June 12 in Pop Culture History June 12th is… Jerky Day National Loving Day Peanut Butter Cookie Day Peruvian Hairless Dog Day National Red Rose Day 1790 – A ‘Red Globe’ was being reported by many people flying over France. 1849 – A gas mask “inhaler or lung protector” was patented (#X006529) by Lewis Phectic […]
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June 11 in Pop Culture History June 11th is… Corn on the Cob Day German Chocolate Cake Day Making Life Beautiful Day Outlet Shopping Day World Gin Day 323 BC – Alexander the Great died in the palace of Nebuchadnezzar II in Babylon. 1509 – Henry VIII of England married Catherine of Aragon. 1742 –
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June 10 in Pop Culture History June 10th is… Ballpoint Pen Day Black Cow Day Egg Roll Day Herbs and Spices Day Iced Tea Day 1692 – Bridget Bishop was hanged at Gallows Hill near Salem, Massachusetts, for “certaine Detestable Arts called Witchcraft & Sorceries.” 1809 – The first steamboat to navigate the open seas,
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June 9 in Pop Culture History June 9th is… Donald Duck Day National Earl Day Lemon Drizzle Cake Day National Strawberry Rhubarb Pie Day 1650 – The Harvard Corporation, one of the two administrative boards of Harvard, was established. It was the first legal corporation in the Americas. 1856 – 500 Mormons left Iowa City,
June 8 in Pop Culture History June 8th is… Best Friends Day Name Your Poison Day Upsy Daisy Day 632 – Muhammad, the Islamic prophet, died in Medina. 793 – The Viking Age began when Vikings destroyed the Abbey on Lindisfarne, an island off the northeastern coast of Northumberland, England on this day. 1637 –
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June 7 in Pop Culture History June 7th is… National (Daniel) Boone Day Chocolate Ice Cream Day National Oklahoma Day National VCR Day World Caring Day 1692 (Earthquake) Port Royal, Jamaica, over 1,000 people were killed. 1753 – The British Museum was founded, starting the collections of Sir Hans Sloane. 1755 (Earthquake) Tabriz, Iran 1893
June 6 in Pop Culture History June 6th is… Applesauce Cake Day D-Day Drive-In Movie Day Eyewear Day Gardening Exercise Day Give a Bum a Drink Day National Higher Education Day National Yo-Yo Day 1844 – The Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) was founded in London. 1882 (Cyclone) More than 100,000 people in Bombay, India
June 5 in Pop Culture History June 5th is… 605 Day (in South Dakota) Gingerbread Day Moonshine Day National Veggie Burger Day 1851 – Harriet Beecher Stowe’s anti-slavery serial, Uncle Tom’s Cabin (or Life Among the Lowly) began a ten-month run in the National Era, an abolitionist newspaper. 1883 – The first regularly scheduled Orient
June 4 in Pop Culture History June 4th is… Cheese Day Clean Beauty Day Cognac Day Corgi Day Hug Your Cat Day National Old Maid’s Day National SAFE Day 1784 – Elisabeth Thible was the first woman to fly in an untethered hot air balloon, flying for about 45 minutes. 1812 – Following Louisiana’s admittance
