History & Factoids about today

History & Factoids about today

Podcast about all the interesting and historical events of that day, birthdays, national days, fun facts and trivia

Recent Episodes

Sept. 2, 2025

Sept 3-Baby Back Ribs, Memphis Slim, Beetle Bailey, The Beach Boys, Grand Funk Railroad, Charlie Sheen

National Baby Back Ribs day. Entertainment from 1974. US revolution officially over, San Marino founded, Sweden driving laws. Todays birthdays - Alan Ladd, Memphis Slim, Mort Walker, Hank Thompson, Al Jardine, Don Brewer, Cha...
Sept. 1, 2025

Sept 2-Prostate Cancer Month, Keanu Reeves, Salma Hayek, Lili' Uakalani, Mrs. Puff, Mark Harmon, London fire of 1666

September is Prostate Cancer Awareness month, my co-host is Prostate Cancer advacate Elizabeth Jordan, She and her husband Daniel wrote the must read book "Empower your Journey:A prostate cancer guidebook -you can get on Amaz...
Aug. 31, 2025

September 1st-Burnt Ends, Conway Twitty, Lily Tomlin, Bee Gees, Gloria Estefan, Engelbert Humperdinck

National Burnt ends day. Entertainment from 2021. 1st female telephone operators hired, Germany started WW2 by invading Poland, 1st San Francisco cable car began running. Todays birthdays - Engelbert Humperdinck (composer), ...
Aug. 30, 2025

Aug 31-Trail Mix, Foghorn Leghorn, Buddy Hackett, Van Morrison, Richard Gere, Firefall, Debbie Gibson, Chris Tucker

(2024) National Trail Mix day. Entertainment from 1961. First US bank robbery, First woman to wear a split-skirt, Jack the Rippers first victim found. Todays birthdays - Buddy Hackett, James Coburn, Van Morrison, Richard Ge...
Aug. 29, 2025

Aug 30-The Beach, Frankenstein, Kitty Wells, Mamas & the Papas, Michael Chilis, Cameron Diaz, Lewis Black

(2024) National Beach day. Entertainment from 2011. Europe outlaws the crossbox, Lake Pontchatrain causway opened, Washington to Moscow hotline installed. Todays birthdays - Mary Shelly, Fred MacMurray, Kitty Wells, Jack Sw...
Aug. 28, 2025

Aug 29th-Chop Suey, Michael Jackson, Weezy, Elliot Gould, Rebecca De Mornay, Ishi, Pirate Jean Lafitte

(2024) National chop suey day. Entertainment from 1989. Ishi meets civilization, The Fugitive finale, Soviet Union detonates nuclear bomb. Todays birthdays - Jean Lafitte, Ingrid Bergman, Isabel Sanford, Richard Attenborough...

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