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June 17 1462 - Vlad III the Impaler attempted to assassinate Mehmed II, forcing him to retreat from Wallachia, in Romania. 1631 - Mumtaz Mahal died during childbirth. Her husband,...

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The Big List of No Arms & No Legs Jokes

Why did Sally fall off the swing? She had no arms. “Knock Knock” “Who’s there?” “Not Sally” Who is The Guy With No Arms and No Legs That Lays On Your Porch? Matt! Who is The Guy With No Arms and No Legs Hanging on the Wall? Art! Who is The Guy With No Arms […]

August 14 in Pop Culture History

August 14 in Pop Culture History 1888 – An audio recording of English composer Arthur Sullivan’s “The Lost Chord”, one of the first recordings of music ever made, was played during a press conference introducing Thomas Edison’s phonograph in London, England. 1893 – France became the first country to introduce motor vehicle registration. 1933 – […]

The Story Of WWE’s Most Notorious Double-Cross

(PCM) Some of you may have heard of what has become known as wrestling entertainments most notorious double-cross! It is most often referred to as the “Montreal Screwjob” or the “Montreal Incident”, but do you know what really happened or just who is to blame? Much of that still remains a mystery as no one […]

Doro on Monsters Of Rock Cruise X 2020

Doro ©2020 Johnnie Crow Photos The 10th annual Monsters Of Rock Cruise (AKA MORC X) set sail from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida on February 8, 2020. The Royal Caribbean ship Independence of the Seas was the home to 50 rock and roll bands, and thousands of their fans, over 5 nights at sea. The cruise stopped […]

Motionless In White Release ‘Another Life / Eternally Yours: Motion Picture Collection’

MOTIONLESS IN WHITE RELEASE ANOTHER LIFE/ETERNALLY YOURS: MOTION PICTURE COLLECTION EP “ANOTHER LIFE: MOTION PICTURE COLLECTION” (FEAT. KERLI) OFFICIAL VIDEO STREAMING NOW Today, Motionless In White have unveiled a new EP, entitled Another Life/Eternally Yours: Motion Picture Collection. Produced by Justin Deblieck and mixed by Steve Sopchack, the EP is available now on all streaming platforms. The band commented on the new […]

August 13 in Pop Culture History

August 13 in Pop Culture History 1521 – Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes captured Aztec leader Tlatoani Cuauhtémoc and conquered the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan. 1868 (Earthquake & Tsunami) Arica, Chile 1889 – Samuel Leeds Allen was issued a patent (#408,681) for his Flexible Flyer sled. 1898 – Carl Gustav Witt discoverd 433 Eros, the first near-Earth […]

August 12 in Pop Culture History

August 12 in Pop Culture History 30 BC – Cleopatra VII Philopator, the last ruler of the Egyptian Ptolemaic dynasty, committed suicide, by means of an asp bite. 1851 – Isaac Singer was granted a patent (#8,294) for his sewing machine. 1877 – Asaph Hall discovered the Mars moon Deimos. 1883 – The last quagga, […]

D-A-D on Monsters Of Rock Cruise X 2020

DAD ©2020 Johnnie Crow Photos The 10th annual Monsters Of Rock Cruise (AKA MORC X) set sail from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida on February 8, 2020. The Royal Caribbean ship Independence of the Seas was the home to 50 rock and roll bands, and thousands of their fans, over 5 nights at sea. The cruise stopped […]

August 11 in Pop Culture History

August 11 in Pop Culture History 3114 BC – The Mesoamerican Long Count calendar, used by several pre-Columbian Mesoamerican civilizations, began. This was the calendar that caused the Friday, December 21, 2012 ‘end of the world’ fears. 1858 – The Eiger in the Bernese Alps was ascended for the first time by Charles Barrington, along […]

Hatfield And McCoy Descendants Unearth The Site Of Their Families 1888 Ambush

(PCM) Nearly everyone knows the story of the infamous Hatfield And McCoy family feud that claimed at least a dozen lives leading up to an ambush that took place in 1888 and did not officially come to an end until the descendants of both families signed a truce in 2003. Many believe that the actual feud […]

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