May 15 in Pop Culture History May 15th is… Chocolate Chip Day Nylon Stocking Day Peace Officers Memorial Day 1501 – Ottaviano Petrucci opened the first modern-style music publishing house, by producing the first book of music made from movable type in Venice. 1793 – Diego Marín Aguilera flew a glider for approximately 1,000 feet […]
May 14 in Pop Culture History May 14th is… Buttermilk Biscuit Day Dance Like a Chicken Day Decency Day Underground America Day 1796 – Edward Jenner, a doctor from Gloucestershire, England, successfully tested his vaccination for smallpox on eight-year-old James Phipps. 1804 – Lewis and Clark’s expedition left St. Louis, Missouri, on a mission to
May 13 in Pop Culture History May 13th is… Apple Pie Day World Cocktail Day National Crouton Day Frog Jumping Day Fruit Cocktail Day 1607 – English in Virginia founded Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in North America. 1637 – The rounded table knife was created by Cardinal Richelieu in France. 1890 – Nikola
May 12 in Pop Culture History May 12th is… Fibromyalgia Awareness Day Limerick Day Nutty Fudge Day Odometer Day 1551 – The National University of San Marcos, the oldest university in the Americas, was founded in Lima, Peru. 1932 – The body of the Lindbergh baby was found less than a mile from the Lindbergh
May 11 in Pop Culture History May 11th is… Eat What You Want Day Foam Rolling Day Twilight Zone Day 868 – The first known dated printed book was the Diamond Sutra, a Buddhist scripture. A citation included: “printed on 11 May 868, by Wang Chieh, for free general distribution”. 1811 – The famous Siamese
May 10 in Pop Culture History May 10th is… National Clean Up Your Room Day German Sherad Day Ice Cream Cake Day National Lipid Day Shrimp Day Washington Day Mother’s Day in Mexico is a set date of May 10th every year, unlike most other countries where it lands on a Sunday. 1503 – Columbus
May 9 in Pop Culture History May 9th is… National Alphabet Magnet Day National Butterscotch Brownie Day National Home Front Heroes Day National Lost Sock Memorial Day National Moscato Day National Sleepover Day 1662 – Famous puppet Mr. Punch made his first recorded appearance in England. 1865 – The patent (#47,631) was issued to Richard
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May 8 in Pop Culture History May 8 is… Free Trade Day Coconut Cream Pie Day Give Someone a Cupcake Day Have a Coke Day Iris Day No Socks Day Ovarian Cancer Day Student Nurses Day Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives during the Second World War Victory in Europe
May 7 in Pop Culture History May 7 is… Barrier Awareness Day National Cosmopolitan Day Roast Leg of Lamb Day National Tourism Day Paste Up (Paste-Up) Day 1718 – La Nouvelle-Orleans (now New Orleans) was founded by the French Mississippi Company, under the direction of Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville, on land inhabited by the
