September 30 in History

September 30 in History September 30th is… National Chewing Gum Day Hot Mulled Cider Day National Love People Day National Mud Pack Day Orange Shirt Day Pet Tricks Day 587 (Earthquake) Antioch (now Turkey) 1452 – Johann Gutenberg’s Bible was published. 1659 – Daniel Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe was shipwrecked. 1888 – “Jack the Ripper” killed …

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September 28 in History

September 28 in History September 28th is… Drink Beer Day National Good Neighbor Day (used to be on 4th Sunday) National North Carolina Day International Poke Day World Rabies Day National Strawberry Cream Pie Day 1850 – Flogging (whipping) in the Navy and Merchant Marines was abolished by the US. 1889 – The first General …

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September 26 in History

September 26 in History September 26th is… Better Breakfast Day National Compliance Officer Day Dumpling Day Johnny Appleseed Day Pancake Day National Shamu the Whale Day National Situational Awareness Day 1687 – The Parthenon in Athens was partially destroyed in a gunpowder accident during the Morean War. 1933 – Machine Gun Kelly surrendered to the …

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September 25 in History

September 25 in History Today is nine months after Christmas. And three months before Christmas. September 25th is… Math Storytelling Day National Comic Book Day National Daughter’s Day Lobster Day National One-Hit Wonder Day National Open the Magic Day National Quesadilla Day (Dia de la Quesadilla) National Research Administrator Day National Tune-Up Day 1954 – …

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September 24 in Pop Culture History

September 24 in History September 24th is… National Cherries Jubilee Day National Punctuation Day International Rabbit Day Schwenkfelder Thanksgiving 1789 – The United States Post Office was formed. 1869 – Stock market panic due to crashing gold prices caused by Gould and Fisk’s attempt to corner the market. 1948 – The Honda Motor Company was …

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September 23 in History

September 23 in History September 23rd is… National Checkers/Dogs in Politics Day National Great American Pot Pie Day National Snack Stick Day National Teal Talk Day 1551 (Tornado) Grand Harbour at Valletta, Malta 1642 – Harvard College in Cambridge, Massachusetts, had its first graduating class. 1846 – German astronomer Johann Gottfried Galle discovered the planet …

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September 22 in History

September 22 in History September 22nd is… The First Day of Fall American Business Women’s Day Car Free Day Dear Diary Day Elephant Appreciation Day Hobbit Day National Centenarian’s Day National Girls’ Night National Ice Cream Cone Day National Legwear Day Mixed Berries Muffin Day National Online Recovery Day National White Chocolate Day 1776 – …

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September 20 in History

September 20 in History September 20th is… National Care for Kids Day National Fried Rice Day Pepperoni Pizza Day (Rum) Punch Day Queso Day National String Cheese Day 1498 (Earthquake & Tsunami) Nankaido, Japan 1960 – The Flintstones debuted on ABC  #1 Hit September 20, 1969 – October 17, 1969: The Archies – Sugar, Sugar 1973 – An estimated 90 …

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September 19 in History

September 19 in History September 19th is… Butterscotch Pudding Day Meow Like a Pirate Day (wait, what?) Talk Like a Pirate Day 1876 – Melville Bissell patented the first carpet sweeper. 1921 – The greatest rainfall recorded in United States history during 18 consecutive hours (measured at an unofficial weather-monitoring site) fell at Thrall, Williamson …

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