask me, ‘What the hell does a musician have in common with a restaurant?’I would say a huge amount. It’s showtime every day, it’s a team of people, like, running a circus, which is running a rock-and-roll band.” – Mick Fleetwood
“Things turn out better by accident sometimes. But you can’t organize accidents.” – Jeff Beck
“No economy can continue to function when the vast middle class and everybody else don’t have enough purchasing power to buy what the economy is capable of producing without going deeper and deeper into debt.” – Robert Reich
“Democracy is four wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch.” – Ambrose Bierce
June 24 Birthdays
1788 – Thomas Blanchard, American inventor (died in 1864) 1842 – Ambrose Bierce, American short story writer, essayist, and journalist (died in 1914) 1895 – Jack Dempsey, American boxer (died in 1983) 1901 – Chuck Taylor, American basketball player and sneaker salesman (died in 1969) 1915 – Fred Hoyle, English astronomer and author (died in 2001) 1919 – Al Molinaro, American character actor (died in 2015) 1942 – Mick Fleetwood, English-American drummer 1944 – Jeff Beck, English guitarist 1946 – Robert Reich, American economist and politician 1950 – Nancy Allen, American actress 1966 – Hope Sandoval, American singer-songwriter
June 24 History
1374 – An early morning, a sudden outbreak of ‘St. Vitas’s Dance’ caused people in the streets of Aachen, Germany, to experience hallucinations and begin to jump and twitch uncontrollably until they collapsed from exhaustion.
1497 – John Cabot landed in North America at Newfoundland
1509 – Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon were crowned King and Queen of England.
1873 – Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain) received a patent (#140,245) for a self-pasting Scrapbook.
1880 – First performance of O Canada took place at at the Congrès national des Canadiens-Français. The song later became Canada’s national anthem.
1916 – Mary Pickford became the first female film star to sign a million-dollar contract (with Adolph Zukor/Paramount).
1938 – Pieces of a meteor, estimated to have weighed 450 metric tons when it hit the Earth’s atmosphere and exploded, landed near Chicora, in western Pennsylvania. A cow was reportedly injured.
1947 – Kenneth Arnold reported seeing the Mount Rainier UFO.
1948 – Veteran Pilots Clarence Chiles and Charles Whitted, in Alabama, saw a cigar-shaped vehicle, with windows, flying beside them.
1949 – The first television western, Hopalong Cassidy, aired on NBC, starring William Boyd.
1957 – Jack Parr became the host on The Tonight Show on NBC,
1989 #1 Hit June 24, 1989 – June 30, 1989: Richard Marx – Satisfied
June 24, 1995 (fiction) Peter Pettigrew killed Cedric Diggory, Harry Potter
1997 – US Air Force officials released a 231-page report dismissing all of the claims of an alien spacecraft crash in Roswell, New Mexico, in 1947.
2000 #1 Hit June 24, 2000 – July 14, 2000: Enrique Iglesias – Be With You
2004 – In New York, capital punishment was declared unconstitutional.
2008 – Wipeout premiered on ABC.
June 24, 2010 – The Apple iPhone 3GS & iPhone 4 were released.
June 24, 2016 – Adventures in Babysitting aired on The Disney Channel
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
The U.S. pizza industry serves up to 100 acres of pizza every day.
TV Quotes… “The tribe has spoken” (Jeff Probst) on Survivor.
“Danger Will Robinson!” – Robot B-9 (Lost in Space)
As a kid, I thought about how 10 dollars could buy 10 Hershey Bars if I was an adult. As an adult, I think about how I could eat 10 Hershey Bars as a kid.
The collective term for nieces and nephews is “niblings”
Nothing is worse than the people who say, “I wish they taught us meaningful things in high school like taxes or saving for retirement” Really? Do you think you were going to pay attention in tax class?
The Capital of Saudi Arabia is Riyadh
?.? = the new emoticon for rolling your eyes at somebody #eyeroll
Einstein’s theory of relativity is just over 100 years old, but according to Einstein’s theory of relativity, time is relative so we don’t really know how old the theory is.
Deodorant companies should stop advertising “last 48 hrs”. Some people do believe that and then they get on a crowded bus.
Ben Franklin’s 13 Virtues #3 – Order. Let all your things have their places; let each part of your business have its time.
Don’t ever look your symptoms up online because you’ll end up having a deadly disease that isn’t curable.
We get old and get used to each other. We think alike. We read each others [sic] minds. We know what the other wants without asking. Sometimes we irritate each other a little bit. Maybe sometimes take each other for granted.
But once in awhile, like today, I meditate on it and realize how lucky I am to share my life with the greatest woman I ever met. You still fascinate and inspire me. You influence me for the better. You’re the object of my desire, the #1 Earthly reason for my existence. I love you very much. Happy Birthday Princess. – John
June 23 is…
Pecan Sandy Day Typewriter Day
June 23 Birthday Quotes
“Sometimes it is the people no one imagines anything of who do the things that no one can imagine.” – Alan Turing
“Human beings are born with the instinct to express themselves through movement. Even before he could communicate with words, primitive man was dancing to the beat of his own heart.” – Bob Fosse
“I do write songs about love but I don’t really know love that well.” – Duffy
“I love an arcade. I love a boardwalk game. But I also love a rollercoaster. Though I think the rollercoaster love comes from the fact that it took a really long time for me to reach the height requirement, so I promised myself very early on that when I reach that, I will not take it for granted.” – Melissa Rauch
“Government cannot make us equal; it can only recognize, respect, and protect us as equal before the law.” – Clarence Thomas
“I think we all feel like misfits when we open our mouth sometimes, you know?” – Selma Blair
June 23 Birthdays
1912 – Alan Turing, English mathematician and computer scientist (died in 1954) 1915 – Frances Gabe, American artist and inventor (died in 2016) 1927 – Bob Fosse, American actor, dancer, choreographer, and director (died in 1987) 1929 – June Carter-Cash, American singer (died in 2003) 1936 – Richard Bach, American novelist and essayist 1940 – Stuart Sutcliffe, Scottish painter and musician (died in 1962) 1948 – Clarence Thomas, American lawyer and judge, United States Supreme Court Justice 1957 – Frances McDormand, American actress 1972 – Selma Blair, American actress 1974 – Joel Edgerton, Australian actor 1980 – Melissa Rauch, American actress 1984 – Duffy, Welsh singer-songwriter
June 23 History
1683 William Penn signed a friendship treaty with Lenni Lenape Indians in Pennsylvania.
1860 The United States Congress established the Government Printing Office.
1868 Christopher Latham Sholes received the patents (#79265 & #79868) for an invention he called the “Type-Writer.” He also invented the ‘QWERTY keyboard’ in 1873.
1925 Mount Logan – 19,551 ft (5,959 m) – Yukon, Canada – First ascent: June 23, 1925, by A.H. MacCarthy, H.F. Lambert, and A. Carpe
1938 – The first ‘Oceanarium’ opened at Marineland in St. Augustine, Florida.
1938 The Civil Aeronautics Act was signed into law, forming the United States Civil Aeronautics Authority.
1944 (Tornado) Shinnston, West Virginia
1951 #1 Hit June 23, 1951 – July 27, 1951: Nat King Cole – Too Young
1953 Frank J. Zamboni was issued a patent (#2,642,679) for his ice resurfacer.
1960 The US Food and Drug Administration declared Enovid to be the world’s first officially approved combined oral contraceptive pill.
1969 IBM announced that, effective January 1970, it would price its software and services separately from hardware, allowing the creation of the modern software industry.
1969 Warren E. Burger was sworn in as Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court by retiring Chief Justice Earl Warren.
1973 A fire at a house in Hull, England, which killed a six-year-old boy, was the first of 26 deaths by fire caused over the next seven years by arsonist Peter Dinsdale.
1980 The David Letterman Show debuted on NBC Daytime. It was canceled a few months later.
1982 A record low temperature of -117ºF. was recorded at the South Pole.
1984 #1 Hit June 23, 1984 – July 6, 1984: Duran Duran – The Reflex
1989 Batman, starring Micheal Keaton, was released in theaters.
2012 #1 Hit June 23, 2012 – August 24, 2012: Carly Rae Jepsen – Call Me Maybe
2013 Nik Wallenda became the first man to walk across the Grand Canyon on a tight rope successfully.
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
I often say “Computer, end simulation” out loud. Just in case.
“No Novocaine. It dulls the senses.” – Wilbur Force #moviequotes
There is a difference between the terms nation, state, and country, even though the words are often used interchangeably.
Useless Pronunciation: C as in colonel
One of the greatest moments of childhood was the transition between getting an adult menu over a kid’s menu.
Too Long; Didn’t Read was apparently too long to read… TL;DR
There are probably Stormtroopers who say “Darth Vader killed the emperor” and are dismissed as conspiracy theory cranks by their colleagues for suggesting that their great leader would ever have done such a thing.
Tetris is the opposite of Jenga.
One of the 7 Wonders of the Middle Ages: Colosseum (aka the Flavian Amphitheatre) in Rome, Italy, constructed ~72-80 AD
Emma Thompson is the only person in history to win an Oscar for both acting and writing.
Out of all the 8.7 million species you could have been born as, you were born as a human, the #1 most dominant species that currently exists. Welcome to the strongest clan of the earth
1870 – US Congress created the United States Department of Justice.
1942 – Pledge of Allegiance was formally adopted by Congress.
1990 – Checkpoint Charlie is dismantled in Berlin, a sign of the ending of The Cold War.
If you were born on June 22nd, You were likely conceived the week of… September 29th (prior year)
Cuyahoga River Fire
This Ohio River is and was one of the most polluted in America with thirteen documented cases of it catching fire, starting as early as 1868 and continuing beyond 1952 when its largest blaze caused over $1.3 million worth of damage. One event stands out: 1912 recorded five deaths due to contaminated water traveling downriver from Akron’s rubber factories into Cleveland, where people drank straight from their faucets.
The 1969 Cuyahoga River fire helped spur an avalanche of water pollution control activities, resulting in the Clean Water Act, Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, and the creation of the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (OEPA). Although the most recent, no known pictures of the 1969 fire exist because it was under control by the time press arrived.
June 22 is…
Chocolate Eclair Day Onion Rings Day
June 22 Birthday Quotes
“If you’re not satisfied with the way the world is, or if you think the world can be better, you have to figure out a way to know yourself and better yourself. Then you have the assurance that something in the world has improved.” – Todd Rundgren
“You can get more with a simple prayer and a Thompson sub-machinegun than you can with a simple prayer alone.” – John Dillinger
“When something’s got to give, family always wins. I couldn’t live with myself if it was the other way.” – Tracy Pollan
“All men think they’re fascinating. In my case, it’s justified.” – Bruce Campbell
“You always have to remember – no matter what you’re told – that God loves all the flowers, even the wild ones that grow on the side of the highway.” – Cyndi Lauper
“Tell the truth. Sing with passion. Work with laughter. Love with heart. ‘Cause, that’s all that matters in the end.” – Kris Kristofferson
June 22 Birthdays
1845 – Tom Dula, American soldier and murderer (died in 1868) 1903 – John Dillinger, American criminal (died in 1934) 1916 – Johnny Jacobs, American television announcer (died in 1982) 1936 – Kris Kristofferson, American singer-songwriter and actor 1948 – Todd Rundgren, American singer-songwriter, 1949 – Meryl Streep, American actress 1952 – Graham Greene, Canadian character actor 1953 – Cyndi Lauper, American singer-songwriter 1954 – Freddie Prinze, American actor (died in 1977) 1958 – Bruce Campbell, American actor 1960 – Tracy Pollan, American actress 1973 – Carson Daly, American radio and television host
June 22 History
1633 – The Holy Office in Rome forced Galileo Galilei to recant his view that the Sun, not the Earth, is the center of the Universe.
1911 – George V and Mary of Teck were crowned King and Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
1918 – The Hammond Circus Train Wreck killed 86 people and injured 127 near Hammond, Indiana.
1937 – Joe Louis won the world heavyweight boxing title when he defeated Jim Braddock.
June 22, 1943 (fiction) Steve Rogers received the ‘Super Soldier Serum’, Captain America, Marvel Cinematic Universe
1950 – The publication Red Channels: The Report of Communist Influence in Radio and Television listed many suspected communists in American media, including Leonard Bernstein, Aaron Copland, Lena Horne, Pete Seeger, Artie Shaw, and Orson Welles.
1968 #1 Hit June 22, 1968 – July 19, 1968: Herb Alpert – This Guy’s in Love with You
1969 – Cleveland, Ohio’s Cuyahoga River caught fire.
1976 – Broadway – Godspell (Musical) opened on June 22, 1976
1978 – Pluto’s Moon Charon was discovered by James W. Christy, at the Naval Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona.
1985 #1 Hit June 22, 1985 – July 5, 1985: Bryan Adams – Heaven
2000 – Wuhan Airlines Flight 343 was struck by lightning and crashed into Wuhan’s Hanyang District, killing 49 people.
2001 – The Fast and the Furious was released in theaters.
2009 – Eastman Kodak Company announced that it would discontinue sales of the Kodachrome Color Film.
2013 #1 Hit June 22, 2013 – September 13, 2013: Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell – Blurred Lines
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
“Ain’t no rest for the wicked.” #songlyrics
“When you have confidence, you can have a lot of fun. And when you have fun, you can do amazing things.” – Joe Namath
Falling cocoanuts are more lethal and kill more people every year than sharks.
Those kids must have been pretty disappointed when they moved up a grade from Ms. Frizzle’s class.
The guitar solo in Michael Jackson’s Beat It was performed by Eddie Van Halen.
Did you know that Star Trek was NOT filmed in space? This is why there is gravity and no one or anything ever floats.
If you love retail but wish you could yell at the customers, high school lunch lady is the perfect job.
The ZIP in “ZIP code” is an acronym for “Zone Improvement Plan”
Mr. Potato Head was introduced by the Hasbro company in 1952.
If a rabbi, a priest, and a minister walk into a bar, does everyone stare at them waiting for something funny to happen? #jokes
A group of Baby Chicks is called a Clutch or Chattering.
“Homey don’t play that!” – Homey the Clown (In Living Color) #TVQuotes
Actors are referred to as Thespians out of respect for Thespis, the first known actor in written plays.
1893 – The first Ferris wheel premiered at Chicago’s Columbian Exposition
June 21 Birthday (fictional) Princess Anna of Arendella, Frozen
If you were born on June 21st, You were likely conceived the week of… September 28th (prior year)
The Summer Solstice
When the Sun reaches its most northerly and southerly excursion on Earth, a Solstice occurs. There are two each year: traditionally June 21 (summer solstice) and December 21 (the winter solstice). The June (Summer) Solstice happens when there are more hours of daylight than any other date throughout that year. The December (Winter) Solstice meanwhile takes place at a relatively early point in winter and during this period will have the fewest daylight hours than any other date within that given calendar year. The solstices are the days when there is either most or least sunlight for places outside of the equator.
The June solstice is the only day of the year when all locations inside the Arctic Circle experience a continuous period of daylight for 24 hours. On the Antarctic Circle, there are 24 hours of nighttime on the June solstice. Each solstice can occur on the 20th, 21st, or 22nd of that month, depending on your location.
June 21 is…
Daylight Appreciation Day First Day of Summer Peaches & Cream Day Smoothie Day
June 21 Birthday Quotes
“Life is an art, not a science. You make it up as you go along.” – Al Hirschfeld
“Artists are just children who refuse to put down their crayons.” – Al Hirschfeld
“If to the viewer’s eyes, my world appears less beautiful than his, I’m to be pitied and the viewer praised.” – Rockwell Kent
“Understanding human nature. Perception. That’s how I see acting – perception and communication.” – Juliette Lewis
“Take it from a kid who grew up having no money, and struggling hard to get by. Just know, if you stick to your path and you believe in yourself and you be courageous enough to be yourself, you can grow up; you can be your own Star-Lord.” – Chris Pratt
“They held up The Outlaw for five years. And Howard Hughes had me doing publicity for it every day, five days a week for five years.” – Jane Russell
June 21 Birthdays
1882 – Rockwell Kent, American painter and illustrator (died in 1971) 1903 – Al Hirschfeld, American caricaturist, painter and illustrator (died in 2003) 1921 – Judy Holliday, American comedic actress and singer (died in 1965) 1921 – Jane Russell, American actress (died in 2011) 1941 – Joe Flaherty, American-Canadian comedic actor 1944 – Ray Davies, English singer-songwriter 1947 – Meredith Baxter, American actress 1965 – Lana Wachowski, American director, producer, and screenwriter 1973 – Juliette Lewis, American actress 1979 – Chris Pratt, American actor 1981 – Brandon Flowers, American singer-songwriter 1985 – Lana Del Rey, American singer-songwriter 1997 – Rebecca Black, American singer-songwriter 2011 – Lil Bub, American celebrity cat (died in 2019)
June 21 History
1788 – New Hampshire became the ninth state to ratify the Constitution of the United States.
1834 – Cyrus Hall McCormick received a patent (#X008277) for his grain reaping machine,
1877 – The Molly Maguires, ten Irish immigrants convicted of murder, were hanged in Pennsylvania prisons, in Schuylkill County and Carbon County.
1893 – The first Ferris wheel premiered at Chicago’s Columbian Exposition, and could hold up to 2000 people on 36 cars, and was 264 feet tall.
1913 – The first successful parachute jump from an airplane by a woman was made by Georgia Broadwick, age 18, over Griffith Field, Los Angeles, California.
1940 – The first successful west-to-east navigation of Northwest Passage begins at Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
1948 – Columbia Records introduced the long-playing record album (33 1/3 revolutions per minute) in a public demonstration at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York, New York. The first was released in 1949 – ML 4001, Nathan Milstein performing the Mendelssohn violin concerto.
1952 #1 Hit June 21, 1952 – July 4, 1952: Al Martino – Here In My Heart
1975 #1 Hit June 21, 1975 – July 18, 1975: Captain & Tennille – Love Will Keep Us Together
1978 – East End Show – Evita (Musical) June 21, 1978
1990 (Earthquake) Rudbar, Iran
2004 –SpaceShipOne became the first privately funded spaceplane to achieve spaceflight.
2006 – Pluto’s recently discovered moons were officially named Nix and Hydra.
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
“Mother, should I trust the government?” #songlyrics
A group of Cheetahs is called a Coalition.
Useless Pronunciation: S as in sea
Everything in an apology before the word ‘but’ doesn’t matter.
James Bond must be a really bad spy if his villains are always expecting him.
85% of all bikinis never touch the water.
“As God is my witness, I’ll never be hungry again.” – Scarlett O’Hara (Vivien Leigh) #moviequotes
It’s funny how when I’m eating and I drop something my dog and I are on totally opposite sides of the emotional spectrum.
There’s no poo in shampoo, hence the sham.
Ringo Starr – Real Name: Richard Starkey
In 1994, Timex and Microsoft designed the Datalink 150 watch together. It was the first smartwatch ever, beating Apple by 12 years.
By the time you die, your life will have caused a better or worse world than if you had never existed. Your call.
Once the initial fun of owning a time machine wore off, most people would just use it to ripen avocados.
1782 – Congress adopted the Great Seal of the United States.
1837- Queen Victoria succeeds to the British throne.
1863 – West Virginia was admitted as the 35th US state.
If you were born on June 20th, You were likely conceived the week of… September 27th (prior year)
Ice Cream Soda (Float)
The original invention of an iced dessert can be credited to one man in 1874 by Robert McCay Green, during the Franklin Institute semicentennial (200th anniversary) celebration where it caused such sensation amongst all those who were present at their demonstration with people running up afterward asking for more. On a hot day, Mr.Green ran out of ice and went to get some from his neighboring vendor- but he couldn’t find any there either, so he used what he had in hand. He used vanilla ice cream instead of ice and this became the first soda/frozen treat on the planet.
Several other claim credit for the creation – invention. Fred Sanders, Philip Mohr, and George Guy, one of Robert Green’s own employees). The first known mention of an “ice cream soda” was also in 1874, when Fred Sanders wrote about his new concoction which consisted mainly of vanilla syrup, strawberry syrup, or raspberry syrup, carbonated water, and crushed iced.
June 20 is…
American Eagle Day Ice Cream Soda Day Vanilla Milkshake Day World Juggling Day
June 20 Birthday Quotes
“Soul is a feeling, not a color.” – Lionel Richie
“It isn’t what they say about you, it’s what they whisper. – Errol Flynn
“Don’t be told something is impossible. There’s always a way.” – Robert Rodriguez
“I think in terms of emotions. And feelings. So sometimes what I say may not always be clear. But creatively, there’s a lot to be said for that way of thinking.” – Brian Wilson
“Relax. Just relax and have fun doing what you’re doing. Don’t worry so much about being results-oriented. Just commit yourself to the moment.” – John Goodman
“All artists are egotistical maniacs with inferiority complexes.” – Lionel Richie
June 20 Birthdays
1909 – Errol Flynn, Australian-American actor (died in 1959) 1925 – Audie Murphy, American lieutenant and actor, Medal of Honor recipient (died in 1971) 1933 – Danny Aiello, American actor (died in 2019) 1942 – Brian Wilson, American singer-songwriter and producer 1946 – Bob Vila, American television host 1949 – Lionel Richie, American singer-songwriter 1952 – John Goodman, American actor 1967 – Nicole Kidman, American-Australian actress 1968 – Robert Rodriguez, American director, producer, and screenwriter 1986 – Dreama Walker, American actress 1989 – Christopher Mintz-Plasse, American actor
June 20 History
1214 – The University of Oxford received its Royal charter.
1782 – Congress adopted the Great Seal of the United States, with the Bald Eagle clutching both an olive branch and thirteen arrows.
1837 – Queen Victoria, age 18, ascended the British throne following the death of her uncle, King William IV. She ruled for 63 years to 1901.
1840 – Samuel Morse received the patent (#1647) for the telegraph.
1893 – Lizzie Borden was acquitted of the murders of her father and stepmother.
June 20, 1921 Birthday (fictional) Edward Cullen, Twilight, Books/Film
1944 – The German experimental MW 18014 V-2 rocket reached an altitude of 176 km, becoming the first man-made object to reach outer space.
1945 – The United States Secretary of State approved the transfer of Wernher von Braun (and other Nazi rocket scientists) to America.
1948 – Toast of the Town, a variety series hosted by Ed Sullivan, premiered on CBS. It was later renamed The Ed Sullivan Show.
1963 – The United States and the Soviet Union agreed to establish a “hotline” communication system between the two nations.
1975 – Hollywood’s first major summer ‘must see’ blockbuster, Jaws, opened in theaters.
1981 #1 Hit June 20, 1981 – July 24, 1981: Stars on 45 – Medley: Intro Venus / Sugar Sugar / No Reply / I’ll Be Back / Drive My Car / Do You Want to Know a Secret / We Can Work It Out / I Should Have Known Better / Nowhere Man / You’re Going to Lose That Girl / Stars on 45
1987 #1 Hit June 20, 1987 – June 26, 1987: Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam – Head to Toe
1992 #1 Hit June 20, 1992 – July 3, 1992: Mariah Carey – I’ll Be There
June 20, 2008 – Camp Rock aired on The Disney Channel
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
“Nothing really matters, to me. Any way the wind blows…” #songlyrics
Frank Epperson invented the Popsicle in 1905 when he was 11-years-old.
Whenever you see a youtube ad before a movie trailer, you are watching an advertisement just to watch an advertisement.
Queen Victoria was the first British monarch to be photographed.
Sean Connery should probably never do a Citi Bank commercial.
Our reaction to sneezing when encountering light is called Autosomal-dominant Compulsive Helio Ophthalmic Outbursts, also called ACHOO.
Jackie Robinson portrayed himself in The Jackie Robinson Story.
I wonder if I have ever listened to a song more times than the artist who wrote/recorded it.
When glass breaks, the cracks can move at speeds of up to 3,000 miles per hour.
Tiny Tim – Real Name: Herbert Khaury
A handful of almonds is a sensible snack to throw in someone’s face and demand to know where the real snacks are.
The Jolly Green Giant totally stole Santa Claus’s catchphrase.
I’ve probably used my ‘w’ key more by pressing it instead of ‘e’ on accident than by using it on purpose.
1862 – The U.S. Congress prohibited slavery in United States territories, nullifying Dred Scott v. Sandford.
1941 – Cheerie Oats, later renamed Cheerios, was invented.
1960 – The first NASCAR race was held at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was approved after surviving an 83-day filibuster in the United States Senate.
June 19, 19** Birthday (fictional) Garfield, Comic Strip
If you were born on June 19th, You were likely conceived the week of… September 26th (prior year)
Juneteenth
Juneteenth is a day to celebrate the freedom of African Americans who were enslaved in America. It originated back on June 19th, 1865 when Union soldiers arrived at Galveston and learned that slavery had ended two years earlier. Formerly enslaved people in Galveston, Texas celebrated after the announcement of their freedom. The following year they organized what became the annual celebration on June 19th called “Jubilee Day.”
Early Juneteenth celebrations were used as political rallies to give voting instructions to newly freed slaves and inform them about how life would be different now that they couldn’t be sold or whipped for being disobedient. This celebration has been happening for decades now throughout the United States, officially celebrated in Texas and 41 other contiguous states
June 19 is…
Juneteenth Martini Day Sauntering Day
June 19 Birthday Quotes
“Keep laughing. As long as you’re laughing, you still have hope.” – Moe Howard
“Talent is only half of it. It’s the perseverance, the stick-to-itness, and undying belief in yourself.” – Paula Abdul
“I never see my movies. When they’re on television, I click them away. Hollywood created an image, and I long ago reconciled myself with it. I was the French cliche.” – Louis Jourdan
“… today I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth.” – Lou Gehrig ( his farewell speech)
“It’s ok to say, ‘this is what I want’ and go after it.” – Zoe Saldana
“As artists, we do the work that we do. Receiving an award or not receiving an award in no way diminishes one’s talent or value.” – Phylicia Rashad
“Fortunately for the human race, pain, however piercing, is not a lasting emotion. The recollection of happiness lingers, but the consciousness never retains for long the first thrust of tragic loss. The details of daily life crowd in upon the mind.” – Wallis Simpson
June 19 Birthdays
1896 – Wallis Simpson, American wife of Edward VIII (died in 1986) 1897 – Moe Howard, American comedic actor, Stooge (died in 1975) 1903 – Lou Gehrig, American baseball player (died in 1941) 1921 – Louis Jourdan, French-American actor and singer (died in 2015) 1930 – Gena Rowlands, American character actress 1938 – Wahoo McDaniel, American football player and wrestler (died in 2002) 1948 – Phylicia Rashad, American actress 1954 – Kathleen Turner, American actress 1962 – Paula Abdul, American singer, dance, presenter 1972 – Robin Tunney, American actress 1978 – Zoe Saldana, American actress 1983 – Macklemore, American rapper 1984 – Paul Dano, American actor
June 19 History
325 – The original Nicene Creed is adopted at the First Council of Nicaea
June 19, 548 (fiction) Hank Morgan appeared at King Authur’s Court, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court, Book
1586(?) – English colonists leave Roanoke Island and disappeared. The only clue found was the word “CROATOAN” carved into a tree.
1718 (Earthquake) Gansu, China
1846 – The first officially recorded, organized baseball game was played under Alexander Cartwright’s rules on Hoboken, New Jersey’s Elysian Fields with the New York Base Ball Club defeating the Knickerbockers 23-1.
1862 – The US Congress prohibited slavery in United States territories, nullifying Dred Scott v. Sandford.
1867 – The first running of the Belmont Stakes horserace in the US, the oldest of the three American horse races that constitute the Triple Crown.
1905 – The first nickelodeon theater opened in Pittsburgh, PA.
1910 – The first Father’s Day was celebrated in Spokane, Washington.
1949 – The first-ever NASCAR race was held at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
1952 – I’ve Got A Secret premiered on CBS
1953 – Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were executed for spying for the Soviet Union, at Sing Sing, in New York.
1961 #1 Hit June 19, 1961 – June 25, 1961: Pat Boone – Moody River
1965 #1 Hit June 19, 1965 – June 25, 1965: Four Tops – I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)
1971 #1 Hit June 19, 1971 – July 23, 1971: Carole King – It’s Too Late / I Feel the Earth Move
June 19, 19** Birthday (fictional) Garfield, Comic strip started in 1978
1978 – Broadway Show – The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (Musical) June 19, 1978
June 19, 2009 – The Apple iPhone GS was released.
2010 #1 Hit June 19, 2010 – July 30, 2010: Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dogg – California Gurls
2011 – Falling Skies premiered on TNT
2012 – WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange requested asylum in London’s Ecuadorian Embassy for fear of extradition to the US after the publication of previously classified documents.
2018 – Inventor Joseph Marron and patent assignee Raytheon Company received the United States patent #10,000,000 for a “Coherent LADAR Using Intra-Pixel Quadrature Detection,” which improves laser detection and ranging (LADAR).
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
A group of Crabs is called a Cast.
“Hold me closer Tony Danza” #misunderstoodlyrics
“Got a light skin friend look like Michael Jackson got a dark-skinned friend look like Michael Jackson.” #songlyrics
Sobhuza II (July 22, 1899 – August 21, 1982) became king of Swaziland when he was four months old, and reigned for the remaining 82 years of his life.
“Always fast food. Fast food. Things that people would rather throw out than finish. It’s easy, it tastes alright, but it doesn’t really provide you any nourishment. I’m fast food.” – Dave Spritz in The Weather Man #moviequotes
The low frequency of a purr is about 26 Hertz on average for a domestic cat.
“Starships were meant to fly!” #songlyrics
Snorkels cannot be much longer than 16 in (40 cm) because your lung muscles cannot operate against the water pressure to inhale at depth.
Worldwide, more than 10% of marriages are between first or second cousins.
Useless Pronunciation: A as in are
John Knoll, one of the inventors of Photoshop, also wrote Star Wars Rogue One.
1812 – The United States declaration of war upon the United Kingdom was signed by President James Madison, starting The War of 1812.
1873 – Susan B. Anthony was fined $100 for attempting to vote in the 1872 presidential election.
1979 – SALT II was signed by the United States and the Soviet Union.
Winston Churchill. gave his “Finest Hour” speech.
If you were born on June 18th, You were likely conceived the week of… September 25th (prior year)
Winston Churchill’s Finest Hour Speech
Excerpt” What General Weygand called the Battle of France is over. I expect that the Battle of Britain is about to begin. Upon this battle depends the survival of Christian civilization. Upon it depends our own British life, and the long continuity of our institutions and our Empire. The whole fury and might of the enemy must very soon be turned on us. Hitler knows that he will have to break us in this Island or lose the war.
If we can stand up to him, all Europe may be free and the life of the world may move forward into broad, sunlit uplands. But if we fail, then the whole world, including the United States, including all that we have known and cared for, will sink into the abyss of a new Dark Age made more sinister, and perhaps more protracted, by the lights of perverted science.
Let us therefore brace ourselves to our duties, and so bear ourselves that, if the British Empire and its Commonwealth last for a thousand years, men will still say, This was their finest hour.”
“Do good to your friend to keep him, and to your enemy to make him your friend.” – E.W. Scripps
“I still believe that love is all you need. I don’t know a better message than that.” – Paul McCartney
“To make others less happy is a crime. To make ourselves unhappy is where all crime starts.” – Roger Ebert
“To me, what makes an artist is a unique personality that they’re not afraid to let show.” – Blake Shelton
“A man can do anything he wants to do in this world, at least if he wants to do it badly enough.” – E.W. Scripps
June 18 Birthdays
1854 – E.W. Scripps, American publisher, founded the E.W. Scripps Company (died in 1926) 1903 – Jeanette MacDonald, American actress and singer (died in 1965) 1908 – Bud Collyer, American actor and game show host (died in 1969) 1914 – E.G. Marshall, American character actor (died in 1998) 1915 – Robert Kanigher, American comic book author (died in 2002) 1917 – Richard Boone, American actor (died in 1981) 1942 – Roger Ebert, American journalist, critic, and screenwriter (died in 2013) 1942 – Paul McCartney, English singer-songwriter 1942 – Richard Perry, American record producer 1952 – Isabella Rossellini, Italian actress 1976 – Blake Shelton, American singer-songwriter
June 18 History
1178 – A meteor crashed into the Moon or exploded between Earth and the Moon.
1812 – The U.S. Congress declares war on Great Britain, Canada, and Ireland, starting The War of 1812.
1815 – Napoleon defeated at Waterloo, in Belgium.
1923 – Checker Taxi put its first taxi on the streets of Chicago.
1928 – Aviator Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly in an aircraft across the Atlantic Ocean, as a passenger.
1930 – Groundbreaking ceremonies for the Franklin Institute were held in Philadelphia, PA.
1940 – Winston Churchill gave his “Finest Hour” speech.
1948 – Columbia Records introduced the long-playing (33 1/3) record album at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City.
1965 – The first large solid-fuel rocket – a Titan 3C – was launched into orbit.
1977 #1 Hit June 18, 1977 – June 24, 1977: Fleetwood Mac – Dreams
1983 – The space shuttle Challenger launched into space on its second mission, with Dr. Sally Ride, making her the first American woman in space.
1984 – Conservative talk radio host Alan Berg – “the man you love to hate” – was gunned down and killed in the driveway of his home in Denver, Colorado.
1988 #1 Hit June 18, 1988 – June 24, 1988: Rick Astley – Together Forever
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
Watermelons originated in Africa and were first cultivated solely for their water content; their flavor was very bitter.
Apples belong to the rose family, just like pears and plums.
A group of Pearls is called a String.
“Baba Yetu”, the theme from Civilization IV, was the first piece of music composed for a video game to win a Grammy Award.
“You can’t handle the truth!” – Col. Nathan R. Jessup (Jack Nicholson) #moviequotes
Exaggeration is a billion times worse than understatement.
I guess in the middle ages being a victim of hacking was a lot more serious.
When lending a pen or marker hand it over without the cap, you are much more likely to get it back
90% of the things I worry about never happen. Worrying works!
No one really knows what the “K-Y” in K-Y Jelly stands for.
Olivia Newton-John was sewn into the leather trousers she wears in the last scene of “Grease”.
“I can’t believe I just gave my panties to a geek.” – Samantha Baker (Molly Ringwald) #moviequotes
LaCroix sparkling water has been around since the 1980s, and it’s not French – it’s from Wisconsin.
1885 – The Statue of Liberty arrived in New York Harbor.
1901 – The College Board introduced its first standardized test, the forerunner to the SAT.
1967 – China announced a successful test of its first thermonuclear weapon.
1971 – President Richard Nixon declared the US War on Drugs.
1994 – O.J. Simpson was arrested for the murders of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ronald Goldman.
If you were born on June 17th, You were likely conceived the week of… September 24th (prior year)
The Statue of Liberty
The Statue of Liberty is a colossal neoclassical sculpture on Liberty Island in New York Harbor. A gift from France to The United states, it was designed by French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi and its metal framework built by Gustave Eiffel, the same man who created one of history’s most iconic structures: The Eiffel Tower. This amazing gift from the people of France to our own country has been standing since 1886 for all to appreciate.
Dedicated on October 28, 1886, the Statue of Liberty is one of the symbols that represent the nation. Seen as an embodiment, Columbia personified America like Britannia embodied Britain and Marianne stood for France.
The statue was initially conceived in 1865 by French sculptor Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi (1834–1904), who won a competition to design it with his idea “Liberty Enlightening The World”.
June 17 is…
Apple Streudel Day Eat All Your Veggies Day
June 17 Birthday Quotes
“An editor is someone dedicated to destroying the work of a creator.” – Wally Wood
“The greatest question of all is whether our experience on this planet is “it” or whether there is something else. Things in the supernatural realm give support, strangely perhaps, to the things we take on faith.” – Art Bell
“If voting could change anything, it would be illegal.” – Jello Biafra
“Some people say I have attitude – maybe I do… but I think you have to. You have to believe in yourself when no one else does; that makes you a winner right there.” – Venus Williams
“Only those who attempt the absurd will achieve the impossible. I think it’s in my basement… let me go upstairs and check.” – M.C. Escher
“Build your own pyramids, write your own hieroglyphs.” – Kendrick Lamar
June 17 Birthdays
1898 – M.C. Escher, Dutch illustrator (died in 1972) 1910 – Red Foley, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died in 1968) 1927 – Wally Wood, American comic book author and illustrator (died in 1981) 1943 – Newt Gingrich, American historian and politician 1945 – Art Bell, American broadcaster and author (died in 2018) 1951 – Joe Piscopo, American actor 1958 – Jello Biafra, American singer-songwriter 1963 – Greg Kinnear, American actor 1966 – Jason Patric, American actor 1970 – Will Forte, American comedic actor 1980 – Venus Williams, American tennis player 1982 – Jodie Whittaker, English actress, The Thirteenth Doctor 1987 – Kendrick Lamar, American rapper
The Watergate Scandal
On June 17th, 1972, five men were arrested breaking into the Democratic National Committee headquarters at Watergate Complex. This event would be seen as a catalyst for the eventual downfall of President Richard Nixon.
The break-in happened during an election year and led to an investigation by journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein who uncovered multiple cases of abuse of power by the Nixon administration. This included a connection to the White House’s secret taping system, which was used to spy on political opponents.
In 1974, Nixon became the first US president to resign from office and faced criminal charges for his role in Watergate. While the full extent of Nixon’s involvement is still debated today, it is clear that the Watergate Scandal marked one of the biggest presidential scandals in American history.
June 17 History
1462 – Vlad III the Impaler attempted to assassinate Mehmed II, forcing him to retreat from Wallachia, in Romania.
1631 – Mumtaz Mahal died during childbirth. Her husband, Mughal emperor Shah Jahan I, spent the next 17 years building her mausoleum, the Taj Mahal.
June 17, 1703 (fiction) Lemuel Gulliver was trapped in Brobdingnag, Gulliver’s Travels, Book
1837 – Charles Goodyear obtained his first rubber-processing patent (#240). The success of his company came after he died in 1860.
1852 – W.H. Fancher and C.M. French of Waterloo, N.Y. received a patent (#35,600) for a combined plow and gun. Yes, you read that correctly.
1898 – The United States Navy Hospital Corps was established.
1944 – Iceland declared independence from Denmark and becomes a republic.
1963 – The US Supreme Court ruled 8 to 1 in Abington School District v. Schempp, against requiring the reciting of Bible verses and the Lord’s Prayer in public schools.
1969 – Broadway Show – Oh! Calcutta! (Review) June 17, 1969
1987 – Florida’s Dusky Seaside Sparrow became extinct when ‘Orange band’, the last known of the species, died.
1989 #1 Hit June 17, 1989 – June 23, 1989: New Kids on the Block – I’ll Be Loving You (Forever)
1994 – All major networks provided live coverage of the O.J. Simpson low-speed car chase in the White Bronco. The chase concluded with Simpson’s surrender to authorities in front of his mansion in Brentwood, CA.
2006 #1 Hit June 17, 2006 – June 30, 2006: Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean – Hips Don’t Lie
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
“The only way to get smarter is by playing a smarter opponent.”
The biggest film of 2008: The Dark Knight (Action) earned ~ $533,000,000
The first child to own a stuffed Paddington Bear was Top Gear/Grand Tour’s Jeremy Clarkson.
“Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.” – Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart) in Casablanca, 1942
A group of Crocodiles is called a Bask or Float.
It amazes me how we can seamlessly read the same word twice in a sentence, pronouncing them differently, without even realizing that we read that word twice.
A and W was the first franchisee-owned restaurant chain in the United States.
Drug-resistant bacteria are like that hero in action movies who witnessed his entire family get murdered before his eyes and now has grown up, become extremely deadly, and now want revenge against us.
The Capital of Senegal is Dakar
Popeye was created by Elzie Crisler Segar and first appeared in the daily King Features comic strip Thimble Theatre on January 17, 1929.
Why is it a Whitman Sampler if they don’t sell individual chocolates?
1858 – Abraham Lincoln gave his “a house divided against itself cannot stand” speech.
June 16, 1938 – The planet Krypton blew up, DC Comics
2010 – Bhutan became the first country to institute a total ban on tobacco.
2016 – Shanghai Disneyland Park, the first Disney Park in Mainland China, opened to the public.
If you were born on June 16th, You were likely conceived the week of… September 23rd (prior year)
The Gravity Pleasure Switchback Railway
The first real roller coaster amusement ride was LaMarcus Thompson’s “Gravity Pleasure Switchback Railway”, basically a “fast” train ride at Coney Island in 1884. The (6 mph) ride cost 5 cents. In 1887, he opened the “Scenic Railway” on the Boardwalk in Atlantic City, NJ. Originally he showed a scenic view of the Atlantic City but he added painted backgrounds and scenes from the Bible, and Swiss Alps-type landscapes. Additionally, he added electric lights which were still a novelty in the 1880s.
The world’s oldest roller coasters descended from the “Russian Mountains,” which were constructed hills of snow, in the mid-1700s, much beggir than sleds. By the early 1800s, in France, they had a metal wagon that was towed up a wall, then let go for the trip back down. In the 1850s, a mining company in Summit Hill, Pennsylvania constructed the Mauch Chunk gravity railroad, a brakeman-controlled, 8.7 mile downhill track used to deliver coal to Mauch Chunk (now known as Jim Thorpe), Pennsylvania. By 1872, the “Gravity Road” was selling rides to thrill-seekers – technically, they were probably the first railway with paying customers, but not quite a “Roller Coaster”.
June 16 is…
Bloomsday Fudge Day
June 16 Birthday Quotes
“I cannot think that we are useless or God would not have created us. There is one God looking down on us all. We are all the children of one God. The sun, the darkness, the winds are all listening to what we have to say.” – Geronimo
“You can lead a horse to water, but a pencil must be led.” – Stan Laurel
“I don’t think about commercial concerns when I first come up with something. When I sit down at the piano, I try to come up with something that moves me.” – Lamont Dozier
“Wisdom and peace come when you start living the life the creator intended for you.” – Geronimo
“Live Strong, Act Bold, Be Brave. Nothing’s too hard to do, ALWAYS BELIEVE.” – The Ultimate Warrior
June 16 Birthdays
1829 – Geronimo, American tribal leader (died in 1909) 1890 – Stan Laurel, English comedic actor (died in 1965) 1907 – Jack Albertson, American character actor (died in 1981) 1941 – Lamont Dozier, American songwriter and producer 1959 – The Ultimate Warrior, American wrestler (died in 2014) 1962 – Arnold Vosloo, South African-American actor 1982 – Missy Peregrym, Canadian model and actress 1987 – Diana DeGarmo, American singer-songwriter and actress 2003 – Anna Cathcart, Canadian actress
June 16 History
1816 Lord Byron read Fantasmagoriana to his four house guests – Percy Shelley, Mary Shelley, Claire Clairmont, and John Polidori, and inspired his challenge that each guest writes a ghost story.
1884 The first public roller coaster, LaMarcus Adna Thompson’s “Switchback Railway” (patent #310,966) opened in New York’s Coney Island amusement park.
1893 Cracker Jack, a snack created by R.W. Rueckheim, was introduced at the World’s Columbian Exposition, Chicago’s World Fair.
1903 Pepsi-Cola Co. registered the Pepsi-Cola trademark.
1904 Bloomsday commemorates the life of Irish writer James Joyce during which the events of his novel, Ulysses, took place.
1911 IBM was founded as the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company in Endicott, New York.
1938 June 16, 1938 (fiction) The planet Krypton blew up, DC Comics
1956 #1 Hit June 16, 1956 – July 27, 1956: Gogi Grant – The Wayward Wind
1958 Mount Blackburn – 16,390 ft (4,996 m) – Alaska, USA – First ascent: June 16, 1958 by Bruce Gilbert, Dick Wahlstrom, Hans Gmoser, Adolf Bitterlich, and Leon Blumer
1961 Dancer Rudolf Nureyev defected to the US from the Soviet Union.
1977 Oracle Corporation was incorporated in Redwood Shores, California,
1990 #1 Hit June 16, 1990 – June 29, 1990: Roxette – It Must Have Been Love
2006 June 16, 2006 – Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior aired on The Disney Channel
2010 Hot in Cleveland premiered on TV Land.
2018 #1 Hit June 16, 2018 – June 29, 2018: Post Malone featuring Ty Dolla Sign – Psycho
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
Montgomery Clift – Real Name: Edward Montgomery
People say that playing violent video games will turn you into a violent person. I’ve been playing sports videogames for some time and I’m still not an athletic person.
7-Eleven makes its Slurpees using machines licensed from ICEE.
TV Quotes… “Now cut that out!” (Jack Benny) on The Jack Benny Program.
Bambi, Fantasia, and Pinocchio bombed at the box office.
When we want another person’s thoughts, we say “penny for your thoughts.” When we offer up our own, we say “putting my two cents in.” We value our own opinion twice as much.
A group of feral cats is called a “destruction”
US President #9 William Henry Harrison (1841) William died of pneumonia one month to the day after making, in the snow, the longest U.S. presidential inauguration speech so far.
“I don’t think I’ve ever drunk champagne before breakfast before. With breakfast on several occasions, but never before, before.” #moviequotes
Scrawny nerds with braces will be the most horrifying zombies since they can get through small spaces and those metal mouths won’t deteriorate.
I hope the good guys win, whoever they are.
I should start a group that does cold war reenactments. It would be pretty easy. All you have to do is sit around and look worried about Russia.
1520 – Pope Leo X threatened to excommunicate Martin Luther in Exsurge Domine.
1667 – The first human blood transfusion was administered by Dr. Jean-Baptiste Denys.
1936 – Arkansas is admitted as the 25th US state.
1934 – The Great Smoky Mountains National Park was founded.
If you were born on June 15th, You were likely conceived the week of… September 22nd (prior year)
Benjamin Franklin’s Electric Kite Experiment
The 1752 kite experiment, stated to occur on June 15, is a famous event in science. Benjamin Franklin may have been the one to conduct it, as he has claimed that this year was when he did so with success and extracted sparks from clouds using his well-known device made of wire and string. He wrote in a letter, later that year:
“When rain has wet the kite twine so that it can conduct the electric fire freely, you will find it streams out plentifully from the key at the approach of your knuckle, and with this key a phial, or Leyden jar, may be charged: and from electric fire thus obtained spirits may be kindled, and all other electric experiments [may be] performed which are usually done by the help of a rubber glass globe or tube; and therefore the sameness of the electrical matter with that of lightening completely demonstrated.”
June 15 is…
National Kiss a Wookie Day Lobster Day Nature Photography Day Smile Power Day
June 15 Birthday Quotes
“I’m not someone who complains in any way about how things move forward unless somebody actually does a really crappy job.” – Neal Adams
“What makes things exciting in life is to overcome your challenges and get creative and think outside of the box.” – Courteney Cox
“Truth is the ultimate power. When the truth comes around, all the lies have to run and hide.” – Ice Cube
“I regret not dancing more, just cutting loose on the dance floor. I still admire those who don’t care much about what others think of them.” – Neil Patrick Harris
“Honesty is something you can’t wear out.” – Waylon Jennings
“I do believe that most men live lives of quiet desperation. For despair, optimism is the only practical solution. Hope is practical. Because eliminate that and it’s pretty scary. Hope at least gives you the option of living.” – Harry Nilsson
June 15 Birthdays
1917 – Lash LaRue, American cowboy actor (died in 1996) 1937 – Waylon Jennings, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died in 2002) 1941 – Neal Adams, American comic book illustrator 1941 – Harry Nilsson, American singer-songwriter (died in 1994) 1963 – Helen Hunt, American actress 1964 – Courteney Cox, American actress 1969 – Ice Cube, American rapper and actor 1970 – Leah Remini, American actress and producer 1973 – Neil Patrick Harris, American actor and singer 1985 – Ashley Nicole Black, American comedic actress
June 15 History
763 BC – Assyrians recorded a solar eclipse, and that detail was later used to fix the chronology of Mesopotamian history.
1215 – The signed (sealed) Magna Carta guaranteed King John would respect feudal rights and privileges, uphold the freedom of the church within his kingdom. This was probably the same King John of Robin Hood lore.
1502 – Christopher Columbus landed on the island of Martinique on his fourth voyage.
1648 – Margaret Jones was hanged in Boston for witchcraft, in the first such execution for the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
1752 – Benjamin Franklin proved that lightning is electricity (traditional date, the exact date is unknown).
1776 – Delaware Separation Day: Delaware voted to suspend government under the British Crown and officially separate from Pennsylvania.
1844 – Charles Goodyear received a patent (#3,633) for vulcanization, a process to strengthen rubber.
1846 – The Oregon Treaty established the 49th parallel as the border between the United States and Canada, from the Rocky Mountains to the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
1878 – Eadweard Muybridge took a series of photographs to prove that all four feet of a horse leave the ground when it runs; the study becomes the basis of motion pictures. The purpose of the shoot was to determine whether a galloping horse ever lifts all four feet completely off the ground during the gait since the human eye could not break down the action. It is considered by many to be the first ‘motion picture.’
1896 (Earthquake & Tsunami) Meiji-Sanriku, Japan
1916 – President Woodrow Wilson signed a bill incorporating the Boy Scouts of America, making them the only American youth organization with a federal charter.
1919 – The first US patent (#228,904) for a safety razor was issued to (brothers) Frederick and Otto Kampfe of New York.
1921 – Bessie Coleman earned her pilot’s license, becoming the first female pilot of African-American descent.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park: Established on June 15, 1934, in Tennessee and North Carolina, this park covers 522 square miles. Known for its diverse plant and animal life, ancient mountains, and the Appalachian Trail.
#1 Hit June 15, 1963 – July 5, 1963: Kyu Sakamoto – Sukiyaki
June 15, 1968 Birthday (fictional) Carrie Bradshaw, Sex and the City, TV
#1 Hit June 15, 1974 – June 28, 1974: Bo Donaldson and The Heywoods – Billy, Don’t Be a Hero
1985 – Rembrandt’s painting Danaë was attacked by Bronius Maigys (later judged insane) who threw sulfuric acid on the canvas and cut it twice with a knife.
#1 Hit June 15, 1991 – July 19, 1991: Paula Abdul – Rush Rush
1991 (Volcano Eruption) Mount Pinatubo
1992 – The United States Supreme Court ruled in United States v. Álvarez-Machaín that it is permissible for the United States to forcibly extradite suspects in foreign countries and bring them to the United States for trial, without approval from those other countries.
1994 – Israel and Vatican City established full diplomatic relations.
2012 – Nik Wallenda became the first person to successfully tightrope walk over Niagara Falls.
June 15, 2012 – Let It Shine aired on The Disney Channel
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
The Leaning Tower of Pisa is truly Italicized.
When multiplying by 5, simply halve the number and move the decimal over. 340 x 5 = 170 x 10 = 1700
“There must be some kind of way out of here, said the Joker to the thief.” #songlyrics
Time could always be stopping and starting, but we would never know it.
“Take a look at yourself and then make that change.” #songlyrics
Rocko from the cartoon Rocko’s Modern Life was a phone sex operator.
Maybe four-leaf clovers are so rare because people keep picking them.
Notice the big letter on the face of the dollar bill? Each letter represents which Federal Reserve Bank printed it! “J” is for Kansas City
Hand Wash kills 99.9% of germs. I can’t help but wonder about the 0.01% that gets away. #supergerms
Useless Pronunciation: E as in elegant
Whenever the Flash leaves StarLabs papers fly everywhere. You would think they’d learn to use paperweights with him around.
If you were born on June 14th, You were likely conceived the week of… September 21st (prior year)
Flag Day Trivia
1923 – The National Flag Conference called for the words ‘My Flag’ to be changed to the Flag of the United States. The reason given was to ensure that immigrants knew to which flag reference was being made. The words “of America” were added in 1924. The United States Congress officially recognized the Pledge as the official national pledge on December 28, 1945.
1916 – President Woodrow Wilson officially proclaimed this day as Flag Day.
1937 – Pennsylvania became the first state of the United States to celebrate Flag Day officially as a state holiday.
1949 – The United States Congress made it even more official by proclaiming today National Flag Day.
The Pledge of allegiance was written for the children’s magazine Youth’s Companion by Christian Socialist author and Baptist minister Francis Bellamy on September 7, 1892.
In New York City on April 22, 1951, the Board of Directors of the Knights of Columbus adopted a resolution to amend their recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance at the opening of each of the meetings of the 800 Fourth Degree Assemblies of the Knights of Columbus by addition of the words “under God” after the words “one nation.”
I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Francis Bellamy’s Original Pledge: I Pledge allegiance to my Flag, and to the Republic for which it stands: one Nation indivisible, With Liberty and Justice for all.
Flag Day & Patriotic Jokes
What did one flag say to the other flag? Nothing. It just waved!
The Fourth of July weekend was approaching, and Miss Pelham, the nursery school teacher, took the opportunity to tell her class about patriotism. ‘We live in a great country,’ she announced. ‘One of the things we should be happy is that, in this country, we are all free.’ Trevor, who was a little boy in her class, came walking up to her from the back of the room. He stood with his hands on his hips and said loudly, ‘I’m not free. I’m four.’
What did King George think of the American colonists? He thought they were revolting!
Teacher: Where was the Declaration of Independence signed? Student: On the bottom!
Teacher: Which son of old Virginia wrote the Declaration of Independence? Student: I think it was Thomas Jeffer’s son.
Q: What’s the difference between a duck and George Washington? A: One has a bill on his face, and the other has his face on a bill
June 14 is…
Bourbon Day Flag Day Strawberry Shortcake Day
June 14 Birthday Quotes
“Surround yourself with the right people, and realize your own worth.” – Lucy Hale
“It’s a matter of taking the side of the weak against the strong, something the best people have always done.” – Harriet Beecher Stowe
“I will continue to speak in defense of freedom until the day I die. It’s just that simple. It’s not even a choice. It’s a calling.” – Pamela Geller
“The best thing you can do is work on your personality because we’re all gonna get ugly.” – Boy George
“You can’t measure success if you have never failed. My father has taught me that if you really do want to reach your goals, you can’t spend any time worrying about whether you’re going to win or lose. Focus only on getting better.” – Steffi Graf
June 14 Birthdays
1811 – Harriet Beecher Stowe, American author and activist (died in 1896) 1864 – Alois Alzheimer, German psychiatrist and neuropathologist (died in 1915) 1928 – Ernesto “Che” Guevara, Argentinian-Cuban guerrilla leader (died in 1967) 1946 – Donald Trump, American businessman, television personality and 45th President of the United States 1958 – Pamela Geller, American activist and blogger 1961 – Boy George, English singer-songwriter 1969 – Steffi Graf, German tennis player 1984 – Siobhán Donaghy, English singer-songwriter 1988 – Kevin McHale, American actor and radio personality 1989 – Lucy Hale, American actress
June 14 History
1158 Munich (in what is now Germany) was founded by Henry the Lion on the banks of the river Isar.
1777 Congress adopted the Stars and Stripes as the Flag of the United States. Today, June 14 is the official ‘Flag Day’ in the United States.
1789 Whiskey distilled from maize was first produced by American clergyman the Rev Elijah Craig. It is named Bourbon because Rev Craig lived in Bourbon County, Kentucky.
1834 The first sandpaper was patented (#X08244, #X08245, #X08246, #X08247) and issued to Isaac Fisher, Jr., of Springfield, Vermont
1872 Trade unions were legalized in Canada.
1884 New York was the first state in the US to enact legislation requiring the burying of utility wires.
1938 Dr. Benjamin Gruskin of Philadelphia, Pa. patented (#2,120,667) chlorophyll as a “therapeutic agent for the use in the treatment of infection” of the bloodstream, infected parts, and for open cuts and wounds.
1951 The Univac1 was unveiled in Washington, DC, and dedicated as the world’s first commercial computer.
Mount Alverstone – 14,565 ft (4,439 m) – Alaska, USA/Yukon, Canada – First ascent: July 14, 1951 by Walter Wood, Bob Bates, and Ed Bernd
1954 US President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed a bill that placed the words ‘under God’ into the United States Pledge of Allegiance.
1958 #1 Hit June 14, 1958 – July 25, 1958: Sheb Wooley –The Purple People Eater
1959 Disneyland Monorail System, the first daily operating monorail system in the Western Hemisphere, opened to the public in Anaheim, California.
1962 The European Space Research Organisation (now European Space Agency) was established in Paris.
1966 The Vatican announced the abolition of the Index Librorum Prohibitorum (“Index of Prohibited Books”), which was originally instituted in 1557.
1967 The People’s Republic of China tested its first hydrogen bomb.
1972 As of December 31, the insecticide DDT was banned from use in the US.
1975 #1 Hit June 14, 1975 – June 20, 1975: America – Sister Golden Hair
1986 #1 Hit June 14, 1986 – July 4, 1986: Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald – On My Own
1997 #1 Hit June 14, 1997 – August 29, 1997: Puff Daddy & Faith Evans featuring 112 – I’ll Be Missing You
2002 The Bourne Identity was released in theaters.
2011 Broadway Show – Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark (Musical) June 14, 2011
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
Bob Ross didn’t make a cent from his TV series the Joy of Painting. His income came from selling his paint products.
Yves Montand – Real Name: Ivo Levy
A group of Clams is called a Bed.
“All you touch and all you see is all your life will ever be.” #songlyrics
Useless Pronunciation: D as in Dee
Armadillos almost always give birth to quadruplets.
The term Third World arose during the Cold War to define countries that remained non-aligned with either NATO or the Communist Bloc.
“Housework won’t kill you, but then again, why take the chance?” – Phyllis Diller
Carrots were cultivated to be orange as a tribute to William of Orange who led the Dutch to independence in the 17th century.
If you’re lost in the woods and you feel like you’re walking in circles, you probably are.
Superman is just as vulnerable to glitter as a normal person.
1774 – Rhode Island became the first of Britain’s North American colonies to ban the importation of slaves.
1966 – The United States Supreme Court ruled in Miranda v. Arizona that the police must inform suspects of their rights before questioning them.
1967 – President Lyndon B. Johnson nominated Solicitor-General Thurgood Marshall to become the first black justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.
1971 – The New York Times began publishing The Pentagon Papers.
If you were born on June 13th, You were likely conceived the week of… September 20th (prior year)
Ticker-Tape Parade
In the celebration, confetti is thrown from tall office buildings and creates a snowstorm-like flurry. The practice of ticker-tape parades has its origin in New York City where it was created to celebrate major events like parades or sports championships.
The term originated after a spontaneous celebration held on October 28, 1886. The event was during the dedication of the Statue of Liberty and it is still most closely associated with New York City today. Originally known as ‘ticker tape’, this phrase referred to how the paper output from ticker tapes was used in brokerages for updates about stocks – remote-driven devices that provided stock market quotes back then
June 13 is…
Lobster Day Sewing Machine Day
June 13 Birthday Quotes
“The way I see it, you have to take every chance you get because there may not be another one. You have to learn from your mistakes because nobody’s perfect. You have to laugh, love & live every day as if it’s your last.” – Mary-Kate Olsen
“I don’t know who the hell Paul Lynde is, or why he’s funny, and I prefer it to be a mystery to me.” – Paul Lynde
“If you don’t decide where you’re going, life will decide for you.” – Tim Allen
“Stay true to what makes you happy, because that always ends up producing the best result.” – Ashley Olsen
“I can’t believe I was almost too chicken to play Captain America.” – Chris Evans
June 13 Birthdays
1499 – Katharina von Bora, wife of Martin Luther (died in 1552) 1892 – Basil Rathbone, South African-born British-American actor (died in 1967) 1910 – Mary Wickes, American character actress (died in 1995) 1918 – Ben Johnson, American character actor and stuntman (died in 1996) 1926 – Paul Lynde, American actor and comedian (died in 1982) 1951 – Richard Thomas, American actor 1953 – Tim Allen, American comedic actor 1981 – Chris Evans, American actor 1986 – Kat Dennings, American actress 1986 – DJ Snake, French DJ and record producer 1986 – Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen, American child actresses, fashion designers, and businesswomen 1988 – Cody Walker, American actor 1990 – Aaron Taylor-Johnson, English actor
June 13 History
1373 – Anglo-Portuguese Alliance between England (succeeded by the United Kingdom) and Portugal is the oldest international agreement in the world which is still in force.
1525 – Ex-Catholic priest Martin Luther married Katharina von Bora, against the celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for priests and nuns.
1611 – Astronomer Johannes Fabricius published Narratio de maculis in sole observatis et apparente earum cum sole conversione (Narration on Spots Observed on the Sun and their Apparent Rotation with the Sun), after his discovery of sunspots.
1774 – Rhode Island became the first of Britain’s North American colonies to ban the importation of slaves.
1844 – A safe lock was patented by Linus Yale (#3,630)
1881 – The USS Jeannette was crushed in an Arctic Ocean ice pack.
1886 – Great Vancouver Fire destroyed much of the Canadian city.
1898 – The Yukon Territory was formed, with Dawson was chosen as its capital.
1904 – PS General Slocum fire and sank, East River, New York
1927 – Aviator Charles Lindbergh received his famous ticker-tape parade down 5th Avenue in New York City.
June 13, 1946 Birthday (fictional) Jason Vorhees, Friday the 13th, Film
1962 – Stanley Kubrick’s controversial Lolita was released.
1966 – The United States Supreme Court ruled in Miranda v. Arizona that the police must inform suspects of their rights before questioning them. It is a bit more detailed than what police say in most televised crime dramas.
1970 #1 Hit June 13, 1970 – June 26, 1970: The Beatles – The Long and Winding Road / For You Blue
1971 – The New York Times published the Pentagon Papers.
1983 – Launched in 1972, Pioneer 10 crossed the orbit of Neptune and became the first man-made object to leave our Solar System.
1987 #1 Hit June 13, 1987 – June 19, 1987: Atlantic Starr – Always
1994 – A jury in Anchorage, Alaska, blamed recklessness by Exxon and Captain Joseph Hazelwood for the Exxon Valdez disaster, allowing victims of the oil spill to seek $15 billion in damages.
June 13, 2005 – The Even Stevens Movie aired on The Disney Channel
2012 – Dallas, originally on CBS, returned to television, this time on TNT
#1 Hit June 13, 2020 – June 26, 2020: Rockstar – DaBaby featuring Roddy Ricch
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
Mark Hamill was the voice of the villain Py-Ro in Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex.
Pele – Real Name: Edson Arantes Do Nascimento
“Our arrows will block out the sun.” … “Then we shall fight in the shade.” – 300 #moviequotes
In 1980, Flint, Michigan was wealthier than San Francisco, California.
“Humans are not at the top of the food chain” – Mosquitos
Golden Earring song Twilight Zone was inspired by Robert Ludlum’s The Bourne Identity.
Alaska is the only U.S. state that can be typed using just one line of a qwerty keyboard.
Dumbo is the only title character who never speaks in a Disney animated film.
McDonald’s sells 75 hamburgers every second, every day.
The longest recorded flight of a chicken is thirteen seconds.
1817 – The earliest form of bicycle, the dandy horse, was driven by Karl von Drais.
1939 – The Baseball Hall of Fame opened in Cooperstown, New York.
June 12, 1968 Birthday (fictional) Marty McFly, Back to the Future
1987 – At the Brandenburg Gate, U.S. President Ronald Reagan publicly challenged Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall.
If you were born on June 12th, You were likely conceived the week of… September 19th (prior year)
Ronal Reagan’s Speech at Brandenburg Gate
“And now, now the Soviets themselves may, in a limited way, becoming to understand the importance of freedom. We hear much from Moscow about a new policy of reform and openness. Some political prisoners have been released. Certain foreign news broadcasts are no longer being jammed. Some economic enterprises have been permitted to operate with greater freedom from state control. Are these the beginnings of profound changes in the Soviet state? Or are they token gestures intended to raise false hopes in the West, or to strengthen the Soviet system without changing it? We welcome change and openness; for we believe that freedom and security go together, that the advance of human liberty — the advance of human liberty can only strengthen the cause of world peace. There is one sign the Soviets can make that would be unmistakable, that would advance dramatically the cause of freedom and peace. General Secretary Gorbachev, if you seek peace, if you seek prosperity for the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, if you seek liberalization: Come here to this gate. Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate. Mr. Gorbachev – Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!” full speech
June 12 is…
Jerky Day Peanut Butter Cookie Day Red Rose Day
June 12 Birthday Quotes
“What is done cannot be undone, but one can prevent it from happening again.” – Anne Frank
“The American Dream means giving it your all, trying your hardest, accomplishing something. And then I’d add to that, giving something back. No definition of a successful life can do anything but include serving others.” – George H.W. Bush
“I’ve always been the audience that I wanted to reach, so I write for myself.” – Len Wein
“The normal person classifies an object and then forgets about it. The creative person, by contrast, is always open to new possibilities.” – Jordan Peterson
“Dead people receive more flowers than the living ones because the regret is stronger than gratitude.” – Anne Frank
“Self-confidence goes a long way and is very attractive to others.” – Adriana Lima
June 12 Birthdays
1916 – Irwin Allen, American director and producer (died in 1991) 1918 – Samuel Z. Arkoff, American film producer (died in 2001) 1924 – George H.W. Bush, American lieutenant and politician, 41st President of the United States (died in 2018) 1928 – Vic Damone, American singer-songwriter and actor (died in 2018) 1929 – Anne Frank, German-Dutch diarist; victim of the Holocaust (died in 1945) 1942 – Len Barry, American singer-songwriter and producer 1948 – Len Wein, American comic book writer and editor (died in 2017) 1962 – Jordan Peterson, Canadian psychologist, professor and cultural critic 1981 – Adriana Lima, Brazilian model 1985 – Kendra Wilkinson, American model 1985 – Chris Young, American singer-songwriter
June 12 History
1790 A ‘Red Globe’ was being reported by many people, flying over France.
1849 A gas mask “inhaler or lung protector” was patented (#X006529) by Lewis Phectic Haslett of Louisville, Ky.
1899 (Tornado) New Richmond, Wisconsin
1906 Sound movies were patented (#823,022) by John Ballance.
1913 John Randolph Bray exhibited the first animated cartoon, a movie called The Artist’s Dream (aka The Dachsund) in which a dog ate sausages until he exploded.
1939 The Baseball Hall of Fame opened in Cooperstown, New York.
1942 Anne Frank received a diary for her thirteenth birthday.
1944 Big Bend National Park: Established on June 12, 1944, in Texas, this park spans 1,252 square miles. Known for its diverse landscape, including the Chisos Mountains, the Rio Grande River, and the Chihuahuan Desert.
1964 Anti-apartheid activist and ANC leader Nelson Mandela was sentenced to life in prison for sabotage in South Africa.
1965 #1 Hit June 12, 1965 – June 18, 1965: The Supremes – Back In My Arms Again
1967 The US Supreme Court in Loving v. Virginia declared all US state laws which prohibit interracial marriage to be unconstitutional.
1971 #1 Hit June 12, 1971 – June 18, 1971: The Honey Cone – Want Ads
1972 Fast food restaurant chain Popeyes was founded in Arabi, Louisiana.
1979 Cyclist Bryan Allen flew the Gossamer Albatross across the English Channel, powered solely by human power.
1987 “Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate. Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall.” – Ronald Reagan, referring to the Berlin Wall.
1998 Geraldo ended (syndicated show)
1994 Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman were murdered outside her Los Angeles, California home.
1997 Queen Elizabeth II reopened the Globe Theatre in London (it had been closed since 1442).
1999 #1 Hit June 12, 1999 – July 16, 1999: Jennifer Lopez – If You Had My Love
1999 The Style Network made its debut.
2009 Analog television stations (excluding low-powered stations) switched to digital television following the DTV Delay Act.
2018 President Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un of North Korea held the first meeting between leaders of their two countries in Singapore,
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
Coca-Cola was first advertised as a coca wine that cured morphine addiction, indigestion, decaying nerves, migraines, and impotence, among a variety of other ailments.
In ancient times a hammer was used as a weapon, to inflict pain on one’s enemies. In modern hammers are used to inflict pain on one’s own thumb.
The Capital of Sierra Leone is Freetown
There’s a patch of seagrass in the Mediterranean that’s estimated to be 100,000 years old.
In an alternate universe, Rick Astley has given us up, let us down, run around, desert us, made us cry, said goodbye, told a lie, and hurt us.
There are more barrels of bourbon than there are people in Kentucky.
The Seven Deadly Sins #3- Gluttony is the desire to eat or consume more than you require.
Part of your driving test should be backing out of a crowded parking lot with a car full of balloons for a kid’s birthday surprise party.
The biggest film of 2006: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (Action/Adventure) earned ~ $423,000,000
During the Spanish American War, the US captured Guam without bloodshed when the governor had no idea Spain was at war with the US.
Biologically, we all have two parents, four grand-parents, eight great-grandparents, and 32,768 great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandparents.
1895 – Paris-Bordeaux-Paris, the “first motor race”, took place.
June 11, 1934 – Mandrake the Magician, Comic Strip debuted
1935 – The London International Surrealist Exhibition opened.
June 11, 2001 – Game Boy Advance released, Video Game Console
2018 – 3 World Trade Center officially opened.
If you were born on June 11th, You were likely conceived the week of… September 18th (prior year)
Mandrake The Magician.
Mandrake the Magician was a syndicated newspaper comic strip that debuted in 1934. Lee Falk’s creation, Mandrake is considered one of America’s first superheroes. The character has been around since before he created his famous Phantom series and it all started on June 11th, 1934! Phil Davis soon took over for illustration duties while Falk continued to script until 1955 when they parted ways amicably with their collaboration coming out weekly in 300 newspapers at its peak.
The real-life magician, Leon Mandrake had been performing for well over ten years before Lee Falk introduced the comic strip character. Some people believe that he was also a source of inspiration for the fictional Mandrake as they share many similarities such as their top hat and pencil-line mustache which are both iconic to them. Although there no official connection, the real-life Mandrake took advantage of the popular comic strip to enhance his career.
June 11 is…
Corn on the Cob Day German Chocolate Day
June 11 Birthday Quotes
“I waited a long time out in the world before I gave myself permission to fail. Please don’t even bother asking. Don’t bother telling the world you are ready. Show it. Do it.” – Peter Dinklage
“It’s a terrible thing, I think, in life to wait until you’re ready. I have this feeling now that actually no one is ever ready to do anything. There is almost no such thing as ready. There is only now. And you may as well do it now. Generally speaking, now is as good a time as any.” – Hugh Laurie
“Don’t complain about not getting a chance and then be unprepared when you finally do.” – Joe Montana
“You can prepare all you want, but if you never roll the dice you’ll never be successful.” – Shia LaBeouf
“Watch your actions, they become your habits. Watch your habits, they become your character.” – Vince Lombardi
“Men and women are like right and left hands: it doesn’t make sense not to use both.” – Jeannette Rankin
“For most of history, man has had to fight nature to survive; in this century he is beginning to realize that, in order to survive, he must protect it.” – Jacques Yves Cousteau
June 11 Birthdays
1880 – Jeannette Rankin, American social worker and politician (died in 1973) 1910 – Jacques Cousteau, French biologist, author, and inventor, co-developed the aqua-lung (died in 1997) 1913 – Vince Lombardi, American football player, coach, and manager (died in 1970) 1919 – Richard Todd, Irish-English actor (died in 2009) 1933 – Gene Wilder, American comedic actor (died in 2016) 1956 – Joe Montana, American football player 1959 – Hugh Laurie, English actor 1969 – Peter Dinklage, American actor 1986 – Shia LaBeouf, American actor 1991 – Daniel Howell, English YouTuber
June 11 History
323 BC – Alexander the Great died in the palace of Nebuchadnezzar II in Babylon.
1509 – Henry VIII of England married Catherine of Aragon.
1742 – Benjamin Franklin invented the Franklin stove. He chose not to patent it.
1793 – Robert Heterick was issued the patent (#X000063) for a stove design of cast iron
1837 – The Broad Street Riot occurred in Boston, fueled by ethnic tensions between Yankees and the Irish.
1895 – Charles E. Duryea was granted the first US patent (#540,648) for a gasoline-driven automobile.
1895 – Paris–Bordeaux–Paris, the first automobile race in history or the “first motor race”, took place.
1919 – Sir Barton wins the Belmont Stakes, becoming the first horse to win the U.S. Triple Crown.
June 11, 1934 – Mandrake the Magician, Comic Strip began
1949 – Hank Williams, Sr. debuted at the Grand Ole Opry.
1955 – Eighty-three spectators were killed and at least 100 are injured after an Austin-Healey and a Mercedes-Benz collided at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the deadliest accident to date in motorsports.
1962 – Frank Morris, John Anglin and Clarence Anglin (allegedly) became the only prisoners to escape from the prison on Alcatraz Island. They were never seen again after escaping on an inflatable raft.
1963 – Faget, Meyer, Chilton, Blanchard, Kehlet, Hammack, and Johnson were granted the patent (#3,093,346), for NASA, for the Mercury space capsule.
1963 – Alabama Governor George Wallace (D) stood at the door of Foster Auditorium at the University of Alabama in an attempt to block two black students, Vivian Malone and James Hood, from attending the school.
1963 – Buddhist monk Thích Quang Ðuc burned himself alive with gasoline in a Saigon intersection to protest the lack of religious freedom in South Vietnam.
1966 #1 Hit June 11, 1966 – June 24, 1966: The Rolling Stones – Paint It Black
1970 – After being appointed on May 15, Anna Mae Hays and Elizabeth P. Hoisington officially receive their ranks as the first female US Army Generals.
1977 #1 Hit June 11, 1977 – June 17, 1977: KC and the Sunshine Band – I’m Your Boogie Man
1979 – Actor John Wayne died afrer a decade-long fight with cancer.
1982 – E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial was released in theaters.
1986 – Ferris Bueller’s Day Off was released in theaters. The rare Ferrari 250 GT Spyder California was not really destroyed in the film.
2001 – Timothy McVeigh was executed for his role in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing.
2002 – American Idol premiered on FOX
2002 – Antonio Meucci was acknowledged as the first inventor of the telephone by the United States Congress. His 1871 patent was not as detailed as Alexander Graham Bell’s 1876 patent.
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
The Capital of Singapore is Singapore
“I’ll see you in hell” should be followed with “and I won’t even stop to say hi”. Otherwise, you’re just making plans with someone you hate.
“If there is anything that this horrible tragedy can teach us, it’s that a male model’s life is a precious, precious commodity. Just because we have chiseled abs and stunning features, it doesn’t mean that we too can’t not die in a freak gasoline fight accident.” – Derek Zoolander
The serial killer “Ghost face” from the Scream film franchise was based on The Scream painting by Edvard Munch.
“Here’s looking at you, kid.” – Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart) in Casablanca, 1942
Showgirls still holds the record for most Razzie nominations with 13.
According to a CDC definition, someone who smoked fewer than 100 cigarettes in their lifetime would be considered a “Never Smoker”.
“I think you’re the opposite of a paranoid. I think you go around with the insane delusion that people like you.” – Harry Block in Deconstructing Harry #moviequotes
Roulette Odds: Even: Payoff: 1:1 True Odds: 47.37
Bruce Jenner turned down Superman (1978) to star in a Village People movie Can’t Stop the Music. Valerie Perrine was in both.
The voice of the Kool-Aid Man is Frank Simms, a New York City-based voice actor.
There are more stars in the sky than grains of sand on the earth. #big
1692 – Bridget Bishop was hanged at Gallows Hill during the Salen Witch Trials.
1935 – Alcoholics Anonymous is founded in Akron, Ohio by DR. Robert Smith and Bill Wilson.
1963 – The Equal Pay Act of 1963, aimed at abolishing wage disparity based on sex, was signed into law by President John F. Kennedy.
1967 – The Six-Day War ended when Israel and Syria agreed to a cease-fire.
If you were born on June 10th, You were likely conceived the week of… September 17th (prior year)
National Iced Tea Day
At the 1904 St. Louis World Fair, English tea plantation owner Richard Blechynden set up a booth to sell hot iced tea on one of the hottest days that summer–and it was an instant hit! The man had hoped for thirsty customers looking for something cold and refreshing… but they only wanted something hot. Thinking quickly on his feet (he dumped some of his warm drink into ice!), he served them what has come to be known as “the first-known use” of iced tea in history
June 10 is…
Ballpoint Pen Day Black Cow Day Herbs and Spices Day Iced Tea Day
June 10 Birthday Quotes
“I did my best, and God did the rest.” – Hattie McDaniel
“It’s always been a dream for me to play a comic book character.” – Celina Jade
“Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.” – Judy Garland
“Certainly it is a blessing to have three beautiful kids who are all healthy. God put them here for me to nurture and bring them up and try to keep as close to right as I can. So it’s a blessing. It’s a big responsibility, but at the same time it’s an honor.” – Faith Evans
“Surround yourself with positive people. Also, be a positive person. Root for people. Somebody else’s success is not your failure.” – Bill Burr
“When you ain’t got no money, you got the blues.” – Howlin’ Wolf
June 10 Birthdays
1895 – Hattie McDaniel, American actress (died in 1952) 1910 – Howlin’ Wolf, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died in 1976) 1922 – Judy Garland, American singer and actress (died in 1969) 1965 – Elizabeth Hurley, English model, and character actress 1968 – Bill Burr, American comedian and actor 1973 – Faith Evans, American singer-songwriter 1980 – Jessica DiCicco, American voice actress 1983 – Leelee Sobieski, American actress 1985 – Celina Jade, Hong Kong-American actress 1992 – Kate Upton, American model
June 10 History
1692 – Bridget Bishop was hanged at Gallows Hill near Salem, Massachusetts, for “certain Detestable Arts called Witchcraft & Sorceries.”
1809 – The first steamboat to navigate the open seas, the Phoenix paddlewheel steamboat took 13 days to sail from New York City to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1829 – The first Boat Race between the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge took place. Oxford won.
1854 – The first class of United States Naval Academy students graduated.
1886 (Volcano Eruption) Mount Tarawera
1902 – The US patent (#701,839) for a window envelope was issued to Americus F. Callahan of Chicago, Ill., which he called the outlook envelope.
1916 – An Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire led by Lawrence of Arabia began.
1935 – Alcoholics Anonymous is founded in Akron, Ohio, United States, by Dr. Robert Smith and Bill Wilson.
1943 – Laszlo Biro filed for a British patent (British #564172) on a practical ballpoint pen with quick-drying ink.
1944 – 15-year-old Joe Nuxhall of the Cincinnati Reds became the youngest player ever in a Major League Baseball game.
1947 – Saab produced its first automobile.
1952 – Mylar was registered as a DuPont trademark for a strong polyester film that grew out of the development of Dacron, a product of the early 1950s.
1972 #1 Hit June 10, 1972 – June 30, 1972: Sammy Davis Jr. – Candy Man
1978 #1 Hit June 10, 1978 – June 16, 1978: John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John – You’re the One That I Want
1982 – Broadway Show – Torch Song Trilogy (Play) June 10, 1982
1989 #1 Hit June 10, 1989 – June 16, 1989: Bette Midler – Wind Beneath My Wings
1991 – 11-year-old Jaycee Lee Dugard was kidnapped in South Lake Tahoe, California; she was freed in 2009.
1994 – Pay television content descriptors which describe the varying degrees of suggestive or explicit content in a series and movies began being broadcast by pay channels such as HBO, Cinemax, and Showtime.
2003 – The Spirit rover was launched, beginning NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover mission.
2007 – HBO’s critically acclaimed, multi-award-winning Mob-family drama The Sopranos ended with a sudden cut to black and silence, leaving many fans to wonder whether Tony Soprano was dead or still alive.
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
If everyone who reads this did something nice today, the world would be .00006% of a better place each time.
Useless Pronunciation: K as in kernel
“I’m kind of psychic. I have a fifth sense. It’s like I have ESPN or something.” – Karen Smith (Amanda Seyfried) #moviequotes
I think I found the date that everything started going to hell. May 21, 1992, aired the first episode of MTV’s Real World, and the final episode of MacGyver.
The Capital of Slovakia is Bratislava
Greta Garbo – Real Name: Greta Louisa Gustaffsson
The US Presidential Election of 1876 afforded the highest voter turnout of eligible voters in American history at 81%
Superman has had every movie spoiled for him because of his super hearing.
TV Quotes… “You eeeediot!” (Ren) on “Ren & Stimpy”
Phil Collin’s “Land of Confusion” seems more relevant today than when it was first released.
A small boy swallowed some coins and was taken to a hospital. When his grandmother telephoned to ask how he was a nurse said ‘No change yet’.
1934 – Donald Duck debuted in The Wise Little Hen.
1959 – The first nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine, the USS George Washington was launched.
1973 – Secretariat won the US Triple Crown (The Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Belmont Stakes).
If you were born on June 9th, You were likely conceived the week of… September 16th (prior year)
Secretariat
Secretariat was one of the most successful and groundbreaking racehorses in history. He became a champion as soon at he began racing, winning his first two races against other horses before being sold for breeding purposes to Virginia’s Meadow Stables. The breeder then allowed Secretariat to be used by trainer Lucien Laurin so that they could train him for racetracks across North America where it is said he had 60 consecutive victories with only three second-place finishes.
American Thoroughbred racehorse, Secretariat is the ninth winner of America’s Triple Crown. He became a household name in 1973 when he won three consecutive races against some pretty tough contenders and then went on to win the “most prestigious” of all modern horse racing events: The Belmont Stakes by 31 lengths.
Secretariat, the horse with an estimated 22-pound heart passed away on October 4th, 1989 at 19 years old by euthanasia due to chronic Laminitis. He is one of few racehorses buried whole- usually, only heads and hooves are left in graves because they’re considered sacred after their successful races but Secretariat’s body was preserved for future generations to see his enormous size. At necropsy, he had a large heart 3 times as big as normal which may have contributed to him winning many more competitions than a horse with a normally-sized heart.
June 9 is…
Donald Duck Day Strawberry Rhubarb Pie Day
June 9 Birthday Quotes
“It is my great desire to reform my subjects, and yet I am ashamed to confess that I am unable to reform myself.” – Peter the Great
“When you get older, you realize it’s a lot less about your place in the world but your place in you. It’s not how everyone views you, but how you view yourself.” – Natalie Portman
“Destiny may ride with us today, but there is no reason for it to interfere with lunch.” – Peter the Great
“The more I expect, the more unhappy I am going to be. The more I accept, the more serene I am.” – Michael J. Fox
“Honesty is nothin’ compared to decency.” – Jackie Mason
“You can close your eyes to the things you don’t want to see, but you can’t close your heart to the things you don’t want to feel.” – Johnny Depp
June 9 Birthdays
1672 – Peter the Great, Russian emperor (died in 1725) 1768 – Samuel Slater, English-American engineer and businessman (died in 1835) 1891 – Cole Porter, American composer and songwriter (died in 1964) 1900 – Fred Waring, American singer, bandleader, and television host (died in 1984) 1915 – Les Paul, American guitarist and songwriter (died in 2009) 1929 – Johnny Ace, American singer and pianist (died in 1954) 1931 – Jackie Mason, American comedian and actor 1961 – Michael J. Fox, Canadian-American actor 1963 – Johnny Depp, American actor 1981 – Natalie Portman, Israeli-American actress
June 9 History
1650 The Harvard Corporation, one of the two administrative boards of Harvard, was established. It was the first legal corporation in the Americas.
1856 500 Mormons left Iowa City, Iowa, and headed west for Salt Lake City.
1902 Horn & Hardart opened the first restaurant with vending machine service at the Automat Restaurant at 818 Chestnut Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1915 William Jennings Bryan resigned as Woodrow Wilson’s Secretary of State over a disagreement regarding the United State’s handling of the sinking of the RMS Lusitania.
1930 Mount Bona – 16,500 ft (5,029 m) – Alaska, USA – First ascent: June 9, 1930, by Allen Carpé, Andrew Taylor, and Terris Moore
1934 Donald Duck debuted in The Wise Little Hen.
June 9 Birthday (fictional) Donald Duck, Disney
1953 John H. Kraft was granted his patent (#2,641,545) for the “manufacture of soft surface cured cheese”.
1954 Joseph Welch, special counsel for the United States Army, called out at Senator Joseph McCarthy during the Army-McCarthy hearings, giving McCarthy the famous rebuke, “You’ve done enough. Have you no sense of decency, sir, at long last? Have you left no sense of decency?”
1978 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) opened its priesthood to “all worthy men”, ending a 148-year-old policy of excluding black men.
1979 #1 Hit June 9, 1979 – June 29, 1979: Bee Gees – Love You Inside Out
The Sydney Ghost Train fire killed 7 people in Luna Park Sydney, Australia.
1984 #1 Hit June 9, 1984 – June 22, 1984: Cyndi Lauper – Time After Time
(Tornado) Belyanitsky, Ivanovo, and Balino, Russia
1990 #1 Hit June 9, 1990 – June 15, 1990: Wilson Phillips – Hold On
1993 ‘Hollywood Madame’ Heidi Fleiss was arrested.
1997 Married With Children television series came to an end on FOX.
2006 Disney’s Cars was released in theaters.
2007 #1 Hit June 9, 2007 – July 27, 2007: Rihanna featuring Jay-Z – Umbrella
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
“If you can read, you can go anywhere.” – Ruth Burke
Lou Costello – Real Name: Louis Cristallo
It’s always uncomfortable loading someone else’s dishwasher. As if loading it a certain way could offend them.
Technically, Alaska is the most eastern, western, and northern state in the United States.
The Village People were formed when individuals answered an ad that read, “Macho Types Wanted: Must Dance And Have A Mustache.” #YMCA
A group of People at work are called Staff.
Useless Pronunciation: Y as in youth
David Patrick Kelly’s ‘Warriors, come out to play’ line in The Warriors (1979) was completely improvised.
If Jimmy cracked corn and no one cared, why is there a song about him? #Idontcare
“I want my MTV!” – MTV ad
An active group of people or animals is called a Throng.
Drinking 8 glasses of water a day isn’t scientifically supported health advice. These false facts were spread by Big Water.
1789 – James Madison introduces twelve proposed amendments (Bill of Rights) to the United States Constitution in Congress.
1912 – Universal Pictures was founded by Carl Laemmle.
1949 – George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four was published.
1953 – The United States Supreme Court ruled in District of Columbia v. John R. Thompson Co. that restaurants in Washington, D.C., cannot refuse to serve black patrons.
If you were born on June 8th, You were likely conceived the week of… September 15th (prior year)
Jelly-Filled Donut Day
The doughnut, as it is called by some people and to be more specific the donut or olykoeck if you are Dutch. It came from a word that means “oily cake” in Dutch but now we use it for deep-fried pieces of dough (or batter) with all sorts of toppings like jelly or custard injected inside. The two most common types I say there are flattened sphere ones which have been injected with what they call ‘jelly’ these days though back then when this food was first created many would go into shops asking specifically for an ‘Oltyoeck”.OLYKOECK
The first record of a jelly doughnut appeared in the Polish translation (Kuchmistrzostwo) of a German cookbook published in 1532
June 8 is…
Best Friends Day Chicken Tetrazzini Day Jelly-filled Doughnut Day
June 8 Birthday Quotes
“The good building is not one that hurts the landscape, but one which makes the landscape more beautiful than it was before the building was built.” – Frank Lloyd Wright
“The only thing I know is that we came from the stars and that we have the same material as the stars. That’s all that I know. Everything else I don’t know.” – Sonia Braga
“So many people release albums before Christmas and they get lost in the Christmas rush.” – Bonnie Tyler
“I wish I could tell you it gets better. It doesn’t get better. YOU get better.” – Joan Rivers
“Everyone’s always telling you to be humble. When was the last time someone told you to be great?” – Kanye West
“Never go for the punch line. There might be something funnier on the way.” – Jerry Stiller
June 8 Birthdays
1867 – Frank Lloyd Wright, American architect (died in 1959) 1910 – C.C. Beck, American comic book illustrator (died in 1989) 1927 – Jerry Stiller, American comedic actor (died in 2020) 1933 – Joan Rivers, American comedian, actress, and television host (died in 2014) 1936 – James Darren, American actor 1950 – Sônia Braga, Brazilian actress 1951 – Bonnie Tyler, Welsh singer-songwriter 1957 – Scott Adams, American author and illustrator, Dilbert creator 1958 – Keenen Ivory Wayans, American actor, director, and screenwriter 1977 – Kanye West, American rapper and producer
June 8 History
632 Muhammad, the Islamic prophet, died in Medina.
1637 René Descartes published Discourse on Method of Rightly Conducting the Reason and Seeking Truth in the Sciences.
1783 (Volcano Eruption) Laki, Iceland, killed over 9,000 over a period of months; 120 million tons of sulfur dioxide was spewed into the Northern Hemisphere. This caused a 7-year worldwide famine.
1869 Ives W. McGaffney of Chicago obtained the patent (#91,145) for a “sweeping machine”
1872 An Act of Congress authorized the first US postcard.
1906 Theodore Roosevelt signed the Antiquities Act into law, authorizing the President to restrict the use of certain parcels of public land with historical or conservation value.
1931 Mount Fairweather – 15,325 ft (4,671 m) – Alaska, USA/British Columbia, Canada – First ascent: June 8, 1931, by Allen Carpé and Terris Moore
1940 The element 93, neptunium (Np), was announced by Edwin M. McMillan and Philip H. Abelson, working at the University of California at Berkeley.
1948 Texaco Star Theater (later The Milton Berle Show) was first broadcast on NBC
1949 Helen Keller, Dorothy Parker, Danny Kaye, Fredric March, John Garfield, Paul Muni and Edward G. Robinson (and others) were named in an FBI report as Communist Party members.
The FBI reported notable Hollywood elite as communists, including John Garfield, Paul Robeson, Paul Muni, and Edward G. Robinson.
1953 (Tornado) Flint, Michigan
The US Supreme Court ruled that restaurants in Washington, DC, could not refuse to serve black patrons.
1957 #1 Hit June 8, 1957 – July 12, 1957: Pat Boone – Love Letters In The Sand
1966 National Football League (NFL) and American Football League (AFL) announced they would merge.
1969 Founder Brian Jones quit The Rolling Stones. He died a month later, at age 27. #27club
1974 #1 Hit June 8, 1974 – June 14, 1974: Paul McCartney and Wings – Band on the Run
1983 The first triplets resulting from in-vitro fertilization, Aaron, Jessica, and Chiara Guare, were born at the Flinders Medical Centre in Adelaide, Australia.
1985 #1 Hit June 8, 1985 – June 21, 1985: Tears for Fears – Everybody Wants to Rule the World
1990 Charles Freeman, the owner of E-C Records store in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, was charged with illegally selling the ‘legally obscene’ 2 Live Crew’s ‘As Nasty As They Wanna Be’ to an undercover officer.
1991 #1 Hit June 8, 1991 – June 14, 1991: Extreme – More Than Words
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
As an occupation, US President has one of the highest assassination rates of any job. 9%.
It’d be funny if the final puzzle of an episode of Wheel of Fortune had the answer “Nestle.” #rstlne
“Life is pain, Highness. Anyone who says differently is selling something.” – The Man in Black #moviequotes
Maybe vampires only suck your blood for Vitamin D because they can’t go out in the sun themselves.
The original Ferris wheel made $726,850.50 at 50¢ a ride during the 1893 Chicago World’s Columbian Exposition.
The only vowel sound in the word “ouija” is “e”, but it is spelled with every other vowel.
PEZ Collectors are called PezHeads.
The mom from the “Monkeys on the Bed” story should have her monkeys taken away from her.
“I’m your number one fan. There’s nothing to worry about. You’re going to be just fine. I’m your number one fan.” – Misery #moviequotes
“Wait a minute, wait a minute. You ain’t heard nothin’ yet!” Jakie Rabinowitz/Jack Robin (Al Jolson) #moviequotes
A group of Buffalo is called a Herd or Troop or Gang or Obstinacy.
“Be respectful to your superiors, if you have any.” – Mark Twain
Fingernails aren’t disgusting until they’re clipped.
1776 – Richard Henry Lee presented the “Lee Resolution” to the Continental Congress.
1862 – The United States and the United Kingdom agreed in the Lyons-Seward Treaty to suppress the African slave trade.
1914 – The Alliance was the first vessel to pass through the Panama Canal.
If you were born on June 7th, You were likely conceived the week of… September 14th (prior year)
Chocolate Ice Cream Day
The history of chocolate is as old and rich as the flavor itself. The first frozen recipes were published in Naples, Italy back on 1693 by Antonio Latini’s “The Modern Steward.” Chocolate was one of the earliest flavors created during this time period before vanilla became popular ice cream favorite when it came to being turned into a dessert based drink like hot cocoa or coffee.
Chocolate ice cream has a long history in America, with records dating back to 1777, when ice cream maker Philip Lenzi announced that ice cream was officially available “almost every day”. It was not until the late nineteenth century that it became popular for all Americans and even more recently becoming available as an everyday dessert. Chocolate is one of the five most popular ice cream flavors in the United States and is second only to vanilla.
June 7 is…
Chocolate Ice Cream Day Doughnut Day VCR Day
June 7 Birthday Quotes
“It’s not like you get up on stage and you’re immediately a genius. It takes a long time. So, don’t be discouraged.” – Bill Hader
“Fashions come and go; bad taste is timeless.” – Beau Brummell
“Compassion is an action word with no boundaries.” – Prince
“If you see a tree as blue, then make it blue.” – Paul Gauguin
“It’s a crazy, crazy, beautiful world.” – Johnny Clegg
“I think it’s good that I had some experience of the real world before I became successful. You know, having to get up in the morning and going to work in construction.” – Tom Jones
“I turned down the lead role in Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, because that idiot Oliver Stone didn’t think the character should play the alto sax.” – Michael Cera
June 7 Birthdays
1778 – Beau Brummell, English fashion designer (died in 1840) 1848 – Paul Gauguin, French painter and sculptor (died in 1903) 1906 – James Braddock, American boxer (died in 1974) 1909 – Jessica Tandy, English-American actress (died in 1994) 1917 – Dean Martin, American singer and actor (died in 1995) 1917 – Gwendolyn Brooks, African-American poet (died in 2000) 1940 – Tom Jones, Welsh singer and actor 1952 – Liam Neeson, Irish-American actor 1953 – Johnny Clegg, English- born South African singer-songwriter, and anthropologist (died in 2019) 1958 – Prince, American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and actor (died in 2016) 1972 – Karl Urban, New Zealand actor 1978 – Bill Hader, American comedic actor 1988 – Michael Cera, Canadian actor
June 7 History
1099 First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem began.
1692 (Earthquake) Port Royal, Jamaica, over 1,000 people were killed.
1753 The British Museum was founded, starting the collections of Sir Hans Sloane.
1755 (Earthquake) Tabriz, Iran
1776 Richard Henry Lee presented the “Lee Resolution” to the Continental Congress. The motion is seconded by John Adams and will lead to the United States Declaration of Independence.
1893 Mohandas Gandhi committed his first act of civil disobedience.
1899 American Temperance crusader Carrie Nation began her campaign of vandalizing alcohol-serving establishments
1913 Denali (Mount McKinley) – 20,310 ft (6,190 m) – Alaska, USA – First ascent: June 7, 1913, by Hudson Stuck, Harry Karstens, Walter Harper, and Robert Tatum
1954 Rutgers Institute of Microbiology opened the second dedicated microbiology laboratory in the world.
1955 The $64,000 Question debuted on CBS.
1962 Credit Suisse (then known as Schweizerische Kreditanstalt) opened the first drive-through bank in Switzerland at St. Peter-Strasse 17, near Paradeplatz in downtown Zurich.
1965 The Supreme Court of the United States gave its decision in Griswold v. Connecticut, prohibiting the states from criminalizing the use of contraception by married couples.
1972 Broadway – Grease (Musical) opened on June 7, 1972
1975 #1 Hit June 7, 1975 – June 13, 1975: John Denver – Thank God I’m a Country Boy
1976 The Tribal Rites of the New Saturday Night by journalist Nik Cohn was published in New York Magazine. It was the inspiration for the film Saturday Night Fever.
1977 Five hundred million people watched the Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II on television.
1981 The Israeli Air Force destroyed Iraq’s Osiraq nuclear reactor during Operation Opera.
1982 Priscilla Presley opened Graceland to the public.
1986 #1 Hit June 7, 1986 – June 13, 1986: Madonna – Live to Tell
1989 East End Show – The Woman in Black (Play) June 7, 1989
1990 Universal Studios Florida opened in Orlando, Florida.
2000 The United Nations defined “The Blue Line” as the border between Israel and Lebanon.
2002 Kim Possible premiered on The Disney Channel.
2014 #1 Hit June 7, 2014 – July 25, 2014: Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX – Fancy
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
I would pay good money to watch a pokémon Broadway musical and a lot of other people would too.
“Bandaids don’t fix bullet holes.” #songlyrics
Useless Pronunciation: S as in ‘see’
My friend drowned in a boating accident a few days ago. At his funeral, we placed a lifejacket on his coffin. It’s what he would have wanted…
A group of Pheasants (at rest) is called a Nest or Nye or Nide. A group of Pheasants (in flight) is called a Bouquet.
J.R.R. Tolkien’s real name was John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, and he was a close friend of C.S. Lewis and W. H. Auden.
If you do what you love, success is almost guaranteed.
A week’s worth of Jeopardy shows is filmed in just one day.
The reason aliens haven’t contacted us is probably because of the Prime Directive.
Rizzo’s real name in “Grease” was Betty.
“Not everybody gets corrupted. You have to have a little faith in people.” – Tracy in Manhattan #moviequotes
If The Sixth Sense was filmed now, ghosts would be asking Cole to delete their browser history.
1933 – 1933 – America’s first drive-in opened near Camden, New Jersey, opened.
1942 – The United States Navy’s victory over the Imperial Japanese Navy at the Battle of Midway.
1944 – D-Day: The Normandy Landings
1983 – Reading Rainbow premiered on PBS
If you were born on June 6th, You were likely conceived the week of… September 13th (prior year)
D-Day: The Normandy Landings
The Normandy landings were the historical landing operations of World War II. Codenamed Operation Neptune and often referred to as D-Day, it was one of the largest seaborne invasions in history– a liberation mission for France (and later western Europe). The operation began on Tuesday, June 6th, 1944 when Allied forces invaded Nazi Germany occupied lands with over 150 thousand troops.
Operation Neptune, including D-Day, involved huge naval forces, including 6,939 vessels: 1,213 naval combat ships, 4,126 landing ships and landing craft, 736 ancillary craft, and 864 merchant vessels.
The invasion force consisted mainly of British, Canadian and American soldiers tasked with opening up routes through some heavily defended areas along the French coast towards major port cities such as Cherbourg – not without casualties or challenges. Cooperation among service branches was excellent despite occasional difficulties that arose during planning logistics for this joint military undertaking with more than 160 ships.
On D-Day, the Allies landed 156,000 troops in Normandy. 73,000 American (23,250 on Utah Beach, 34,250 on Omaha Beach, and 15,500 airborne troops), 83,115 British and Canadian (61,715 of them British) with 24,970 on Gold Beach, 21,400 on Juno Beach, 28,845 on Sword Beach, and 7,900 airborne troops. German casualties on D-Day have been estimated at 4,000 to 9,000 men. Allied casualties were documented for at least 10,000, with 4,414 confirmed dead.
Although the Allies failed to achieve any of their goals on the first day, the foothold the Allies captured forced Germany to fight the war on two fronts, and within 9 months the Allies were victorious over the German army.
June 6 is…
Applesauce Cake Day Drive-In Movie Day
June 6 Birthday Quotes
“I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.” – Nathan Hale
“Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one’s definition of your life; define yourself.” – Harvey Fierstein
“Boxing should probably be banned. But until then, I’m a big fan.” – Sam Simon
“I’m clearly not Brad Pitt, and I’m never going to be Brad Pitt.” – Paul Giamatti
“Because I am known in the horror genre now, I try and do at least one horror movie a year for my fans, my fans have been so good to me.” – Robert Englund
June 6 Birthdays
1755 – Nathan Hale, American soldier (died in 1776) 1756 – John Trumbull, American painter (died in 1843) 1890 – Ted Lewis, American singer, clarinet player, and bandleader (died in 1971) 1936 – Levi Stubbs, American soul singer; lead vocalist of the Four Tops (died in 2008) 1947 – Robert Englund, American actor 1954 – Harvey Fierstein, American actor and playwright 1955 – Sam Simon, American director, producer, and screenwriter; co-developer of The Simpsons (died in 2015) 1956 – Björn Borg, Swedish tennis player 1959 – David Schultz, American wrestler (died in 1996) 1963 – Jason Isaacs, English actor 1967 – Paul Giamatti, American actor
June 6 History
1844 The Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) was founded in London.
1882 (Cyclone) More than 100,000 people in Bombay, India, were killed.
1892 The Chicago “L” elevated rail system began operation.
1889 The Great Seattle Fire destroyed 25 blocks of downtown Seattle.
1912 (Volcano Eruption) Novarupta
1920 June 6, 1920 (fiction) Doctor Ivo Shandor founded the Cult of Gozer, Ghostbusters, Film
1933 America’s first drive-in opened near Camden, New Jersey, opened. The first feature was a 1932 film, Wives Beware, and admission was 25 cents per car and an additional 25 cents per person.
1942 The first parachute jump in the US using a nylon parachute was made by Adeline Gray in Hartford, Connecticut.
1944 June 6, 1944 Birthday (fictional) Forrest Gump, Forrest Gump, Film
D-Day: the day the Allied powers crossed the English Channel. They landed on the beaches of Normandy, France, turning the tide of the war against Germany.
1948 BBC Television began broadcasting again for the first time since 1939.
1952 King Peak – 16,972 ft (5,173 m) – Yukon, Canada – First ascent: June 6, 1952, by William Hackett, Allen Auten, James Wilson, and Keith Hart
1964 #1 Hit June 6, 1964 – June 26, 1964: The Dixie Cups – Chapel of Love
The Rolling Stones debuted on American TV on The Hollywood Palace.
1971 The Ed Sullivan Show aired for the final time on CBS.
1987 #1 Hit June 6, 1987 – June 12, 1987: Kim Wilde – You Keep Me Hangin’ On
1997 Farrah Fawcett made a bizarre appearance on the Late Show With David Letterman. She went on long tirades and story-telling sprees that made little to no sense and was distracted by blinking lights in the studio.
1998 #1 Hit June 6, 1998 – September 4, 1998: Brandy & Monica – The Boy Is Mine
Sex and The City premiered on HBO
2002 A near-Earth asteroid, estimated at 30 feet in diameter, exploded over the Mediterranean Sea between Greece and Libya.
2005 In Gonzales v. Raich, the US Supreme Court upheld a federal law banning cannabis, including medical marijuana.
2015 #1 Hit June 6, 2015 – July 24, 2015: Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar – Bad Blood
2020 #1 Hit June 6, 2020 – June 12, 2020: Rain on Me – Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
Vanessa Williams voices the female brown M&M.
The speed of time is exactly one second per second.
“Some pains are physical, and some pains are mental, but the one that’s both is dental.” – Ogden Nash
A group of organized Criminals is called a Gang.
There’s been 5 mission impossible movies and they’ve completed the mission every time. Someone needs to work on renaming those movies.
When leaving a voice mail, say your name and number before AND after the message. #advice
If you number all the letters in the alphabet, all vowels are odd numbers. #workthecode
Sports are evolved versions of fetch.
Tab Hunter – Real Name: Arthur Gellen
“My daddy never did get what he wanted. But he had what he needed.” – Tiana #moviequotes
A group of Penguins (at rest) is called a Colony or Rookery or Huddle. A group of baby Penguins is called a Crèche.
‘Goodbye’ is a contraction of the phrase ‘God be with you’, originating in 1580.
1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = Earth-Sun distance = 93 million miles.
If you were born on June 5th, You were likely conceived the week of… September 12th (prior year)
World Environment Day
World Environment Day is a day of action and advocacy. It has been celebrated every year on 5 June since 1974 with governments, businesses, celebrities, and citizens focusing their efforts on environmental issues such as pollution or climate change.
World Environment Day is a day for raising awareness on environmental issues emerging from marine pollution, human overpopulation, and global warming. It’s also been used as an opportunity to promote sustainability in consumption and wildlife. On World Environment Day people across the globe are encouraged to take action with many different initiatives that vary country by county such as planting trees, reducing food waste, and recycling plastics.
June 5 is…
Doughnut Day Gingerbread Day Hot Air Balloon Day World Environment Day
June 5 Birthday Quotes
“Live below your means but within your needs.” – Suze Orman
“It is better to be roughly right than precisely wrong.” – John Maynard Keynes
“It doesn’t matter the genre or type of art, if it’s authentic there’s an apparent beauty to it and as an artist, that’s very inspiring.” – Brian McKnight
“I work as hard as anybody will ever work and I like that. That’s why I’ve been successful and that is when I feel good about myself. If I do my damnedest and don’t succeed, I feel good about the effort.” – Mark Wahlberg
“Just because today is a terrible day doesn’t mean tomorrow might not be the best day of your entire life. You just have to wake up and get there.” – Pete Wentz
“Paradise Is exactly like Where you are right now Only much much Better. “ – Laurie Anderson
June 5 Birthdays
1850 – Pat Garrett, American sheriff (died in 1908) 1883 – John Maynard Keyes, British economist (died in 1946) 1895 – William Boyd, American actor and producer (died in 1972) 1905 – Wayne Boring, American comic book illustrator (died in 1987) 1947 – Laurie Anderson, American singer-songwriter 1951 – Suze Orman, American financial adviser, author, and television host 1956 – Kenny G, American saxophonist 1961 – Mary Kay Bergman, American voice actress (died in 1999) 1962 – Jeff Garlin, American comedic actor 1967 – Ron Livingston, American actor 1969 – Brian McKnight, American singer-songwriter 1971 – Mark Wahlberg, American actor, (aka rapper Marky Mark) 1977 – Liza Weil, American actress 1979 – Pete Wentz, American singer-songwriter and bass player
June 5 History
1837 – The Republic of Texas incorporated Houston.
1851 – Harriet Beecher Stowe’s anti-slavery serial, Uncle Tom’s Cabin (or Life Among the Lowly) began a ten-month run in the National Era, an abolitionist newspaper.
1883 – The first regularly scheduled Orient Express left Paris.
1916 – Louis Brandeis was sworn in as a United States Supreme Court Justice, the first American Jew to hold the position.
1933 – US President Franklin D. Roosevelt took the United States off of the “Gold Standard”, a result of the Great Depression. President Nixon, in 1971, completed the transition when he announced that the United States would no longer convert dollars to gold at a fixed value, $35 an ounce at that time.
1954 #1 Hit June 5, 1954 – August 6, 1954: Kitty Kallen – Little Things Mean A Lot
1956 – Elvis Presley introduced his new single, Hound Dog, on The Milton Berle Show
1961 #1 Hit June 5, 1961 – June 18, 1961: Roy Orbison – Running Scared
1966 – The Beatles had a taped appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, debuting music videos for Rain and Paperback Writer.
1968 – Robert F. Kennedy was shot and killed at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, by Sirhan Sirhan, a Palestinian.
1977 – The Apple II went in sale.
June 5, 1980 Birthday (fictional) Draco Malfoy, Harry Potter
1981 – The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that five people in Los Angeles, California, had a rare form of pneumonia seen only in patients with weakened immune systems, in what turns out to be the first recognized cases of AIDS.
June 5, 1985 (fiction) Ferris Bueller took a day off from school, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Film
1989 – The Tiananmen Square protests ended violently in Beijing by the People’s Liberation Army, with at least 241 dead. Many western journalists had errantly speculated that the army would not fight against the people.
1995 – Singled Out with host Chris Hardwick premiered on MTV
1783 – The Montgolfier brothers publicly demonstrated their montgolfière (hot air balloon).
1896 – Henry Ford completed the Ford Quadricycle, his first gasoline-powered automobile.
1939 – The MS St. Louis, a ship carrying 963 Jewish refugees, was denied permission to land in the United States.
1942 – The Battle of Midway took place June 4-7.
If you were born on June 4th, You were likely conceived the week of… September 11th (prior year)
June 4 is…
Cheese Day Hug Your Cat Day Old Maids Day
Old Maids Day
From the time of her first gathering in 1948, Marion Richards has been an advocate for single women. Known as “Old Maids” during Richard’s generation, these members of society made major contributions to offices and churches while also caring for their families at home. In this way they were vital–but Richard wanted them recognized with a day dedicated solely to themselves: Old Maid’s Day!
Richards hoped would it be known worldwide as “The First Annual International Old-Maid Celebration.” The day was designed by Ms.Richards who sought recognition from all old maids everywhere on earth that it is okay not to be married or having children; and that they are valued contributors to society.
Hug Your Cat Day
“Hug Your Cat Day” is celebrated annually on June 4th. It’s a simple and delightful holiday designed to remind cat owners to show their cats love, attention, and warm hugs. The day encourages cat owners to take a moment from their busy lives to appreciate their feline companions. The recommended approach is to start by softly petting the cat, allowing it to warm up to the idea of a hug, and then gently embracing it.
June 4 Birthday Quotes
“When something happens to you, you either let it defeat you or you defeat it.” – Rosalind Russell
“You can either give in to negative feelings or fight them, and I’m of the belief that you should fight them.” – Ruth Westheimer
“The revolution that’s required isn’t a revolution of radical ideas, but the implementation of ideas we already have.” – Russell Brand
“Change is growth; love is never lost.” – Wendy Pini
“The people I worked with were beggir than life. Once you put them on the screen, they were huge.” – Bruce Dern
“My favorite animal is the turtle. The reason is that in order for the turtle to move, it has to stick its neck out.” – Ruth Westheimer
June 4 Birthdays
1907 – Rosalind Russell, American actress (died in 1976) 1928 – Ruth Westheimer, German-American therapist and author 1936 – Bruce Dern, American character actor 1944 – Michelle Phillips, American singer-songwriter and actress 1951 – Wendy Pini, American comic book author and illustrator 1964 – Sean Pertwee, English actor 1971 – Noah Wyle, American actor 1975 – Russell Brand, English comedian and actor 1978 – Robin Lord Taylor, American actor 1987 – Mollie King, English singer-songwriter and model 2004 – Mackenzie Ziegler, American dancer
June 4 History
1784 – Elisabeth Thible was the first woman to fly in an untethered hot air balloon, flying for about 45 minutes.
1812 – Following Louisiana’s admittance as a US state, the Louisiana Territory was renamed the Missouri Territory.
1876 – The Transcontinental Express arrived in San Francisco, California, in only 83 hours and 39 minutes after leaving New York City.
1895 – Joseph Lee was issued a patent (#540,553) for a “breadcrumbing machine”
1912 – Massachusetts became the first state of the United States to call for a minimum wage, although it was non-specific, and for children under 18 and women.
The first Pulitzer Prizes were awarded: Laura E. Richards, Maude H. Elliott, and Florence Hall received the first Pulitzer for biography (for Julia Ward Howe). Jean Jules Jusserand received the first Pulitzer for history for his work With Americans of Past and Present Days. Herbert B. Swope receives the first Pulitzer for journalism for his work for the New York World.
1919 – The US Congress approved the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which guaranteed voting for women, and sent it to the individual states for ratification.
1937 – The first shopping carts were introduced at the Humpty Dumpty Supermarket in Oklahoma City, created by the store’s owner, Sylvan Goldman.
1957 – The first U.S. commercial long-distance coal slurry pipeline, 108 miles long, began delivery from a coal mine, from the Georgetown Preparation Plant of the Hanna Coal Company in Cadiz, Ohio, to the Cleveland Illuminating Company power station, in Eastlake, Ohio.
1974 – During a ‘Ten Cent Beer Night’ inebriated Cleveland Indians fans started misbehaving, causing the game to be forfeited to the Texas Rangers.
1976 – ‘The gig that changed the world.’ A few dozen people saw the debut of the Sex Pistols at the Lesser Free Trade Hall in Manchester, England
1986 – Jonathan Pollard pled guilty to espionage for selling top-secrets United States military intelligence to Israel.
1989 – The ‘Tank Man’ halted the progress of a column of advancing tanks for over half an hour after the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989.
1998 – Terry Nichols was sentenced to life in prison for his role in the Oklahoma City bombing.
#1 Hit – June 4, 2005 – July 1, 2005: Mariah Carey – We Belong Together
June 4, 2011 (fiction) The Hulk and Abomination fight and ‘break’ Harlem, Marvel Cinematic Universe.
#1 Hit – June 4, 2016 – August 5, 2016: Drake featuring Wizkid and Kyla – One Dance
#1 Hit June 4, 2022 – July 1, 2022: As It Was – Harry Styles
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
First Law of Cartoon Physics: Gravity doesn’t work until you look down.
A slap on the back of the hand means “Bad job”. A slap on the other side means “Good job”.
“Talk is free but the wise man chooses when to spend his words.” – Neil Gaiman
The first country to recognize the US as an independent country was Morocco.
The monster that attacked Luke in the trash compactor in Star Wars was a ‘dianoga.’
French fries weren’t actually first made in France. They were made in Belgium.
“Dammit….Don’t you dare ask God to help me – Joan Crawford” (to her maid who had begun to pray) #LastWords
Tim Burton’s professional directorial debut and Danny Elfman’s film-scoring debut happened on the same film- “Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure”.
Alfred E. Neuman is Mad Magazine’s ‘mascot.’
“Here’s looking at you, kid.” – Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart) #moviequotes
A large disorganized group of People is called a Mob.
Coca-Cola operates in 206 countries, more than the United Nations.
Dip n Dots have been the “ice cream of the future” for like 30 years… Shouldn’t it just be ice cream by now?
1937 – The Duke of Windsor married Wallis Simpson.
1940 – The Battle of Dunkirk ended with a German victory and with Allied forces in full retreat.
1989 – The government of China sent troops to force protesters out of Tiananmen Square after almost 2 months of occupation.
If you were born on June 3rd, You were likely conceived the week of… September 10th (prior year)
Casey at the Bat by Ernest Lawrence Taylor
One of America’s most-known poems, it was first published in The San Francisco Examiner (then called The Daily Examiner) on June 3, 1888.
The outlook wasn’t brilliant for the Mudville nine that day; The score stood four to two with but one inning more to play. And then when Cooney died at first, and Barrows did the same, A sickly silence fell upon the patrons of the game.
A straggling few got up to go in deep despair. The rest Clung to that hope which springs eternal in the human breast; They thought if only Casey could but get a whack at that— We’d put up even money now with Casey at the bat.
But Flynn preceded Casey, as did also Jimmy Blake, And the former was a lulu and the latter was a cake; So upon that stricken multitude grim melancholy sat, For there seemed but little chance of Casey’s getting to the bat.
But Flynn let drive a single, to the wonderment of all, And Blake, the much despised, tore the cover off the ball; And when the dust had lifted, and men saw what had occurred, There was Jimmy safe at second and Flynn a-hugging third.
Then from 5,000 throats and more there rose a lusty yell; It rumbled through the valley, it rattled in the dell; It knocked upon the mountain and recoiled upon the flat, For Casey, mighty Casey, was advancing to the bat.
There was ease in Casey’s manner as he stepped into his place; There was pride in Casey’s bearing and a smile on Casey’s face. And when, responding to the cheers, he lightly doffed his hat, No stranger in the crowd could doubt ’twas Casey at the bat.
Ten thousand eyes were on him as he rubbed his hands with dirt; Five thousand tongues applauded when he wiped them on his shirt. Then while the writhing pitcher ground the ball into his hip, Defiance gleamed in Casey’s eye, a sneer curled Casey’s lip.
And now the leather-covered sphere came hurtling through the air, And Casey stood a-watching it in haughty grandeur there. Close by the sturdy batsman the ball unheeded sped— “That ain’t my style,” said Casey. “Strike one,” the umpire said.
From the benches, black with people, there went up a muffled roar, Like the beating of the storm-waves on a stern and distant shore. “Kill him! Kill the umpire!” shouted some one on the stand; And it’s likely they’d have killed him had not Casey raised his hand.
With a smile of Christian charity great Casey’s visage shone; He stilled the rising tumult; he bade the game go on; He signaled to the pitcher, and once more the spheroid flew; But Casey still ignored it, and the umpire said, “Strike two.”
“Fraud!” cried the maddened thousands, and echo answered fraud; But one scornful look from Casey and the audience was awed. They saw his face grow stern and cold, they saw his muscles strain, And they knew that Casey wouldn’t let that ball go by again.
The sneer is gone from Casey’s lip, his teeth are clinched in hate; He pounds with cruel violence his bat upon the plate. And now the pitcher holds the ball, and now he lets it go, And now the air is shattered by the force of Casey’s blow.
Oh, somewhere in this favored land the sun is shining bright; The band is playing somewhere, and somewhere hearts are light, And somewhere men are laughing, and somewhere children shout; But there is no joy in Mudville—mighty Casey has struck out.
June 3 is…
Chocolate Macaroon Day Egg Day Repeat Day
June 3 Birthday Quotes
“You live in the present and you eliminate things that don’t matter. You don’t carry the burden of the past. I’m not impressed by the past very much. The past bores me, to tell you the truth; it really bores me. I don’t remember many movies and certainly not my own.” – Paulette Goddard
“I just found it interesting to talk to adults I admired and to discover that the path they took was never all that clearly defined. It was comforting to me when I figured out that you don’t have to know what you want to do with your life; you just have to take a few steps in one direction, and other opportunities will open up.” – Anderson Cooper
“It’s easy to create something that has a lot of luster, but it’s very hard to make something that has a lot of depth.” – John Dykstra
“Surely the day will come when color means nothing more than the skin tone when religion is seen uniquely as a way to speak one’s soul; when birth places have the weight of a throw of the dice and all men are born free, when understanding breeds love and brotherhood.” – Josephine Baker
“Fifty percent of something is better than one hundred percent of nothing.” – Chuck Barris
June 3 Birthdays
1906 – Josephine Baker, French actress, singer, and dancer, French Resistance operative (died in 1975) 1910 – Paulette Goddard, American actress and model (died in 1990) 1925 – Tony Curtis, American actor (died in 2010) 1926 – Allen Ginsberg, American poet (died in 1997) 1929 – Chuck Barris, American game show host and producer (died in 2017) 1946 – Penelope Wilton, English actress 1947 – John Dykstra, American special effects artist 1950 – Suzi Quatro, American-English singer-songwriter and actress 1954 – Dan Hill, Canadian singer-songwriter 1964 – James Purefoy, English actor 1967 – Anderson Cooper, American journalist
June 3 History
1621 The Dutch West India Company receives a charter for New Netherland (now the eastern US) and the Caribbean.
1888 The poem Casey at the Bat by Ernest Lawrence Thayer was published in the San Francisco Examiner.
1889 The first long-distance electric power transmission line in the United States was completed, 14 miles between a generator at Willamette Falls and downtown Portland, Oregon.
1948 The 200-inch reflecting Hale Telescope at the Palomar Mountain Observatory in California was dedicated.
1950 Annapurna – 26,545 ft (8,091 m) – Nepal – First ascent: June 3, 1950, by Maurice Herzog and Louis Lachenal
1956 Santa Cruz, CA authorities announced a total ban on rock and roll at public gatherings, calling the music “Detrimental to both the health and morals of our youth and community.”
1965 Major Edward White II, a Gemini 4 crew member, performed the first American spacewalk.
1967 #1 Hit June 3, 1967 – June 30, 1967: Aretha Franklin – Respect
1968 Valerie Solanas attempted to assassinate Andy Warhol by shooting him three times.
1971 East End Show – No Sex Please, We’re British (Play) June 3, 1971
1972 #1 Hit June 3, 1972 – June 9, 1972: The Staple Singers – I’ll Take You There
1978 #1 Hit June 3, 1978 – June 9, 1978: Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams – Too Much, Too Little, Too Late
1989 #1 Hit June 3, 1989 – June 9, 1989: Michael Damian – Rock On
1992 Presidential candidate Bill Clinton appeared on the Arsenio Hall Show and played the saxophone.
1995 #1 Hit June 3, 1995 – July 7, 1995: Bryan Adams – Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman?
1996 Zenith introduced the first HDTV-compatible front projection TV in the U.S.
1989 The government of China sent troops to force protesters out of Tiananmen Square after seven weeks of occupation.
2006 #1 Hit June 3, 2006 – June 16, 2006: Chamillionaire featuring Krayzie Bone – Ridin’
2010 Long suspected of his involvement in the 2005 disappearance of Natalee Holloway, Joran van der Sloot was arrested for the murder of Stephany Flores in Lima, Peru.
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
Hydrox was the original sandwich cookie, while Oreo is the more popular knockoff.
Arnold Sommerfeld, a German theoretical physicist was nominated for the Nobel Prize 84 times, more than any other physicist, but he never received the award.
There are only 32 satellites serving the world’s GPS needs.
The Seven Virtues #5- Justice is being fair and equitable with others.
Prior to his death, Roger Ebert enjoyed the film Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, calling it “without a doubt the best film we are ever likely to see on the subject”.
Saying you enjoy “people watching” is a lot less creepy than “watching people”
Tycho is the crater on the Moon, named after 16th century Danish astronomer, Tycho Brahe, where the monolith was found in 2001: A Space Odyssey.
In t-shirt sizes, XL > L > M, but it’s the opposite in Roman numerals.
US President #10 John Tyler (1841-1845) John became President with WHH’s untimely death. He was playing marbles when he found out. He also had 15 children! (he married twice). Don’t knock the “marbles” Washington and Jefferson played too!
“ALFA” (now Alfa Romeo) was an acronym for “Anonima Lombarda Fabbrica Automobili,” founded 1910.
The longest prison sentence ever given was 141,078 years, given to to Chamoy Thipyaso in 1989 for fraud. She only served 8 years of the sentence.
“I’ve got blistas on my fingas!” #songlyrics
“To be a great champion you must believe you are the best. If you’re not, pretend you are.” – Muhammad Ali
1692 – Prosecutions in the Salem Witch Trials began
1835 – P. T. Barnum and his circus began touring the United States.
1953 – The coronation of the United Kingdom’s Queen Elizabeth II.
1964 – The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) was formed.
If you were born on June 2nd, You were likely conceived the week of… September 9th (prior year)
Queen Elizabeth II
Elizabeth was the elder daughter of Prince Albert, Duke of York, and his wife Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon. As a member of the Royal family, she actually had little chance for coronation until her uncle, Edward VIII abdicated, making her father, King George VI, on December 11th, 1936, at which time Elizabeth became the heir presumptive.
Her coronation was watched by a TV audience of 20 million people, a lot for 1953.
She is the world’s longest-reigning monarch.
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip met officially in 1934 at the wedding of Princess Marina of Greece and Prince George, Duke of Kent, when she was just 8 years old. Philip was 13.
Her marriage to Philip lasted 73 years, four, months and 19 days, the longest royal marriage on record.
She’s the only person in the UK allowed to drive without a license.
She has two birthdays: Her actual birthday in April 21, and her official birthday, which is held on a Saturday in June, when the weather’s better!
Born at 17 Bruton Street in Mayfair, the location is now a restaurant, Hakkasan.
To date, she has sent over 50,000 Christmas Cards.
As a character, Elizabeth has “appeared” over 100 times on television and film.
Her favorite dog? Corgi (she’s had over 30 of them).
Nailpolish of choice? That would be Essie’s classic pale pink polish Ballet Slipper.
She Auxiliary Territorial Service in 1945, at age 19, where she trained to be a mechanic. She became the first female member of the Royal Family to join the Armed Services as a full-time active member.
Her official title: “Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and of Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith.”
The Queen signs her letters and statements with the name “Elizabeth R.”
June 2 is…
Gun Violence Awareness Day National Bubba Day Rocky Road Day
National Gun Violence Awareness Day
This day encourages individuals to wear orange to raise awareness about gun violence and advocate for its prevention. The color orange, rooted in hunting culture to signify safety, symbolizes the importance of protecting human life. The day unites people nationwide to support efforts to save lives from gun violence and recognize America’s tradition of responsible gun ownership.
National “Bubba” Day
National Bubba Day is celebrated on June 2 each year. This day honors everyone affectionately called Bubba, a nickname often derived from young children trying to say “brother.” The day recognizes and celebrates all those with this endearing nickname.
National Rocky Road Day
National Rocky Road Day celebrates the classic ice cream made from marshmallows, nuts, and chocolate. Created in 1929 by William Dreyer to boost spirits during the Great Depression, the original mix included almonds, mini marshmallows, and milk chocolate ice cream. This flavor quickly became a favorite in the U.S. and worldwide.
June 2 Birthday Quotes
“You can’t please everyone. Just because I don’t behave a certain way, some folks will say you don’t have any street cred. I’ve pretty much had to put up with that since I was a little kid, just because I was raised to communicate in a certain fashion. Some people didn’t like it.” – Wayne Brady
“I am still determined to be cheerful and to be happy in whatever situation I may be, for I have also learned from experience that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends upon our dispositions, and not upon our circumstances; we carry the seeds of the one, or the other about with us, in our minds, wherever we go.” – Martha Washington
“Music can make a difference. There is a global nature to music, which has the potential to bring all people together. Music is truly an international language, and I hope to contribute by widening communication as much as I can.” – Marvin Hamlisch
“I’ve been to Hell. You’ve only read about it.” – Marquis de Sade
“I stupidly ignored education completely. I found it dull and I preferred to cause chaos and have fun. I regret this massively now.” – Dominic Cooper
June 2 Birthdays
1731 – Martha Washington, First First Lady (died in 1802) 1740 – Marquis de Sade, French philosopher and politician (died in 1814) 1840 – Tom Hardy English novelist (died in 1928) 1904 – Johnny Weissmuller, Hungarian-American swimmer and actor (died in 1984) 1941 – Stacy Keach, American character actor 1944 – Marvin Hamlisch, American composer and conductor (died in 2012) 1948 – Jerry Mathers, American actor 1958 – Lex Luger, American wrestler and football player 1960 – Kyle Petty, American race car driver and sportscaster 1972 – Wayne Brady, American actor, comedian, game show host, and singer 1978 – Justin Long, American actor 1978 – Dominic Cooper, English actor 1978 – Nikki Cox, American actress
June 2 History
455 – The Sack of Rome: Vandals entered Rome, and plundered the city for several weeks.
1098 – First Crusade: The first Siege of Antioch ended as Crusader forces take the city. The crusades were a result of Muslim conquests of the Christian holy lands.
1858 – The Donati Comet was first seen and named after its discoverer, Giovanni Battista Donati, in Florence.
1865 – Confederate General Edmund Kirby Smith, a commander of Confederate forces, signed the surrender terms offered by Union negotiators, ending the US civil war.
1928 – Kraft’s Velveeta Cheese was made available.
1962 #1 Hit June 2, 1962 – July 6, 1962: Ray Charles – I Can’t Stop Loving You. Ray Charles hit Billboards Top 5 in both Pop and R&B with a country tune – I Can’t Stop Loving You.
1966 – Surveyor 1 landed in Oceanus Procellarum on the Moon.
1973 #1 Hit June 2, 1973 – June 29, 1973: Paul McCartney and Wings – My Love
1979 #1 Hit June 2, 1979 – June 8, 1979: Donna Summer – Hot Stuff
1991 – Liquid Television debuted on MTV
1997 – Timothy McVeigh was convicted on 15 counts of murder and conspiracy for his role in the 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, in which 168 people died.
2001 #1 Hit June 2, 2001 – July 6, 2001: Christina Aguilera, Lil’ Kim, Mya, and Pink – Lady Marmalade
2004 – Ken Jennings began his 74-game winning streak on the syndicated game show Jeopardy.
June 2, 2011 (fiction) The Bifrost Bridge was destroyed in Asgard, Thor, Marvel Cinematic Universe
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
The Capital of the Solomon Islands is Honiara
Wocka Wocka Wocka! #TVCatchphrase
“How could this happen? I was so careful. I picked the wrong play, the wrong director, the wrong cast. Where did I go right?” – Max Bialystock
Water boiling and water freezing are 212-32=180 degrees apart, which makes sense because they are opposites.
“Yo, Adrian!” – Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) in Rocky, 1976
“Too often, we judge other groups by their worst examples while judging ourselves by our best intentions.”- GWB
Royal Crown (RC Cola) was the first company to sell soft drinks in a can (1954), and later the first company to sell a soft drink in an aluminum can.
I always stress out before a game of Paper Scissors Rock, as if I’m somehow bad at it.
Hannah Callowhill Penn is one of eight people to have been granted “Honorary Citizenship” by the United States
Useless Pronunciation: Q as in queue
“Everything here is edible; even I’m edible. But that, dear children, is cannibalism, and is in fact frowned upon in most societies.” – Johnny Depp (as Willy Wonka)
1812 – US President James Madison asked Congress to declare war on the United Kingdom, starting the War of 1812..
1938 – Superman debuted in Action Comics #1
2009 – General Motors filed for bankruptcy
If you were born on June 1st, You were likely conceived the week of… September 8th (prior year)
June 1 is…
Dare Day Flip A Coin Day Hazelnut Cake Day Say Something Nice Day
Say Something Nice Day
The originators of this day were inspired by Mitchell Carnell’s book Say Something Nice- Be a Lifter @ Work in Charleston, South Carolina The idea that negative language has a more powerful effect on the human psyche than positive words is nothing new. In 2011, Mitchell Carnell published his book, which was all about how lifting others up instead of tearing them down benefits your health as well as theirs.
Flip a Coin Day
Here are some interesting facts about this day:
Coin flipping has ancient origins and its inventor is unknown.
Portland, Oregon, was named by a coin toss in 1845.
Coin flips are popular in TV and movies, e.g., “No Country for Old Men.”
The probability of outcomes in coin flips involves complex math.
Coin flips are not always perfectly 50/50 due to physical factors.
Coin flips can generate random keys in cryptography.
Coin flipping can reduce stress and regret in decision-making.
Lawyers may use coin flips to determine trial proceedings.
Coin flipping is an integral part of human history and psychology.
June 1 Birthday Quotes
“I firmly believe that in every situation, no matter how difficult, God extends grace greater than the hardship, and strength and peace of mind that can lead us to a place higher than where we were before.” – Andy Griffith
“Cutting negative people from my life does not mean I hate them, it simply means I respect me.” – Marilyn Monroe
“The most important thing, in anything you do, is always trying your hardest because even if you try your hardest and it’s not as good as you’d hoped, you still have that sense of not letting yourself down.” – Tom Holland
“I’m not sure I’ll ever be famous by anyone’s definition. I can only hope to be allowed by the audience to continue my life’s work.” – Brandi Carlile
“Challenge yourself- it’s the only path which leads to growth.” – Morgan Freeman
June 1 Birthdays
1890 – Frank Morgan, American character actor (died in 1949) 1915 – John Randolph, American character actor (died in 2004) 1921 – Nelson Riddle, American composer and bandleader (died in 1985) 1926 – Andy Griffith, American actor (died in 2012) 1926 – Marilyn Monroe, American actress (died in 1962) 1934 – Pat Boone, American singer-songwriter 1937 – Morgan Freeman, American actor and narrator 1974 – Alanis Morissette, Canadian-American singer-songwriter 1981 – Amy Schumer, American comedic actress 1981 – Brandi Carlile, American singer-songwriter 1996 – Tom Holland, English actor
June 1 History
1495 – John Cor made a note referring to the first known batch of Scotch whisky.
1533 – Anne Boleyn was crowned Queen of England.
1813 – James Lawrence, the mortally-wounded commander of the USS Chesapeake, gave the now-famous line: “Don’t give up the ship!”
1831 – James Clark Ross discovered the Magnetic North Pole.
1886 – Thomas Edison received his first patent (#90646). It was for an “electrographic vote recorder.”
June 1, 1926 Birthday (fictional) Don Draper, Mad Men, TV
1946 – The BBC started to grant television licenses, for legal access to broadcast TV, costing £2 annually.
1947 – The Doomsday Cock first appeared, on the cover of Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. It was initially set at 7 minutes until midnight.
1959 #1 Hit June 1, 1959 – July 12, 1959: Johnny Horton – The Battle of New Orleans
1961 – Regular FM stereo radio broadcasting with a multiplexed signal began in Schenectady, NY, on WGFM.
1963 #1 Hit June 1, 1963 – June 14, 1963: Lesley Gore – It’s My Party
1965 (Explosion) A coal mine explosion in Fukuoka, Japan at the Yamano mine killed 236 people.
1968 – Blind and Deaf popular icon Helen Keller died. (born June 27, 1880)
June 1 Birthday (fictional) Oscar the Grouch, Sesame Street, TV
1968 #1 Hit June 1, 1968 – June 21, 1968: Simon & Garfunkel – Mrs. Robinson
1974 – The Heimlich maneuver, named after Dr. Henry Heimlich, was published in the journal Emergency Medicine.
June 1, 1979 – The Apple II Plus was released.
1980 – The Cable News Network (CNN) began broadcasting
1990 – George H.W. Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev signed a treaty to end chemical weapon production.
1991- The Comedy Network became Comedy Central
1994 – FX Network made its debut. It was the first cable TV network owned by FOX.
1996 – Major League Baseball debuted for the first time on FOX
2008 – A fire on the backlot of Universal Studios broke out, destroying a large archive of master tapes for music and film, the full extent of which was not revealed until 2019.
June 1, 2009 (fiction) An EMP weapon, The Pulse, destroyed much of the computer infrastructure in the US, setting the stage for Dark Angel, TV
2009 – The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien premiered on NBC
2009 – General Motors filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
I was having a nice tour of the dagoba system and then I saw this chump bullseyeing whomp rats, I mean who does that?
TV Quotes… “Welcome to the O.C., bitch” (Luke) on The O.C.
“Pardon me, would you have any Grey Poupon?” – Grey Poupon ad
What if Ghosthunter shows found ghosts but they only communicated through copyrighted songs, so they cant show it on TV?
When I was a kid thinking about what it would be like when I grow up, I vastly underestimated how much time I would spend doing dishes.
The Scary Statistic: Stroke odds: 1-in-23
What to do: Take an 81 mg aspirin daily, eat healthy foods. Don’t have long discussions with people who disagree with you politically.
Pi is infinite and when you cut off an infinite number you are supposed to round up, not down.
There is a mysterious sound in New Mexico called the “Taos Hum”. Only 2% of the population can hear it, and no one knows where the sound comes from.
“If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.” – Milton Berle
Churchill’s Commentary on Man: Man will occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of the time he will pick himself up and continue on as though nothing has happened.
Why do we use “bee” in “spelling bee competition”?
The word bee, as used in a spelling bee, is one of those language puzzles that has never been satisfactorily accounted for. A fairly old and widely-used word, it refers to a community social gathering at which friends and neighbors join together in a single activity (sewing, quilting, barn raising, etc.) usually to help one person or family.
