May 22 in Pop Culture History May 22nd is… Being You Day National Buy a Musical Instrument Day National Craft Distillery Day National Maritime Day National Solitaire Day National Vanilla Pudding Day World Paloma Day 1455 – England’s War of the Roses began when the Yorkists defeated King Henry VI’s Lancastrian forces at St. Albans. […]
May 21 in Pop Culture History May 21st is… American Red Cross Founder’s Day Memo Day Strawberries and Cream Day Waitstaff Day 1863 – Organization of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Battle Creek, Michigan. 1955 – George B. Hansburg of Walker Valley, N.Y., was issued a patent (#2,793,036) for inventing an improved pogo stick. 1975
May 20 in Pop Culture History May 20th is… International Red Sneakers Day Be a Millionaire Day Pick Strawberries Day Quiche Lorraine Day Rescue Dog Day Streaming Day 1873 – Levi Strauss and Jacob W Davis patented (#139,121) copper-riveted jeans designed to help prevent tears in the fabric. 1883 – Krakatoa began to erupt; the
May 19 in Pop Culture History May 19th is… Devil’s Food Cake Day May Ray Day 1780 – That morning, a combination of thick smoke and heavy cloud cover caused complete darkness to fall on Eastern Canada and the New England area of the United States candles were needed by noon. It did not disburse
May 18 in Pop Culture History May 18th is… Cheese Soufflé Day National HIV Vaccine Awareness Day No Dirty Dishes Day Visit Your Relatives Day 1910 – The Earth passes through the tail of Halley’s Comet. 1926 – In one of the first Media Frenzy of Popular Culture, Evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson disappeared while visiting
May 17 in Pop Culture History May 17th is… Cherry Cobbler Day Graduation Tassel Day Idaho Day Pack Rat Day Walnut Day 1536 – The annulment of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn’s marriage. 1792 – The New York Stock Exchange was formed. 1875 – Aristides won the first Kentucky Derby. 1890 – Comic Cuts, the
May 16 in Pop Culture History May 16th is… Honor Our LGBT Elders Day Barbecue (BBQ) Day Biographer’s Day Coquilles Saint Jacques Day Do Something Good for Your Neighbor Day Love a Tree Day Mimosa Day Piercing Day Sea Monkey Day 1866 – Charles Elmer Hires in Philadelphia, PA invented Root Beer. Annie Get Your
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
