May 31 in Pop Culture History May 31st is… Autonomous Vehicle Day Macaroon Day Save Your Hearing Day Smile Day Speak in Sentences Day Necrotizing Fasciitis Awareness Day 1279 BC – Ramesses II became pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. He may have been the pharaoh involved with Moses. He was the subject of Percy Bysshe Shelly’s …
May 30 in Pop Culture History May 30th is… Loomis Day Creativity Day Hole In My Bucket Day Mint Julep Day Water a Flower Day World Multiple Sclerosis Day 1431 – At Rouen, Normandy, Joan of Arc was burned at the stake for heresy. 1631 – Gazette de France, the first French newspaper, began publication. …
May 29 in Pop Culture History May 29th is… 529 Day Coq Au Vin Day Paperclip Day 1453 – Ottoman armies under Sultan Mehmed II Fatih captured Constantinople after a 53-day siege, commonly called The Fall of Constantinople. 1790 – Rhode Island was the last of the original United States’ colonies to ratify the Constitution …
May 28 in Pop Culture History May 28th is… Beef Burger Day Brisket Day National Hamburger Day 585 BC – A solar eclipse occurred, as predicted by the Greek philosopher and scientist Thales. Knowing this date helped historians find other exact and near-exact historical dates. 1830 – US President Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal …
May 27 in Pop Culture History May 27th is… Cellophane Tape Day Grape Popsicle Day Italian Beef Day 1199 – John (December 24, 1166 – October 19, 1216) became King of England. He’s the one who signed The Magna Carta, which was the first document to offer people individual rights. 1796 – The patent (#X0116) …
May 26 in Pop Culture History May 26th is… Blueberry Cheesecake Day Paper Airplane Day World Sherry Day 1293 (Earthquake) Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan, killing about 30,000. 1869 – The Commonwealth of Massachusetts chartered Boston University. 1896 – Charles Dow published the first edition of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. 1897 – Bram Stoker’s Dracula novel …
May 25 in Pop Culture History May 25th is… Brown-Bag It Day Missing Children’s Day Tap Dance Day Towel Day Wine Day 1878 – Gilbert and Sullivan’s comic opera H.M.S. Pinafore opened at the Opera Comique in London. 1935 – At Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Babe Ruth hit his 714th (and final) home run. …
May 24 in Pop Culture History May 24th is… Aviation Maintenance Technician Day Brother’s Day Escargot Day Scavenger Hunt Day Yucatan Shrimp Day 1775 – John Hancock was elected president of the Second Continental Congress. 1830 – Mary Had a Little Lamb by Sarah Josepha Hale was published. 1844 – Samuel F.B. Morse sent the …
May 23 in Pop Culture History May 23rd is… National Lucky Penny Day Taffy Day World Turtle Day 1701 – Scottish-born sea captain William Kidd was hanged on the banks of the Thames after being found guilty of piracy and murder. 1911 – The New York Public Library was dedicated. 1920 – Pope Benedict XV …
