August 7 in History August 7th is… International Beer Day National Lighthouse Day Purple Heart Day National Raspberries N’ Cream Day 1782 – George Washington ordered the creation of the Badge of Military Merit to honor soldiers wounded in battle. It was later renamed the Purple Heart. 1909 – Alice Huyler Ramsey and three other […]
Category: History
August 6 in History
August 6 in History August 6th is… National Fresh Breath Day Root Beer Float Day National Wiggle Your Toes Day 2013 – NASA programmed the Curiosity Rover to sing itself “Happy Birthday”, on the anniversary of its landing date, August 6, 2012. 1787 – 60 copies of the Constitution of the United States were delivered […]
August 5 History
August 5 in History August 5th is… National Oyster Day National Underwear Day Work Like a Dog Day 1305 – William Wallace, who led the Scottish resistance against England, was captured by the English near Glasgow. Mel Gibson starred in a dramatization of the story in Braveheart. 1620 – The Mayflower departed from Southampton, England, […]
August 4 in Pop Culture History
August 4 in History August 4th is… Chocolate Chip Cookie Day US Coast Guard Day White Wine Day 70 – The Second Temple in Jerusalem was destroyed by the Romans. 1693 – Celebratory date for Dom Perignon’s invention of Champagne. 1790 – A tariff act created the need for the Revenue Cutter Service, later renamed […]
August 3 in History
August 3 in History August 3rd is… National Hair Gloss Day National Georgia Day National Grab Some Nuts Day Watermelon Day White Wine Day 1492 – Christopher Columbus set sail from Palos de la Frontera, Spain towards, he expected to find Asia. 1769 – The La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles, California, were discovered. […]
August 2 in History
August 2 in History August 2nd is… National Coloring Book Day National Ice Cream Sandwich Day 1610 – Henry Hudson sailed into what is now known as Hudson Bay (he thought he had made it through the Northwest Passage, and reached the Pacific Ocean). 1776 – The signing of the Declaration of Independence didn’t occur […]
August 1 in History
August 1 in History August 1st is… National Girlfriends Day International Mahjong Day Mead Day Milkshake Day National Minority Donor Awareness Day National Raspberry Cream Pie Day Respect for Parents Day Yorkie Day 1774 – British scientist Joseph Priestley re-discovered oxygen (the gas), verifying the discovery of it by German-Swedish chemist Carl Wilhelm Scheele. 1790 […]
July 31 in Pop Culture History
July 31 in Pop Culture History July 31st is… Avocado Day Cotton Candy Day Jump For Jellybeans Day Mutt Day Raspberry Cake Day Shredded Wheat Day Uncommon Instruments Awareness Day 781 – The oldest recorded eruption of Mount Fuji in Japan. 1492 – Jews were expelled from Spain when the Alhambra Decree took effect. 1790 […]
July 30 in History
July 30 in Pop Culture History July 30th is… Cheesecake Day Chicken and Waffles Day International Day of Friendship Father-in-Law Day Paperback Book Day Share A Hug Day Support Public Education Day World Snorkeling Day Whistleblower Day 762 – Caliph Al-Mansur founded Baghdad. 1619 – In Jamestown, Virginia, the first representative assembly in the Americas, […]
July 29 in History
July 29 in Pop Culture History July 29th is… Chicken Wing Day Lasagna Day Lipstick Day Rain Day Tiger Day 1148 – The Siege of Damascus ended with a Crusader defeat and led to the end of the Second Crusade. 1836 – Inauguration of the Arc de Triomphe de l’Étoile (Arch of Triumph of the […]
Oppenheimer is a stunning spectacle of filmmaking but you’ll probably need a rewatch to catch everything
Review of Oppenheimer Despite their drastic contrasting tones, two of 2023’s Summer blockbusters in particular have dominated the collective consciousness of movie fans around the globe: Barbie and Oppenhemier. Dubbing July 21, the release date of the two films “Barbenhemier” day, fans flocked to the theater to catch both films on the same day resulting in …
July 28 in History
July 28 in Pop Culture History July 28th is… Buffalo Soldiers Day World Hepatitis Day Milk Chocolate Day National Waterpark Day Nature Conservation Day 1854 – The USS Constellation was commissioned, the last all-sail warship built by the United States Navy. 1868 – The 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution was certified, establishing African […]