June 28 in Pop Culture History June 28th is… Alaska Day Ceviche Day Insurance Awareness Day National Logistics Day Paul Bunyan Day Tapioca Day 1635 – Guadeloupe became a French colony. 1832 – The first American case of a cholera epidemic was reported in New York City. 1838 – Coronation of Queen Victoria of the […]
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June 27 in History
June 27 in Pop Culture History June 27th is… National HIV Testing Day National Ice Cream Cake Day National Onion Day National Orange Blossom Day National PTSD Awareness Day National Sunglasses Day 1556 – The thirteen Stratford Martyrs were burned at the stake near London for their Protestant beliefs. 1844 – Joseph Smith, Jr., founder […]
June 26 in History
June 26 in Pop Culture History June 26th is… National Barcode Day National Beautician’s Day Chocolate Pudding Day National Coconut Day 1498 – The bristle toothbrush was invented in China. 1797 – Charles Newbold was issued a patent (#X000177) for an improvement for the cast-iron plow 1807 – Lightning struck a gunpowder factory in Luxembourg, […]
June 25 in History
June 25 in Pop Culture History June 25th is… Bourdain Day Catfish Day Color TV Day Fatherless Children Day Goat Cheese Day Log Cabin Day Day of the Seafarer Strawberry Parfait Day 1867 – Barbed wire was patented (#66,182) by Lucien B. Smith of Kent, Ohio. 1876 – Native American forces, led by Chiefs Crazy […]
June 24 in History
June 24 in Pop Culture History June 24th is… International Fairies Day Jani Midsummer National Pralines Day Summersgiving Swim A Lap Day Take Back the Lunch Break Day Upcycling Day 1374 – An early morning sudden outbreak of ‘St. John’s Dance’ caused people in the streets of Aachen, Germany, to experience hallucinations and begin to […]
June 23 in History
June 23 in Pop Culture History June 23rd is… National Detroit-Style Pizza Day National Hydration Day National Pecan Sandies Day National Pink Day 1683 – William Penn signed a friendship treaty with Lenni Lenape Indians in Pennsylvania. 1860 – The United States Congress established the Government Printing Office. 1868 – Christopher Latham Sholes received the […]
June 22 in History
June 22 in Pop Culture History June 22nd is… National Chocolate Eclair Day National HVAC Tech Day National Kissing Day National Onion Rings Day 1633 – The Holy Office in Rome forced Galileo Galilei to recant his view that the Sun, not the Earth, is the center of the Universe 1870 – US Congress created […]
June 21 in History
June 21 in Pop Culture History June 21st is… The First Day of Summer Arizona Day Daylight Appreciation Day National Day of the Gong Go Skateboarding Day World Lambrusco Day Peaches ‘N’ Cream Day National Seashell Day National Selfie Day Smoothie Day 1834 – Cyrus Hall McCormick received a patent (#X008277) for his grain-reaping machine. […]
June 20 in History
June 20 in Pop Culture History June 20th is… American Eagle Day National Hike with a Geek Day Ice Cream Soda Day International Nystagmus Day Take Your Cat To Work Day Vanilla Milkshake Day 1214 – The University of Oxford received its Royal Charter. 1782 – Congress adopted the Great Seal of the United States, […]
July 5 in History
July 5 in Pop Culture History Apple Turnover Day Bikini Day Graham Cracker Day Hawaii Day Workaholics Day 1687 – Isaac Newton published Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy. (Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica) 1841 – Thomas Cook organized the first package excursion (planned vacation tour), from Leicester to Loughborough. 1865 – William Booth and his wife […]
June 19 in History
June 19 in Pop Culture History June 19th is… National FreeBSD Day Garfield the Cat Day/Pets in Film Day Juneteenth (US Federal Holiday) Martini Day National Watch Day 1586 – Some English colonists left the Roanoke Island Colony that was established in 1585 and found empty in July of 1857. It was decided to re-establish […]
June 18 in History
June 18 in Pop Culture History June 18th is… National Go Fishing Day National Splurge Day Veterinary Appreciation Day National Wanna Get Away Day 1178 – A meteor crashed into the Moon or exploded between Earth and the Moon. 1812 – The U.S. Congress declares war on Great Britain, Canada, and Ireland, starting The War […]