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

Dec. 28, 2025

Dec 29th-Texas Birthday, Mary Tyler Moore, Jon Voight, Ted Danson, The Offspring, Toad the Wet Sprocket

National tick tock day. Entertainment from 1958. Wounded Knee Massacre, Texas became 28th state, longest swim ever completed. Todays birthdays - Andrew Johnson, Mary Tyler Moore, Jon Voight, Ed Bruce, Ted Danson, Dexter Holla...
Dec. 27, 2025

Dec 28th-Call a friend, Iowa Birthday, Denzel Washington, Stan Lee, Joe Diffie, Edgar Winter, Sienna Miller

National Phone a friend day. Entertainment from 1968.1st Vice President to resign, Iowa became 29th state, dry cleaning invented. Todays birthdays - Woodrow Wilson, Stan Lee, Nichelle Nichols, Edgar Winter, Mary Weiss, Denz...
Dec. 26, 2025

Dec 27th-Fruit Cake, 1st Female Rabbi, Howdy Doody, John Amos, Walker Hayes, Haley Williams, Dan & Shay

National fruit cake day. Entertainment from 2018. 1st woman ordanined a Jewish Rabbi, Howdy Doody 1st national kids tv show, Pope John Paul II pardoned guy who shot him. Todays birthdays - Louis Pasteur, Marlene Dietrich, Joh...
Dec. 23, 2025

Dec 24 Christmas Eve-Top 10 Christmas songs all time, Why NORAD tracks Santa, Christmas survival story in Amazon Jungle

Dec 24th. Our top 10 christmas songs all time. Why NORAD tracks santa, Plane crash survival story in Amazon jungle, War of 1812 over, One of Columbus's ship sinks. Todays birthdays - Ava Gardner, Lee Dorsey, Mary Higgins C...
Dec. 21, 2025

Dec 22nd -Cookies, Beaver's Mom, Bee Gees, Meghan Trainor, 2 Live Crew, Shoe Bomber, 1st Cloned Cat

National cookie exchange day. Entertainment from 2003. 1st cloned cat, Shoe bomber Richard Reid caught, Perferatted toilet paper invented. Todays birthdays - Barbara Billingsly, Hacksaw Hawkins, Gene Rayburn, Hector Elizondo,...
Dec. 20, 2025

Dec 21st-Short Girls, Kiefer Sutherland, Ray Romano, Samuel L. Jackson, Frank Zappa, Jane Fonda, Nick Gilder

National short girl appreciation day. Entertainment from 1967. Pan Am flight 103 Lackabie bombing, 1st basketball game played, 1st crossword puzzle printed. Todays birthdays - Phil Donahue, Jane Fonda, Frank Zappa, Samuel L. ...

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