History & Factoids about today
Podcast about all the interesting and historical events of that day, birthdays, national days, fun facts and trivia
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 13 minutes
- Episodes
- 1075
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
Aug 20-Bacon, Isaac Hayes, Led Zepplin, Thin Lizzy, The Knack, Limp Bizkit, Amy Adams, Andrew Garfield
National Bacon lovers day. Entertainment from 1980. Soviet Union invaded Czechoslovakia, Hungary was formed, NFL formed, Holland Prime Minister Lynched, Cooked, Eaten for neglecting his duties. Tod…
00:13:57 |
Tue 20 Aug 2024
Aug 19-Deep Purple, Eddy Raven, Bill Clinton, John Stamos, Europe, Kevin Dillon, Mathew Perry, Clay Walker
National Potato day. Entertainment from 1990. Old Ironside sinks pride of Englands Navy, Yellow Fever epidemic hits Philadelphia, Apple became first $2 Trillon company. Todays birthdays - Orville …
00:13:35 |
Mon 19 Aug 2024
Aug 18-Fajitas, Women Can Vote, 1st Miss America, Robert Redford, Patrick Swayze, Christian Slater, Edward Norton
National Fajita day. Entertainment from 1959. Women gain right to vote, Mt. Whitney climbed for 1st time, First mail order catelog. Todays birthdays - Virginia Dare, Merriweather Lewis, Margaret G…
00:13:14 |
Sun 18 Aug 2024
Aug 17-Davey Crockett, Mae West, Robert DeNiro, Belinda Carlisle, Sean Penn, Donny Wahlberg, Mitchell Tenpenny
National I love my feet day. Entertainment from 1969. Korea divided in half so they won't fight, FDA approves Rogaine, Mt. Rainier summited for first time. Todays birthdays - Davey Crockett, Mae We…
00:13:02 |
Sat 17 Aug 2024
Aug 16-Rum, Kool & the Gang, Madonna, James Cameron, Angela Bassett, Steve Carrell, The Fighting Girlfriend
National Rum day. Entertainment from 2019. Second day of Woodstock, First trans-atlantic telegraph, First color & sound cartoon, Afghanistan disaster. Todays birthdays - Mariya Oktyabraskaya, Eydi…
00:15:03 |
Fri 16 Aug 2024
Aug 15-Ben Affleck, Jennifer Lawrence, The Jonas Brothers, Debra Messing, Happy Birthday India
National Lemon Meringue pie, Entertainment from 2009. The Mayflower set sail from England to America. India got its independence from Great Britian, 1st transcontinentail roalroad completed, Toda…
00:12:30 |
Thu 15 Aug 2024
Aug 14-Tatoo Removal, V-JDay, Doc Holiday, Steve Martin, The Far Side, Cindy Brady, Halle Berry, Mila Kunis
National Tattoo removal day. Entertainment from 1979. Vicotry in Japan (V-JDay), Last public hanging in the US, US Marines invade Nicaragua. Todays birthdays - Dock Holiday, Dorthy McHugh, Connie Sm…
00:12:07 |
Wed 14 Aug 2024
Aug 13-Filet Mignon, Annie Oakley, Alfred Hithcock, Dan Fogelberg, Danny Bonaduce, South Park
National Filet Mignon day. entertainment from 1989. Azted Empire ended, South Park TV series began, Berlin Wall began being constructed. Todays birthdays - Annie Oakley, Burt Lahr, Alfred Hitchcoc…
00:10:18 |
Tue 13 Aug 2024
Aug 12-The 3 Bears, America the Beautiful, Sir Mix-A-Lot, Dire Straits, Buck Owens, Porter Wagoner, Casey Affleck
National Vinyl Records day. Entertainment from 1999. The Beatles drummer quit, The two moons of Mars discovered, First sterile surgery took place. Todays birthdays - Robert Southey, Katherine Lee B…
00:13:56 |
Mon 12 Aug 2024
Aug 11-Hop Hop, Popsicle, Steve Wozniak, Hulk Hogan, Joe Jackson, Viola Davis, Joe Rogan, Chris Hemsworth
National Hip Hop day. Entertainment from 1958. Watts Riots began, Alcatraz opened for federal prisoners, First roller skating rink opened,Todays birthdays - Frank Epperson, Mike Douglas, John Conle…
00:12:24 |
Sun 11 Aug 2024
Aug 10-S'mores, Missouri Birthday, Jimmy Dean, The Righteous Brothers, Ronnie Spector, Jethro Tull, Antonio Banderas
National S'more day. Entertainment from 1968. Missouri became 24th state, Asperin was invented, England found out about the American Declaration of Independence. Todays birthdays - Herbert Hoover,…
00:14:12 |
Sat 10 Aug 2024
Aug 9-Sam Elliott, Melanie Griffith, Whitney Houston, Anna Kendrick, Fat Man dropped on Nagasaki
National Hold hands day. Entertainment from 2018.2nd atomic bomb dropped on Japan, Richard Nixon resigned ast president, Charles Manson followered committed Helter Skelter. Todays birthdays - Rober…
00:10:48 |
Fri 09 Aug 2024
Aug 8-Pickleball, Shawn Mendes, NSYNC, Creed, Dustin Hoffman, Mel Tillis, Mt. Blanc, Olivia Newton-John
National Pickleball day. Entertainment from 2008. Nixon announced his resignation, The Great Train Robbery in England, Mt. Blanc summited for first time. Todays birthdays - Webb Pierce, Mel Tillis…
00:13:52 |
Thu 08 Aug 2024
Aug 7-Purple Heart, Charlize Theron, Iron Maiden, Rodney Crowell, BJ Thomas, Worst Female Serial Killer
National Purple Heart day. Entertainment from 1978. Battle of Guadal Canal began, Operation Dester Shield began, China banned Winnie the Pooh. Todays birthdays - Elizabeth Bathory, Billie Burke, B…
00:11:11 |
Wed 07 Aug 2024
Aug 6th-Rootbeer Float, Lucille Ball, Andy Warhol, Ginger Spice, Punky Brewster, 1st Atomic Bomb dropped
National Rootbeer float day. Entertainment from 1988. First atomic bomb dropped on Japan, First execution by electric chair, First woman to swim the English Channel. Todays birthdays - Alexander F…
00:12:45 |
Tue 06 Aug 2024
Aug 5-Oysters, Neal Armstrong, Loni Anderson, Marcia Brady, Dead or Alive, the Beastie Boys, Terri Clark
National Oyster day. entertainment from 1998. William Wallace captured by the English, First electric traffic light installed in Cleveland, Civil War naval battle at Mobile Bay. Todays birthdays - …
00:12:41 |
Mon 05 Aug 2024
Aug 4-Chocolate Chip Cookies, Champagne, Louis Armstrong, Billy Bob Thornton, Barack Obama, Sprouse Twins
National Chocolate Chip cookie day. Entertainment from 1957. Champagne invented, US buys Virgin Islands, Miss Piggy and Kermit the Frog broke up. Todays birthdays - Jesse Reno, Louis Armstrong, Cl…
00:09:30 |
Sun 04 Aug 2024
Aug 3-Watermelon, First Female Rabbi, Tony Bennett, Martin Sheen, Martha Stewart, Metallica, John C. McGinley
National Watermelon day. Entetainment from 1967. First crop dusting flown, Columbus set sail on first voyage, President Rondald Reagan fired all the air traffic controllers. Todays birthdays - Ern…
00:12:24 |
Sat 03 Aug 2024
Aug 2-Ice Cream Sandwich, Archie Bunker, Wes Craven, Apollonia, Silent Bob, Sam Worthington, Edward Furlong
National Ice Cream Sandwich day. Entertainment from 2017. Declartion Of Independence signed by the rest of congress, Marijuanna Tax Act of 1937 outlawed it, Apple became worth $1 trillion.
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00:09:46 |
Fri 02 Aug 2024
Aug 1-Colorado B-Day, Grateful Dead, BTO, Def Leppard, Public Enemy, Coolio, Counting Crows, Jason Mamoa
National Girlfriend day. Entertainment from 2007. Colorado became 38th state, Oxygen discovered, Metric system first used, Eygypt says their pyramids were not built by aliens. Todays birthdays - Wi…
00:15:37 |
Thu 01 Aug 2024
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