On this day in 1976, the undefeated and undisputed heavyweight champion, Apollo Creed, fought Rocky Balboa at the Philadelphia Spectrum. Creed’s scheduled opponent was injured so he gave the local underdog a chance to fight him in the ring, and because Creed didn’t think Rocky was a threat, he wasn’t taking his training seriously.
Some say it’s the natural course of things, to one day wish the old year good riddance, and spend the next day focused on the future, thus SciFi on January 2nd. Serious fans will point out that January 2nd is the birthday of one of the greatest hard science fiction writers of all time, Isaac Asimov, otherwise with its significance. It reminds us to take safe driving seriously
On this day in 1977 Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak incorporated Apple Computer, Inc. In March 1976, Steve Wozniak finished building a home computer around the affordable and recently invented MOS Technology chip that would soon become the Apple I. He took it to his Homebrew Computer Club meeting to show it off,
They say Marco Polo brought pasta back from China on the Silk Road and introduced it to Italy—his travels were in the 13th century, so if he did bring pasta, it was not a new idea.
On this day in 1886 Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson first published the Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. The premise of the story has become a metaphor for a dual personality, representing the extreme capacities for good and evil in the same individual. According to his family,
At the March 1991 World Figure Skating Championships, all three medals went to Americans for the first time ever. In fact, it was the first time any country had swept the competition. The winners were…
The Globetrotters began on Chicago’s South Side as the Savoy Big Five. They played exhibition basketball games at The Savoy Ballroom to draw crowds before the dances. By 1929 they were travelling across the Midwest performing exhibition games under the branded name The NY Harlem Globetrotters.
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Cutting edge science in 18th century Scotland led to the universal cure for sore throats and congestion from the winter cold. The name Toddy probably comes from Todian Springs in Edinburgh, Scotland, which was used to make local whiskey. The first written recipe known for a “Hot Toddy” comes from The Bartender’s Guide by
The omnipresent red eye of HAL put a halting spin on a beautiful portrayal of space exploration depicted in Stanley Kubrick’s’ 2001 Space Odyssey. The Heuristically programmed ALgorithmic Computer (HAL 9000) was the nurse ratchet of starship computers, always appearing concerned,
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Why is a “dream”, that vision you have for your ultimate success in whatever compels you, the same word that describes those disturbing mental films you experience before waking? They are often stressful scenarios, those night-time dreams. You are late. You are unprepared. You are embarrassed.
Quasimodo, nicknamed the Hunchback of Notre Dame, was born in 15th century Paris with multiple deformities. He was abandoned at birth at the Notre Dame Cathedral and left to the care of Claude Frollo, the Archdeacon of Notre Dame, who treated Quasimodo with cruelty and contempt.
On this day in 2009, US Airways Flight 1549 flew into a large flock of geese during its takeoff from LaGuardia Airport and lost the use of both engines over New York City
On this day in 1958, millions of grasshoppers caused serious damage across the State of Colorado and its neighboring states. The grasshopper plague decimated farmers’ fields, divebombed tourists, and cost $60 million in lost crops and millions in other damage.
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This national dish of China was first established during the Yuan Dynasty 700 years ago and its preparation has been the culmination of thousands of years of cooking. The recipe is first noted in Complete Recipes for Dishes and Beverages published in 1330 as a meal served to the Imperial court (Kublai Khan’s Mongol Empire),
On this day in 1935, what we now know as men’s classic briefs (tighty-whities) were first sold at Marshall Field’s department store in Chicago, Illinois. They named the new clothing item “The Jockey” because it provided similar support with its Y-shaped design as the well-established jockstrap with the added benefit of covering bum cheeks.
Today we celebrate the intersection of two historic icons from different worlds. On this day in 1949, J. Edgar Hoover gave Shirley Temple a special pen that emitted tear gas to ward off attackers.
On this day in 1793, King Louis XVI was executed by guillotine for treason in Paris at La Place de la Revolution, three and a half years after the French Revolution began. The King’s wife, Marie Antoinette, would be executed nine months later. The royal couple were the primary symbols of decadence and
On this day in 1953, Arthur Miller’s famous play, The Crucible, premiered on Broadway to mixed reviews. It was not considered a classic work until the 60s. The play is set in Salem, MA during the witchcraft trials of 1692.
On this day in 1556 the Shaanxi Earthquake blasted central China, killing more people than any other quake in recorded history. It is estimated to have been a 7.9-8.0 on the earthquake magnitude scale. Approximately 830,000 people in Shaanxi and
On this day in 1839, Charles Darwin was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of London, joining the ranks of notable scientists like Isaac Newton and Michael Faraday. At the time, his theory of natural selection was still in its infancy.
On this day in 1924, a week of winter games began in Chamonix, France in the same year as the Summer Olympic Games. The French Olympic committee organized a few events including bobsledding, skiing, hockey, and curling, which retroactively became the first Winter Olympics and
On this day in 1788, British colonists landed a motley crew of convicts from 11 ships to Australia’s Sydney Cove and raised the Union Flag on the shore, claiming British sovereignty.
You needed a holiday for chocolate cake, so here it is. The U.S.A has our own national day to celebrate chocolate because the International Holiday on September 13th just wasn’t enough.
Sir Henry Morgan of Wales was one of the most successful buccaneers (pirates) of all time. With the (unofficial) support of the English Crown, he sailed around the Caribbean and raided multiple Spanish colonies from Cuba to Venezuela in the 17th
On this day in 1967, the Truman Show, a ground-breaking 24/7 concept in reality TV, premiered to a world-wide audience. Truman Burbank was unaware that the entire town of Seahaven, all of his neighbors, his wife Meryl, and his best friend Louis were all paid actors.
On this day in 1972 in Derry, Ireland, British troops opened fire and shot 26 unarmed Catholic civilians during a protest—it was a march against Internment Without a Trial. 14 civilians died from their wounds. Several of the victims were in the process of fleeing when they were shot, some victims were just attempting to help the wounded
Bubble wrap was invented in 1957 by two engineers, Marc Chavannes and Alfred Fielding. They knew they had something special, but they weren’t sure of the proper application. They first tried selling it as wallpaper, then as insulation for greenhouses. Four years later,
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