1888 – The Great Blizzard of 1888 begins along the eastern seaboard of the United States.
1918 – The ‘Spanish Flu’ pandemic struck the I+United States.
March 11, 2011 – Apple iPad 2 was released.
2020 – The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the COVID-19 virus a pandemic.
If you were born on March 11th, You were likely conceived the week of… June 18th (prior year)
Johnny Appleseed
Johnny Appleseed was born as John Chapman on September 26th, 1774 in Leominster, Massachusetts. Little is known about his early life, but one thing that is known is that by 1812, he was working as a nurseryman and orchardist. The March 11 date is used because it falls during planting season.
The popular image is of Johnny Appleseed spreading apple seeds randomly everywhere he went. In reality, he planted nurseries rather than orchards, built fences around them to protect them from livestock, left the nurseries in the care of a neighbor who sold trees on shares, and returned every year or two to tend the nursery.
Funeral Director and Mortician Recognition Day
In 2008, Congress passed a resolution designating March 11th as National Funeral Director and Mortician Recognition Day. This was in recognition of the services funeral directors provide for families dealing with the death of a loved one. They handle all aspects of burial, from determining how to preserve the body to arranging transportation and funeral service details. Funeral homeowners often handle administrative tasks like marketing, budgeting, and staffing too! To become licensed as an embalmer or director by state law requires two years of post-secondary education followed by one year working under another professional before taking their licensing exam. Many states require continuing education credits every few years so that they are up-to-date on new techniques used in mortuary science today such as restorative art and grief counseling.
Funeral home directors have a lot of responsibility, but they also provide an invaluable service to the community. They help us through a difficult time, and we should take the time to recognize their important work! Thank you to all funeral directors and morticians for your dedication and hard work. We appreciate everything you do for us!
March 11 is…
Johnny Appleseed Day National Funeral Director/ Mortician Recognition Day Oatmeal-Nut Waffle Day
March 11 Birthday Quotes
“Today is a new day. A new opportunity to get better stronger faster smarter and closer to your goals and dreams. Take it.” – Joel Madden
“There are good days and there are bad days, and this is one of them.” – Lawrence Welk
“My future’s about trying to be a better man.” – Terrence Howard
“Honestly, the world can be a dark enough place. Light it up.” – John Barrowman
“Don’t let anyone make you feel like you’re not good enough, smart enough or cool enough. Do your own thing.” – Benji Madden
March 11 Birthdays
1903 – Lawrence Welk, American accordion player and bandleader (died in 1992) 1898 – Dorothy Gish, American actress (died in 1968) 1926 – Ralph Abernathy, American minister and activist (died in 1990) 1931 – Rupert Murdoch, Australian-American businessman and media magnate 1936 – Antonin Scalia, American lawyer and jurist,(died in 2016) 1950 – Bobby McFerrin, American singer-songwriter, producer, and conductor 1950 – Jerry Zucker, American director, producer, and screenwriter 1952 – Douglas Adams, English author and playwright (died in 2001) 1955 – Nina Hagen, German singer 1963 – Alex Kingston, English actress, The Doctor’s wife 1965 – Jesse Jackson, Jr., American lawyer and politician 1967 – John Barrowman, Scottish-American actor and singer 1969 – Terrence Howard, American actor 1979 – Benji Madden, American singer-songwriter and guitarist 1979 – Joel Madden, American singer-songwriter and producer 1993 – Jodie Comer, British actress
March 11 History
105 – Ts’ai Lun invented paper, in China.
1702 – The Daily Courant, England’s first national daily newspaper, was published for the first time
1818 – Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus by 21-year-old Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley was published. It is recognized as the world’s first science fiction novel.
1864 – The Great Sheffield Flood killed 238 people in Sheffield, England.
1888 – Great Blizzard of 1888, east coast, USA, killed more than 400 people.
1916 – USS Nevada (BB-36) was commissioned as the first US Navy ‘super-dreadnought’.
1918 – The influenza epidemic of 1918 began in Fort Riley, Kansas. 20 million people worldwide died from the disease.
1927 – Samuel Roxy Rothafel opened the Roxy Theatre in NYC.
1933 – 42nd Street was released in theaters.
1960 – Pioneer V was launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
1967 – #1 Hit March 11, 1967 – March 17, 1967: The Supremes – Love Is Here and Now You’re Gone
March 11, 1974 – Free to Be… You and Me Special aired on ABC
1989 – COPS debuted on FOX. It was one of the earliest ‘reality TV” shows.
1997 – ‘Sir’ Paul McCartney was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for his “services to music.”
2004 – Train Bombings in Madrid, Spain killed 191 people, and injured over 1,800.
2006 – #1 Hit March 11, 2006 – March 17, 2006: James Blunt – You’re Beautiful
2011 (Earthquake/Tsunami ) Coastal Honshu, Japan
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
PEZ was invented in 1927 by Austrian Edward Haas in the original flavor of peppermint.
“Find out what people want to do, then tell them to do it. They’ll think you’re a genius.” – Connie Brockway
Madonna – Real Name: Madonna Louise Ciccone
A stopped clock is more accurate than a working clock that runs fast or slow.
Around 8% of children and 2% of adults have some kind of food allergy.
“Elementary, my dear Watson.” – Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) #moviequotes #notthebooks
Godzilla officially holds Japanese citizenship.
Wyoming would be one of the best places to be in the event of a zombie apocalypse. Unless the zombie sickness was communicable by rabbits – then it would be one of the worst.
Victoria’s Secret comes from “Victoria” after Queen Victoria (to associate with the refinement of the era) and “Secret” (was what was hidden underneath the clothes).
Does Mr. Snuffleupagus call Big Bird just Bird because he isn’t all that big from Mr. Snuffleupagus’s perspective?
Trix cereal used to have different shapes for different flavors when I was a kid, now they’re just balls, or can I not see them because Trix are for kids?
The Capital of Ukraine is Kyiv.
Iceland does not have any mosquitos.
Whoever invented the letter W was an idiot, they created the only multi-syllable, multi-word, based-off-of-another-letter letter, and it’s barely ever used. #IknowhwatImtalkingabout
1862 – The United States began using paper currency.
1876 – Alexander Graham Bell spoke into his just-completed invention, the telephone. “Mr. Watson, come here. I want to see you.”
1880 – The US Salvation Army began serving.
1977 – Astronomers discovered the rings of Uranus.
If you were born on March 10th, You were likely conceived the week of… June 17th (prior year)
Mario Day
Since 2016, Mario Day, or Mar10, is an annual celebration of all things Mario. Fans decided that it would be celebrated on March 10, just because the date, when written as Mar10, seems like ‘Mario’.
The first incarnation of Mario appeared as a carpenter called Jumpman within the 1981 arcade game Donkey Kong. there is a lot of debate around whether or not this character is the same as Mario or if he’s Mario and Luigi’s father. ‘Mario’ was named after American businessman Mario Segale, a person who rented warehouse space to Nintendo.
Bagpipe Day
The bagpipe is a woodwind instrument with a long and rich history. Bagpipes have been found in ancient Rome and Egypt, and there are many references to them in Celtic and Norse mythology. Bagpipes were traditionally made out of animal skin, but today they are often made from synthetic materials.
Bagpipes consist of several parts including the air supply blowpipe, the bag, the chanter, the chanter reed, and the drone or drones. The chanter is the melody pipe that can be played by the piper, whereas the drone or drones provide a constant note. Bagpipes are most commonly associated with Scotland and Ireland, although they can also be found in other countries such as Spain, Malta, China, India and Pakistan.
Bagpipes were traditionally played by men to accompany dancing or marching soldiers into battle. Today bagpipe bands continue this tradition at military ceremonies around the world. Bagpipes are also used for entertainment purposes and have been featured prominently in films like Braveheart (1995) and The Princess Bride (1987).
March 10 is…
Bagpipe Day Blueberry Popover Day Mario Day (Mar10) Ranch Dressing Day Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
March 10 Birthday Quotes
“Everyone wants to work with the big new producer or the hot new singer. The key is to find them before they’re hot.” – Timbaland
“There is a child in all of us, a person who believes in a glorious future.” – Jasmine Guy
“I’ve gotten away with a lot in my life. The older you get the more you realize you’re not getting away with it, it’s taking its toll somewhere. So you try not to put yourself in those situations. Part of the mysterious process called growing up. Some people do that better than others.” – Jon Hamm
“Always remember that your success begins inside you: If you can’t see it first, no one else ever will.” – Chuck Norris
“I’d go to hell to hear a good band.” – Bix Beiderbecke
March 10 Birthdays
1903 – Bix Beiderbecke, American cornet player, pianist, and composer (died in 1931) 1924 – Judith Jones, American literary and cookbook editor (died in 2017) 1928 – James Earl Ray, American criminal; assassin of Martin Luther King Jr. (died in 1998) 1940 – Chuck Norris, American actor, producer, and martial artist 1957 – Osama bin Laden, Saudi Arabian terrorist, founded al-Qaeda (died in 2011) 1957 – Shannon Tweed, American model 1958 – Sharon Stone, American actress 1962 – Jasmine Guy, American actress 1963 – Rick Rubin, American record producer 1964 – Neneh Cherry, Swedish singer-songwriter 1971 – Jon Hamm, American actor 1972 – Timbaland, American rapper and producer 1983 – Carrie Underwood, American singer-songwriter
March 10 History
1804 – In St. Louis, Missouri, a formal ceremony was conducted to transfer ownership of the Louisiana Territory from France to the United States, via the Louisiana Purchase.
1906 – An underground fire sparked a massive explosion that virtually destroyed a vast maze of mines in Courrieres, France, that killed over 1,000 workers.
1926 – Lolly Willowes, or The Loving Huntsman, was the first Book-of-the-Month Club selection, published by Viking Press.
March 10, 1937 (fiction) H.P. Lovecraft enables several creatures to escape purgatory, Horror, Lovecraft
1951 – #1 Hit March 10, 1951 – April 20, 1951: Mario Lanza – Be My Love
1955 – A US Patent (#2,704,172) was issued to Aaron S. Lapin for his invention of “Dispensing Valves for Gas Pressure Containers”. That may sound boring until you find out it was for his Reddi-Wip cream topping.
March 10, 1960 Birthday (fictional) Remus Lupin, Harry Potter
1962 – #1 Hit March 10, 1962 – March 30, 1962: Bruce Channel – Hey! Baby
March 10, 1971 – The Cat in the Hat aired live on CBS
1978 – The Incredible Hulk premiered on CBS.
1979 – #1 Hit March 10, 1979 – March 23, 1979: Gloria Gaynor – I Will Survive
1980 – Jean Harris shot and killed Scarsdale diet doctor Herman Tarnower.
1983 – MTV broadcasted the video of Michael Jackson’s song Billie Jean for the first time
1997 – Buffy, The Vampire Slayer premiered on The WB, based on the 1992 movie.
2007 – #1 Hit March 10, 2007 – March 23, 2007: MIMS – This Is Why I’m Hot
March 10, 2016 – Tangled: Before Ever After aired on The Disney Channel
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
In a 500-day period, I could theoretically meet someone, get married, have a baby, and get divorced and I’d still be using the same box of Q-tips.
Frank Welker has voiced the character, Fred Jones, in Scooby-Doo since the show’s conception in 1969.
According to the movie Titanic, if the lookouts weren’t so distracted looking at Rose and Jack smooching on the deck, they would have seen the Iceberg in time to avoid it.
There are Ides in every month, not just March. The Ides are basically the day marking the middle of each month.
TV Quotes… “I know nothing!” (Sgt. Schultz) on “Hogan’s Heroes”
“Donaldism” is the name for Disney fandom particularly focused on comics and cartoons. The the Germans call their society: “D.O.N.A.L.D.” (“Deutsche Organisation nichtkommerzieller Anhänger des lauteren Donaldismus” or the German Organization of Non-commercial Devotees of Pure Donaldism)
The biggest film of 1968: Funny Girl earned ~ $58,500,000
Liechtenstein has won the most Olympic medals per capita of any country, with nearly one medal for every 3,600 inhabitants.
People are more likely to purchase things that are direct multipliers of the final price: “4 Pizzas and 6 Toppings for $24” (4×6=24)
When you’re smiling to the camera, you’re really smiling to someone in the future.
Lenny Bruce – Real Name: Alfred Schweiger
10 cards: 1 decacards
“What do you see when you turn out the light? I can’t tell you but I know it’s mine” #songlyrics
1796 – Napoléon Bonaparte married his first wife, Joséphine de Beauharnais.
1841 – The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the United States v. The Amistad case that captive Africans who had seized control of the ship carrying them had been taken into slavery illegally.
1842 – The first documented discovery of gold in California occurred at Rancho San Francisco, six years before the California Gold Rush.
1959 – The Barbie doll made its debut at the American International Toy Fair in New York.
If you were born on March 9th, You were likely conceived the week of… June 16th (prior year)
Get Over It Day
On Get Over It Day, on March 9, people everywhere are encouraged to self-reflect and move on from whatever it’s that’s weighing on them. Jeff Goldblatt placed the new holiday between Valentine’s Day and April Fools after he realized numerous people would relate to the problem he was having getting over his breakup.
Jeff, who was having trouble getting over an ex-girlfriend, so the day has its roots in failed romance. Realizing his pain was relatable, Goldblatt created the day to self-reflect, find out what’s weighing us down, and choose that the past should sleep in the past.
An unJoke…
A man is walking down the street when he sees his friend walking towards him with bananas coming out of his ears.
“Say, Jim, you have bananas coming out of your ears…”
“Sorry Billy, can’t hear ya. I have bananas coming out of my ears.”
March 9 is…
Crabmeat Day Meatball Day National Get Over It Day
March 9 Birthday Quotes
“Sometimes the characters I find the most compelling are in independent movies. With independent scripts, people can take more challenges.” – Brittany Snow
“I like projects in which I can really act and not be me all the time.” – Emmanuel Lewis
“If you have good food, people will come to your restaurant.” – Mickey Gilley
March 9 Birthdays
1918 – Mickey Spillane, American crime novelist (died in 2006) 1926 – Joe Franklin, American radio and television host (died in 2015) 1928 – Keely Smith, American singer and actress (died in 2017) 1933 – Lloyd Price, American R&B singer-songwriter 1936 – Mickey Gilley, American singer-songwriter and pianist 1936 – Marty Ingels, American actor and comedian (died in 2015) 1940 – Raul Julia, Puerto Rican-American actor (died in 1994) 1943 – Bobby Fischer, American chess player (died in 2008) 1945 – Robin Trower, English rock guitarist and vocalist 1948 – Jeffrey Osborne, American singer and drummer 1960 – Linda Fiorentino, American actress 1971 – Emmanuel Lewis, American actor 1986 – Brittany Snow, American actress 1993 – Suga, South Korean artist (BTS)
The United States v. The Amistad
In 1839, a group of slaves aboard the Spanish ship Amistad rebelled and took control of the vessel. They were eventually captured and brought to the United States, where they argued that they were free people who had been wrongfully kidnapped and sold into slavery. This case was one of the first times that slavery was questioned in court, and it helped to pave the way for future abolitionist movements.
The United States v. The Amistad was a case in United States federal court that involved international issues and parties, as well as United States law. It tested the issue of whether the United States could seize slave ships from foreign countries on behalf of slaves being transported illegally or if they were protected property under Spanish and Cuban law.
The United States eventually won the case, with the court ruling that the slaves were illegally transported and thus were not protected by international law. They were ordered to be freed and returned to Africa. This case was an important step in the fight against slavery and helped to lay the groundwork for future abolitionist movements.
March 9 History
1611 – Johannes Fabricius, a Dutch astronomer, discovered sunspots.
1822 – Charles M. Graham of NY was issued the first US Patent (#X03472) for artificial teeth.
1841 – The US Supreme Court ruled that the African slaves who seized control of the Amistad slave ship had been illegally forced into slavery and thus were free under American law.
1858 – The first US Patent (#19,578) for a street postal mailbox was patented by Albert Potts, of Philadelphia.
1945 – 300 B29 bombers dropped nearly 500,000 napalm and petroleum jelly cylinders on Tokyo, creating a 40-sq-km firestorm that killed over 100,000 and maimed another million. It was the most destructive single bombing in history, including Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombs.
1957 (Earthquake) Andreanof Islands, Alaska
1959 – #1 Hit March 9, 1959 – April 12, 1959: Frankie Avalon – Venus
1959 – Barbie debuted. Barbie’s appearance was modeled on a doll named Lilli, which was based on a racy German comic strip character.
March 9 19**, Birthday (fictional) Sybill Trelawney, Harry Potter
1985 – #1 Hit March 9, 1985 – March 29, 1985: REO Speedwagon – Can’t Fight This Feeling
1985 – The Tyler Civitan Club was the first to partake in the Adopt-a-Highway Sign Program, erected on Texas’s Highway 69.
1989 – A Geomagnetic Storm affected Quebec’s electrical transmission system.
1991 – #1 Hit March 9, 1991 – March 22, 1991: Mariah Carey – Someday
1997 – Christopher Wallace, AKA Biggie Smalls, AKA the Notorious B.I.G., was shot to death at a stoplight in Los Angeles. Rapper Suge Knight has been eyed as the killer. Suge was also accused of running over (and killing) Terry Carter in January 2015.
2002 – #1 Hit March 9, 2002 – April 19, 2002: Jennifer Lopez featuring Ja Rule – Ain’t It Funny
2009 – Castle premiered on ABC
2011 – Space Shuttle Discovery makes its final landing after 39 flights
#1 Hit March 9, 2019 – March 15, 2019: Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper – Shallow
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
It’s only just dawned on me that no one says dusk anymore.
A group of Bears is called a Sloth or Sleuth. A group of Bear Cubs is called a Litter.
“Nobody puts Baby in a corner.” – Johnny Castle (Patrick Swayze) #moviequotes
The two parts to the word “helicopter” are not “heli” and “copter”, but “helico” meaning spiral, and “pter” meaning one with wings, like a pterodactyl.
Pepperoni is America’s favorite topping, with 36 percent of all pizza orders!
“Life became more aligned when I started taking some of the advice I’d been dishing out to my friends.” – Paula Heller Garland
That dramatic misunderstanding in romantic comedies. #moviecliches
A group of Mules is called a Pack or Span or Barren or Rake.
“Allow me to introduce myself: the Blue Raja, Master of Silverware. Forks a specialty.” – The Blue Raja #moviequotes
Fast food restaurants use yellow, red, and orange because those are the colors that stimulate hunger.
“Welcome to the O.C. bitch” – Luke (The O.C.)
The best advice I ever got was to take everyone’s advice with a grain of salt
“You know everything is not an anecdote. You have to discriminate. You choose things that are funny or mildly amusing or interesting. You’re a miracle! Your stories have NONE of that. They’re not even amusing accidentally!” – Neal Page in Planes, Trains & Automobiles #moviequotes
1481 – William Caxton reprinted the illustrated book, Mirror of the World, from the original French.
1913 – The Internal Revenue Service began collecting income tax on Americans’ income.
2014 – Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappeared over the South China Sea
If you were born on March 8th, You were likely conceived the week of… June 15th (prior year)
Women’s Day
Since 1911, International Women’s Day (March 8) is a global day celebrating women’s social, economic, cultural, and political achievements. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating women’s equality. Purple, green, and white are the colors of International Women’s Day. Purple signifies justice and dignity. Green symbolizes hope. White represents purity, albeit a controversial concept. The colors originated from the Women’s Social and Political Union (WSPU) in the UK in 1908. (website)
National Proofreading Day
Proofreading is a process that has been around for centuries. Back in the days of medieval scribes, manuscripts had to be copied by hand – and mistakes were inevitable. But the scribes had a few tricks up their sleeves for correcting their work.
One such method was to cross out the incorrect passage, then begin again on the next page. This is a trick that many of us are familiar with – though we tend to type over mistakes instead! Proofreading has come a long way since medieval times…
But that doesn’t mean that the process is perfect. Proofreading still requires a great deal of attention to detail and can be time-consuming. However, it’s an essential step in ensuring the accuracy of your writing.
So next time you’re proofreading a document, remember these tips:
Read through the text several times, checking for errors each time.
Look for mistakes in grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
Pay close attention to formatting and layout.
Use a tool like Grammarly to help you catch mistakes that you might have missed.
Proofreading is a process that has been around for centuries – but it’s more important than ever in today’s digital world. Proofreading is essential for ensuring that the content you publish online is accurate and error-free. And in today’s fast-paced social media environment, where everything travels at lightning speed, it’s important to be sure that your grammar is correct before sharing!
March 8 is…
Peanut Cluster Day Proofreading Day (International) Women’s Day
March 8 Birthday Quotes
“I was raised to believe in myself. I know I’m cool. I’m not trying to brag or say I’m the man or anything like that. I don’t lie or cheat, and I’m not mean to anybody. I treat people with respect.” – Freddie Prinze, Jr.
“I learned that people want to be in love. They long to be in love, they pretend to be in love, and sometimes they are.” – Carole Bayer Sager
“A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions.” – Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
“The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is not a public democratic organization; it’s a private club basically. It’s like a private golf club and they decide who they’re going to let in the club.” – Micky Dolenz
“If I had to give up either acting or dancing, I’d choose to keep dancing.” – Cyd Charisse
March 8 Birthdays
1841 – Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., American lawyer and jurist (died in 1935) 1859 – Kenneth Grahame, Scottish author (died in 1932) 1879 – Otto Hahn, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died in 1968) 1902 – Louise Beavers, American actress (died in 1962) 1910 – Claire Trevor, American actress (died in 2000) 1922 – Cyd Charisse, American actress and dancer (died in 2008) 1942 – Dick Allen, American baseball player (died in 2020) 1943 – Lynn Redgrave, English-American actress and singer (died in 2010) 1945 – Micky Dolenz, American singer-songwriter and actor 1946 – Randy Meisner, American singer-songwriter and bass player 1947 – Carole Bayer Sager, American singer-songwriter and painter 1958 – Gary Numan, English singer-songwriter 1976 – Freddie Prinze Jr., American actor 1977 – James Van Der Beek, American actor
March 8 History
1618 – Johannes Kepler formulated his Third Law of Planetary Motion.
1669 – Mount Etna, on the island of Sicily, began erupting and over the next several weeks killed over 20,000 people.
1755 – Thomas Paine, published African Slavery in America – the first article in the American colonies calling for the emancipation of slaves and the abolition of slavery.
1817 – The New York Stock Exchange was founded.
1950 – The ‘Volkswagen Type 2’, known as the VW Bus, was produced for the first time.
1961 – Broadway Show – Mary, Mary (Play) March 8, 1961
1968 – Bill Graham’s Fillmore East opened in New York City.
1971 – Muhammad Ali lost to Heavyweight Champion Joe Frazier in the “Fight of the Century” at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
1975 – #1 Hit March 8, 1975 – March 14, 1975: Olivia Newton-John – Have You Never Been Mellow
1978 – The first radio episode of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams, was broadcast.
1983 – President Ronald Reagan labels the Soviet Union an ‘evil empire.’
1993- Beavis and Butt-Head premiered on MTV.
March 8, 2002 – Cadet Kelly aired on The Disney Channel
2003 – #1 Hit March 8, 2003 – May 9, 2003: 50 Cent – In Da Club
2006 – Top Chef debuted on Bravo
2014 – #1 Hit March 8, 2014 – May 16, 2014: Pharrell Williams – Happy
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
International Women’s Day was first celebrated in the Soviet Union and was called International Working Women’s Day until 1975,
In the event of an Apocalypse, would you be more concerned about the hordes of dead citizens in the streets or the fact that there was no pizza left anywhere in your city?
The largest cast of living creatures in a Hollywood film was the 22 million bees, in 1978’s “The Swarm”.
Write down ALL thoughts/ideas. You’re working for a paycheck, not waiting to win the lottery. #LifeProTips
Caractacus Potts was the owner and driver of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
In the 18th century, many prominent voices were concerned by an ‘epidemic’ affecting young people whereby they were spending too much time reading books. It was diagnosed as ‘a dangerous disease’ called ‘reading rage, reading fever, reading mania or reading lust.’
If I ever crash land on a planet with Earth-like conditions where everyone speaks English, I’m pretty sure I’d figure out it was Earth right away.
The Capital of Palau is Melekeok
The biggest film of 1969: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (Western) earned ~ $102,000,000
Why is there a bear in The Jungle Book? Bears don’t live in the jungle!
On request of the family of Sir Winston Churchill, there is always a marmalade cat called Jock in residence at Chartwell house. Last we checked, Jock VI was still there.
Useless Pronunciation: E as in eight
An elephant’s brain reacts the same way to humans the way human brains react to puppies. That is, they like us.
Maybe someday Beanie Babies will actually become valuable and we will all have a good laugh about it.
“I saw a werewolf drinking a pina colada at Trader Vics.” #songlyrics
1850 – American Senator Daniel Webster gave his Seventh of March speech endorsing the Compromise of 1850.
1869 – The Suez Canal opened for limited shipping.
1876 – Alexander Graham Bell received his patent for (#174,465) the telephone.
If you were born on March 7th, You were likely conceived the week of… June 14th (prior year)
Suez Canal
The 193.30 km (120 miles)-long Suez Canal is a man-made sea-level waterway located in Egypt and connects the Mediterranean with the Gulf of Suez, a northern branch of the Red Sea. It enables a more direct route for shipping between Europe and Asia, effectively allowing passage from the North Atlantic to the Indian Ocean without circumnavigating the African continent.
The journey from Europe through the Mediterranean and into the Red Sea, transiting through the Suez Canal, cutting around 4300 miles off the journey compared to the one carries out through the South Atlantic and southern Indian oceans. The canal also connects the Port Said in northeast Egypt with Port Tewfik at the town of Suez within the south.
Completed on November 17, 1869, the Suez Canal is one of the foremost heavily used shipping routes within the world, witnessing the passage of thousands of vessels per annum.
March 7 is…
Alexander Graham Bell Day Cereal Day Crown Roast of Pork Day National “Be Heard” Day
March 7 Birthday Quotes
“Growing up, I was a very shy, wallflower type. I was not a nerd, but not popular. I was just invisible, like that person you probably didn’t know you were in school with.” – Jenna Fischer
“If a player demonstrated that he is the best, and a team decides, even so, we don’t want to pay him, as in any other business, he should be able to play elsewhere.” – Lynn Swann
“It was a big story and yesterday’s soup. Who cares?” – Willard Scott
“I don’t have moments of weakness. I’m Rik Mayall.” – Rik Mayall
“If you feel like there’s something out there that you’re supposed to be doing if you have a passion for it, then stop wishing and just do it.” – Wanda Sykes
March 7 Birthdays
1792 – John Herschel, English mathematician and astronomer (died in 1871) 1837 – Henry Draper, American physician and astronomer (died in 1882) 1849 – Luther Burbank, American botanist and author (died in 1926) 1875 – Maurice Ravel, French pianist, composer, and conductor (died in 1937) 1934 – Willard Scott, American television personality 1938 – Janet Guthrie, American professional race car driver 1942 – Michael Eisner, American businessman 1952 – Lynn Swann, American football player 1956 – Bryan Cranston, American actor 1958 – Rik Mayall, English comedian, actor, and screenwriter (died in 2014) 1962 – Taylor Dayne, American singer-songwriter and actress 1964 – Wanda Sykes, American comedian and actress 1970 – Rachel Weisz, English-American actress 1974 – Jenna Fischer, American actress 1980 – Laura Prepon, American actress
The Birth of Corn Flakes
If you love cornflakes, then you have Dr. John Kellogg to thank! In 1894, he served the world’s first bowl of cornflakes to his patients at a mental hospital in Battle Creek, Michigan. At the time, cornflakes were a new and untested food, but Kellogg was convinced that they had great potential. He believed that they could help improve the health of his patients.
Kellogg was a doctor and nutritionist who was passionate about healthy eating. He believed that the key to good health was a balanced diet and plenty of exercise. In his quest to create the perfect breakfast, he experimented with all sorts of different grains and cereals. Cornflakes were his final invention – and they turned out to be a huge success!
Today, cornflakes are one of the most popular breakfast foods in the world. They’re enjoyed by people of all ages and nationalities. So next time you reach for a box of cornflakes, remember Dr. John Kellogg – the man who made them famous!
March 7 History
1894 – Dr. John Kellogg served the world’s first cornflakes to his patients at a mental hospital in Battle Creek, Michigan.
1911 – Willis S. Farnsworth Patented (#985,990) the first coin-operated locker.
1933 The board game Monopoly was created and trademarked by Charles Darrow in Atlantic City.
1955 – Phyllis Diller made her comedy stand-up debut at the Purple Onion in San Francisco, CA.
March 7, 1955 – Peter Pan aired live as part of NBC’s Producer’s Showcase.
1983 – TNN (The Nashville Network) began broadcasting.
1987 – Mike Tyson defeated James “Bonecrusher” Smith to unify the WBA and WBC heavyweight titles.
1996 – East End Show – The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) (Play) March 7, 1996
2009 – The Kepler space observatory was launched.
2011 – Charlie Sheen was officially fired from Two and a Half Men.
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
Sony produced new Betamax cassettes until March of 2016.
Vegetables and animals have spent years upon years differentiating and evolving apart. Cooking is the art of bringing them back together.
“In Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”, Ben Stein’s economics lecture scene was completely improvised and done in one take.
“The road to Hell is paved with good intentions.” – Ben Jonson
One day someone just started counting every moment they could and measured it; we now know this as time.
A group of protesters is called a tantrum.
Joan Crawford – Real Name: Lucille LeSueur
The official nickname of people from the state of Indiana is “Hoosiers”, making Indiana the first state not to have a version of their state name in their nickname (“Floridians”, “Pennsylvanians”, etc.).
Transparent Aluminum – first mentioned in the film Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
Bass is spelled the same as bass, but bass sounds the same as base. Also, red sounds the same as read, but read is spelled the same as read.
“Oh, Jerry, don’t let’s ask for the moon. We have the stars.” – Charlotte Vale (Bette Davis) #moviequotes
Ben Franklin’s 13 Virtues #1 – Temperance. Eat not to dullness; drink not to elevation.
1857 – The Dredd Scott Decision. Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes called it the Court’s “greatest self-inflicted wound.”
March 6th is the annual sacred high holy day of Dudeism, “The Day of The Dude”. Dudeism is a religion, philosophy, or lifestyle inspired by “The Dude”, the protagonist of the 1998 film, The Big Lebowski.
March 6, 2005, The Autons attempted to invade London in Doctor Who, TV
If you were born on March 6th, You were likely conceived the week of… June 13th (prior year)
National Dress Day
National Dress day was created in 2016 by dressmaker Ashley Lauren to celebrate memories of special occasions via a dress. Traditionally, a dress might be a shirt with an attached bodice. they’re worn for casual, business, and formal settings. Lauren said, “To me today is about empowering women to celebrate our femininity and cherish memories of wearing dresses. It’s the ladies and their stories behind the dresses that make today so special.” Women are encouraged to wear one of their favorite dresses and/or post one among their favorite dress photos and share their stories on social media.
March 6 is…
Dentist’s Day Dress Day Frozen Food Day Oreo Cookie Day
National Frozen Food Day
In 1984, President Ronald Reagan proclaimed March 6 as National Frozen Food Day. The day celebrates the invention of frozen food by Clarence Birdseye in 1922.
Do you love frozen food? Do you hate it? Chances are, if you’re like most Americans, your answer to that question is “it depends.” Frozen food has come a long way since its inception in the early 20th century. In this blog post, we will take a look at how frozen food has evolved over the years and some of the controversies that have surrounded it. We will also discuss the benefits of frozen food and why it is such an important part of our diets.
The first frozen food product was introduced to the market in 1922 by Clarence Birdseye. He had developed a process for quick-freezing foods, which allowed them to be stored and transported long distances without spoiling. Frozen food caught on quickly and became especially popular during World War II when it was used to feed troops stationed overseas.
In the years since its invention, frozen food has come under fire from some health experts who claim that it is unhealthy and full of additives. However, recent studies have shown that this is not necessarily the case. In fact, frozen food can actually be quite healthy if you choose the right products. However, it is important to note that not all frozen foods are created equal. Some contain high levels of sodium, sugar, and unhealthy fats. So, when choosing frozen foods, be sure to read the labels carefully.
There are many benefits to eating frozen food. For one thing, it is convenient and easy to prepare. It can also be a great way to save money on groceries. Frozen food is also a good choice for people who lead busy lives or who don’t have time to cook every day. And finally, frozen food is an excellent source of nutrients and antioxidants, which can help keep you healthy and looking young.
So this National Frozen Food Day, take some time to appreciate all that frozen food has to offer. There’s a reason why it’s become such a staple in our diets!
March 6 Birthday Quotes
“Genius is eternal patience.” – Michelangelo
“One of the most beautiful things in the world I’ve ever seen or heard is people laughing, even when there seems to be so little reason for them to laugh.” – D. L. Hughley
“As for me, I am in pursuit of excellence. I have no time to get old.” – Will Eisner
“Silence is the best response to a fool.” – Elizabeth Barrett Browning
“There is no greater harm than that of time wasted.” – Michelangelo
March 6 Birthdays
1475 – Michelangelo, Italian painter and sculptor (died in 1564) 1619 – Cyrano de Bergerac, French author and playwright (died in 1655) 1780 – Lucy Barnes, American writer (died in 1809) 1806 – Elizabeth Barrett Browning (English poet died in 1861) 1905 – Bob Wills, American Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader (died in 1975) 1906 – Lou Costello, American actor and comedian (died in 1959) 1917 – Will Eisner, American illustrator and publisher (died in 2005) 1923 – Ed McMahon, American comedian, game show host, and announcer (died in 2009) 1926 – Alan Greenspan, American economist 1929 – Tom Foley, American lawyer and politician (died in 2013) 1936 – Marion Barry, American lawyer and politician (died in 2014) 1947 – Kiki Dee, English singer-songwriter 1947 – John Stossel, American journalist and author 1948 – Stephen Schwartz, American composer and producer 1963 – D.L. Hughley, American actor 1967 – Connie Britton, American actress 1972 – Shaquille O’Neal, American basketball player
March 6 History
1836 – The Battle (and fall) of the Alamo took place
1857 – The Supreme Court of the United States ruled in the Dred Scott v. Sandford case. It stated that anyone brought into the United States as a slave, or their descendants could never be a United States citizen. The court of public opinion disagreed very vocally a few years later.
1899 – Bayer registered Aspirin as a trademark. Aspirin is considered by many to be the first wonder drug.
1930 – General Foods put the first individually packaged frozen foods – “Birds Eye Frosted Foods” on sale in Springfield, Massachusetts
1943 – Norman Rockwell published Freedom from Want in The Saturday Evening Post with a matching essay by Carlos Bulosan as part of the ‘Four Freedoms Series.’
1950 – Silly Putty was introduced as a toy by Peter Hodgson. It was invented in 1943 by James Wright in an effort to make synthetic rubber.
1953 – James Watson and Francis Crick submitted to ‘Nature’ magazine their first article on the structure of DNA. It was published in the April 25th, 1953 issue.
1964 – Nation of Islam’s Elijah Muhammad officially gave boxing champion Cassius Clay the name of Muhammad Ali.
1965 – #1 Hit March 6, 1965 – March 12, 1965: The Temptations – My Girl
1976 – #1 Hit March 6, 1976 – March 12, 1976: The Miracles – Love Machine (Part 1)
1981 – Walter Cronkite resigned as the main anchorman of The CBS Evening News
1983 – Country Music Television (CMT) began.
1985 – The song We Are the World was released.
1988 – In The Heat of the Night, based on the 1967 film, debuted on NBC television.
March 6, 1992 (fiction) Dana Scully assigned to The X-Files, X-Files, TV
1992 – The Michelangelo computer virus began to affect computers.
1993 – #1 Hit March 6, 1993 – March 12, 1993: Peabo Bryson & Regina Belle – A Whole New World
1994 – Liquid Television on MTV ended
2000 – Mobile Suit Gundam Wing debuted on The Cartoon Network
2001 – Napster began to block the transfer of copyrighted material over its peer-to-peer network. In July 2001, Napster shut down its entire network.
March 6, 2005 (fiction) The Autons attempted to invade London in Doctor Who, TV
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
Biggest film of 1970: Love Story (Drama) earned ~ $106,000,000
A group of Mathematicians is called a Number.
Growing up, everyone was worried that “the powers that be” were going to microchip us. With the spread of smartphones, we microchipped ourselves.
“It doesn’t matter what Lucy said. I stopped trusting her after she stole my pop rocks in the third grade.” #moviequotes
Decades from now, having a “Flock of Seagull’s hairdo” original meaning will likely be lost on most young people. It will just sound like another old-timey saying.
The Capital of the United Arab Emirates is Abu Dhabi
Shaquille O’Neal only made one three-point shot during his entire career.
The word “Pokémon” is a contraction of the Japanese words, “Poketto” and “Monsut”, or “Pocket Monster” in English.
“We’ve become a race of Peeping Toms. What people ought to do is get outside their own house and look in for a change.” – Stella in Rear Window #moviequotes
Six of the eight largest pyramidal buildings in the world are either in Mexico or Egypt.
The Scary Statistic: Motor Vehicle Accident odds: 1-in-100 What to do: Stay away from moving cars, airplanes, and other motorized vehicles.
1770 – The Boston Massacre; 5 Americans killed and 6 wounded by British soldiers.
1933 – President Franklin Roosevelt proclaimed a three-day bank holiday.
1933 – Adolf Hitler’s Nazi Party received43.9% at the Reichstag elections, allowing the Nazis to later pass the Enabling Act, establishing a dictatorship.
1946 – Winston Churchill gave his “Iron Curtain” speech
If you were born on March 5th, You were likely conceived the week of… June 12th (prior year)
Cinco de Marcho
Cinco De Marcho is a 12-day drinking regimen for anyone who wishes to “train one’s liver for the closing ceremonies on St. Patrick’s Day.”
March 5 is…
Cheese Doodle Day Cinco de Marcho National Absinthe Day World Book Day (UK and Ireland)
National Absinthe Day
Absinthe, the drink often referred to as “the green fairy,” has a long and colorful history. Originating in Switzerland in the 18th century, it rose to popularity in early 20th century France among artists and writers. Absinthe is still enjoyed today and has a mystique that sets it apart from other alcoholic beverages. To celebrate National Absinthe Day each year on March 5, let’s take a closer look at the history of this unique drink…
Absinthe is a spirit that’s usually between 45 and 74 percent alcohol by volume (ABV). It has an anise flavor from the herbs used in the distillation process. Absinthe is green because of its coloring agents: chlorophyll from wormwood leaves, hyssop flowers, or mint. Some absinthes have other colors as well because of their additives.
Absinthe was first made in Switzerland around 1792 by a French doctor named Pierre Ordinaire who created it as a tonic for people suffering from stomach illnesses. The drink then became popular among farmers during the summer months when wine wasn’t available to them locally due to the lack of refrigeration technologies at that time period.
Absinthe’s popularity continued to grow in the early 1800s, and by the mid-1800s it had become very popular among French artists and writers. In fact, some say that absinthe was responsible for the famous “Lemon Law” of 1859, which stated that any artist who drank two glasses of absinthe per day would be banned from exhibiting at the Paris Salon.
Around this time, there were also concerns about absinthe’s effects on people’s health. Some believed that it caused hallucinations and other mental issues. This led to a prohibition of absinthe in France in 1915. The ban didn’t last long, though, as it was lifted in early 1919.
Today, absinthe is still enjoyed by many people all over the world. It has a unique flavor and mystique that sets it apart from other alcoholic drinks, and National Absinthe Day is a great opportunity to learn more about this interesting beverage!
March 5 Birthday Quotes
“Throw your heart into the picture and then jump in after it.” – Howard Pyle
“I’ve got categories of jobs, and one of the categories is ‘money jobs.’ If one of those comes along and I have to make a living, even if I don’t like the script that much, I’ll do it and just try to stay above water, which I’m able to do most of the time. I try not to sink with the ship.” – Dean Stockwell
“To all those who won’t listen to my music because I don’t smoke Ganga, I say the hell with those people.” – Eddy Grant
“If there’s something you really want to believe, that’s what you should question the most.” – Penn Jillette
“When the negative thoughts come – and they will; they come to all of us – it’s not enough to just not dwell on it… You’ve got to replace it with a positive thought.” – Joel Osteen
March 5 Birthdays
1595 – Willam Blackstone, early American settler (died in 1675) 1637 – Jan van der Heyden, Dutch painter and engineer (died in 1712) 1853 – Howard Pyle, American author and illustrator (died in 1911) 1874 – Henry Travers, English-American actor (died in 1965) 1905 – László Benedek, Hungarian-American director and cinematographer (died in 1992) 1908 – Rex Harrison, English actor (died in 1990) 1927 – Jack Cassidy, American actor and singer (died in 1976) 1936 – Dean Stockwell, American actor 1939 – Samantha Eggar, English actress 1948 – Eddy Grant, Guyanese-British singer-songwriter 1948 – Elaine Paige, English singer and actress 1954 – Marsha Warfield, American actress and comedian 1955 – Penn Jillette, American magician 1958 – Andy Gibb, English-Australian singer-songwriter (died in 1988) 1963 – Joel Osteen, American pastor, author, and television host 1974 – Matt Lucas, English actor and television personality 1974 – Eva Mendes, American model and actress 1996 – Taylor Hill, American model
March 5 History
1496 – King Henry VII of England issued letters =to John Cabot and his sons, authorizing them to explore unknown lands of (soon to be named) America.
1770 – Boston Massacre: Five Americans, including Crispus Attucks, are fatally shot by British troops.
1836 0 1836 – Samuel Colt patented the first production-model revolver, the .34-caliber.
1872 – George Westinghouse patented the air brake.
1946 – Cold War: Winston Churchill coined the phrase “Iron Curtain” in his speech at Westminster College, Missouri.
1953 – Joseph Stalin, the longest-serving leader of the Soviet Union, died in Moscow.
1963 – American country music stars Patsy Cline, Hawkshaw Hawkins, Cowboy Copas, and their pilot Randy Hughes were killed in a plane crash in Camden, Tennessee.
1966 – #1 Hit March 5, 1966 – April 8, 1966: SSgt. Barry Sadler – The Ballad of The Green Berets
1977 – #1 Hit March 5, 1966 – March 25, 1966: Barbra Streisand – Evergreen (Love Theme From “A Star Is Born”)
1981 – The ZX81, a pioneering British home computer, was launched by Sinclair Research.
1982 – Soviet probe Venera 14 landed on Venus.
1983: #1 Hit March 5, 1983 – April 22, 1983: Michael Jackson: Billie Jean
2005: #1 Hit March 5, 2005 – May 6, 2005: 50 Cent with Olivia – Candy Shop
2016 – #1 Hit March 5, 2016 – May 6, 2016: Rihanna with Drake – Work
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
The difference between fiction and reality? Fiction has to make sense.
“Time to make the donuts” – Dunkin’ Donuts ad
Two twin-sized mattresses are the same size as a single king size mattress.
“Holy crap!” – Frank Barone (Everybody Loves Raymond)
I am convinced that the people who make cough/cold syrup have never once actually tasted a berry.
Old Spice’s The Man Your Man Could Smell Like was played by Isaiah Mustafa.
It’s weird that pizza is shaped as a circle and comes in a square box and the slices are triangles. Pizza is a lesson in Geometry.
The name “Oreo” is “Greg” with o’s instead of g’s.
There are currently over 200 people living in the U.S with the name John Doe.
“Man who catch fly with chopstick accomplish anything.” – Mr. Miyagi/Pat Morita #moviequotes
What makes us more sophisticated animals are our intellect and opposable thumbs. Both of which we are wasting by numbing our brains and scrolling via our thumbs on our “smart” phones.
Through, tough, thorough, thought, trough, though don’t rhyme, but pony and bologna do. #theenglishlanguage
1681 – Pennsylvania was deeded to Willam Penn by King Charles II of England.
1789 – The federal government under the US Constitution began, replacing the Articles of Confederation. George Washington was declared the first US President.
1933 – Frances Perkins was the first US Cabinet Secretary (Sec. of Labor)
1974 – People Magazine premiered
If you were born on March 4th, You were likely conceived the week of… June 11th (prior year)
The First Full Week in March is…
“Celebrate Your Name” Week. “National Consumer Protection” Week “Professional Pet Sitters” Week “Return Borrowed Books” Week
Celebrate National Grammar Day!
Do you love grammar? Do you get a thrill from proper punctuation and well-placed modifiers? If so, then you’re in luck! March 4 is National Grammar Day, a time to celebrate all things grammar-related. According to the Oxford Dictionaries, National Grammar Day is “an annual event that celebrates good grammar and aims to raise awareness of the importance of language education.” Here are some fun facts about National Grammar Day, established in 2008 by Martha Brockenbrough, and give you some tips on how to celebrate!
Fun Facts About National Grammar Day:
The actual date, March fourth, is a mnemonic device because the month (M), day (D), and year (YY) all use Roman numerals. M = March; D = IV = four; YY= 08. It’s also an example of proper punctuation.
The Oxford Dictionaries notes that “The Society for the Promotion of Good Grammar [SPOGG] encourages Americans to celebrate National Grammar Day by sending well-crafted emails in support of good grammar.” SPOGG was founded by Martha Brockenbrough, who chose the name as sort of an inside joke with her friends from college. According to toOGG’s website, “The name is derived from a wordplay on the Society of Professional Journalists’ acronym – SPJ.”
Brockenbrough also established National Grammar Day because in 2006, she had to do an emergency rewrite of her book Things That Make Us, which was due at the printers. She wrote that as she saved the file and pushed it through, “I heard flutes playing and a choir singing ‘Alleluia.’” According to The New Yorker, “Brockenbrough’s first version of Things That Make Us [Sic] included grammar myths such as never-ending sentences with prepositions (think about what you just read) or starting one with a conjunction (and think about how often do this).”
While National Grammar Day is a time for fun, it’s also about taking grammar seriously. In an interview with The New Yorker, Brockenbrough said she started SPOGG as “a way to have some fun and raise people’s awareness of the importance of language education.” She added: “We will not challenge any errors on signs or menus or in casual conversation. We will only respond to such things when we see them in print, because that’s where they matter most.”
Tips on How to Celebrate National Grammar Day:
Write something!
Send your boss an email, and use proper grammar!
Make a cup of tea or coffee to celebrate National Grammar Day with a mug that has “Grammar Police” written on it.
Take the time to correct those who misuse words like “their,” which is plural but used as singular and other incorrect use of grammar.
Celebrate by using proper grammar in your writing and being courteously mindful of others’ misuse of language.
March 4 is…
Hug a G.I. Day Pound Cake Day March Forth and Do Something Day National Grammar Day World Obesity Day
March 4 Birthday Quotes
“It’s not so much how busy you are, but why you are busy.” – Catherine O’Hara
“My approach has always been to put 100% into the movie I’m making right now. I think sometimes filmmakers put too much thought into the grand franchise they’re going to build. And guess what? If the first movie doesn’t work there is no franchise, so I’m always concentrated on making the best, best possible movie right now.” – Paul W. S. Anderson “It is my fondest wish that the gift of song that God has given me will flow from my soul to yours and help ease any burden that might weigh upon you.” – Bobby Womack
“I build the car first then make a drawing, are you paying attention, Detroit ?” – Ed “Big Daddy” Roth
“I don’t like to lose, and that isn’t so much because it is just a football game, but because defeat means the failure to reach your objective. I don’t want a football player who doesn’t take defeat to heart, who laughs it off with the thought, “Oh, well, there’s another Saturday.” The trouble in American life today, in business as well as in sports, is that too many people are afraid of competition. The result is that in some circles people have come to sneer at success if it costs hard work and training and sacrifice.” – Knute Rockne
March 4 Birthdays
1678 – Antonio Vivaldi, Italian violinist and composer (died in 1741) 1702 – Jack Sheppard, English criminal (died in 1724) 1864 – David W. Taylor, American admiral, architect, and engineer (died in 1940) 1888 – Knute Rockne, American Football coach (died in 1931) 1913 – John Garfield, American actor and singer (died in 1952) 1919 – Buck Baker, American race car driver (died in 2002) 1925 – Paul Mauriat, French conductor and composer (died in 2006) 1932 – Ed “Big Daddy” Roth, American illustrator (died in 2001) 1938 – Paula Prentiss, American actress 1944 – Bobby Womack, American singer-songwriter (died in 2014) 1948 – Chris Squire, English singer-songwriter and bass guitarist (died in 2015) 1951 – Chris Rea, English singer-songwriter and guitarist 1953 – Emilio Estefan, Cuban-American drummer 1954 – Catherine O’Hara, Canadian-American actress 1958 – Patricia Heaton, American actress 1961 – Ray Mancini, American boxer 1962 – Simon Bisley, English author and comic book illustrator 1965 – Paul W.S. Anderson, English director, producer, and screenwriter 1968 – Patsy Kensit, English model and actress 1983 – Drew Houston, American internet entrepreneur 1986 – Margo Harshman, American actress
March 4 History
1193 – Saladin [Salah ed-Din]) Yusuf ibn Ayyub (52) Kurdish sultan of Egypt and Syria (1175-1193) died.
1519 – Hernán Cortés arrived in Mexico in search of the Aztec civilization and its wealth.
1826 – The first chartered railroad in the US was chartered as the Granite Railway in Quincy, Massachusetts.
1837 – The city of Chicago was incorporated.
1853 – Franklin Pierce was the first U.S. President to recite his inauguration address entirely from memory. The speech was 3,329 words long.
1930 – The Coolidge Dam on Gila River in Arizona was dedicated by President Calvin Coolidge.
1944 – Louis “Lepke” Buchalter, the head of Murder, Inc., was executed by electric chair at Sing Sing Prison in New York.
March 5, 1955 – Peter Pan aired live as part of NBC’s Producer’s Showcase.
1966 – John Lennon was quoted as saying “Christianity will go, it will vanish and shrink… We’re more popular than Jesus now,” in reference to religion fading in the western world.
1967 – #1 Hit March 4, 1967 – March 10, 1967: The Rolling Stones – Ruby Tuesday
1975 – The first People’s Choice Awards was shown on CBS.
1975 – People magazine was published for the first time in the United States as People Weekly.
1978 – #1 Hit March 4, 1978 – March 17, 1978: Andy Gibb – (Love Is) Thicker Than Water
1982 – Police Squad! premiered on ABC, lasting 6 episodes, but the concept was made into several very successful Naked Gun feature films
1984 – Television Academy Hall of Fame opened
1985 – Robotech premiered, in syndication.
1989 – #1 Hit March 4, 1989 – March 24, 1989: Debbie Gibson – Lost In Your Eyes
2000 – #1 Hit March 4, 2000 – March 17, 2000: Lonestar – Amazed
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
The biggest film of 1971: Billy Jack earned ~ $98,000,000
Barry Manilow wrote the jingle: “I am stuck on Band-Aids, ’cause Band-Aid’s stuck on me.”
I only buy one lottery ticket at a time. That way, when I finally win the big one, I didn’t waste too much money on extra tickets I didn’t need.
Chocolate manufacturers currently use 40 percent of the world’s almonds and 20 percent of the world’s peanuts.
The Scary Statistic: Heart Disease odds: 1-in-5
The two parts to the word “helicopter” are not “heli” and “copter”, but “helico” meaning spiral, and “pter” meaning one with wings, like a pterodactyl.
If someone 50 years ago was told that there would only be 8 planets, they might think something really exciting happened…
What to do: Take an 81 mg aspirin daily, eat healthy foods, exercise in moderation.
Sherlock Holmes is the most portrayed movie character in history.
Approximately 3 billion pizzas are sold in the U.S. each year.
What if my dreams are a connection to a different reality? #ThosePoorPeople
Earl Grey was actually a Prime Minister of Great Britain during 1830-1834.
I don’t really know the back of my hand that well.
1820 – Missouri Compromise was reached. It was repealed in 1954.
1845 – Florida became the 27th US State
1849 – The Territory of Minnesota was created.
1938 – Oil was discovered in Saudi Arabia.
March 3, 2017 – Nintendo Switch released, Video Game Console
If you were born on March 3rd, You were likely conceived the week of… June 10th (prior year)
National Flag Day
Throughout the 19th century, “The Star-Spangled Banner” was considered the anthem by most branches of the U.S. soldiers and other groups, but it had been not until 1916, and therefore the signing of an executive order by President Wilson, that it had been formally designated intrinsically. In March 1931, Congress passed an act confirming Wilson’s presidential order, and on March 3 Hoover signed it into law.
Song’s origin started on September 14, 1814, when Francis Scott Key composed the lyrics to The Star-Spangled Banner after witnessing the overnight British bombardment of Fort McHenry in Maryland during the War of 1812. Key, an American lawyer, watched the siege while under detainment on a British ship and penned the famous words after observing with awe that Fort McHenry’s flag survived the 1,800-bomb assault. After circulating as a handbill, the patriotic lyrics were published in a Baltimore newspaper on September 20, 1814. Key’s words were later set to the tune of To Anacreon in Heaven, a well-liked English song.
March 3 is…
Ear Care Day I Want You to be Happy Day Mulled Wine Day (US) National Anthem Day Simplify Your Life Day World Birth Defects Day World Wildlife Day
March 3 Birthday Quotes
“Cakes are special. Every birthday, every celebration ends with something sweet, a cake, and people remember. It’s all about the memories.” – Buddy Valastro
“You can criticize yourself to a point to do something better, or you criticize yourself to a point where you inhibit yourself.” – Ira Glass
” You have to be yourself otherwise people won’t know who you are.” – Doc Watson
“As soon as a norm is established, people start questioning it, which is probably a good thing in the end.” – Robyn Hitchcock
“Mr. Watson… Come here, I want to see you.” – Alexander Graham Bell
“It [prejudice] is such a waste. It makes you logy and half-alive. It gives you nothing. It takes away.” – Dorothy Dandridge
“I went looking for trouble, and I found it.” – Charles Ponzi
March 3 Birthdays
1831 – George Pullman, American engineer and businessman (died in 1897) 1847 – Alexander Graham Bell, American inventor (died in 1922) 1882 – Charles Ponzi, Italian businessman (died in 1949) 1902 – Dorothy Dandridge, African-American film and radio actress (died in 1987) 1911 – Jean Harlow, American actress (died in 1937) 1920 – James Doohan, Canadian-American actor and soldier (died in 2005) 1923 – Doc Watson, American bluegrass singer-songwriter and musician (died in 2012) 1947 – Jennifer Warnes, American singer-songwriter 1953 – Robyn Hitchcock, English singer-songwriter and guitarist 1958 – Miranda Richardson, English actress 1959 – Ira Glass, American radio host 1974 – David Faustino, American actor 1977 – Buddy Valastro, American chef and television host 1982 – Jessica Biel, American actress 1997 – Camila Cabello, Cuban-American singer
March 3 History
1873 US Congress passed the ‘Comstock Law’, making it illegal to send any “obscene, lewd, or lascivious” books through the mail.
1885 American Telephone and Telegraph Company was incorporated as a wholly-owned subsidiary of American Bell.
1901 An act of the US Congress created the Office of Standards, Weights, and Measures.
1915 Birth of a Nation made its east coast debut in NYC.
1915 NACA (National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics), the predecessor of NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration), was founded.
1919 The first US international airmail service began between Seattle, Washington and Victoria, B.C., Canada.
1923 Time magazine published the first issue.
1931 President Herbert Hoover made Francis Scott Key’s “The Star-Spangled Banner” the official national anthem of the United States.
1951 Watch Mr. Wizard debuted on NBC.
1951 Jackie Brenston recorded Rocket 88 at Sam Phillips’ recording studios in Memphis, Tennessee.
1952 In a 6-3 decision, the US Supreme Court upheld a New York state law prohibiting communists from teaching in public schools.
1969 Apollo 9 (March 3-13, 1969) Crew: James McDivitt, David Scott, and Russell Schweickart
1985 Moonlighting premiered on ABC.
1990 #1 Hit March 3, 1990 – March 23, 1990: Janet Jackson – Escapade
1991 Rodney King was severely beaten by police officers in Los Angeles, CA. Observers filmed the footage and then broadcast on television in the U.S. The incident led to massive riots by African-Americans in Los Angeles.
1997 Daria premiered on MTV
March 3, 19** (fiction) Harleen Quinzel interviewed The Joker for the first time. Harkey Quinn, Batman, DC Comics
2005 After 67 hours, the first solo non-stop and fastest flight around the world without refueling ended when Steve Fossett landed at the Salina Municipal Airport, which he had left on February 28, 2005.
2007 #1 Hit March 3, 2007 – March 9, 2007: Justin Timberlake – What Goes Around… Comes Around
2012 #1 Hit March 3, 2012 – March 16, 2012: Katy Perry – Part of Me
2017 March 3, 2017 – Nintendo Switch released, Video Game Console
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
People think those Russian dolls are cute; I think they’re full of themselves.
“I’m not a doctor, but I play one on TV” – Vicks Formula 44 ad
“Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.” – Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart) #moviequotes
The original “Terminator (1984) was the T-800 Cyberdyne Systems Model 101.
Disney World in Orlando is roughly the size of San Francisco.
Mark Twain – Real Name: Samuel Langhorne Clemens
TV Quotes… “Oh, my nose!” (Marcia Brady) on The Brady Bunch.
The 2001 film Pearl Harbor was nominated for four Oscars and six Razzies.
Every time you break a pencil tip, the graphite could’ve written words but is now destined to lay on the floor. How many paragraphs in the pieces have been lost, never to be written…
I plan my trips around when Mercury is in (apparent) retrograde. It’s a fine time to travel as there are fewer astrologers on the road.
I’m glad Dr. Pepper went to med school instead of law school because I wouldn’t want to drink something called Jeffrey E. Pepper, Esq.
1925 – Highway numbers were introduced in the United States. East/West are even numbered, North/South are odd-numbered
1943 – The Battle of Bismarck, Ally victory in South Pacific
March 2, 1961 – (fictional) Baltian made first contact with humans on Earth, Men in Black, Comics/Film
If you were born on March 2nd, You were likely conceived the week of… June 9th (prior year)
Dr. Seuss
Theodor Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss, the author and illustrator of such beloved children’s books as The Cat within the Hat and Green Eggs and Ham, was born in Springfield in 1904. Geisel, who used his name (which was also his mother’s maiden name) as his nom de plume, wrote 48 books, including some for adults, that have sold overflow 200 million copies and been translated into multiple languages. Dr. Seuss’s books are known for his or her whimsical rhymes and quirky characters, which have names just like the Lorax and therefore the Sneetches and sleep in places like Whoville.
Geisel graduated from Dartmouth College, where he was editor of the school’s humor magazine, and studied at Oxford University. There he met Helen Palmer, his first wife and therefore the one that encouraged him to become a knowledgeable illustrator. Back in America, Geisel worked as a cartoonist for a spread of magazines and in advertising.
The first children’s book that Geisel wrote and illustrated, And to Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street, was rejected by over twenty-four publishers before making it into print in 1937. Geisel’s first bestseller, The Cat within the Hat, was published in 1957. The story of a mischievous cat during a tall striped hat happened after his publisher asked him to supply a book using 220 new-reader vocabulary words that would function an entertaining alternative to the varsity reading primers children found boring.
Other Dr. Seuss classics include Yertle the Turtl, If I Ran the Circus, Fox in Socks and One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish.
March 2 is…
Banana Cream Pie Day Dr. Seuss’s Birthday Old Stuff Day Read Across America Day
March 2 Birthday Quotes
“I stay fat because it just wouldn’t be fair to all the thin people if I were this good-looking, intelligent, funny, and thin. It’s a public service really.” – Rebel Wilson
“It is a matter of great satisfaction to me to hope that my children will be in circumstances to receive a good education. Mine was defective and I feel the inconvenience, if not the misfortune of not receiving a classical education. Knowledge is the food of genius, and my son, let no opportunity escape you to treasure up knowledge.” – Sam Houston
“I write stuff. Sometimes people pay me for some of it. “ – Mark Evanier
“Nothing is as important as passion. No matter what you want to do with your life, be passionate. The world doesn’t need any more gray. On the other hand, we can’t get enough color. Mediocrity is nobody’s goal and perfection shouldn’t be either. We’ll never be perfect. But remember these three P’s: Passion + Persistence = Possibility.” – Jon Bon Jovi
“Life is beautiful in all its colors, even the darker ones, they’re here for a reason.” – Chris Martin
March 2 Birthdays
1793 – Sam Houston, American soldier and politician, 1st President of the Republic of Texas (died in 1863) 1836 – Henry Billings Brown, American lawyer and judge (died in 1913) 1886 – Willis H. O’Brien, American animator and director (died in 1962) 1900 – Kurt Weill, German-American pianist and composer (died in 1950) 1904 – Dr. Seuss, American children’s book writer, poet, and illustrator (Theodor Seuss “Ted” Geisel d. 1991) 1917 – Desi Arnaz, Cuban-American actor, singer, and producer (died in 1986) 1919 – Jennifer Jones, American actress (died in 2009 1931 – Mikhail Gorbachev, Russian lawyer and politician, Nobel Prize laureate 1938 – Lawrence Payton, American singer-songwriter (died in 1997) 1942 – John Irving, American novelist and screenwriter 1948 – Larry Carlton, American guitarist and songwriter 1950 – Karen Carpenter, American singer (died in 1983) 1952 – Mark Evanier, American author and screenwriter 1952 – Laraine Newman, American actress and comedian 1953 – Russ Feingold, American lawyer and politician 1962 – Jon Bon Jovi, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor 1968 – Daniel Craig, English actor 1971 – Method Man, American rapper and record producer 1977 – Chris Martin, English singer-songwriter 1980 – Rebel Wilson, Australian actress 1981 – Bryce Dallas Howard, American actress 1988 – Laura Kaeppeler, Miss America 2012 1997 – Becky G, American singer
March 2 History
1657 The Great Fire of Meireki in Edo (now Tokyo), Japan, caused more than 100,000 deaths and lasted three days
1807 The US Congress passed an act to “prohibit the importation of slaves into any port or place within the jurisdiction of the United States… from any foreign kingdom, place, or country.”
1863 The US Congress authorized a track width of 4 feet, 8-1/2 inches as the standard for the Union Pacific Railroad, which became the standard width for most of the world.
1899 Mount Rainier National Park: Established on March 2, 1899, in Washington, this park covers 369 square miles. Known for its towering Mount Rainier, an active stratovolcano, glaciers, and alpine meadows.
1933 King Kong (film) opened at New York’s Radio City Music Hall.
1944 Train #8017 stopped in a tunnel near Salerno, Italy; more than 500 people on board suffocated and died. In the midst of WW II, the story was very much covered up by the Italian government.
1949 The first round-the-world nonstop airplane flight was completed in a US Air Force B-50 Superfortress bomber, the Lucky Lady II, by Captain James Gallagher. They landed back at Carswell Air Force Base, Fort Worth, Texas, which they had left on February 26, about 94 hours earlier.
1957 #1 Hit March 2, 1957 – March 29, 1957: Tab Hunter – Young Love
1960 Lucille Ball filed for divorce from Desi Arnaz, ending their marriage and the Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Show franchise on CBS.
1962 Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points in a single basketball game against the New York Knicks. Final score: 169-147, at the Hershey Arena. Although only about 6,000 tickets were sold, guesstimates are that almost 50% of male sports fans born in the Philadelphia area between 1925 and 1958 claim to have been at the event.
1963 #1 Hit March 2, 1963 – March 22, 1963: The Four Seasons – Walk Like A Man
1965 The Sound of Music Premiered in NYC
1969 The Concorde SST Supersonic jet, prototype 001, took its first flight from Toulouse airport in France.
1972 US spacecraft Pioneer 10 was launched.
1974 #1 Hit March 2, 1974 – March 22, 1974: Terry Jacks – Seasons in the Sun
1978 Charlie Chaplin’s body was stolen from a cemetery in the Swiss village of Corsier-sur-Vevey, near Lausanne, Switzerland. The grave robbers (and the re-buried body) were found a few weeks later.
1983 Compact discs and players are released for the first time in the United States and other markets. (They had previously been available only in Japan.)
1985 Sheena Easton was the first and still only recording artist to score top-10 singles on all five major Billboard singles charts: Pop, Country, Dance, Adult Contemporary, and R&B, with her hit Sugar Walls.
1995 Broadway Show – Smokey Joe’s Cafe (Review) opened
2009 Late Night with Jimmy Fallon premiered on NBC.
2013 #1 Hit March 2, 2013 – April 19, 2013: Baauer – Harlem Shake
2022 #1 Hit March 12, 2022 – April 15, 2022: Heat Waves – Glass Animals
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
Is your refrigerator running? Refrigerators that run at least 1 mile a day have a 30% reduced chance of heart disease and stroke, even if they smoke.
A Welsh king, Morgan of Gla-Morgan, established trial by jury in 725 AD by declaring: “For as Christ and his 12 apostles were finally to judge the world, so human tribunals should be composed of the king and 12 wise men.”
Useless Pronunciation: K as in knee
Heard in our office: Joe: Did somebody move this desk closer to the wall? Lauren: No Joe, you’re getting fat.
The Popeye’s restaurant chain was named after Gene Hackman’s character in “The French Connection”
The McDonnell Douglas F-15 can reach 30,000 ft (9,100m) in 60 seconds and has a thrust-to-weight ratio that allows the aircraft to accelerate while flying straight up. It is also the only aircraft to ever shoot down a satellite orbiting in space.
Scooby-Doo was basically CSI for kids.
What are the strongest days of the week? Saturday and Sunday, the rest are weekdays.
There are some things money can’t buy, for everything else, there’s money.
The chords to the AC/DC song “It’s a long way to the top (if you wanna rock’n’roll)” are A, C, D, C.
The King’s Own Immemorial 1st Infantry Regiment of the Spanish Army is claimed to be the oldest continuously operating military unit in the world, formed in 1248.
Rodney Dangerfield’s gravestone reads, “There goes the neighborhood”.
Too late comes sooner than you think. #foodforthought
Sexy Primes are prime numbers that differ from each other by six. Sexy Prime Pairs include: (5,11), (7,13), (11,17), (13,19), (17,23), (23,29), (31,37), (37,43), (41,47), (47,53), (53,59), (61,67), (67,73), (73,79), (83,89), (97,103), (101,107), (103,109), (107,113), (131,137), (151,157), (157,163), (167,173), (173,179), (191,197), (193,199), (223,229), (227,233), (233,239), (251,257), (257,263), (263,269), (271,277), (277,283), (307,313), (311,317), (331,337), (347,353), (353,359), (367,373), (373,379), (383,389), (433,439), (443,449), (457,463), (461,467).
1999 – Land Mines were banned in a United Nations treaty.
If you were born on March 1st, You were likely conceived the week of… June 8th (prior year)
The Lindbergh Kidnapping
The Lindbergh kidnapping, also known as the “Crime of the Century,” was a famous and highly publicized criminal case. Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr., 20-month-old son of the famous aviator and Anne Morrow Lindbergh, was kidnapped about 9:00 p.m., on March 1, 1932, from the nursery on the second floor of the Lindbergh home near Hopewell, New Jersey. The child was not found and was declared dead in 1935. Bruno Richard Hauptmann, a German carpenter, was eventually arrested, tried, and convicted of the crime. He was sentenced to death and executed by electric chair in 1936. The case generated much media attention and was the subject of numerous books and movies. It remains one of the most famous criminal cases in American history.
March 1 is…
Baby Sleep Day National Compliment Day Peanut Butter Lovers Day National Pig Day (Plan a) Solo Vacation Day
National Compliment Day
In 1998, two women from New Hampshire, Kathy Chamberlin and Debby Hoffyman, started National Compliment Day as a way to remind people that paying compliments is a very positive thing. On this day, we celebrate the simple act of giving someone a compliment. It’s easy to connect with another human being and it can make them feel good! Here are 7 ways to pay a compliment on National Compliment Day (or any day, really).
“You have a really great smile.”
“I love your shirt!”
That was a great joke!”
“Your hair looks amazing today.”
“You’re so talented – I wish I could play the guitar like that!”
“You’re such a kind person – thank you for being so understanding.” “Wow, you are one impressive person. I’m really lucky to know you.”
National Compliment Day is a holiday that isn’t very well known, but it’s definitely worth celebrating! On this day, we remind ourselves of the simple joys in life – like paying compliments. It’s easy to connect with someone when you compliment them, and it always makes them feel good. So why not celebrate National Compliment Day by paying someone a compliment? Here are seven great ways to do just that!
March 1 Birthday Quotes
“Everything good that has happened to me has happened as a direct result of something bad.” – Harry Caray
“When Reality is a prison, Your mind can set you free.” – Zack Snyder
“I think it’s in our nature to try to get beyond that next horizon. I think that when we as a species are scratching that itch we’re actually following an evolutionary compulsion that is wired into us. I think good things come of it. That’s the philosophical side.” – Ron Howard
“Trouble is part of your life.” – Dinah Shore
“Most of my major disappointments have turned out to be blessings in disguise. So whenever anything bad does happen to me, I kind of sit back and feel, well, if I give this enough time, it’ll turn out that it was good, so I shant worry about it too much.” – William M. Gaines
“Nothing is more odious than music without hidden meaning.” – Frederic Chopin
March 1 Birthdays
1432 – Isabella of Coimbra (died in 1455) 1590 – William Bradford, Pilgrim leader (died in 1657) 1611 – John Pell, English mathematician and linguist (died in 1685) 1810 – Frédéric Chopin, Polish pianist and composer (died in 1849) 1837 – William Dean Howells, American novelist, playwright, and critic (died in 1920) 1891 – Ralph Hitz, Austrian-American hotelier (died in 1940) 1904 – Glenn Miller, American trombonist, composer, and bandleader (died in 1944) 1910 – David Niven, English actor (died in 1983) 1914 – Harry Carey, American Baseball announcer (died in 1998) 1914 – Ralph Ellison, American novelist and literary critic (died in 1994) 1917 – Dinah Shore, American radio and television personality (died in1994) 1922 – William M. Gaines, American comic book publisher (died in 1992) 1922 – Yitzhak Rabin, Israeli general and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (died in 1995) 1924 – Arnold Drake, American author and screenwriter (died in 2007) 1926 – Pete Rozelle, American businessman and commissioner of the National Football League (died in 1996) 1927 – Harry Belafonte, American singer-songwriter and actor 1927 – Robert Bork, American lawyer and scholar, United States Attorney General (died in 2012) 1935 – Robert Conrad, American actor (died in 2020) 1941 – Robert Hass, American poet 1944 – Roger Daltrey, English singer-songwriter and actor 1944 – Mike d’Abo, English singer 1945 – Dirk Benedict, American actor and director 1947 – Alan Thicke, Canadian-American actor and composer (died in 2016) 1954 – Catherine Bach, American actress 1954 – Ron Howard, American actor, director, and producer 1956 – Tim Daly, American actor 1958 – Nik Kershaw, English singer-songwriter 1966 – Zack Snyder, American director, producer, and screenwriter 1974 – Mark-Paul Gosselaar, American actor 1978 – Jensen Ackles, American actor 1987 – Ke$ha, American singer 1994 – Justin Bieber, Canadian singer-songwriter
March 1 History
1692 – In Salem Village in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, Sarah Goode, Sarah Osborne, and Tituba, an Indian slave from Barbados, were accused of witchcraft, beginning the Salem Witchcraft Trials. Assuming those convicted were not practicing the dark arts, 19 innocent women and men were killed as a result of the trials.
1783 (Earthquake) Calabria, Italy
1790 – The first United States census was authorized.
1868 – The Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity was founded at the University of Virginia.
Yellowstone National Park: Established on March 1, 1872, Yellowstone is the first national park in the U.S. and covers 3,471 square miles across Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho. Known for its geothermal features, such as Old Faithful Geyser, and diverse wildlife.
1910 – An avalanche in Wellington, Washington took The Great Northern Railroad’s westbound Spokane Express and the Wellington Train Station. 96 people were killed.
1921 – Harry Houdini earned a US Patent (#1,370,31) for a safety Diver Suit for his underwater magic escape tricks.
1932 – The Lindbergh Kidnapping – Charles Lindbergh III, the 20-month-old son of aviation hero Charles Lindbergh, was kidnapped from the family’s new mansion in Hopewell, New Jersey.
1954 – At Bikini Atoll, US hydrogen bomb code-named Bravo exploded.
1961 – President John F. Kennedy issued an executive order establishing the Peace Corps.
1971 – A bomb exploded in the Capitol building in Washington, DC, but hurt no one. The “Weather Underground” group claimed credit for the bombing, which was done in protest of the ongoing US-supported Laos invasion.
1971 – James Taylor made the cover of Rolling Stone magazine, spotlighting ‘The New Rock: Bittersweet and Low.’
1975 – #1 Hit March 1, 1975 – March 7, 1975: Eagles – Best of My Love
March 1, 1980 Birthday (fictional) Ron Weasley, Harry Potter
1983 – Swatch watches were introduced. I’m still looking to replace my wife’s black face, black band, black hands edition.
1986 – #1 Hit March 1, 1986 – March 14, 1986: Mr. Mister – Kyrie
1991- Clarissa Explains It All debuted on Nickelodeon.
1995 – Yahoo! was incorporated.
1996 – The news was revealed that 1 billion households worldwide owned a television set.
1998 – Titanic became the first film to gross over $1 billion worldwide.
2007 – Chiller debuted on cable television
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
March 1, 1980 Birthday (fictional) Ron Weasley, Harry Potter
Any opposite sides on a die are equal to 7. 1/6, 2/5, 3/4.
John D. Rockefeller was worth a modern equivalent of $336 billion.
The Atlantic Ocean is named after Atlas, the Greek Titan who carried the world on his shoulders.
Useless Pronunciation: K as in knife
“Love means never having to say you’re sorry.” – Oliver Barrett IV (Ryan O’Neal) in Love Story, 1970
The instructions are unclear. In fact, the instructions are so unclear that they have begun to emit a very thick fog. Should I just sit in my car in this field with the brights on and wait it out?
The biggest film of 1972: The Godfather (Drama) earned ~ $135,000,000
Sarah Bernhardt – Real Name: Rosine Bernard
“Finally” is pronounced as Final – e but “finale” is pronounced as fi – nally. #thatcrazyenglishlanguage
Apple brags about releasing “their most advanced iPhone yet” every year as if they had any other option but to release something better than the previous model.
The Capital of the United Kingdom is London
The highest point on the moon is 6,358 feet higher (1938 meters) than Mount Everest.
Shelley Winters – Real Name: Shirley Schrift
The reason Shaggy and Scooby aren’t fat from eating so much food is probably because they spend so much of their time running away from monsters.
“I recognize the council has made a decision, but given that it’s a stupid-ass decision, I’ve elected to ignore it.” – Nick Fury
It was named for Mars, the Roman god of war who was also regarded as a guardian of agriculture and an ancestor of the Roman people through his sons Romulus and Remus. His month Martius was the beginning of the season for both farming and warfare, and the festivals held in his honor during the month were mirrored by others in October, when the season for these activities came to a close.
Martius remained the first month of the Roman calendar year perhaps as late as 153 BC, and several religious observances in the first half of the month were originally new year’s celebrations. Even in late antiquity, Roman mosaics picturing the months sometimes still placed March first.
The March equinox occurs the moment the sun crosses the celestial equator (the imaginary line in the sky above the Earth’s equator) from south to north. This happens either on March 19, 20, or 21 every year, generally on the 20th.
Irish American Heritage Month is an important month of celebration that recognizes the contributions and achievements of Irish Americans throughout history. It’s a time to honor the countless generations of Irish immigrants who have come to America for a better life, bringing their talents, culture, and traditions. From entrepreneurs to scholars, politicians to inventors, Irish Americans have made significant contributions across all sectors of our society. During this month, we can look back on Ireland’s significant history and legacy while also learning more about its dynamic culture today — from folk music and dance traditions to modern art and literature.
How Easter Is Decided In The Western Churches:
In 325 AD the Council of Nicaea established that Easter would be held on the first Sunday after the first full moon occurring on or after the vernal equinox. From that point forward, the Easter date depended on the ecclesiastical approximation of March 21 for the vernal equinox.
Easter is delayed by 1 week if the full moon is on Sunday, which decreases the chances of it falling on the same day as the Jewish Passover. The council’s ruling is contrary to the Quartodecimans, a group of Christians who celebrated Easter on the day of the full moon, 14 days into the month.
The Jewish Passover usually falls on the first full moon after the Northern Hemisphere vernal equinox, although occasionally (7 times every 19 years) it will occur on the second full moon. The Christian churches calculate Easter as the first Sunday after the first full moon on or after the March equinox. The official church definition for the equinox is March 21; however, as the Eastern Orthodox Churches use the older Julian calendar, while the Western Churches use the Gregorian calendar, both of which designate March 21 as the equinox, the actual date of Easter differs. The earliest possible Easter date in any year is therefore March 22 on each calendar. The latest possible Easter date in any year is April 25.
March is…
Alport Syndrome Awareness Month American Dietetic Association National Nutrition Month American Red Cross Month (Red Cross Month) Caffeine Awareness Month National Craft Month Employee Spirit Month Epilepsy Awareness Month Eye Donor Month Flour Month Fresh Celery Month Frozen Food Month Humorists Are Artists Month International Ideas Month Irish-American Month Kidney Month Music in our Schools Month Noodle Month National Nutrition Month Optimism Month Paws to Read Month Peanut Month Play-The-Recorder Month Poison Prevention Awareness Month Professional Social Work Month Sauce Month Social Work Month Umbrella Month Women’s History Month Youth Art Month
Aries is the first astrological sign in the Zodiac, represented by the Ram. It is associated with the element of fire, and is considered a cardinal sign. Those born under this sign are considered independent, energetic, and assertive. The planet Mars rules Aries, and its corresponding astrological period is typically from March 21 to April 19.
March Facts
The word ‘March’ comes from the Roman ‘Martius’. This was originally the first month of the Roman calendar and was named after Mars, the god of war. March was the beginning of our calendar year. We changed to the ‘New Style’ or ‘Gregorian calendar in 1752, and it is only since then when the year began on 1st January.
March Quotes
Our life is March weather, savage and serene in one hour. We go forth austere, dedicated, believing in the iron links of Destiny, and will not turn on our heel to save our life: but a book, or a bust, or only the sound of a name, shoots a spark through the nerves, and we suddenly believe in will.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson
“When March comes in like a lion it goes out like a lamb.”
“Daffodils, that come before the swallow dares, and take the winds of March with beauty.” – William Shakespeare
“A dry March and a wet May – fill barns and bays with corn and hay.”
“If you wed when March winds blow, Joy and sorrow both you’ll know. . . Married when March winds shrill and roar, Your home will lie on a distant shore.” -New Zealand Proverb
“March is the month God created to show people who don’t drink what a hangover is like.” – Garrison Keillor
March is the Month of Expectation. The things we do not know – The Persons of prognostication Are coming now. -Emily Dickinson, March is the Month of Expectation
“By March, the worst of the winter would be over. The snow would thaw, the rivers begin to run and the world would wake into itself again.” – Neil Gaiman
“Springtime is the land awakening. The March winds are the morning yawn.” – Lewis Grizzard
The sun was warm but the wind was chill. But if you so much as dare to speak, a cloud come over the sunlit arch, And wind comes off a frozen peak, And you’re two months back in the middle of March. -Robert Frost, Two Tramps in Mud Time
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March 2 783 (Earthquake) Calabria, Italy
1872 -Congress made 2,222,773 acres of public land in the area of what was later the states of Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho as America’s first national park – Yellowstone National Park. Yellowstone National Park spans an area of 3,468 .4 square miles.
1692 – In Salem Village in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, Sarah Goode, Sarah Osborne, and Tituba, an Indian slave from Barbados, were accused of witchcraft, beginning the Salem Witchcraft Trials. Assuming those convicted were not practicing the dark arts, 19 innocent women and men were killed as a result of the trials.
1910 – An avalanche in Wellington, Washington took The Great Northern Railroad’s westbound Spokane Express and the Wellington Train Station. 96 people were killed.
1932 – The Lindbergh Kidnapping – Charles Lindbergh III, the 20 -month-old son of aviation hero Charles Lindbergh, was kidnapped from the family’s new mansion in Hopewell, New Jersey.
1962 – President John F. Kennedy issued an executive order establishing the Peace Corps.
1972 – A bomb exploded in the Capitol building in Washington, DC, but hurt no one. A group called the “Weather Underground” claimed credit for the bombing, which was done in protest of the ongoing US-supported Laos invasion.
1972 – James Taylor made the cover of Rolling Stone Magazine, spotlighting “The New Rock: Bittersweet and Low”
1983 Swatch watches were introduced. I’m still looking to replace my wife’s black face, black band, black hands edition.
1992 – Clarissa Explains It All debuted on Nickelodeon
1996 – The news was revealed that 2 billion households worldwide owned a television set
2007 – Chiller debuted on cable television
March 2 1807 – The US Congress passes an act to “prohibit the importation of slaves into any port or place within the jurisdiction of the United States… from any foreign kingdom, place, or country.”
1944 – Train #8017 stopped in a tunnel near Salerno, Italy, and more than 500 people on board suffocated and died. In the midst of WW II, the story was very much covered up by the Italian government.
1960 – Lucille Ball filed for divorce from Desi Arnaz, ending their marriage as well as the ‘Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Show’ franchise on CBS.
1962 – Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points in a single basketball game against the New York Knicks. Final score: 169 -147, at the Hershey Arena. Although there were only about 6,000 tickets sold, guesstimates are that almost 50 % of male sports fans born in the Philadelphia area between 1925 and 1958 claim to have been at the event.
1978 – Charlie Chaplin’s body was stolen from a cemetery in the Swiss village of Corsier-sur-Vevey, near Lausanne, Switzerland. The grave robbers (and the re-buried body) were found a few weeks later.
1985 – Sheena Easton the first and still only recording artist to score top-10 singles on all five major Billboard singles charts: Pop, Country, Dance, Adult Contemporary, and R&B with her hit Sugar Walls.
2009 – Late Night with Jimmy Fallon premiered on NBC
March 3 1873 – US Congress passed the ‘Comstock Law’, making it illegal to send any “obscene, lewd, or lascivious” books through the mail.
1915 – ‘Birth Of a Nation’ made its east coast debut in NYC.
1932 – President Herbert Hoover made Francis Scott Key’s “The Star-Spangled Banner” the official national anthem of the United States.
1952 – Watch Mr. Wizard debuted on NBC
1952 – In a 6 -3 decision, the US Supreme Court upheld a New York state law that prohibited communists from teaching in public schools.
1985 – Moonlighting premiered on ABC
1992 – Rodney King was severely beaten by police officers in Los Angeles, CA. The footage was filmed by observers and then broadcast on television in the U.S. The incident led to massive riots by African-Americans in the city of Los Angeles.
1997 – Daria premiered on MTV
March 4 1789 – The federal government under the US Constitution began, replacing the Articles of Confederation.
1944 – Louis “Lepke” Buchalter, the head of Murder, Inc., was executed by electric chair at Sing Sing Prison in New York.
1966 – John Lennon was quoted as saying ” “Christianity will go, it will vanish and shrink… We’re more popular than Jesus now,” in reference to religion fading in the western world.
1975 – The first People’s Choice Awards was shown on CBS
1982 – Police Squad! premiered on ABC, lasting 6 episodes, but the concept was made into several very successful “Naked Gun” feature films
1985 – Robotech premiered, in syndication
March 5 1955 – Elvis Presley appeared on Louisiana Hayride on local television (Shreveport, Louisiana)
1963 – Invented in 1958 by Arthur K. Melin and Richard Knerr, the Hula Hoop was patented (#3,079,728 )
1969 – In Florida, the Dade County Sheriff’s Office issued an arrest warrant for Doors’ lead singer Jim Morrison charging him with a single felony count and three misdemeanors for his performance at a Miami concert a few days earlier. Specifically, “lewd and lascivious behavior, indecent exposure, profanity, and drunkenness”
2002 – The Osbournes debuted on MTV
March 6 857 – The Supreme Court of the United States ruled in the Dred Scott v. Sandford case. It stated that anyone brought into the United States as a slave, or their descendants could never be a United States citizen. The court of public opinion disagreed very vocally a few years later.
899 – Bayer registered Aspirin as a trademark. Asperin is considered by many to be the first wonder drug.
1836 – The Battle of the Alamo took place
1964 – Nation of Islam’s Elijah Muhammad officially gave boxing champion Cassius Clay the name of Muhammad Ali.
1982 – Walter Cronkite resigned as the main anchorman of The CBS Evening News
1983 – Country Music Television (CMT) began
1994 – Liquid Television on MTV ended
2000 – Mobile Suit Gundam Wing debuted on The Cartoon Network
2002 – Napster began to block the transfer of copyrighted material over its peer-to-peer network. In July 2002, Napster shut down its entire network
March 7 1876 – Alexander Graham Bell received his patent for (#174,465 ) the telephone.
1987 – Mike Tyson defeated James “Bonecrusher” Smith to unify the WBA and WBC heavyweight titles.
2012 – Charlie Sheen was officially fired from Two and a Half Men.
March 8 1669 – Mount Etna, on the island of Sicily, began erupting and over the next several weeks killed over 20,000 people.
1950 – The ‘Volkswagen Type 2 ‘, known as the VW Bus, was produced for the first time.
1968 – Bill Graham’s Fillmore East opened in New York City.
1972 – Muhammad Ali lost to Heavyweight Champion Joe Frazier in the “Fight of the Century” at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
1993 – Beavis and Butt-Head premiered on MTV
2006 – Top Chef debuted on Bravo
March 9 1842 The US Supreme Court ruled that the African slaves who seized control of the Amistad slave ship had been illegally forced into slavery, and thus were free under American law.
1957 (Earthquake) Andreanof Islands, Alaska
1959 – Barbie debuted. Barbie’s appearance was modeled on a doll named Lilli, which was based on a racy German comic strip character.
1985 – The Tyler Civitan Club were the first to partake in the Adopt-a-Highway Sign Program, erected on Texas’s Highway 69 .
1989 – A Geomagnetic Storm affected Quebec’s electricity transmission system
1997 – Christopher Wallace, AKA Biggie Smalls, AKA the Notorious B.I.G., was shot to death at a stoplight in Los Angeles. Rapper Suge Knight has been eyed as the killer. Suge was also accused of running over (and killing) Terry Carter in January, 2015 .
2009 – Castle premiered on ABC
March 10 1906 – An underground fire sparked a massive explosion that virtually destroyed a vast maze of mines in Courrieres, France, that killed over 2,000 workers.
1926 – Lolly Willowes, or ‘The Loving Huntsman’, was the first Book-of-the-Month Club selection, published by Viking Press.
1978 – The Incredible Hulk premiered on CBS
1983 – MTV broadcasted the video of Michael Jackson’s song “Billie Jean” for the first time
1997 – Buffy, The Vampire Slayer premiered on The WB, based on the 1992 movie.
March 12 1818 – Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus by 22 -year-old Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, was published. It is recognized as the world’s first science fiction novel.
888 – Great Blizzard of 1888, east coast, USA
1918 – The influenza epidemic of 1918 began in Fort Riley, Kansas. 20 million people worldwide died from the disease.
1974 – The children’s special ‘Free to Be… You and Me’, produced by Marlo Thomas, aired on ABC.
1989 – COPS debuted on FOX. It was one of the earliest ‘reality TV” shows.
1997 – ‘Sir’ Paul McCartney was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for his “services to music.”
2012 (Earthquake) Coastal Honshu, Japan
2012 – Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Disaster, Japan
March 12 1928 – St. Francis Dam collapsed San Francisquito Canyon, California
1933 – New resident Franklin D. Roosevelt gave his first national radio address or “fireside chat,” from the White House.
1993 – ’93 Superstorm stretched from the Gulf of Mexico to the northeastern US. 318 were killed.
2003 – 15 -year-old Elizabeth Smart was found in Sandy, Utah, nine months after being abducted from her Salt Lake City home.
2003 – The Dixie Chicks’ lead singer, Natalie Maines said, in an interview with The Guardian “Just so you know, we’re on the good side with y’all. We do not want this war, this violence. And we’re ashamed the President of the United States is from Texas.” That lead to a firestorm revolt from many of their fans.
2008 – Hulu opened online
March 13 1782 – German-born English astronomer William Hershel discovered Uranus.
868 – Impeachment trial of Andrew Johnson began. He was found ‘not guilty.’
1969 – Disney’s ‘The Love Bug’ opened in theaters.
March 14 1950 – The Federal Bureau of Investigation instituted the “Ten Most Wanted Fugitives” list (1950 -2009 list http://www.fbi.gov/stats-services/publications/ten-most-wanted-fugitives-60th-anniversary-1950 -2010 /chronological_listing)
1958 – The Recording Industry Association of America awarded the first Gold Record (500 ,000 sold) to Perry Como for ‘Catch A Falling Star.’
2012 – Aflac fired Gilbert Gottfried for an offensive online tweet about the Japan earthquake
March 15 44 BC – Gaius Julius Caesar was stabbed to death in the Roman Senate house, by 60 conspirators led by Marcus Junius Brutus and Gaius Cassius Longinus.
1806 – A chondrite meteorite, carrying carbon-based, organic chemicals, was identified for the first time. Found outside Alais, France, the organic chemicals it carried suggested the possibility of life on whatever body was the source, somewhere out in space.
1977 – Eight Is Enough & Three’s Company debuted on ABC
March 16 1850 – Nathaniel Hawthorne’s ‘The Scarlet Letter’ was published.
1926 – American Robert H. Goddard launched the world’s first liquid-fueled rocket at Auburn, Massachusett. It reached a height of 42 feet.
1945 – Tsutomu Yamaguchi was the only individual who witnessed and survived both atom bombs in Japan, Hiroshima on August 6th, and Nagasaki on August 9.
1978 – The Amoco Cadiz wrecked off the coast of Portsall, France, spilling 68 million gallons of oil.
2005 – Robert Blake, star of the 1970s television detective show Baretta, was acquitted of the murder of his 44 -year-old wife, Bonny Lee Bakley.
March 17 462 – Saint Patrick died in Saul, Downpatrick, Ireland.
1762 – The first parade Saint Patrick (the patron saint of Ireland) was held by Irish soldiers serving in the British army in New York City.
1902 – 12 years after his suicide, 72 paintings by Vincent van Gogh were shown at the Bernheim-Jeune gallery in Paris.
March 18 1852 – Henry Wells and William G. Fargo founded Wells, Fargo and Company.
1912 – Irving Berlin copyrighted the first mega-pop hit, ‘Alexander’s Ragtime Band.’
1975 – McLean Stevenson’s character (Lt. Colonel Henry Blake ) died in the M*A*S*H episode “Abyssinia, Henry”, its third season finale
1982 – The Greatest American Hero debuted on NBC
1984 – Miss America, Vanessa Williams became even more well known when she becomes the first Miss America to resign after old nude photos of her appeared in “Penthouse” magazine. She has gone on to prove herself as a first-class actress and singer. That particular issue is also noted for being the first issue with a man on the cover (George Burns), and an underage Traci Lords is the nude centerfold. It is illegal to own, or even look inside, this issue in most countries, including the United States.
2005 – The Suite Life of Zack & Cody premiered on The Disney Channel
March 19 1842 – French writer Honore de Balzac’s play Les Ressources de Quinola opened to an empty house due to a publicity stunt. He had earlier announced that the show had sold out, so nobody actually bought any tickets.
1932 – The Nevada state legislature votes to legalize gambling
1957 – Graceland was on 13 .8 acre estate, and sold for $102 ,500 to Elvis Presley.
1979 – C-Span was launched
1983 – First Lady Nancy Reagan made an appearance on an episode of Diff’rent Strokes, beginning her Just Say No anti-drug campaign
1987 – Televangelist Jim Bakker resigned as the host of The PTL Club after involvement in a sex scandal
March 20 1345 – According to scholars at the University of Paris, the Black Death was created today, from what they called “a triple conjunction of Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars in the 40th degree of Aquarius, occurring on the 20th of March 1345 .” Actually, the bubonic plague came from infected fleas from sickened and dead rats.
1854 – In Ripon, Wisconsin, former members of the Whig Party formed the Republican Party.
1982 – Rock Guitarist Randy Rhodes died in a plane crash.
1995 – The Aum Shinrikyo (Supreme Truth) cult released sarin gas into the Tokyo subway system, killing a dozen people and sickening thousands.
March 22 1952 – Hosted by Alan Freed, the first major rock-and-roll show, the Moondog Coronation Ball, was held in Cleveland, Ohio.
1963 – Alcatraz Prison in San Francisco Bay closed and transferred its remaining prisoners.
1965 – Martin Luther King Jr., and 3200 civil rights demonstrators began a historic March from Selma, Alabama to the state capitol at Montgomery.
1980 – “Who shot J.R.? On the season finale of Dallas, J. R. Ewing was shot by an unseen assailant. The following season we found out that it was Kristin Shepard, J.R.’s mistress
1980 – President Jimmy Carter announced that the United States would boycott the Olympic Games scheduled to take place in Moscow that summer.
March 22 1894 – the first championship series for Lord Stanley’s Cup was played in Montreal, Canada. The Montreal HC (Montreal Hockey Club) won the first cup.
1933 – President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Beer and Wine Revenue Act, putting a federal tax on all alcoholic beverages, although prohibition was still in effect until December 1933.
1972 – The Equal Rights Amendment was passed by the U.S. Senate and sent to the states for ratification. It never gained the 38 states necessary to become part of the US Constitution.
1978 – The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash aired on NBC
1839 – The initials “O.K.” were first published in The Boston Morning Post. Meant as an abbreviation for “oll correct,” a popular slang misspelling of “all correct” at the time.
1913 (Tornado) Omaha, Nebraska
1982 – Joanie Loves Chachi premiered on ABC
1983 – President Ronald Reagan introduced the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) now called “star wars” to the American discussion.
1998 – James Cameron’s Titanic won 12 Academy Awards
March 24 1955 – Tennessee Williams’ play ‘Cat on a Hot Tin Roof’ opens in New York,
1958 – Elvis Presley (serial number 53 310 762 ) was inducted into the U.S. Army
1989 – The Exxon Valdez, captained by Joseph Jeffrey Hazelwood, hit Prince William Sound, spilling 12,000,000 gallons of Alaskan crude oil.
1993 – Doogie Howser, M.D. aired its final episode
2005 – The Office premiered on NBC
2006 – Hannah Montana premiered on The Disney Channel
March 25 1912 – The Triangle Shirtwaist Company factory in New York City, killing 145 workers. The disaster helped bring forth more laws and regulations protecting employees.
1982 – Cagney & Lacey premiered on CBS
1984 – Television special Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever introduced Micheal Jackson’s ‘moonwalk’ during his performance of “Billie Jean.”
2002 – Bjork wore her now-famous ‘swn dress’ to the Oscars.
2002 – The Bachelor premiered on ABC
March 26 1872 (Earthquake) Owens Valley, California killed 30 people.
1920 – ‘This Side of Paradise’ by F. Scott Fitzgerald was published.
1953 – Dr. Jonas Salk announced that he had successfully tested a vaccine against poliomyelitis, the virus that causes polio.
1993 – The last new episode of The Family Feud with host Ray Combs aired
1997 – After the 1995 discovery of the comet Hale-Bopp, 39 members of the ‘Heaven’s Gate’ cult committed suicide to more quickly join the aliens on the ‘other side’ of the comet.
March 27 1973 – Native American actress Sacheen Littlefeather went to the podium for Marlon Brando to decline his “Best Actor” Oscar for his performance in ‘The Godfather.’
1983 – The Thornbirds miniseries ran March 27 -30 on ABC
1998 – The FDA approved Viagra. It seems like the commercials were running a lot longer than that.
March 28 1783 (Earthquake) Calabria, Italy
1920 – Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford got married; it was the first high profile celebrity wedding.
1960 – Stanley Kramer was the first to get his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
1964 (Earthquake) Alaska – the 8 .4 on the Richter scale quake killed 125 people.
1979 – Three Mile Island Nuclear Disaster happened when a pressure valve in the Unit-2 reactor at Three Mile Island failed to close.
2005 (Earthquake) Nothern Sumatra, Indonesia
March 29 1998 – BBC America made its debut on digital cable
2009 – In a very unusual political/business situation, Rick Wagoner, the chairman and chief executive of General Motors, resigned at the request of President Obama’s administration.
2006 Queen Elizabeth II pronounced the singer ‘Sir’ Tom Jones a Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire.
2010 – Fox Reality Channel was replaced with Nat Geo Wild on cable television
March 30 1966 – The special Color Me Barbra, with Barbra Streisand, aired on CBS.
1982 – President Ronald Reagan was shot in the chest outside a Washington, D.C., hotel by John Hinckley Jr. He later told his wife, Nancy, ”Honey, I forgot to duck.”
1990 – in Belgium, several UFOs were seen on radar and were chased by two Belgian Air Force F-16 ‘s
2002 – The Fairly Odd Parents and Invader Zim premiered on Nickelodeon
March 31 1836 – The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, by Charles Dickens, was published under his pseudonym, Boz.
1943 – Formally called ‘Away We Go’ in the initial tryout runs, ‘Oklahoma!’ opened on Broadway.
1957 – Julie Andrews starred in Cinderalla, on CBS
1959 – The Dalai Lama, fled the Chinese suppression of a national uprising in Tibet and crossed the border into India, where he is granted political asylum.
1987 – Max Headroom premiered on ABC
1994 – Madonna appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman and stirred up controversy by going on a profanity-laden tirade. It marked the most censored event in television talk show history with 13 swear words being censored.
1995 – Latina singer Selena was murdered and the live coverage of the crime drew in over 3 .2 million views to CBS.
1492 – Queen Isabella of Castile issued The Alhambra Decree, ordering her 150,000 Jewish and Muslim subjects to convert to Christianity or face expulsion.
1889 – Eiffel Tower was dedicated, opening later that year.
1918 – Daylight saving time goes into effect in the United States for the first time.
1992 – The USS Missouri, the last active United States Navy battleship, was decommissioned in Long Beach, California.
If you were born on March 31st, You were likely conceived the week of… July 8th (prior year)
Facts About The Eiffel Tower
The Eiffel Tower was the centerpiece for the Paris World’s Fair in 1889.
The four corners are pointed North, South, East and West
It is the most photographed object on Instagram
They discovered Cosmic Rays at the Eiffel Tower.
Today it has 8 elevators and two restaurants
They still have a post office, near the gift shop, with its own special postmark!
They paint it every few years, in 2018, they used 60 Tons of paint.
At 986 feet, the Eiffel Tower was nearly double the height of the world’s previous tallest structure, the 555-foot Washington Monument. It held the title until the 1,046-foot Chrysler Building was built in New York in 1930.
The lights on the tower were put up in 1985, and they are copyrighted. Under European Copyright Law, people can’t sell or publish photographs of the tower, or even post them on social media without permission.
March 31 is…
Bunsen Burner Day Clams on the Half Shell Day Oranges and Lemons Day Tater Day World Backup Day
March 31 Birthday Quotes
“We do not describe the world we see, we see the world we can describe.” – Rene Descartes
“Prior to capitalism, the way people amassed great wealth was by looting, plundering and enslaving their fellow man. Capitalism made it possible to become wealthy by serving your fellow man.” – Walter E. Williams
“When the man who feeds the world by toiling in the fields is himself deprived of the basic rights of feeding, sheltering, and caring for his own family, the whole community of man is sick.” – Cesar Chavez
“I got a fever, and the only prescription is more cowbell.” – Christopher Walken
“The best AC/DC cover I’ve heard? There was an all-girl cover band in America, the Hell’s Belles.” Angus Young, co-founder and lead guitarist for AC/DC
March 31 Birthdays
1596 – René Descartes, French mathematician and philosopher (died in 1650) 1732 – Joseph Haydn, Austrian pianist and composer (died in 1809) 1878 – Jack Johnson, American boxer (died in 1946) 1908 – Red Norvo, American vibraphone player and composer (died in 1999) 1927 – Cesar Chavez, American labor union leader and activist (died in 1993) 1928 – Gordie Howe, Canadian ice hockey player (died in 2016) 1929 – Liz Claiborne, Belgian-American fashion designer, founded Liz Claiborne Inc. (died in 2007) 1934 – Richard Chamberlain, American actor 1934 – Shirley Jones, American actress and singer 1935 – Herb Alpert, American singer-songwriter, trumpet player, and producer 1936 – Walter E. Williams, American economist and academic (died in 2020) 1943 – Christopher Walken, American actor 1948 – Al Gore, American politician, 45th Vice President of the United States and Nobel Prize laureate 1948 – Rhea Perlman, American actress 1955 – Angus Young, Scottish-Australian guitarist and songwriter, AC/DC
March 31 History
1492 – Queen Isabella of Castille issued the Alhambra Decree, ordering her 150,000 Jewish and Muslim subjects to convert to Christianity or face expulsion.
1822 – The massacre of tens of thousands of people living on the Greek island of Chios by soldiers of the Ottoman Empire following an attempted rebellion,.
1836 – The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, by Charles Dickens, was published under his pseudonym, Boz.
1889 – The Eiffel Tower, 986 feet tall, in Paris, France, was inaugurated
1918 – The US began daylight saving time (DST) on Easter Sunday when clocks were set ahead by one hour.
1930 – The Motion Picture Production Code was instituted, imposing strict guidelines on the treatment of sex, crime, religion, and violence in film, in the US. It was in place until 1968.
1943 – Broadway Show – Oklahoma! (Musical) March 31, 1943 * Formally called ‘Away We Go’ in the initial tryout runs
March 31, 1957 – Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella, starring Julie Andrews aired Live on CBS
1959 – The Dalai Lama, fled the Chinese suppression of a national uprising in Tibet and crossed the border into India, where he is granted political asylum.
1963 – #1 Hit March 31, 1962 – April 6, 1962: Connie Francis – Don’t Break the Heart That Loves You
1981 – A new single-cell genetically engineered life form patent (#4,259,444) was issued to Ananda Chakrabarty. The Pseudomonas bacterium (now called Burkholderia cepacia) could be used to clean up toxic spills because it can break down crude oil into simpler substances that can potentially become food for aquatic life.
1984 – #1 Hit March 31, 1984 – April 20, 1984: Kenny Loggins – Footloose
1985 – The first WrestleMania, the biggest wrestling event from the WWE (WWF), took place in Madison Square Garden in New York.
1987 – Max Headroom premiered on ABC
1994- Madonna appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman and stirred up controversy by going on a profanity-laden tirade. It marked the most censored event in television talk show history with 13 swear words being censored.
1995- Latina singer Selena was murdered and the live coverage of the crime drew in over 3.2 million views to CBS.
1998 – Netscape released Mozilla source code under an open-source license.
2001 – #1 Hit March 31, 2001 – April 13, 2001: Shaggy featuring Rayvon – Angel
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
The band playing most of the songs on Michael Jackson’s Thriller album was Toto.
Giant Pandas poop up to 40 times per day.
The word Chortle was made by the author of Alice in Wonderland in his poem Jabberwocky, as a nonsense word and blend of the words chuckle and snort
The Who’s “You Better You Bet” was the fourth-ever music video played on MTV, it was also the 54th, being the first to be repeated.
The law of urination… states that all mammals take roughly 21 seconds to empty their bladders regardless of size.
After Disney acquired Miramax in 1993, the first film given the green-light was Quentin Tarantino’s R-rated Pulp Fiction.
Gary Larson, the creator of “The Far Side” comics, coined a term that is used by paleontologists – The Thagomizer.
The Beatles had a specific clause in their contract that stated that they would not ever have to play for a segregated audience.
The term ‘dead ringer’ comes from the practice of substituting a thoroughbred horse with a look-a-like to trick bookies.
For the first 40 million years that woody trees were around, wood was not biodegradable…until a fungus figured out how to rot it
Disney’s Ursula The Sea Witch is inspired, in both appearance and demeanor, by drag legend and John Waters’ muse Divine.
The blob of toothpaste they show in toothpaste ads is called a “Nurdle”.
George Washington had his own personal recipe for egg nog that he would serve to guests, which included one-pint brandy, 1/2 pint rye whiskey, 1/2 pint Jamaica rum, and 1/4 pint sherry wine.
Dogs develop bite inhibition, the ability to control the strength of a bite as puppies, learning that harsh bites often interrupt playtime.
1822 – The Florida Territory was created in the United States.
1856 – The Treaty of Paris was signed, ending the Crimean War.
1981 – President Ronald Reagan was shot in the chest outside a Washington, DC hotel by John Hinckley Jr. He later told his wife, Nancy, ”Honey, I forgot to duck.”
2017 – SpaceX conducted the world’s first re-flight of an orbital class rocket.
If you were born on March 30th, You were likely conceived the week of… July 7th (prior year)
Ronal Reagan Assassination Attempt
On March 30, 1981, United States President Ronald Reagan was shot and wounded by John Hinckley Jr. in Washington, BC. while returning to his limousine after a speaking engagement at the Washington Hilton Hotel.
After addressing a labor meeting at the Washington Hilton Hotel, the President was walking with his entourage to his limousine when Hinckley, who was standing among a group of reporters, fired six shots at the him, hitting Reagan and three of his attendants. White House Press Secretary James Brady was shot in the head and critically wounded, Secret Service agent Timothy McCarthy was shot in the side, and District of Columbia policeman Thomas Delahanty was shot in the neck.
March 30 is…
I am in Control Day Doctors’ Day Take a Walk in the Park Day Turkey Neck Soup Day World Bipolar Day
March 30 Birthday Quotes
“It’s funny how you realize what’s important, and it’s not fame and money, even though it can be really nice. It’s happiness and whatever it takes to make you feel happy.” – Norah Jones
“Every time you pick up your guitar to play, play as if it’s the last time.” – Eric Clapton
“The fishermen know that the sea is dangerous and the storm terrible, but they have never found these dangers sufficient reason for remaining ashore.” – Vincent Van Gogh
“You’ve achieved success in your field when you don’t know whether what you’re doing is work or play.” – Warren Beatty
“I did all the usual things. I think I did everything that everybody else does. I did auditions. I went to see people. I went to see the right people in some instances, the wrong people in others. The wrong time in others. The right time in others. Nothing seemed to make any difference. I quit 5 times! I always went back to try again when circumstances came around to it.” – Frankie Laine
March 30 Birthdays
1632 – John Proctor, farmer hanged for witchcraft in the Salem witch trials (died in 1692) 1820 – Anna Sewell, English author, Black Beauty (died in 1878) 1853 – Vincent van Gogh, Dutch-French painter and illustrator (died in 1890) 1888 – J.R. Williams, Canadian-born cartoonist (died in 1957) 1913 – Frankie Laine, American singer-songwriter (died in 2007) 1930 – John Astin, American actor 1930 – Rolf Harris, Australian singer-songwriter 1937 – Warren Beatty, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter 1945 – Eric Clapton, English guitarist and singer-songwriter 1950 – Robbie Coltrane, Scottish actor 1957 – Paul Reiser, American actor 1962 – MC Hammer, American rapper 1964 – Tracy Chapman, American singer-songwriter 1965 – Piers Morgan, English journalist and talk show host 1968 – Celine Dion, Canadian singer-songwriter 1979 – Norah Jones, American singer-songwriter 1993 – Anitta, Brazilian singer and entertainer
March 30 History
1842 – Ether anesthesia was used for the first time, in an operation by the American surgeon, Dr. Crawford Long.
1867 – Alaska is purchased from Russia for $7.2 million (‘Seward’s Folly’), by United States Secretary of State William H. Seward.
1910 – The Mississippi Legislature founded the University of Southern Mississippi.
1939 – Detective Comics #27 was released, introducing Batman.
1957 – #1 Hit March 30, 1957 – April 5, 1957: Buddy Knox – Party Doll
1963 – #1 Hit March 30, 1963 – April 26, 1963: The Chiffons – He’s So Fine
1964 – Jeopardy!, hosted by Art Fleming, debuted.
1966 – The special Color Me Barbra, with Barbra Streisand, aired on CBS.
1974 – #1 Hit March 30, 1974 – April 5, 1974: John Denver – Sunshine on My Shoulders
1977 – Broadway Show – Mummenschanz (Poetic Art) March 30, 1977
1985 – March 30, 1985 – April 12, 1985: Phil Collins – One More Night
1990 – In Belgium, several UFOs were seen on radar and were chased by two Belgian Air Force F-16’s.
1991 – #1 Hit March 30, 1991 – April 12, 1991: Gloria Estefan – Coming Out Of The Dark
2000 – Broadway Show – Contact (Dance Musical) March 30, 2000
2001 – The Fairly Odd Parents and Invader Zim premiered on Nickelodeon.
2008 – Broadway Show – In the Heights (Musical) March 30, 2008
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
“It’s a low neighborhood, full of rumpots. They’re used to curious sights, which they attribute to alcoholic delusions.” – Batman ’66 #moviequotes
The Capital of Nigeria is Abuja
Biggest film of 1960: Swiss Family Robinson earned ~ $40,400,000
“Don’t Run! We are your friends!” – The Martians #moviequotes
Where do people who actually live on farms tell their children they’re sending old dying pets?
Our universe actually exists in the Marvel multiverse. Our Earth is Earth-1218.
A Jester’s hat is a satirical symbol of a King’s crown.
Running away from the police after committing a crime is kind of like Double or Nothing.
In the film ‘Forest Gump’, the part where Forest claimed it rained for 5 months while he was enlisted was a nod to Operation Popeye, a highly classified weather modification program that took place during the Vietnam War.
The biggest film of 1934: It Happened One Night (RomCom) earned ~ $2,500,000
Every night it’s a race between falling asleep and thinking of that one really awkward moment from ten years ago.
The Scary Statistic: Dog Attack odds: 1-in-147,717
After a certain depth underwater, your lungs are compressed to a point where you are no longer buoyant and will sink to the bottom unless you have something to hold on to.
What to do: Don’t approach dogs you do not know. Having a well-trained and well-fed dog for yourself offers reasonable protection. Make sure he/she likes you, however.
TV Quotes… “Hey hey HEY!” (Fat Albert) on “Fat Albert”
845 – Paris was sacked by Viking raiders, possibly under Ragnar Lodbrok.
1848 – Large blocks of ice blocked Niagra Falls until April 1.
1951 – Ethel and Julius Rosenberg were convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage with the Soviet Union.
1999 – The Dow Jones Index topped 10,000 for the first time.
If you were born on March 29th, You were likely conceived the week of… July 6th (prior year)
Smoke and Mirrors Day
Based on magicians’ illusions, Smoke & Mirrors Day is celebrated on March 29th of each year. Magicians are known for making people and objects appear or disappear, often through the use of mirrors, along with a cloud of smoke.
“Smoke and Mirrors” can refer to any type of show or production in which the audience is intended to be deceived. The term was first used in the 1770s after its use by Johann Georg Schröpfer, who claimed the apparitions to be conjured spirits.
March 29 is…
Lemon Chiffon Cake Day Mom and Pop Business Owners Day Smoke and Mirrors Day Vietnam War Veteran’s Day
March 29 Birthday Quotes
“Before you can give of yourself to others you must know what of yourself you have to give. Every person is special. In all the land there is only one you, possibly two, but seldom more than sixteen.” – Amy Sedaris
“People see God every day, they just don’t recognize him.” – Pearl Bailey
“A lot has been said about politics; some of it complimentary, but most of it accurate.” – Eric Idle
“I was originally cast to be the brains of the Enterprise. Somehow I became The Chick. There’s a little ugly girl inside of me going ‘Yay! I’m a sex symbol!’” – Marina Sirtis
“There is only one boss. The customer. And he can fire everybody in the company from the chairman on down, simply by spending his money somewhere else.” – Sam Walton
“Happiness is a choice. You grieve, you stomp your feet, you pick yourself up and choose to be happy.” – Lucy Lawless
March 29 Birthdays
1790 – John Tyler, American lawyer and politician, 10th President of the United States (died in 1862) 1816 – 10th Dalai Lama (died in 1837) 1867 – Cy Young, American baseball player and manager (died in 1955) 1889 – Warner Baxter, American character actor (died in 1951) 1918 – Pearl Bailey, American actress and singer (died in 1990) 1918 – Sam Walton, American businessman, founded Walmart and Sam’s Club (died in 1992) 1940 – Astrud Gilberto, Brazilian singer-songwriter 1943 – Vangelis, Greek keyboard player and songwriter 1943 – Eric Idle, English comedic actor 1948 – Bud Cort, American actor 1955 – Marina Sirtis, British-American actress 1958 – Marc Silvestri, American comic book publisher, founded Top Cow Productions 1961 – Amy Sedaris, American actress 1964 – Elle Macpherson, Australian model 1968 – Lucy Lawless, New Zealand actress
March 29 History
1638 – Swedish colonists established the first European settlement in Delaware, naming it New Sweden.
1867 – Queen Victoria gave Royal Assent to the British North America Act which established the Dominion of Canada, effective on July 1.
1871 – The Royal Albert Hall was opened by Queen Victoria.
1882 – The ‘Knights of Columbus’ was established.
1886 – John Pemberton brewed the first batch of Coca-Cola in Atlanta.
1908 – Long-running comic strip Mutt and Jeff debuted.
1951 – Broadway Show – The King and I (Musical) March 29, 1951
1951 – Ethel and Julius Rosenberg were convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage.
1986 – #1 Hit March 29, 1986 – April 18, 1986: Falco – Rock Me Amadeus
1998 – BBC America made its debut on digital cable.
2009 – In a very unusual political/business situation, Rick Wagoner, the chairman, and chief executive of General Motors, resigned at the request of President Obama’s administration.
2006 – Queen Elizabeth II pronounced the singer ‘Sir’ Tom Jones a Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire.
2010 – Fox Reality Channel was replaced with Nat Geo Wild on cable television.
2012 – Broadway Show – Newsies (Musical) March 29, 2012
2017 – Prime Minister Theresa May invoked Article 50 of the Treaty on the European Union, beginning the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union.
March 29, 2336 Birthday (fictional) Deanna Troy, Star Trek: The Next Generation, TV
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
“Hey, hey, hey, hey-now. Don’t be mean; we don’t have to be mean, cuz, remember, no matter where you go, there you are.” – Buckaroo Banzai #moviequotes
Fist bumps have been scientifically proven to be a safer and more hygienic greeting than handshakes and high-fives.
The biggest film of 1961: 101 Dalmatians (Action/Adventure) earned ~ $153,000,000
You know… I’ll bet those golden tickets make the chocolate taste terrible.” – Charlie Bucket #moviequotes
In 100 years, people will probably still use the term ‘MacGyver it’ for using ingenuity in order to fix a problem using only the tools at hand, but they will have no idea where the term comes from.
Bok’s Law: If you think education is expensive – try ignorance.
In the original “Dracula” movie from 1931, Dracula and Van Helsing are played by Bela Lugosi and Edward Van Sloan. So their names are…”Bela” and “Edward”.
The Capital of Turkey is Ankara
A healthy cat’s normal body temperature is between 100°F (37.7°C) and 102.5°F (39.1°C).
Daniel Radcliffe went through 160 pairs of prop glasses by the end of the Harry Potter series.
People say taking selfies nowadays shows we are the vainest generation, but back in the day, people posed for days for their selfies to be painted.
A group of Goldfish is called a Glint or Troubling.
A prime number (or a prime) is a natural number greater than 1 that has no positive divisors other than 1 and itself. Prime Days include: March: 3/2 ,3/3 ,3/5 ,3/7 ,3/11 ,3/13 ,3/17 ,3/19 ,3/23 ,3/29 ,3/31
1842 – The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra debuted, conducted by Otto Nicolai.
1881 – ‘The Greatest Show On Earth’ Barnum and Baily Brothers Circus debuted.
1979 – The Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant accident occurred.
If you were born on March 28th, You were likely conceived the week of… July 5th (prior year)
Three Mile Island Accident
On the morning of March 28, 1979, operators at Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station (TMI) began to see indications that their Unit 2 reactor had problems. They maneuvered to shut the plant down and investigate what was happening. The problem worsened as they tried different strategies for shutting down the reactor. By 11:00 a.m., it became clear that things were not under control and an evacuation order was issued for people living within five miles of TMI-2.
At 1:05 p.m., after many unsuccessful attempts at stopping the reaction in one of the two reactors by using traditional methods, workers injected massive quantities of boric acid into both reactors in order to cool them down with extreme prejudice by depriving them of water. The reactors finally shut down later that day, at about 11:00 p.m., after the insertion of over a million gallons of boric acid into each reactor.
The accident had begun some eighteen hours earlier and it was not until eleven hours later that the plant was brought under control. In the meantime, radiation had been released and the accident had resulted in a partial core meltdown.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were named after the most famous Italian artists from the Renaissance
Leonardo da Vinci (Born April 15th, 1452, died May 2nd, 1519)
Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni. (Born March 6th, 1475, died February 18th, 1564)
Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino (Born spring 1483, died April 6th, 1520)
Donatello di Niccolò di Betto Bardi(Born ~ 1386, died December 13th, 1466)
(and Shredder was named after a trapezoidal cheese grater)
March 28 is…
Black Forest Cake Day Respect Your Cat Day Something On A Stick Day
March 28 Birthday Quotes
“When one is painting one does not think.” – Raphael
“I love working. I feel guilty about doing nothing; I get bored.” – Nick Frost
“Jazz came to America three hundred years ago in chains.” – Paul Whiteman
“I realize that life isn’t perfect – it can’t be perfect. I can drive myself nuts trying to make it perfect, or I can just have a lot of fun with the kids.” – Kate Gosselin
“Fight and push harder for what you believe in, you’d be surprised, you are much stronger than you think.” – Lady Gaga
March 28 Birthdays
1483 – Raphael, Italian painter and architect (died in 1520) 1760 – Thomas Clarkson, English activist (died in 1846) 1836 – Frederick Pabst, German-American brewer, founded the Pabst Brewing Company (died in 1904) 1890 – Paul Whiteman, American composer and bandleader (died in 1967) 1905 – Marlin Perkins, American zoologist and television host (died in 1986) 1910 – Jimmie Dodd, American actor and singer-songwriter (died in 1964) 1925 – Dorothy ‘Darla’ DeBorba, American child actress (died in 2010) 1944 – Ken Howard, American actor (died in 2016) 1948 – Dianne Wiest, American character actress 1955 – Reba McEntire, American singer-songwriter and actress 1969 – Brett Ratner, American director and producer 1970 – Vince Vaughn, American actor 1972 – Nick Frost, English actor and screenwriter 1975 – Kate Gosselin, American television personality 1975 – Shanna Moakler, American model 1981 – Julia Stiles, American actress 1986 – Lady Gaga, American singer-songwriter and actress
March 28 History
1783 (Earthquake) Calabria, Italy
1920 – Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford got married; it was the first high profile celebrity wedding.
1949 – Fred Hoyle coined the term “Big Bang” in a radio interview.
1960 – Stanley Kramer was the first to get his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
1964 (Earthquake) Alaska – the 8.4 on the Richter scale quake killed 125 people.
1979 – Three Mile Island Nuclear Disaster happened when a pressure valve in the Unit-2 reactor at Three Mile Island failed to close.
1981 – #1 Hit March 28, 1981 – April 10, 1981: Blondie – Rapture
1990 – President George H. W. Bush posthumously awarded Olympic athlete Jesse Owens the Congressional Gold Medal.
2005 (Earthquake) Nothern Sumatra, Indonesia
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
TV Quotes… “You’re fired!” (Donald Trump) on “The Apprentice”
To put on a hat you ‘don’ it. To take it off you ‘doff’ it.
English words like “matter” and “material” come from the Latin word mater, meaning mother, since they believed all things and organisms were spontaneously generated by ‘Mother Earth.’
We have no idea why London (Londinium) is actually called London.
A group of Elk is called a Gang or Herd.
The amount of time it would take Mount Rushmore to erode into unrecognizability (assuming that it is not maintained) is approximately 7.2 million years.
“…if it weren’t for you meddling kids!” – Various villains on Scooby-Doo (Where Are You?)
“One day spent with someone you love can change everything.” – Mitch Albom
1513 – Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León reached the northern end of The Bahamas on his first voyage to Florida.
1915 – Typhoid Mary, the first healthy carrier of disease ever ID’d in the United States, was put in quarantine.
1952 – Singin’ In The Rain debuted in theaters.
March 27, 2001 – Nintendo 3DS released, Video Game Console
If you were born on March 27th, You were likely conceived the week of… July 4th (prior year)
Typhoid Mary
Mary Mallon was born in 1869 in Ireland and emigrated to the US in 1884. She had worked in a variety of domestic positions for wealthy families prior to settling into her career as a cook. As a healthy carrier of Salmonella typhi, her nickname of “Typhoid Mary” had become synonymous with the spread of disease, as many as 53 people were infected, due to her continual denial of being ill. She was forced into quarantine on two separate occasions on North Brother Island for a total of 26 years and died alone, having evidently found consolation in her religion to which she gave her faith.
March 27 is…
National Joe Day Spanish Paella Day
March 27 Birthday Quotes
“Coming from The Disney Channel, anything I do is going to offend someone, somewhere, somehow.” – Brenda Song
“I’m a plethora of stolen jokes and kitschy references.” – Nathan Fillion
“My mother and I could always look out the same window without ever seeing the same thing.” – Gloria Swanson
“Being perfect is boring. It’s the imperfections that make us perfect.” – Jessie J
“I am not a special person. I am a regular person who does special things.” – Sarah Vaughan
March 27 Birthdays
1863 – Henry Royce, English engineer, founded Rolls-Royce Limited (died in 1933) 1886 – Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, German-American architect (died in 1969) 1899 – Gloria Swanson, American actress and producer (died in 1983) 1901 – Carl Barks, American illustrator (died in 2000) 1905 – Rudolf Christoph Freiherr von Gersdorff, German general (died in 1980) 1914 – Richard Denning, American actor (died in 1998) 1924 – Sarah Vaughan, American Jazz singer (died in 1990) 1929 – Anne Ramsey, American actress (died in 1988) 1942 – Michael York, English actor 1963 – Xuxa, Brazilian actress and singer 1969 – Pauley Perrette, American actress 1969 – Mariah Carey, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress 1971 – Nathan Fillion, Canadian actor 1975 – Fergie, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress 1988 – Jessie J, English singer-songwriter 1988 – Brenda Song, American actress 1988 – Holliday Grainger, English actress
March 27 History
1886 – Apache warrior, Geronimo, surrendered to the US Army.
1899 – Guglielmo Marconi’s radio transmitted across the English Channel from Boulogne, France, to Dover, England.
March 27, 1960 Birthday (fictional) James Potter, Harry Potter
1964 (Earthquake) ‘Good Friday Earthquake’ – the most powerful earthquake in US history at a magnitude of 9.2, struck Southcentral Alaska, killing 125 people and inflicting massive damage to the city of Anchorage.
1965 – #1 Hit March 27, 1965 – April 9, 1965: The Supremes – Stop! In the Name of Love
1973 – Native American actress Sacheen Littlefeather went to the podium for Marlon Brando to decline his Best Actor Oscar for his performance in The Godfather.
1975 – Construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System began.
1977 – The Canary Islands Plane Disaster – Two 747s collided, killing 570 people.
1978 – Broadway Show – Dancin’ (Dance Musical) March 27, 1978
1980 – The North Sea Oil Rig Disaster: The Alexander L. Kielland Oil Rig capsized, killing 123 people.
1983 – The Thornbirds miniseries ran March 27-30 on ABC
1983 – Broadway Show – Brighton Beach Memoirs (Play) March 27, 1983
1984 – East End Show – Starlight Express (Musical) March 27, 1984
1998 – The FDA approved Viagra.
March 27, 2001 – Nintendo 3DS released, Video Game Console
2010 – #1 Hit March 27, 2010 – April 30, 2010: Rihanna – Rude Boy
#1 Hit March 27, 2021 – April 2, 2021: Up – Cardi B
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
Beethoven composed the famous “Ninth Symphony” after he had gone totally deaf.
“getting the hang of it” comes from attaching the head of an axe to the shaft just right.
I feel like I spent a lot of time as a child being taught the difference between stalactites and stalagmites and zero time needing to know that information.
Half of infinity would be infinity.
“Stella! Hey, Stella!” – Stanley Kowalski (Marlon Brando) in A Streetcar Named Desire, 1951
Before alarm clocks, there were ‘knocker-ups’ in Britain and Ireland who went knocking door to door with a large stick.
Under UN protocol, the President of the United States is to be addressed as “His Excellency.”
In the 1850s, baseball had different rules in Massachusetts than it did in New York. Under the Massachusetts rules, you could throw the ball at a runner, and if you hit them, they were out.
A standard 3×3 Rubik’s Cube has 43,252,003,274,489,856,000 different possible configurations.
Why do Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles bother wearing masks?
Michael Buffer the “Let’s Get Ready to Rumble” guy had the phrase trademarked and as of 2009, it has generated $400 million dollars in revenue.
“Made it, Ma! Top of the world!” – Arthur “Cody” Jarrett (James Cagney) in White Heat, 1949
Tom Cruise – Real Name: Tom Cruise Mapother
Over 15,000 forms of life have been found in the New York Subway system
Robot B9 – the official name for the robot on Lost In Space
The biggest film of 1938: Alexander’s Ragtime Band (Drama) earned ~ $4,000,000
1484 – William Caxton printed his translation of Aesop’s Fables.
1812 – A political cartoon in the Boston Gazette coined the term “gerrymander” to describe oddly shaped electoral districts.
1975 – The Biological Weapons Convention came into force.
1979 – Anwar al-Sadat, Menachem Begin, and Jimmy Carter signed the Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty in Washington, DC.
If you were born on March 26th, You were likely conceived the week of… July 3rd (prior year)
Gerrymandering
Gerrymandering was named for Elbridge Gerry, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. As Governor of Massachusetts (1810–1812), Gerry approved a redistricting plan for the state senate that gave the political advantage to Republicans. Someone observed that one of the districts looked like a salamander, and soon the process was known as “gerrymandering”. Since then, “gerrymandering” has for years produced odd-shaped congressional and state legislative districts for both political parties.
March 26 is…
Greek Independence Day Make Up Your Own Holiday Day Nougat Day Spinach Day
March 26 Birthday Quotes
“Society as a whole benefits immeasurably from a climate in which all persons, regardless of race or gender, may have the opportunity to earn respect, responsibility, advancement, and remuneration based on ability.” – Sandra Day O’Connor
“Life didn’t promise to be wonderful.” – Teddy Pendergrass
“Take a little time out of your busy day to give encouragement to someone who’s lost their way.” – Diana Ross
“I’ll always be this once-famous actress nobody recognizes… because of a nose job.” – Jennifer Grey
“Be happy in your body. It’s the only one you’ve got, so you might as well like it.” – Keira Knightley
March 26 Birthdays
1881 – Guccio Gucci, Italian fashion designer, founded Gucci (died in 1953) 1911 – Tennessee Williams, American playwright, and poet (died in 1983) 1917 – Rufus Thomas, American R&B singer-songwriter (died in 2001) 1930 – Sandra Day O’Connor, American lawyer and jurist 1931 – Leonard Nimoy, American actor (died in 2015) 1934 – Alan Arkin, American actor 1940 – James Caan, American actor 1944 – Diana Ross, American singer-songwriter 1948 – Steven Tyler, American singer-songwriter 1949 – Vicki Lawrence, American actress and singer 1950 – Teddy Pendergrass, American singer-songwriter (died in 2010) 1950 – Alan Silvestri, American composer 1954 – Curtis Sliwa, American activist, founded Guardian Angels 1957 – Leeza Gibbons, American talk show host and television personality 1960 – Jennifer Grey, American actress and dancer 1968 – Kenny Chesney, American singer-songwriter 1976 – Amy Smart, American actress 1984 – Sara Jean Underwood, American model 1985 – Keira Knightley, English actress 1990 – Choi Woo-shik, South Korean actor 2003 – Bhad Bhabie, American rapper and social media personality, ‘Catch me outside’
March 26 History
1169 – Saladin became the emir of Egypt.
1812 – A political cartoon in the Boston Gazette coined the term “gerrymander” (named after Governor Elbridge Gerry) to describe oddly shaped electoral districts designed to help incumbents win reelection.
1830 – The Book of Mormon was published in Palmyra, New York.
1872 (Earthquake) Owens Valley, California killed 30 people.
1895 – The Phantoscope, an early motion picture projector that enlarged film images for viewing by large groups, was patented (#536,569) by Charles Francis Jenkins and Thomas Armat.
1916 – Robert Stroud (The Birdman of Alcatraz) stabbed and killed a prison guard in Leavenworth Kansas. He was sentenced to Alcatraz for the murder.
1920 – This Side of Paradise by F. Scott Fitzgerald was published.
1931 – Swissair is founded as the national airline of Switzerland. It was bankrupt in 2002.
1953 – Dr. Jonas Salk announced that he had successfully tested a vaccine against poliomyelitis, the virus that causes polio.
1955 – #1 Hit March 26, 1955 – April 29, 1955: Bill Hayes – The Ballad Of Davy Crockett
1964 – Broadway Show – Funny Girl (Musical) March 26, 1964
1977 – #1 Hit March 26, 1977 – April 8, 1977: Daryl Hall and John Oates – Rich Girl
1988 – #1 Hit March 26, 1988 – April 8, 1988: Michael Jackson – Man in the Mirror
1993 – The last new episode of The Family Feud with host Ray Combs aired
1997 – After the 1995 discovery of the comet Hale-Bopp, 39 members of the ‘Heaven’s Gate’ cult committed suicide to more quickly join the aliens on the ‘other side’ of the comet.
1999 – The ‘Melissa worm’ infected Microsoft word processing and e-mail systems.
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
That piece of music most associated with the circus is actually called “Entry of the Gladiators”.
Paul Schrader wrote “Taxi Driver” in five days.
“Nothing is so common as the desire to be remarkable.” – William Shakespeare
The original Coca Cola was green in color.
“James Bond” was named after an American ornithologist of the same name.
Oscar Hammerstein II is the only person named Oscar to win an Oscar.
Patsy Kline – Real Name: Virginia Hensley
They have to give out the Oscar every year, even if no one really deserves it.
Worcestershire Sauce is made, in part, from 18-month-old fermented anchovies.
The first KFC was not in Kentucky, but in Salt Lake City.
In Japan, radiation creates monsters (Godzilla) and in America radiation creates superheroes.
Somebody told me to be the change I want to see in the world. Now I’m coins of various denominations worth a total of 8 drachmas and 47 cents.
Four of the elements in the Periodic Table named after Ytterby, a village in Sweden. They are Yttrium, Terbium, Erbium, and Ytterbium.
Bubbles from a bubble bath thermally insulate the surface of the water, keeping the bath warm for a longer period of time.
“It’s 106 miles to Chicago, we got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it’s dark… and we’re wearing sunglasses.” – Elwood Blues #moviequotes
1584 – Sir Walter Raleigh is granted permission to colonize Virginia.
Until 1752, March 25 was considered New Year’s Day in Great Britain and its colonies.
1807 – The Slave Trade Act abolished the slave trade in the British Empire.
1911 – The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in NYC killed146 garment workers.
1969 – John Lennon and Yoko Ono staged their “Bed-In For Peace” in Amsterdam.
March 25, 3019 T.A. (fiction) Sauron defeated and the ring destroyed, Lord of the Rings, Book/Film
If you were born on March 25th, You were likely conceived the week of… July 2nd (prior year)
National Medal of Honor Day
March 25 is National Medal of Honor Day. This date was chosen because the first Medal of Honor was presented on March 25, 1863, during the Civil War. Memorial Day, Veterans Day, and National Medal of Honor Day are reminders to take a moment and be thankful for the men and women who have served and those who have died serving our country. National Medal of Honor Day was established to help foster appreciation specifically for recipients of the nation’s highest military award. These brave individuals have shown true valor, risked their lives, and many have died in order to save the individuals they fight beside.
March 25 is…
Lobster Newburg Day Maryland Day Medal of Honor Day Tolkien Reading Day Waffle Day
March 25 Birthday Quotes
“Patience is the ability to accept trouble, suffering, delay without getting angry or upset, I feel like if you can master patience you can master anything.” – Big Sean
“Be your own artist, and always be confident in what you’re doing. If you’re not going to be confident, you might as well not be doing it.” – Aretha Franklin
“Take those chances and you can achieve greatness, whereas if you go conservative, you’ll never know. I truly believe what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. Even if you fail, learning and moving on is sometimes the best thing.” – Danica Patrick
“You have to be happy with yourself first of all – that’s the most important thing.” – Aly Michalka
“Oklahoma is the cultural center of the universe.” – Hoyt Axton
March 25 Birthdays
1901 – Ed Begley, American actor (died in 1970) 1918 – Howard Cosell, American broadcaster,journalist, and author (died in 1995) 1920 – Patrick Troughton, English actor, The Second Doctor (died in 1987) 1926 – Gene Shalit, American journalist and critic 1934 – Johnny Burnette, American singer-songwriter (died in 1964) 1938 – Hoyt Axton, American singer-songwriter and actor (died in 1999) 1942 – Aretha Franklin, American singer-songwriter, Queen of Soul (died in 2018) 1943 – Paul Michael Glaser, American actor 1947 – Sir Elton John, English singer-songwriter, 1962 – Marcia Cross, American actress 1966 – Jeff Healey, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (died in 2008) 1982 – Danica Patrick, American race car driver 1984 – Katharine McPhee, American singer-songwriter and actress 1988 – Big Sean, American rapper 1989 – Aly Michalka, American singer-songwriter and actress
March 25 History
421 – The city of Venice was founded.
1655 – Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, was discovered by Christiaan Huygens.
1807 – The Slave Trade Act became law, abolishing the slave trade in the British Empire.
1811 – Percy Bysshe Shelley was expelled from the University of Oxford for publishing the pamphlet The Necessity of Atheism.
1911 – The Triangle Shirtwaist Company factory burned in New York City, killing 145 workers. The disaster helped bring forth more laws and regulations protecting employees.
March 25, 1937 Birthday (fictional) Biff Tannen, Back to the Future, Film
1957 – United States Customs seized copies of Allen Ginsberg’s poem Howl on grounds of obscenity.
1965 – Civil rights activists, led by Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. successfully complete their 4-day, 50-mile march from Selma to the capitol in Montgomery, Alabama.
1967 – #1 Hit March 25, 1967 – April 14, 1967: The Turtles – Happy Together
1972 – #1 Hit March 25, 1972 – April 14, 1972: America – A Horse with No Name
1982 – Cagney & Lacey premiered on CBS
1984 – Television Special Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever introduced Michael Jackson’s ‘moonwalk’ during his performance of Billie Jean.
1989 – #1 Hit March 25, 1989 – March 31, 1989: Mike + The Mechanics – The Living Years
1990 – The Happy Land nightclub fire was an arson fire that killed 87 people in The Bronx, New York City.
1995 – WikiWikiWeb, the world’s first wiki was published online by Ward Cunningham.
2001 – Bjork wore her now-famous ‘swan dress’ to the Oscars.
2002 – The Bachelor premiered on ABC
March 25, 2011 – The Suite Life Movie aired on The Disney Channel
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
The license plate number on the original Ghostbusters’ car was ECTO-1
One of the 7 Wonders of the Middle Ages: Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafan in Alexandria, Egypt, built ~2nd century
Sliced bread was originally advertised as “the greatest forward step in the baking industry since bread was wrapped.”
When you marry someone you are basically volunteering to be the first suspect in any possible future investigation of their murder. #thingsilearnedfromtv
A group of Misers is a Horde.
America has its own supervolcano – at Yellowstone National Park. Its super-eruptions tend to occur every 600,000 – 800,000 years; the last one was about 600k ago.
“A boy’s best friend is his mother.” – Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins) in Psycho, 1960
The biggest film of 1962: The Longest Day (Action) earned ~ $39,100,000
New York City has 520 miles of coastline – more than the coastline of Miami, San Francisco, Boston, and Los Angeles combined.
The word maintenance should be spelled maintainance.
Disney turned down the chance to make “Back to the Future” claiming the mother/son relationship was too risqué.
The ancient Roman Colosseum had a retractable roof.
When all cars are self-driving, will BMWs still change lanes without signaling and tailgate in the wrong lane?
Adele hasn’t read a book since she was 6 years old. The last book she finished was Roald Dahl’s “Matilda.”
North Korea has its own distinct basketball rules, such as three points for a dunk, four points for a three-pointer that does not touch the rim, minus one point for missing a free throw, and eight points for a basket scored in the final three seconds.
An ion is a charged particle. By joining into a union with another ion, they both cease to be ions. They un-ion. #thatcrazyenglishlanguage
1765 – Great Britain passed the Quartering Act, which requires the Thirteen Colonies to house British troops. 3rd Amendment to the US Constitution, 1791: No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.
1924 – The 1921 Women’s Olympiad began in Monte Carlo, the first international women’s sporting event.
1989 – In Prince William Sound in Alaska, the Exxon Valdez spilled 240,000 barrels of crude oil after running aground.
March 24, 2005 – PlayStation Portable released, Video Game Console
If you were born on March 24th, You were likely conceived the week of… July 1st (prior year)
Exxon Valdez Disaster
On March 24, 1989, shortly after midnight, the oil tanker Exxon Valdez struck Bligh Reef in Prince William Sound, Alaska, spilling more than 11 million gallons of crude oil. The spill was the largest in U.S. history and tested the abilities of local, national, and industrial organizations to prepare for, and respond to, a disaster of such magnitude. Many factors complicated the cleanup efforts following the spill. The size of the spill and its remote location, accessible only by helicopter and boat, made government and industry efforts difficult and tested existing plans for dealing with such an event.
The spill posed threats to the delicate food chain that supports Prince William Sound’s commercial fishing industry. Also in danger were ten million migratory shorebirds and waterfowl, hundreds of sea otters, dozens of other species, such as harbor porpoises and sea lions, and several varieties of whales. (epa.gov)
March 24 is…
Chocolate Covered Raisins Day Cocktail Day World Tuberculosis Day
March 24 Birthday Quotes
“There are many more important things in life than fashion. But fashion, to me, is part of pop culture. And I’m an art collector. I’m obsessed with art and pop culture. And I say that there is fame, fashion, art, music, and entertainment, including celebrity, that really moves the needle in society.” – Tommy Hilfiger
“The attitude with which we approach the situation can determine our success or failure.” – Peyton Manning
“You have to not worry or doubt or punish yourself. All the worry, doubt, and punishment will not add one second to your life, you know?” – Louie Anderson
“The road to success is not easy to navigate, but with hard work, drive and passion, it’s possible to achieve the American dream.” – Tommy Hilfiger
“Some say I do it this way, others say I do it that way, but I say I do it the other way.” – Harry Houdini
March 24 Birthdays
1874 – Harry Houdini, Hungarian-Jewish American magician and actor (died in 1926) 1887 – Roscoe ‘Fatty’ Arbuckle, American actor, director, and screenwriter (died in 1933) 1901 – Ub Iwerks, American animator, co-created Mickey Mouse (died in 1971) 1909 – Clyde Barrow, American criminal (died in 1934) 1911 – Joseph Barbera, American animator and producer, co-founded Hanna-Barbera (died in 2006) 1924 – Norman Fell, American actor (died in 1998) 1930 – Steve McQueen, American actor (died in 1980) 1940 – Bob Mackie, American fashion designer 1944 – R. Lee Ermey, American sergeant and character actor (died in 2018) 1949 – Nick Lowe, English singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer 1951 – Tommy Hilfiger, American fashion designer, founded the Tommy Hilfiger Corporation 1953 – Louie Anderson, American actor and comedian 1956 – Bill Wray, American cartoonist and painter 1960 – Kelly Le Brock, English-American actress and model 1960 – Nena, German singer-songwriter 1970 – Lara Flynn Boyle, American actress 1973 – Jim Parsons, American actor 1974 – Alyson Hannigan, American actress 1976 – Peyton Manning, American football player 1977 – Jessica Chastain, American actress 1979 – Lake Bell, Jewish-American actress
March 24 History
1707 – The Acts of Union 1707 was signed, officially uniting the Kingdoms and parliaments of England and Scotland to create the Kingdom of Great Britain.
1765 – The Kingdom of Great Britain passed the Quartering Act, which required homes in the Thirteen Colonies to house British troops.
1882 – Robert Koch announced the discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterium responsible for tuberculosis.
March 24, 1940 – The first religious service was shown on NBC in New York. The first was a Protestant Easter Service, and a Catholic Mass was shown after that.
1955 – Tennessee Williams’ play Cat on a Hot Tin Roof opened in New York.
1956 – #1 Hit March 24, 1956 – April 20, 1956: Les Baxter – Poor People Of Paris
March 24, 1958, Elvis Presley was inducted into the US Army, serial #53310761.
1973 – #1 Hit March 24, 1973 – April 6, 1973: The O’Jays – Love Train
1979 – #1 Hit March 24, 1979 – April 13, 1979: Bee Gees – Tragedy
1989 – The Exxon Valdez, captained by Joseph Jeffrey Hazelwood, hit Prince William Sound, spilling 11,000,000 gallons of Alaskan crude oil.
1990 – #1 Hit March 24, 1990 – April 6, 1990: Alannah Myles – Black Velvet
1993- Doogie Howser, M.D. aired its final episode
2001 – #1 Hit March 24, 2001 – March 30, 2001: Crazy Town – Butterfly
March 24, 2005 – PlayStation Portable released, Video Game Console
2005 – The Office premiered on NBC
March 24, 2006 – Cow Belles aired on The Disney Channel
2006 – Hannah Montana premiered on The Disney Channel.
2007 – #1 Hit March 24, 2007 – April 6, 2007: Fergie featuring Ludacris – Glamorous
2011 – Broadway Show – The Book of Mormon (Musical) March 24, 2011
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
The fear of vegetables is called Lachanophobia.
I haven’t been upset about someone not rewinding a VHS tape in two decades. #bekindrewind
When Voldemort died, the world lost a thinker whose treatises on the multiplicity of personal identity will remain forever unpublished.
A group of Onions is called a Rope.
Baby Carrots are not naturally mini-sized carrots… they are just cut down to size from imperfect, normal-sized carrots.
Chicago O’ Hare airport has the ORD shortcode because it was originally called Orchard Field and no one bothered to change it when it was renamed.
Mother Theresa – Real Name: Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu
Australia is the only continent with more venomous snakes than there are non-venomous ones.
“Are the daughter’s miseries the mother’s triumphs?” – Eva in Autumn Sonata #moviequotes
Nicolas Cage – Real Name: Nicolas Coppola
Vince & Larry are the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s crash test dummies.
For a detective, a surprise party is the ultimate insult.
A group of Cows is called a Kine.
The shortest player in NBA was Tyrone “Muggsy” Bogues (born January 9, 1965). He stood at 5’3″ and played for a total of 14 seasons.
Joseph Stalin’s real name was Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili. He decided to change his name to Stalin in 1902, meaning “steel” in Russian, which he believed would make him appear tough.
A court ruled that the TV show Trapper John M.D. is a spinoff of the movie M*A*S*H, not the TV show, due to a lawsuit over royalties.
1857 – Elisha Otis’s first elevator is installed at 488 Broadway New York City.
1868 – The University of California was founded in Oakland, California.
1919 – In Milan, Italy, Benito Mussolini founded his Fascist political movement.
1933 – The Reichstag passed the Enabling Act of 1933, making Adolf Hitler dictator of Germany.
If you were born on March 23rd, You were likely conceived the week of… June 30th (prior year)
World Meteorological Day
In 1873, The International Meteorological association was formed to exchange information about weather across national borders and changed its name in March 1950. World Meteorological Day takes place every year on March 23 and commemorates the coming into force on March 23, 1950, of the Convention establishing the World Meteorological Organization. It showcases the essential contribution of National Meteorological and Hydrological Services to the safety and wellbeing of society and is celebrated with activities around the world.
March 23 is…
Chip and Dip Day Puppy Day Near Miss Day World Meteorology Day
March 23 Birthday Quotes
“Sometimes it’s the smallest decisions that can change your life forever.” – Keri Russell
“Success has less to do with what we can get ourselves to do and more to do with keeping ourselves from doing what we shouldn’t.” – Kenneth Cole
“Be afraid of nothing.” – Joan Crawford
“Just because they say it’s impossible doesn’t mean you can’t do it.” – Roger Bannister
“Science does not have a moral dimension. It is like a knife. If you give it to a surgeon or a murderer, each will use it differently.” – Wernher von Braun
March 23 Birthdays
1699 – John Bartram, American botanist and explorer (died in 1777) 1862 – Nathaniel ‘Texas Jack’ Reed, American criminal (died in 1950) 1904 – Joan Crawford, American film actress (died in 1977) 1912 – Wernher von Braun, German-American physicist and engineer (died in 1977) 1929 – Roger Bannister, English runner and academic (died in 2018) 1949 – Ric Ocasek, American singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer (died in 2019) 1954 – Kenneth Cole, American fashion designer, founded Kenneth Cole Productions 1957 – Amanda Plummer, American actress 1971 – Yasmeen Ghauri, Canadian model 1976 – Michelle Monaghan, American actress 1976 – Keri Russell, American actress 1989 – Ayesha Curry, Canadian-American chef, author and television personality
March 23 History
893 (Earthquake) Iran
1775 – Patrick Henry delivered his ‘Give me liberty, or give me death!’ speech at St. John’s Episcopal Church, in Richmond, Virginia.
1839 – The initials ‘O.K.’ were first published in The Boston Morning Post. Meant as an abbreviation for ‘oll correct,’ a popular slang misspelling of ‘all correct’ at the time.
1840 – John William Draper took the first successful photo of the Moon. Actually, a daguerreotype, a precursor of the photograph.
1857 – Elisha Otis’s first elevator was installed at 488 Broadway New York City.
1913 (Tornado) Omaha, Nebraska
1956 – Pakistan became the first Islamic republic in the world.
1963 – #1 Hit March 23, 1963 – March 29, 1963: Ruby & the Romantics – Our Day Will Come
1974 – #1 Hit March 23, 1974 – March 29, 1974: Cher – Dark Lady
March 23, 1977 Birthday (fictional) Neal Cassidy, Once Upon a Time, TV
1982 – Joanie Loves Chachi premiered on ABC
1983 – President Ronald Reagan introduced the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) now called “Star Wars” to the American discussion.
1983 – Dr. Barney C. Clark, the first recipient of a permanent artificial heart, died at the University of Utah’s Medical Center after 112 days with the device.
March 24, 1984 (fiction) The Breakfast Club met for detention, The Breakfast Club, Film
1991 – #1 Hit March 23, 1991 – March 29, 1991: Timmy T – One More Try
1996 – #1 Hit March 23, 1996 – May 3, 1996: Celine Dion – Because You Loved Me
1998 – James Cameron’s Titanic won 11 Academy Awards.
2000 – Broadway Show – Aida (Musical) March 23, 2000
2001 – The Russian space station, Mir, ended 15 years in orbit by burning up entering Earth’s atmosphere, mostly burning up in the atmosphere, and splashing into the Pacific Ocean.
2014 – Broadway Show – Les Misrables (Musical) March 23, 2014
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
“After fifteen minutes I wanted to marry her, and after half an hour I completely gave up the idea of stealing her purse.” – Virgil Starkwell #moviequotes
A group of Cranes is called a Sedge or Seige.
Benedict Cumberbatch (Billingsworth Cobblepots) should read out all the funniest variations on his name the internet has produced in the same style as the ‘Celebrities Read Mean Tweets’ videos.
The Capital of Norway is Oslo
Biggest film of 1963: Cleopatra (Drama) earned ~ $57,000,000
“I don’t believe in astrology; I’m a Sagittarius and we’re skeptical.” – Arthur C. Clarke
The more children’s books I read the worse I feel for the letter X. It reminds me of someone with only one nice outfit. “Oh, X is xylophone. Weren’t you xylophone last week too? Well, it’s still nice I guess. And you tried your best.”
We’ve got about 2 billion years to find a new planet to inhabit. #readonline
Green Bell Peppers are unripe versions of Red Peppers.
TV Quotes… “Hey now!” (Hank Kingsley) on “The Larry Sanders Show”.
During an 11-year period from about 1964 to 1975, the office of Vice President of the United States was vacant for a total of 617 days (more than 15% of the time).
Useless Pronunciation: P as in pterodactyl
“Play it, Sam. Play ‘As Time Goes By.’” – Ilsa Lund (Ingrid Bergman) #moviequotes
The first soda was made in Michigan – Vernor’s Ginger Ale, in 1866.
The last place you look for something is always where you find it. #science
1622 – Jamestown massacre: Algonquian Indians killed 347 English settlers around Jamestown, Virginia, a third of the colony’s population.
1945 – The Arab League was founded in Cairo, Egypt.
1993 – Intel Corporation shipped the first Pentium chips
March 22, **** Birthday (fictional) Diana of Themyscira (Wonder Woman), DC Comics
March 22, 2233 Birthday (fictional) James Tiberius Kirk, Star Trek, TV/Film
If you were born on March 22nd, You were likely conceived the week of… June 29th (prior year)
Andrew Lloyd Webber Shows
The Likes of Us (1965), Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (1968), Jesus Christ Superstar (1970), Jeeves (1975), Evita (1976), Tell Me on a Sunday (1979), Cats (1981), Song and Dance (1982), Starlight Express (1984), Cricket (1986), The Phantom of the Opera (1986), Aspects of Love (1989), Sunset Boulevard (1993), Whistle Down the Wind (1996), The Beautiful Game (2000), The Woman in White (2004), Love Never Dies (2010), The Wizard of Oz (2011), Stephen Ward (2013), School of Rock (2015), Cinderella (2020)
Stephen Sondheim Musicals
Saturday Night (1954), West Side Story (1957), Gypsy (1959), A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1962), Anyone Can Whistle (1964), Do I Hear a Waltz? (1965), Company (1970), Follies (1971), A Little Night Music (1973), The Frogs (1974), Pacific Overtures (1976), Sweeney Todd (1979), Merrily We Roll Along (1981), Passion (1994), Bounce (2003)
March 22 is…
American Diabetes Alert Day Bavarian Crepes Day Goof Off Day (Goof-off ideas) World Water Day
March 22 Birthday Quotes
“Nobody seems to think it’s a good idea to mention mistakes, but I think it’s important to acknowledge the mistakes you’ve made in life because it’s really through those that you learn things. I’ve made hundreds.” – Andrew Lloyd Webber
“I believe ambition is not a dirty word. It’s just believing in yourself and your abilities. Imagine this: What would happen if we were all brave enough to be a little bit more ambitious? I think the world would change.” – Reese Witherspoon
“Right now I’d do anything for money. I’d kill somebody for money. I’d kill you for money. Ha haha. Ah, no. You’re my friend. I’d kill you for nothing. – Chico Marx, in The Cocoanuts
” “ – Marcel Marceau
“Why does the lizard stick his tongue out? The lizard sticks its tongue out because that’s the way its listening and looking and tasting its environment. It’s its means of appreciating what’s in front of it.” – William Shatner
March 22 Birthdays
1887 – Chico Marx, American actor, Marx Brother (died in 1961) 1912 – Karl Malden, American actor (died in 2009) 1920 – Werner Klemperer, German-American actor (died in 2000) 1920 – Ross Martin, American actor (died in 1981) 1923 – Marcel Marceau, French mime and actor (died in 2007) 1930 – Pat Robertson, American minister and broadcaster, founded the Christian Broadcasting Network 1930 – Stephen Sondheim, American composer 1931 – William Shatner, Canadian actor 1935 – M. Emmet Walsh, American character actor 1947 – James Patterson, American author 1948 – Andrew Lloyd Webber, English composer 1955 – Lena Olin, Swedish actress 1957 – Stephanie Mills, American actress 1959 – Matthew Modine, American actor 1972 – Elvis Stojko, Canadian figure skater and sportscaster 1976 – Reese Witherspoon, American actress 1989 – Tyler Oakley, American internet celebrity
March 22 History
1630 – The Massachusetts Bay Colony outlawed the possession of cards, dice, and gaming tables.
1894 – The first championship series for Lord Stanley’s Cup was played in Montreal, Canada. The Montreal HC (Montreal Hockey Club) won the first cup.
1933 – President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Beer and Wine Revenue Act, putting a federal tax on all alcoholic beverages, although prohibition was still in effect until December 1933.
1945 – The Arab League was founded in Cairo, Egypt.
1958 – #1 Hit March 22, 1958 – April 25, 1958: The Champs – Tequila
1960 – The first laser was patented (#2,929,922) by Arthur Schawlow and Charles Hard Townes under the title ‘Masers and Maser Communications System.’
1963 – The Beatles’ first album, Please Please Me, was released in the United Kingdom.
1964 – #1 Hit March 21, 1964 – April 3, 1964: The Beatles – She Loves You
March 22, 1970 Birthday (fictional) Monica Geller, Friends, TV
1972 – The Equal Rights Amendment was passed by the U.S. Senate and sent to the states for ratification. It never gained the 38 states necessary to become part of the US Constitution.
1975 – #1 Hit March 22, 1975 – March 28, 1975: Frankie Valli – My Eyes Adored You
1978 – The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash aired on NBC.
1978 – Karl Wallenda, aged 73, of The Flying Wallendas, died after falling off a tight-rope between two hotels in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
1980 – #1 Hit March 22, 1980 – April 18, 1980: Pink Floyd – Another Brick in the Wall
1986 – #1 Hit March 22, 1986 – March 28, 1986: Heart – These Dreams
1997 – Tara Lipinski, age 14 years and 9 months, became the youngest women’s World Figure Skating Champion.
1997 – #1 Hit March 22, 1997 – May 2, 1997: Puff Daddy featuring Mase – Can’t Nobody Hold Me Down
2016 – Brussels Terror Attack: 3 bombs exploded at the airport and metro station, injuring 300 and killing 32.
March 22, 2233 Birthday (fictional) James Tiberius Kirk, Star Trek, TV/Film
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
“What I have learned in this life is you can never be ashamed of where you come from.” – Tyler Perry
Every time we exhale we produce plant food.
The name for the shape a classic soccer ball is based on is called a “truncated icosahedron”.
Coke Zero is specifically marketed toward men, who were shown to associate Diet Coke with femininity.
“Baskin Robbins always finds out.” #moviequotes
In the early draft of “Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back”, Yoda was named Buffy.
When someone says they’ll be there in 6 minutes, they will probably arrive earlier than someone that says they’ll be there in 5.
The broader your wish, the more likely it is to come true.
The most unbelievable thing about Toy Story is the success rate of the prize grabber.
Do you know what really grinds my gears? Friction.
Multiple studies have shown high top sneakers are no more effective than low top sneakers in preventing ankle sprains.
The word “dinosaur” comes from Ancient Greek meaning “terrible lizard”.
The federal government spent about $350 billion during World War II — or twice as much as it had spent in total for the entire history of the U.S. government up to that point.
The Seven Deadly Sins #7- Sloth is laziness and the avoidance of work.
The first rule is that any numbered list of rules will lead to a Fight Club reference.
1760 – The Great Boston Fire of 1760 destroyed 349 buildings, but no reported deaths.
1916 – Albert Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity was published in Annalen der Physik.
1923 – The Arts Club of Chicago hosted the opening of Pablo Picasso’s first United States showing.
March 20, 19** Birthday (fictional) Big Bird, Sesame Street
Typically the March equinox falls on this date when both day and night are of equal length.
If you were born on March 20th, You were likely conceived the week of… June 27th (prior year)
Traditional March 20 Information
Fred McFeely Rogers (March 20, 1928 – February 27, 2003) was the creator of Mister Rogers’Neighborhood and hosted all 895 episodes. He was the composer of its more than 200 songs and the puppeteer who imagined 14 characters into being.
Throughout his career, Fred Rogers was a champion of children in general and PBS in particular. In 1969, he famously testified before a Senate subcommittee that was considering cutting funding for public television. Senator John Pastore was in charge of the proceedings, and after two days of hearings, he remained distinctly unimpressed, until Mister Rogers took the microphone. When Fred spoke, he changed the face of children’s television and transformed the way we think about the inner lives of young children. (misterrrogers.org)
March 20 is…
Earth Day Day of Happiness Proposal Day Ravioli Day Won’t You Be My Neighbor Day World Storytelling Day
March 20 Birthday Quotes
“Often when you think you’re at the end of something, you’re at the beginning of something else.” – Fred Rogers
“Writing is the basis of all, because creating something that didn’t even exist before is like taking an empty canvass. It is a wonderful thing to make something out of nothing. You’ve got an empty page, you’ve got an idea, and then you start typing and that is the most thrilling thing of all. And then if it becomes a movie or something else that’s a plus, but the original writing of it is what’s very exciting.” – Carl Reiner
“I believe in destiny. But I also believe that you can’t just sit back and let destiny happen. A lot of times, an opportunity might fall into your lap, but you have to be ready for that opportunity. You can’t sit there waiting on it. A lot of times you are going to have to get out there and make it happen.” – Spike Lee
“In some ways, it would be nice to stay younger, but I feel pretty happy about growing older… Personally, I don’t have a lot of the regular hand-ups with getting older that some people do. I’ve never tried to disguise my age. People find out anyway.” – Holly Hunter
March 20 Birthdays
1895 – Fredric Wertham, German-American psychologist and author (died in 1981) 1903 – Edgar Buchanan, American character actor (died in 1979) 1906 – Ozzie Nelson, American actor and bandleader (died in 1975) 1915 – Sister Rosetta Tharpe, American gospel singer-songwriter (died in 1973) 1917 – Vera Lynn, English singer and actress (died in 2020) 1918 – Jack Barry, American game show host and producer (died in 1984) 1922 – Larry Elgart, American saxophonist and bandleader (died in 2017) 1922 – Carl Reiner, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died in 2020) 1928 – Fred Rogers, American children’s television host (died in 2003) 1931 – Hal Linden, American actor 1935 – Ted Bessell, American actor and director (died in 1996) 1937 – Jerry Reed, American singer-songwriter and actor (died in 2008) 1948 – Bobby Orr, Canadian ice hockey player 1957 – Theresa Russell, American actress 1957 – Spike Lee, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter 1958 – Holly Hunter, American actress 1979 – Freema Agyeman, English actress 1986 – Ruby Rose, Australian actress
March 20 History
1345 – According to scholars at the University of Paris, the Black Death was created today, from what they called “a triple conjunction of Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars in the 40th degree of Aquarius, occurring on the 20th of March 1345.” Actually, the bubonic plague came from infected fleas from sickened and dead rats.
1602 – The Dutch East India Company was established.
1854 – In Ripon, Wisconsin, former members of the Whig Party formed the Republican Party.
1900 – Nikola Tesla received a US Patent (#645,576) for the wireless transmission of electric power,
1961 – #1 Hit March 20, 1961 – April 2, 1961: Elvis Presley – Surrender
1964 – The precursor of the European Space Agency, ESRO (European Space Research Organisation) was established.
March 20, 19** Birthday (fictional) Big Bird, Sesame Street
1971 – #1 Hit March 20, 1971 – April 2, 1971: Janis Joplin – Me and Bobby McGee
1982 – Rock Guitarist Randy Rhodes died in a plane crash.
1982 – #1 Hit March 20, 1982 – May 7, 1982: Joan Jett and the Blackhearts – I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll
1985 – Libby Riddles became the first woman to win the 1,135-mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.
1987 – The FDA approved the sale of AZT (azidothymidine)
1995 – The Aum Shinrikyo (Supreme Truth) cult released Sarin gas into the Tokyo subway system, killing a dozen people and sickening thousands.
1999 – Legoland California, the first Legoland outside of Europe, opened in Carlsbad, California.
2010 – #1 Hit March 20, 2010 – March 26, 2010: Taio Cruz featuring Ludacris – Break Your Heart
2014 – Broadway Show – Aladdin (Musical) March 20, 2014
#1 Hit March 20, 2021 – March 26, 2021: What’s Next – Drake
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
A group of Bees is called a Grist or Hive or Swarm or Nest.
The word “dialogue” has all the full-time vowels in it.
There are more people who have learned English as a second language than there are native speakers.
UNPROVEN SCIENCE: Walking through doorways make you forget.
Meaning both “friend” and “something you feed to sharks,” I can’t think of a single word with two more wildly divergent and unrelated definitions than “chum.”
In 1953, Rock Hudson was elected Mayor of Universal City.
Winnie the Pooh’s first name is Edward.
The Subaru logo represents the stars in the Pleiades constellation which is known as ‘Subaru’ in Japanese.
In a room with 23 people, it’s more likely than unlikely that at least two of them share the same birthday.
Never stop pushing yourself. Some say that 8 hours of sleep is enough. Why stop there? Strive for 9, 10, even 11 hours. #StriveForGreatness
“Well, here’s another nice mess you’ve gotten me into!” – Oliver (Oliver Hardy) in Sons of the Desert, 1933
The biggest film of 1964: Mary Poppins (Musical) earned ~ $102,300,000
“Silly Caucasian girl likes to play with Samurai swords.” – O-Ren Ishii
Phonetic isn’t spelled phonetically, there is no anagram for an anagram, there isn’t another word for thesaurus and ironically most people do not understand irony.
I wonder if I’ll live long enough to witness land ownership disputes on the moon.
If you were born on March 21st, You were likely conceived the week of… June 28th (prior year)
Selma to Montgomery March
On March 25, 1965, Martin Luther King led thousands of nonviolent demonstrators to the steps of the capitol in Montgomery, Alabama, after a 5-day, 54-mile march from Selma, Alabama, where local African Americans, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) had been campaigning for voting rights.
Reverend King told the assembled crowd: “There never was a moment in American history more honorable and more inspiring than the pilgrimage of clergymen and laymen of every race and faith pouring into Selma to face danger at the side of its embattled Negroes.”
March 21 is…
Common Courtesy Day Day of Forests French Bread Day Memory Day Teenager Day UN International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination World Down Syndrome Day World Poetry Day
March 21 Birthday Quotes
“When a man forgets himself, he usually does something everybody else remembers.” – James Coco
“The road to happiness lies in two simple principles: find what it is that interests you and that you can do well, and when you find it put your whole soul into it-every bit of energy and ambition and natural ability you have.” – John D. Rockefeller III
“Real courage is knowing what faces you and knowing how to face it.” – Timothy Dalton
“Half of the great comedians I’ve had in my shows and that I paid a lot of money to and who made my customers shriek were not only not funny to me, but I couldn’t understand why they were funny to anybody.” – Florenz Ziegfeld
“In the long run, the quality of your work is all that matters. That is your only resumé. Be professional. Make sure your editor or publisher can always reach you. Do what’s asked of you if your conscience can bear it.” – Mark Waid
March 21 Birthdays
1685 – Johann Sebastian Bach, German Baroque composer and musician (died in 1750) 1867 – Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr., American director and producer (died in 1932) 1906 – John D. Rockefeller III, American philanthropist (died in 1978) 1910 – Julio Gallo, American businessman, co-founded E & J Gallo Winery (died in 1993) 1922 – Russ Meyer, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died in 2004) 1930 – James Coco, American character actor (died in 1987) 1931 – Al Williamson, American illustrator (died in 2010) 1946 – Timothy Dalton, Welsh-English actor 1949 – Eddie Money, American singer-songwriter (died in 2019) 1958 – Gary Oldman, English actor 1962 – Matthew Broderick, American actor 1962 – Rosie O’Donnell, American actress and talk show host 1962 – Mark Waid, American comic book author 2000 – Jace Norman, American actor
March 21 History
1617 – Pocahontas (Rebecca Rolfe) died of either smallpox or pneumonia while in England with her husband, John Rolfe.
1788 – The Great New Orleans Fire destroyed 80% of the city.
1859 – The first Zoological Society was incorporated in Philadelphia. PA, today simply called ‘The Philadelphia Zoo.’
1871 – Otto von Bismarck was appointed Chancellor of the German Empire.
1925 – Butler Act became a state law in Tennessee that prohibited “The teaching of the Evolution Theory in all the Universities, Normals and all other public schools of Tennessee, which are supported in whole or in part by the public school funds of the State, and to provide penalties for the violations thereof that it shall be unlawful to teach any theory that denies the story of the Divine Creation of man as taught in the Bible, and to teach instead that man has descended from a lower order of animals.” It was repealed on May 17, 1967.
1942 – A report was submitted suggesting the name “plutonium” for artificial element 94 since it followed neptunium and uranium (elements 93 and 92).
1952 – Hosted by Alan Freed, the first major rock-and-roll show, the Moondog Coronation Ball, was held in Cleveland, Ohio.
1953 – #1 Hit March 21, 1953 – May 15, 1953: Patti Page – The Doggie In The Window
1963 – Alcatraz Prison in San Francisco Bay closed and transferred its remaining prisoners.
1965 – Martin Luther King Jr., and 3200 civil rights demonstrators began a historic March from Selma, Alabama to the state capitol at Montgomery.
1980 – “Who shot J.R.?” On the season finale of Dallas, J. R. Ewing was shot by an unseen assailant. The following season we found out that it was Kristin Shepard, J.R.’s mistress
1980 – President Jimmy Carter announced that the United States would boycott the Olympic Games scheduled to take place in Moscow that summer.
1981 – #1 Hit March 21, 1981 – March 27, 1981: REO Speedwagon – Keep On Loving You
1986 – Debi Thomas became the first African American to win the World Figure Skating Championships.
1987 – #1 Hit March 21, 1987 – April 3, 1987: Club Nouveau – Lean On Me
1989 – Sports Illustrated reported allegations tying baseball player Pete Rose to baseball gambling.
1992 – #1 Hit March 21, 1992 – April 24, 1992: Vanessa Williams – Save the Best for Last
1999 – The first around-the-world balloon flight took place between March 1 and March 21st with Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones.
2006 – Twitter was founded.
March 21, 2007 – The Apple TV (1st generation) was released.
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
“When I’m around you, I kind of feel like I’m on drugs. Not that I do drugs. Unless you do drugs, in which case I do them all the time. All of them.” – Scott Pilgrim:
The Capital of Tuvalu is Vaiaku village, Funafuti province
A group of Midwives is an Expectation.
If a zombie apocalypse becomes a reality, most people would get infected quickly due to the fact that nobody would really believe that a zombie apocalypse was really happening. #notme #beprepared
Machetes in English-Speaking Caribbean countries are referred to as a “Cutlass”.
Snowflakes are one of nature’s most fragile things, but just look what they can do when they stick together.
Darth Vader would be the worst at hide and seek.
“You are like a hurricane, there’s calm in your eye” #songlyrics
A group of Oarsmen is called a Row.
Snow White in ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarves’ was inspired by actress Marge Champion.
“No one is normal. Everyone is just pretending to be normal.” – Alessandra Torre
People used to think sparrows hibernate at the bottom of lakes during the winter.
I don’t know about being crazy, but my pile of clay eyebrows is getting larger every day.
You can hold a note forever inside your head. Try it.
1279 – A Mongol victory at the Battle of Yamen ended the Song dynasty in China.Over 100,000 people died in the sea battle.
1918 – US Standard Time Act established standard time zones in the United States.
1962 – Bob Dylan released his first album, Bob Dylan, for Columbia Records.
1993 – Operation Iraqi Freedom began.
If you were born on March 19th,
You were likely conceived the week of… June 26th (prior year)
Swallows Return to Capistrano, California
The miracle of the “Swallows” of Capistrano takes place each year at Mission San Juan Capistrano, on March 19th, St. Joseph’s Day. Swallows migrate 6,000 miles from Goya, Argentina to San Juan Capistrano in large groups. The town of San Juan Capistrano welcomes visitors from all parts of the world to witness the return of the swallows, a tradition that has been celebrated since the early 1930s. (website)
March 19 is…
Absolutely Incredible Kid Day
Chocolate Carmel Day
Let’s Laugh Day
Poultry Day
March 19 Birthday Quotes
“It was a place that is trying to destroy the individual by every means possible; trying to break his spirit, so that he accepts that he is No. 6 and will live there happily as No. 6 forever after. And this is the one rebel that they can’t break.”
– Patrick McGoohan
“When the rights of any individual or group are chipped away, the freedom of all erodes.”
– Earl Warren
“Destiny is no matter of chance. It is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved.”
– William Jennings Bryan
“If you don’t want your children to know the truth about life don’t send ’em to the theater to see Moms ’cause I’m gonna tell them THE TRUTH, hear?”
– Moms Mabley
“Everybody, no matter how old you are, is around 24, 25 in their heart.”
– Bruce Willis
March 19 Birthdays
1813 – David Livingstone, Scottish missionary and explorer (died in 1873)
1848 – Wyatt Earp, American police officer (died in 1929)
1860 – William Jennings Bryan, American lawyer and politician (died in 1925)
1891 – Warren Earl, American jurist, US Chief Justice (died in 1974)
1894 – Moms Mabley, American comedian and singer (died in 1975)
1927 – Richie Ashburn, American baseball player and Philadelphia sportscaster (died in 1997)
1928 – Patrick McGoohan, Irish-American actor (died in 2009)
1936 – Ursula Andress, Swiss model and actress
1947 – Glenn Close, American actress
1955 – Bruce Willis, German-American actor
March 19 History
1649 – The House of Commons of England abolished the House of Lords, declaring it ‘useless and dangerous to the people of England’.
1842 – French writer Honore de Balzac’s play Les Ressources de Quinola opened to an empty house due to a publicity stunt. He had earlier announced that the show had sold out, so nobody actually bought any tickets.
1918 – Congress established time zones and approved daylight saving time.
1931 – The Nevada state legislature voted to legalize gambling
1957 – Graceland was on 13.8-acre estate, and sold for $102,500 to Elvis Presley.
March 19, 1959 Birthday (fictional) Hank Hill, King of the Hill, Cartoon
1962 – Bob Dylan released his first album, Bob Dylan.
1979 – C-Span was launched
1983 – First Lady Nancy Reagan made an appearance on an episode of Diff’rent Strokes, beginning her Just Say No anti-drug campaign
1987 – Televangelist Jim Bakker resigned as the host of The PTL Club after involvement in a sex scandal.
1998 – Broadway Show – Cabaret (Musical) March 19, 1998
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
The closest most of us will ever get to walking away with our backs to an explosion is turning away from a bowling ball before it reaches the end of the lane.
Alfred Hitchcock chose to not conclude the film ‘The Birds’ with the usual “THE END” title because he wanted to leave the audience on edge.
The reason we say “mum’s the word” is because “mum” is a slang version of the 14th-century word “momme” which means “be silent” or “do not reveal”.
A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kickboxing.
Somebody is working on something right now that will change the world in a few years.
What’s blue and smells like red paint?
Blue paint.
If Mickey Mouse was cloned and then all the clones were in a room, would there be Mickey Mice or Mickey Mouses?
Twelve is the largest number you can say with just one syllable.
Useless Pronunciation: E as in euphemism
The reason almost no nation has purple on their flag is that purple dye was prohibitively expensive up until the late 19th century.
The world uses a base ten counting system because we have ten fingers.
“It takes a licking and keeps on ticking.” – Timex ad
Dagwood Bumstead from the comic “Blondie” was the heir to millions. He was disinherited when he married Blondie Boopadoop, a poor flapper, in 1933.
The cake in the closing scene of “‘Sixteen Candles” was made out of cardboard.
GRAMMYS: ‘Record of the Year’ goes to the song performer and production team, ‘Song of the Year’ goes to the songwriter/composer.
1874 – Hawaii signed a treaty with the United States granting exclusive trade rights.
1925 – The Tri-State Tornado hit the Midwestern states of Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana, killing 695 people.
1937 – The New London School explosion in New London, Texas, killed over 300 people, mostly children.
1965 – Cosmonaut Alexei Leonov, left his spacecraft Voskhod 2, for 12 minutes, becoming the first person to walk in space.
If you were born on March 18th, You were likely conceived the week of… June 25th (prior year)
Traditional March 18 Information
March 18th is National Supreme Sacrifice Day, meant to honor those who have made personal sacrifices for the sake and the good of others. This also including those who sacrifice their lives each and every day for us. It is to call to mind the men and women in uniform who’ve laid down their lives protecting their country and thier communities. The day also honors those who may have stepped up during times of crisis to help and rescue a stranger or a neighbor and gave the supreme sacrifice that day.
March 18 is…
Awkward Moments Day Biodiesel Day Oatmeal Cookie Day Supreme Sacrifice Day
March 18 Birthday Quotes
“You have to stand for what you believe in and sometimes you have to stand alone.” – Queen Latifah
“Dreams come true. Without that possibility, nature would not incite us to have them.” – John Updike
“The wiser you get, the more experience you have, and the more you see people for who they are as human beings, as opposed to figures you have to fight against.” – Vanessa L. Williams
“Art has something to do with the arrest of attention in the midst of distraction.” – George Plimpton
“Losing my mind sounds so pessimistic. I prefer the term winning my insanity.” – Dane Cook
March 18 Birthdays
1837 – Grover Cleveland, American politician, 22nd and 24th President of the United States (died in 1908) 1846 – Kicking Bear, Native American tribal leader (died in 1904) 1858 – Rudolf Diesel, German engineer, invented the Diesel engine (died in 1913) 1869 – Neville Chamberlain, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (died in 1940) 1877 – Edgar Cayce, American mystic and psychic (died in 1945) 1912 – Art Gilmore, American voice actor and announcer (died in 2010) 1926 – Peter Graves, American actor (died in 2010) 1927 – Lillian Vernon, German-American businesswoman, founded the Lillian Vernon Company (died in 2015) 1927 – George Plimpton, American writer (died in 2003) 1932 – John Updike, American novelist, short story writer, and critic (died in 2009) 1934 – Charley Pride, American country music singer and musician (died in 2020) 1938 – Carl Gottlieb, American actor and screenwriter 1941 – Wilson Pickett, American singer-songwriter (died in 2006) 1945 – Michael Reagan, American journalist and radio host 1952 – Will Durst, American journalist and actor 1959 – Luc Besson, French director, producer, and screenwriter 1962 – Irene Cara, American singer-songwriter 1963 – Vanessa Williams, American model, actress, and singer 1970 – Queen Latifah, American rapper and actress 1972 – Dane Cook, American comedic actor 1980 – Sophia Myles, English actress 1986 – Lykke Li, Swedish singer-songwriter 1989 – Lily Collins, English-American actress 1997 – Ciara Bravo, American actress
March 18 History
37 – Caligula was declared emperor of Rome.
1834 – The first US railroad tunnel was completed between Hollidaysburg and Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
1850 – American Express is founded by Henry Wells and William Fargo. They were also very successful in banking.
1852 – Henry Wells and William G. Fargo founded Wells, Fargo and Company.
1911 – Irving Berlin copyrighted the first mega-pop hit, Alexander’s Ragtime Band.
1922 – Mohandas Gandhi was sentenced to six years in prison for civil disobedience (he served only two).
1944 – Mount Vesuvius in Italy erupted, killing 26 people
1950 – #1 Hit March 18, 1950 – April 14, 1950: Teresa Brewer – Music! Music! Music!
1967 – #1 Hit March 18, 1967 – March 24, 1967: The Beatles – Penny Lane
1968 – The U.S. Congress repeals the requirement for a gold reserve (the Gold Standard) to back US currency.
1972 – #1 Hit March 18, 1972 – March 24, 1972: Neil Young – Heart of Gold
1975 – McLean Stevenson’s character (Lt. Colonel Henry Blake) died in the M*A*S*H episode “Abyssinia, Henry”, its third season finale.
1978 – #1 Hit March 18, 1978 – May 12, 1978: Bee Gees – Night Fever
1981 – The Greatest American Hero debuted on NBC
1984 – Miss America, Vanessa Williams became even more well-known when she became the first Miss America to resign after old nude photos of her appeared in “Penthouse” magazine. She has gone on to prove herself as a first-class actress and singer. That particular issue is also noted for being the first issue with a man on the cover (George Burns), and an underage Traci Lords is the nude centerfold. It is illegal to own, or even look inside, this issue in most countries, including the United States.
1990 – In the largest art theft in US history, 12 paintings, collectively worth over $500 million, were stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston.
2000 – #1 Hit March 18, 2000 – April 7, 2000: Destiny’s Child – Say My Name
2005 – The Suite Life of Zack & Cody premiered on The Disney Channel.
2006 – #1 Hit March 18, 2006 – March 31, 2006: Ne-Yo – So Sick
2008 – East End Show – Jersey Boys (Musical) March 18, 2008
2012 – Broadway Show – Once (Musical) March 18, 2012
March 18, 2263 (fiction) Leeloo ends in Korben Dallas’ cab, The Fifth Element, Film
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
Key characters dying that you know won’t stay dead. #moviecliches #tvcliches #exceptbarb
“Everybody carries baggage; the good news is that you get to decide how heavy it is.” – Joe H3
I stopped to put air in my tires today. The pump cost $1.50! I remember when those things used to only cost 25 cents. I guess the price has adjusted for inflation.
TV Quotes… “Suit up!” (Barney Stinson) on “How I Met Your Mother”
Michael Jackson did actually voice the Simpsons character Leon Kompowsky (mental patient who pretended to be Michael Jackson).
If there are an infinite amount of numbers, then there has to be an infinite number of names for these numbers. I guess a blabillion is a number then.
The “Bong” sound/musical cue in “Inception” is actually the song Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien by Edith Piaf slowed down.
One meter (metre) was originally defined as one ten-millionth of the distance between the equator and the North Pole through Paris.
The average American adult spends 93% of their life indoors.
FOR SALE: The entire planet Mars. This fourth planet from the Sun has everything a planetary warlord would need! Comfortable gravity. Cool temperatures. Majestic, rusty terrain. Just add water to see it spring to life!
The Capital of Oman is Muscat
Cavemen had tattoos. Ötzi the Iceman from 3250 B.C. had 61 tattoos across his body.
Sea Otters have the densest hair in the world, ranging from about 26,000 to 165,000 hairs per square centimeter.
The biggest film of 1965: The Sound of Music (Musical) earned ~ $163,000,000
The color you see in total darkness is not black, but a dark gray called “eigengrau”.
1910 – The Camp Fire Girls organization was founded.
1941 – The National Gallery of Art was officially opened in Washington, DC.
1958 – The United States launches the first solar-powered satellite, Vanguard I.
If you were born on March 17th, You were likely conceived the week of… June 24th (prior year)
Saint Patrick’s Day
St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated every year on March 17th. It is a national holiday in the Republic of Ireland as well as the Canadian Province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
St. Patrick’s Day was a religious holiday, dedicated to Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, until 1903 when it became public by the Bank Holiday Act of 1903. The Irish Member of Parliament, James O’Mara, later introduced a law that all pubs be, wait for it, closed on March 17th. Surprisingly this law stuck around until the 1970s, when people finally realized that St. Patrick’s Day is all about drinking, drinking, drinking.
Saint Patrick Saint Patrick was born around the end of the fourth century A.D. in Britain. Although his father was a Christian deacon, their family was not a very religious one. At 16, Saint Patrick was taken into slavery by a group of Irish thieves who took over his home village. During his time in captivity, he spent a lot of time alone and in this time turned to God, becoming more religious. After six years, Saint Patrick escaped and went to Gaul where he studied in a monastery for 12-15 years. After being ordinated as a priest, Saint Patrick was sent to Ireland to be a minister as well as convert the non-Christian Irish. His mission lasted for 30 years.
The Parade The first St. Patrick’s Day Parade was actually held in New York City in 1962. It consisted of Irish soldiers serving in the English military Marching the streets of the city. “Each year, nearly three million people line the one-and-a-half mile parade route to watch the procession, which takes more than five hours. Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia, and Savannah also celebrate the day with parades including between 10,000 to 20,000 participants.” – The History Channel
Traditions The traditional meal of Saint Patrick’s Day is corned beef, boiled potatoes, and mashed cabbage, as well as Guinness Beer. The shamrock is a special part of the holiday; in ancient Ireland, it symbolized the rebirth of spring. Since then, the shamrock has become a symbol of Irish nationalism and pride. It is also said that Saint Patrick used the three-leaved shamrock to demonstrate the Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit. The color green is associated with the holiday for a few, obvious reasons. The first is because of the shamrock, which the Irish hold close to their culture. Also, green is on the national Irish flag, where is represents all the green pastures of the country.
Why is March the 17th Saint Patrick’s Day? 1. It was the day he died. 2. He was born on the 8th or 9th, and they compromised by adding them together to the 17th.
March 17 is…
Green Beer Day St. Patrick’s Day Submarine Day
March 17 Birthday Quotes
“I think a spiritual journey is not so much a journey of discovery. It’s a journey of recovery. It’s a journey of uncovering your own inner nature. It’s already there.” – Billy Corgan
“When I miss class for one day, I know it. When I miss class for two days, my teacher knows it. When I miss class for three days, the audience knows it.” – Rudolf Nureyev
“Art and music are the vehicles for the zeitgeist.” – Hozier
“Critics don’t buy records. They get ’em free.” – Nat King Cole
“Can someone explain the vitriol whenever Ayn Rand comes up? ‘Atlas’ is the greatest motivator for the individual that I can imagine.” – Rob Lowe
March 17 Birthdays
1895 – Shemp Howard, Stooge #4 (died in 1955) 1902 – Bobby Jones, American golfer (died in 1971) 1906 – Brigitte Helm, German-Swiss actress (died in 1996) 1919 – Nat King Cole, American singer, pianist, and television host (died in 1965) 1935 – Adam Wade, American singer, drummer, and actor 1938 – Rudolf Nureyev, Russian-French dancer and choreographer (died in 1993) 1938 – Zola Taylor, American singer (died in 2007) 1942 – John Wayne Gacy, American serial killer (died in 1994) 1944 – Pattie Boyd, English model 1944 – John Sebastian, American singer-songwriter 1949 – Patrick Duffy, American actor 1951 – Kurt Russell, American actor 1954 – Lesley-Anne Down, English actress 1955 – Gary Sinise, American actor 1964 – Rob Lowe, American actor 1967 – Billy Corgan, American singer-songwriter 1972 – Mia Hamm, American soccer player 1990 – Hozier, Irish singer-songwriter 1992 – John Boyega, English actor
March 17 History
461 – Saint Patrick died in Saul, Downpatrick, Ireland.
1762 – The first parade Saint Patrick (the patron saint of Ireland) was held by Irish soldiers serving in the British army in New York City.
1885 – The medical report of the deformities of Joseph Carey Merrick – The ‘Elephant Man’ – was presented to the Pathological Society of London by Dr. Frederick Treves.
1947 – First flight of the B-45 Tornado strategic bomber.
1958 – The United States launched the Vanguard 1 satellite.
1973 -After it was released, Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of The Moon album stayed on the Billboard 200 chart for 736 weeks, the most consecutive number of weeks any album was ever on the chart.
1980 – The Supreme Court concerning whether a patent could be issued for a genetically-engineered bacterium in the case of Diamond vs. Chakrabarty. On June 16th, they decided yes, it could be patented.
1901 – 11 years after his suicide, 71 paintings by Vincent van Gogh were shown at the Bernheim-Jeune gallery in Paris.
1958 – The US launched the Vanguard I satellite, from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
1985 – Serial killer Richard Ramirez, aka the “Night Stalker”, began his Los Angeles murder spree.
1992 – A referendum to end apartheid in South Africa was passed from 68.7% to 31.2%.
2005 – Broadway Show – Spamalot (Musical) March 17, 2005
2012 – #1 Hit March 17, 2012 – April 27, 2012: Fun featuring Janelle Monae – We Are Young
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
“American Gigolo” launched young fashion designer Giorgio Armani’s career.
It’s always darkest before dawn. So if you’re going to steal the neighbor’s newspaper, that’s the time to do it.
Dragons must have a hard time blowing on their soup to cool it down.
The phrase “The die is cast” is from a Julius Caeser quote and refers to gaming dice.
Alanis Morissette’s’ Jagged Little Pill has sold more copies than the Beatle’s Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band.
Most ice cream is eaten between 9:00 and 11:00 PM.
J. Peterman clothing company that Elaine Benes worked for on Seinfeld is a real company. Their clothes really do come with whimsical stories.
“The more they tried to make it just like home, the more they made everybody miss it.” – Willard in Apocalypse Now #moviequotes
If you’re debating whether or not you should go to someone’s wake/funeral, the answer is yes.
“To call you stupid would be an insult to stupid people!” – Wanda (Jamie Lee Curtis) #moviequotes
The FBI kept 2,403 pages of records on Frank Sinatra for his Mafia ties.
Karat and Carat measure two different things: a karat measures the purity of metals on a 1-24 scale, whereas a carat measures the weight of precious stones and pearls, one carat being 200 mg.
There are (13!) sequels to “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” by L. Frank Baum
Redondo Beach, CA adopted the Goodyear Blimp as the city’s official bird in 1983.
“Dave, my mind is going. I can feel it.” – HAL 9000 #moviequotes
Recipe for homemade charcoal: 1. Put garlic bread in the oven. 2. Sit down to check one quick thing on the internet.
1802 – The Army Corps of Engineers was established to found and operate the United States Military Academy at West Point.
1926 – Robert Goddard launched the first liquid-fueled rocket in Auburn, MA.
1968 – The My Lai Massacre involved the killing of 3000 noncombatant Vietnam citizens.
1995 – Mississippi formally ratified the Thirteenth Amendment, becoming the last state to approve the abolition of slavery.
2020 – The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell by 2,997.10, the single largest point drop in history and the second-largest percentage drop ever, at 12.93%. The Thirteenth Amendment was officially ratified in 1865.
If you were born on March 16th, You were likely conceived the week of… June 23rd (prior year)
Traditional March 16 Information
The Thirteenth Amendment (Amendment XIII) to the United States Constitution abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for a criminal offense. The amendment was passed by Congress on January 31, 1865, and ratified by the required 27 of the then 36 states on December 6, 1865, and proclaimed on December 18. It was the first of the three Reconstruction Amendments adopted following the American Civil War.
Section 1. Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.
Section 2. Congress shall have the power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation
March 16 is…
Artichoke Hearts Day Everything You Do is Right Day Freedom of Information Day Panda Day
March 16 Birthday Quotes
“I told the doctor I broke my leg in two places. He told me to stop going to those places.” – Henny Youngman
“You jump on a bike and start peddling. You fall down and you get up again. I’ve always been a ‘learn by doing’ kind of guy.” – Judah Friedlander
“I have a loyalty that runs in my bloodstream, when I lock into someone or something, you can’t get me away from it because I commit that thoroughly. That’s in friendship, that’s a deal, that’s a commitment. Don’t give me paper – I can get the same lawyer who drew it up to break it. But if you shake my hand, that’s for life.” – Jerry Lewis
“Respect other people regardless of the level they are at… or the level you are at. When you hand out respect, you get it back.” – Erik Estrada
“As a child, I loved fantasy books, I loved Harry Potter and the idea that there is something ‘out there’ is inspiring to kids and inspiring to me. It’s exciting and I think people can relate to it. Even if things are difficult or bad for you, the idea that there is something special within you is positive and true.” – Alexandra Daddario
March 16 Birthdays
1789 – Georg Ohm, German physicist and mathematician (died in 1854) 1897 – Conrad Nagel, American actor (died in 1970) 1906 – Henny Youngman, English-American violinist and comedian (died in 1998) 1911 – Josef Mengele, evil German physician (died in 1979) 1916 – Mercedes McCambridge, American actress (died in 2004) 1926 – Jerry Lewis, American actor and comedian (died in 2017) 1941 – Chuck Woolery, American game show host and television personality 1949 – Erik Estrada, American actor 1954 – Nancy Wilson, American singer-songwriter, Heart 1958 – Kate Worley, American comic book author (died in 2004) 1959 – Flavor Flav, American rapper and personality 1961 – Todd McFarlane, Canadian comic book author and illustrator, founded McFarlane Toys 1967 – Tracy Bonham, American singer 1969 – Judah Friedlander, American comedic actor 1971 – Alan Tudyk, American actor 1976 – Blu Cantrell, American singer-songwriter 1986 – Alexandra Daddario, American actress
March 16 History
1850 – Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter was published.
1926 – American Robert H. Goddard launched the world’s first liquid-fueled rocket at Auburn, Massachusetts. It reached a height of 41 feet.
1942 – The first V-2 rocket test launched. It exploded at lift-off.
1945 – Tsutomu Yamaguchi was the only individual who witnessed and survived both atom bombs in Japan, Hiroshima on August 6th, and Nagasaki on August 9.
1957 – The Gumby Show Premiered on NBC.
1958 – The Ford Motor Company produced its 50 millionth Thunderbird automobile.
1961 – Goddard Space Flight Center was formally dedicated in Greenbelt, MD.
March 16, 1961 Birthday (fictional) Al Simmons, Spawn, Image Comics
1968 – General Motors produces its 100 millionth automobile, an Oldsmobile Toronado.
1968 – #1 Hit March 16, 1968 – April 12, 1968: Otis Redding – (Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay
1969 – Broadway Show – 1776 (Musical) March 16, 1969
1978 – The Amoco Cadiz wrecked off the coast of Portsall, France, spilling 68 million gallons of oil.
1984 – 1984 – William Buckley, the CIA station chief in Lebanon, is kidnapped by Hezbollah. (He later died in captivity)
1985 – Associated Press newsman Terry Anderson was taken hostage in Beirut. He was released on December 4, 1991.
1988 – Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North and Vice Admiral John Poindexter were indicted on conspiracy charges to defraud the United States.
2005 – Robert Blake, star of the 1970s television detective show Baretta, was acquitted of the murder of his 44-year-old wife, Bonny Lee Bakley.
#1 Hit March 16, 2019 – April 12, 2019: Jonas Brothers – Sucker
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
US President #5 James Monroe (1817-1825) Remembered for the Monroe Doctrine stating that Europe should stay out of America’s affairs and that the U.S. would remain neutral in European wars.
Biggest film of 1966: The Bible (Drama) earned ~ $34,900,000
The fear of the number 666 has a name: Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia.
The human brain can compute 38 thousand trillion operations per second, which is 413 times more than the world’s most powerful supercomputer.
The 45, the 8-track, the cassette, the lazer disc, the floppy disk, the VHS, the video store and the CD… all have died during my lifetime.
The sounds made by the Brachiosaurs in Jurassic Park were a mix of whale and donkey sounds.
There is a whole generation that doesn’t know that Pirates of the Caribbean was a (lame if you think about it) Disneyland ride decades before it was ever a movie.
The Capital of Uganda is Kampala
The FDA allows five rodent hairs in every 18oz jar of peanut butter, while frozen berries can contain up to four larvae or 10 whole insects per 500g. #regulations
Red Wine gives most people a worse hangover than white wine.
Sid Vicious – Real Name: John Ritchie
When we’re old, we will talk about old websites like how our parents talk about places that used to exist in their town. RIP jumptheshark.com
Mary Westmacott – Real Name: Agatha Christie
Grisel Torresola is the only member of the Secret Service who died protecting the US President (Truman). #RIP
44 BC – Gaius Julius Caesar was stabbed to death in the Roman Senate house, by 60 conspirators led by Marcus Junius Brutus and Gaius Cassius Longinus. #bewaretheidesofMarch
1820 – Maine became the 23rd US state
1917 – Tsar Nicholas II of Russia abdicated the Russian throne.
March 15, 1956 – 1st appearance Robbie the Robot in Forbidden Planet, Film
1990 – Mikhail Gorbachev was elected as the first President of the Soviet Union.
If you were born on March 15th, You were likely conceived the week of… June 22nd (prior year)
The Ides of March, featuring Julius Caesar
Julius Caeser was brought into this world by a knife (cesarean) and left this world by a knife (stabbed in the back).
The Ides Of March: by William Shakespeare Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears; I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him. The evil that men do lives after them; The good is oft interred with their bones; So let it be with Caesar. The noble Brutus Hath told you Caesar was ambitious: If it were so, it was a grievous fault, And grievously hath Caesar answer’d it. Here, under leave of Brutus and the rest – For Brutus is an honourable man; So are they all, all honourable men – Come I to speak in Caesar’s funeral. He was my friend, faithful and just to me: But Brutus says he was ambitious; And Brutus is an honourable man. He hath brought many captives home to Rome Whose ransoms did the general coffers fill: Did this in Caesar seem ambitious? When that the poor have cried, Caesar hath wept: Ambition should be made of sterner stuff: Yet Brutus says he was ambitious; And Brutus is an honourable man. You all did see that on the Lupercal I thrice presented him a kingly crown, Which he did thrice refuse: was this ambition? Yet Brutus says he was ambitious; And, sure, he is an honourable man. I speak not to disprove what Brutus spoke, But here I am to speak what I do know. You all did love him once, not without cause: What cause withholds you then, to mourn for him? O judgment! thou art fled to brutish beasts, And men have lost their reason. Bear with me; My heart is in the coffin there with Caesar, And I must pause till it come back to me.
March 15 is…
Everything You Think is Wrong Day The Ides of March Pears Helene Day
March 15 Birthday Quotes
“There are no problems that can’t be solved. The world is too full of options. If you can’t solve the #problem, it’s because you haven’t found the right option … But the answer is always there.” – will.i.am
“You can make it if you try, push a little harder, think a little deeper.” – Sly Stone
“Every now and then it helps to be a little deaf…That advice has stood me in good stead. Not simply in dealing with my marriage, but in dealing with my colleagues.” – Ruth Bader Ginsburg
“I weep for the liberty of my country when I see at this early day of its successful experiment that corruption has been imputed to many members of the House of Representatives, and the rights of the people have been bartered for promises of office.” – Andrew Jackson
“I learned that when you do the best job that you can do, some people will idolize you, others won’t care, and some will vilify you.” – Mike Love
March 15 Birthdays
270 – Saint Nicholas, Greek bishop and saint (died in 343) 1767 – Andrew Jackson, American general and politician, 7th President of the United States (died in 1845) 1887 – Marjorie Merriweather Post, American businesswoman and philanthropist, founded General Foods (died in 1973) 1912 – Lightnin’ Hopkins, American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist (died in 1982) 1933 – Ruth Bader Ginsburg, American lawyer and judge (died in 2020) 1935 – Judd Hirsch, American actor 1935 – Jimmy Swaggart, American pastor and television host 1941 – Mike Love, American singer-songwriter and musician, Beach Boys 1943 – Sly Stone, American singer-songwriter, musician, and producer 1943 – The Iron Sheik, Iranian-American wrestler 1947 – Ry Cooder, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer 1955 – Dee Snider, American singer-songwriter 1962 – Terence Trent D’Arby, American singer-songwriter 1964 – Rockwell, American singer-songwriter 1968 – Sabrina Salerno, Italian singer-songwriter 1975 – Eva Longoria, American actress 1975 – will.i.am, American rapper and producer 1990 – Siobhan Magnus, American singer-songwriter
March 15 History
1545 – First meeting of the Council of Trent, the ‘Counter-Reformation’.
1806 – A chondrite meteorite, carrying carbon-based, organic chemicals, was identified for the first time. Found outside Alais, France, the organic chemicals it carried suggested the possibility of life on whatever body was the source, somewhere out in space.
1906 – Rolls-Royce Limited was incorporated.
1956 – My Fair Lady debuted on Broadway at the Mark Hellinger Theatre.
1922 – Fuad I became King of Egypt.
1952 – #1 Hit March 15, 1952 – May 16, 1952: Kay Starr – Wheel Of Fortune
March 15, 1956 – 1st appearance Robbie the Robot in Forbidden Planet, Film
1956 – Broadway Show – My Fair Lady (Musical) March 15, 1956
March 15, 1964 Birthday (fictional) Michael Scott, The Office, TV
1969 – #1 Hit March 15, 1969 – April 11, 1969: Tommy Roe – Dizzy
1975 – #1 Hit March 15, 1975 – March 21, 1975: The Doobie Brothers – Black Water
1977 – Eight Is Enough & Three’s Company debuted on ABC.
1985 – The first Internet domain name was registered – symbolics.com.
1986 – #1 Hit March 15, 1986 – March 21, 1986: Starship – Sara
2008 – #1 Hit March 15, 2008 – April 4, 2008: Usher featuring Young Jeezy – Love In This Club
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
Useless Pronunciation: I as in if
The Dad From Gremlins, Hoyt Axton, Wrote the Song “Joy to the World (Jeremiah was a bullfrog)” covered by 3 Dog Night.
Goldilocks is real fussy for someone who wanders into stranger’s houses and eats their breakfast.
“Get your stinking paws off me, you damned dirty ape.” – George Taylor (Charlton Heston) #moviequotes
Whether you say the word “vegetables” with 3 or 4 syllables is greatly dependent on whether you happen to be Cookie Monster.
When writing an angry email, save it as a draft then get up to clear your head and cool off before hitting send. #advice
“Jane, you ignorant slut” – Dan Aykroyd to Jane Curtin (Saturday Night Live)
A group of Nightingales is called a Watch.
The only difference between intuition and paranoia is whether you’re right or wrong.
The United States officially adopted the metric system in 1975.
“Pardon me, sir. I did not do it on purpose” – Queen Marie Antoinette (as she accidentally stepped on the foot of her executioner) #LastWords
A group of Chickens is called a Brood or Peep. I think it should be called a “cluck”.
1950 – The FBI released its first ‘Ten Most Wanted’ criminals list.
March 14, 19** Birthday (fictional) Selena Kyle, Catwoman, DC Comics
Officially Pi Day is 3/14. Unofficial Pi Day is Approximation Day, 7/22. The circumference of a circle with radius r is 2pr.
If you were born on March 14th, You were likely conceived the week of… June 21st (prior year)
Casey Jones – American Folk Hero
John Luther “Casey” Jones (March 14, 1863 – April 30, 1900) was born in Missouri, and the future folk hero moved with his family as a boy to Cayce, Kentucky, the town from which he got his nickname. As a teen, he began working for the railroads and later moved to Jackson, Tennessee.
On April 29, 1900, Jones, then an engineer for the Illinois Central Railroad, arrived in Memphis, Tennessee, having driven a train there from Canton, Mississippi. In Memphis, he found out the engineer scheduled to make the return run that night was sick, so Jones volunteered to take his place. When he pulled out of the Memphis station in the early hours of April 30, the train was running late so he hurried to make up for the lost time. As the train rounded a curve near Vaughan, Mississippi, it collided with another train on the tracks, but not before Jones told his fireman to jump to safety. Jones remained on board, to try to slow the train and save his passengers, and Casey Jones was the only person to die in the accident.
March 14 is…
Learn About Butterflies Day Pi Day Potato Chip Day Reuben Day
March 14 Birthday Quotes
“Excellence isn’t an act, it’s a habit.” – Quincy Jones
“Weak people revenge. Strong people forgive. Intelligent people ignore.” – Albert Einstein
“A man’s body may grow old, but inside his spirit can still be as young and as restless as ever.” – Michael Caine
“Genius is making complex ideas simple, not making simple ideas complex.” – Albert Einstein
“In high school, I was the class comedian as opposed to the class clown. The difference is the class clown is the guy who drops his pants at the football game, the class comedian is the guy who talked him into it.” – Billy Crystal
“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.” – Albert Einstein
March 14 Birthdays
1863 – Casey Jones, American engineer (died in 1900) 1879 – Albert Einstein, German-American physicist, engineer, and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died in 1955) 1912 – Les Brown, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (died in 2001) 1914 – Lee Petty, American race car driver (died in 2000) 1920 – Hank Ketcham, American author and cartoonist, created Dennis the Menace (died in 2001) 1922 – Les Baxter, American pianist and composer (died in 1996) 1933 – Michael Caine, English actor and author 1933 – Quincy Jones, American singer-songwriter, trumpet player, and producer 1948 – Billy Crystal, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter 1950 – Rick Dees, radio host 1979 – Chris Klein, American actor 2008 – Abby Ryder Fortson, American actress
March 14 History
44 BC – Casca and Cassius decided that Mark Antony should stay alive during the Caesar assassination the next day.
1794 – Eli Whitney was issued a US Patent (#X0072) for his cotton gin.
1839 – Sir John Herschel referred to ‘photography’- his new word – in a lecture to the Royal Society
1899 – Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin was issued a US Patent (#621,195) for the invention of his “Navigable Balloon,” the rigid airship, known as the Zeppelin.
1900 – The Gold Standard Act is ratified, placing United States currency on the gold standard. No country uses it today (2016).
1936 – The first all-sound film version of Show Boat opened at Radio City Music Hall.
1947 – The US signed a 99-year lease on naval bases in the Philippines.
1950 – The Federal Bureau of Investigation instituted the “Ten Most Wanted Fugitives” list (List)
1958 – The Recording Industry Association of America awarded the first Gold Record (500,000 sold) to Perry Como for Catch A Falling Star.
1975 – Broadway Show – Same Time, Next Year (Play) March 14, 1975
March 14, 19** Birthday (fictional) Selena Kyle, Catwoman, DC Comics
1987 – #1 Hit March 14, 1987 – March 20, 1987: Huey Lewis and the News – Jacob’s Ladder
1998 – #1 Hit March 14, 1998 – April 3, 1998: Will Smith – Gettin’ Jiggy Wit It
2011 – Aflac Insurance fired Gilbert Gottfried, the voice of the Aflac Spokesduck, for an offensive online tweet about the Japan earthquake.
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
A group of Mice is called a Mischief.
Relativity: the library is 15 minutes from my house, but closes in 10 minutes. For me then, the library is already closed, even though it is still open.
The first Legend of Zelda game was released on February 21st, 1986.
In Scotland, along with the Loch Ness Monster, we supposedly have a lesser-known monster in Loch Morar called Morag.
The little hole at one end of a grape is its belly button.
“Well, you can’t please everybody.” – Jiminy Cricket
“You cannot write unless you write much.” – W. Somerset Maugham
Singer Tracy Chapman was first drawn to the guitar by the TV show “Hee Haw”.
A group of Emus is called a Mob.
Colonel Harland Sanders cooked the first batch of Kentucky Fried Chicken at Sanders Cafe in Corbin, Kentucky.
When one door closes another door opens, and now we don’t know where the cat is.
