Mardi Gras 2019
Mardi Gras is French for Fat Tuesday. It refers to the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday when many Christians begin to fast for the 40 days leading up to Easter Sunday....
Celebrate Tooth Fairy Day February 28
(PCM) Tooth Fairy Day was concocted as a way to pay homage to the delightful deity known as the Tooth Fairy who graciously leaves money or small presents under the...
February 28 in Pop Culture History
February 28 in Pop Culture History National Tooth Fairy Day 1784 - John Wesley chartered the first Methodist Church in the United States. An Anglican, Wesley wanted a church structure...
February 27 in Pop Culture History
February 27 in Pop Culture History 1703 - The first Mardi Gras was celebrated in Mobile, Alabama in 1703. 1801 - District of Columbia Organic Act of 1801 - Washington,...
February 26 in Pop Culture History
February 26 in Pop Culture History 1616 - Galileo Galilei was formally banned by the Roman Catholic Church from teaching or defending the view that the earth orbits the sun....
February 25 in Pop Culture History
February 25 in Pop Culture History National Chili Day 1836 - Samuel Colt was granted a United States patent (#9430X) for his Colt revolver. 1901 - J.P. Morgan incorporated the...
February 24 in Pop Culture History
February 24 in Pop Culture History 1582 - The Gregorian Calendar, which most of the world uses today, was introduced. 1711 - The London premiere of Rinaldo by George Frideric...
February 23 in Pop Culture History
February 23 in Pop Culture History 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western book printed with movable type. Ironically, if there were newspapers...
International World Thinking Day February 22
International World Thinking Day is celebrated every year by both The Girl Scouts and The Girl Guides. It is also celebrated by some boy organizations. The point of International World...
February 22 in Pop Culture History
February 22 in Pop Culture History 2/22/22 falls on a Tuesday 1620 - Popcorn was introduced to the English colonists by an Indian named Quadequina. 1632 - Galileo's Dialogue Concerning...
February 21 in Pop Culture History
February 21 in Pop Culture History 1848 - The Communist Manifesto, written by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, was published in London by a group of German-born revolutionary known as...
Ansel Adams Born February 20, 1902
(PCM) On this day we honor the birthday of famed photographer and environmentalist Ansel Adams. Adams is best known for his stunning black and white nature photographs and his work...
February 20 in Pop Culture History
February 20 in Pop Culture History 1792 - The United States Post Office became a cabinet position under President George Washington. In 1971, the Post Office became an independent corporation....
February 19 in Pop Culture History
February 19 in Pop Culture History 1600 (Volcano Eruption) Huaynaputina 1848 - Donner Party Found. Of the 89 original members of the Donner Party, only 45 reached California. They had...
February 18 in Pop Culture History
February 18 in Pop Culture History 1856 - The "Know-Nothing Party," convened in Philadelphia to nominate its first presidential candidate. The Know-Nothing movement began in the 1840s, when an increasing...
February 17 in Pop Culture History
February 17 in Pop Culture History 1621 - Myles Standish was appointed as first commander of the English Plymouth Colony in North America. 1859 - Dmitri Mendeleev began creating what...
February 16 in Pop Culture History
February 16 in Pop Culture History 1852 - Studebaker Brothers wagon company was established. 1883 - Ladies Home Journal magazine began publication. 1894 - Gunslinger John Wesley Hardin is pardoned...
Happy Singles Awareness Day (February 15th)
(PCM) Forget all the hearts and flowers stuff. Valentine's Day is yesterday's news. Today is Singles Awareness Day! Singles Awareness Day (February 15th) was originally created in response to the...
February 15 in Pop Culture History
February 15 in Pop Culture History 1758 - Mustard was first advertised for sale in America, by Benjamin Jackson, in Philadelphia, PA. 1764 - The city of St. Louis was...
Valentine’s Day, February 14
(PCM) Valentine’s Day, a day for romance and love, a day to take that special someone out for dinner buy them chocolates or get a special card or gift that...
February 14 in Pop Culture History
February 14 in Pop Culture History Ferris Wheel Day, named after George Ferris, born Feb. 14, 1859. It is also National Donor Day & St. Valentine's Day. ~270 - Valentine,...
February 13 in Pop Culture History
February 13 in Pop Culture History It's World Whale Day Tomorrow is Valentine's Day 1633 - Galileo Galilei arrived in Rome to face charges of heresy by the Catholic Church...
National Plum Pudding Day, February 12
Plum Pudding is a traditional English dessert usually served at Christmas and New Year’s. There are no plums in plum pudding. When the recipe was written in the 17th century...
February 12 in Pop Culture History
February 12 in Pop Culture History Feb 12 is Darwin Day, named after the anniversary of Charles Darwin's birth (Feb 12, 1813) 881 - Charles the Fat was declared the...
February 11 in Pop Culture History
February 11 in Pop Culture History It's National Pro Sports Wives Day 660 BC - Traditional date for the foundation of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. 1534 - Henry VIII of...
February 10 in Pop Culture History
February 10 in Pop Culture History 1763 - The Treaty of Paris ended the French and Indian War and France ceded Canada to England. 1840 - Queen Victoria and her...
February 9 in Pop Culture History
February 9 in Pop Culture History 1825 - The U.S. House of Representatives elected John Quincy Adams president since no candidate had received a majority of electoral votes. 1870 -...
February 8 in Pop Culture History
February 8 in Pop Culture History 1587 - Mary Queen of Scots was beheaded. 1692 - A doctor in Salem Village claimed three teenage girls were possessed by Satan, which...
Charles Dickens Born February 7, 1812
Charles John Hoffman Dickens was born February 7, 1812 in Portsmouth England. He was the son of a naval clerk and his wife and he was the second of eight...
February 7 in Pop Culture History
February 7 in Pop Culture History 1497 - The Bonfire of the Vanities occurred in which supporters of Girolamo Savonarola burned thousands of objects like cosmetics, art, and books in...
Sir Thomas More Born February 7, 1478
Sir Thomas More or Saint Thomas More is one of the great figures in both political and religious history. To Henry The VIII he was a good friend and confidant...
February 6 in Pop Culture History
February 6 in Pop Culture History Today is Bob Marley Day in Jamaica and Ethiopia. (He was born on Feb. 6, 1945) 1819 - Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles founded Singapore....
February 5 in Pop Culture History
February 5 in Pop Culture History Weatherperson's Day, named after the birthday (Feb 5, 1744) of early US weatherman, John Jeffries. 62 - Pompeii earthquake (not to be confused...
February 4 in Pop Culture History
February 4 in Pop Culture History World Cancer Day 1703 - In Edo (Japan), 46 of the Forty-seven Ronin committed seppuku (ritual suicide) for avenging their master's death. 1783 -...
February 3 in Pop Culture History
February 3 in Pop Culture History 1690 - The first paper money in America was issued today, in the Colony of Massachusetts. 1834 -Wake Forest University was established in North...
February 2 in Pop Culture History
February 2 in Pop Culture History It's Groundhog's Day. 1046 - The "Little Ice Age" began in Europe. 1653 - New Amsterdam (now the City of New York) was incorporated....
February 1 in Pop Culture History
February 1 in Pop Culture History February 1st is Decorating With Candy Day. It is also Robinson Crusoe Day. 1790 - First session of the U.S. Supreme Court, New York...
Leap Day Coming February 29 in 2020
February 29 in Pop Culture History Bachelors Day Leap Day Underlings Day 46 BC - Julius Caesar declared the first Leap Day. 1288 - The concept of allowing women to...
Luncheon of the Boating Party By Renoir
"Luncheon of the Boating Party" by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (PCM) The "Luncheon of the Boating Party" is a famous impressionist painting by artist Pierre-Auguste Renoir that was created between the years...
'Bal du moulin de la galette' By Renoir
"Bal du moulin de la galette" by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (PCM) "Bal du moulin de la galette" was painted by French impressionist artist Pierre-Auguste Renoir in 1876. It is often considered...
Trees And Snow By Ansel Adams
"Trees And Snow" by Ansel Adams (PCM) "A photograph is usually looked at - seldom looked into." - Ansel Adams This image was taken by Ansel Adams in the Yosemite...
Winter Sunrise By Ansel Adams
"Winter Sunrise" by Ansel Adams (PCM) According to Ansel-Adams.org, "On four successive mornings Adams tried to take this photograph from the east side of the Sierra. On the fifth day...
Yosemite Valley, Thunderstorm By Ansel Adams
"Yosmite Valley, Thunderstorm" by Ansel Adams (PCM) This photo captured by Ansel Adams was one of the starting points of his relationship with Yosmite National Park and Inspiration Point, which...
Bridalveil Fall By Ansel Adams
"Bridalveil Fall" by Ansel Adams (PCM) "There are no rules for good photographs, there are only good photographs." - Ansel Adams Ansel Adams created this image with a 6 1/2"...
The Tetons And The Snake River By Ansel Adams
"The Tetons and the Snake River" by Ansel Adams (PCM) This particular photo was taken by Ansel Adams at Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming. It was taken while Adams...