Episodes

Oct. 30, 2024

Oct 30-Candy Corn, Grace Slick, Henry Winkler, The Tempatations, T. Graham Brown, Kevin Pollak, Bush, Tsar Bomba

National candy corn day. Entertainment from 1970. Time clock invented, Soviets detonate largest nuclear bomb ever, Bosphorous Bridge opened in Turkey. Todays birthdays - John Adams, Ruth Gordon, Grace Slick, Henry Winkler, H…
Oct. 29, 2024

Oct 29-Oatmeal, Richard Dryfuss, Quiet Riot, Homer Simpson, Winona Ryder, Tracee Ellis Ross, 1 Legged Gymnist wins gold

National oatmeal day. Entertainment from 1980. Black Tuesday stock market crash 1929, 1 legged gymnast wins 6 olympic medals, China ends its one child policy. Todays birthdays - Richard Dreyfuss, Kate Jackson, Kevin DuBrow, …
Oct. 28, 2024

Oct 28-Chocolate, Charlie Daniels, Tony Orlando & Dawn, Julia Roberts, Brad Paisley, Joaquin Phoenix Luke Dunphy

National chocolate day. Entertainment from 1990. Statue of Liberty opened, 1st Macy's store opened, Cuban missil crisis ends. Todays birthdays - Charlie Daniels, Dennis Franz, Telma Hopkins, Annie Potts, Lauren Holly, Julia …
Oct. 27, 2024

Oct 27-Black Cats!Teddy Roosevelt, Lee Greenwood, Duran Duran, Stone Temple Pilots, Roman Empire goes Christian

National black cat day. Entertainment from 1959. Constintine the Great turns the Roman Empire Christian, 1st section of Nre York City subway opened, Philadelphia founded. Todays birthdays - Theodore Roosevelt, Ruby Dee, John…
Oct. 26, 2024

Oct 26-Pumpkins, Mahalia Jackson, Pat Sajak, Natalie Merchant, Keith Urban, Gunfight at OK Corral

National pumpkin day. Entetainment from 1969. Erie canal opened, Gunfight at OK Corral was fought, Stonehenge donated to British People, Todays birthdays - Hamalia Jackson, Bob Hoskins, Jaclyn Smith, Pat Sajak, Rita Wilson, …
Oct. 25, 2024

Oct 25-Chucky! Picasso, Helen Reddy, Yes, Bart Simpson, Sawyer Brown, Barenaked Ladies, Katy Perry, Ciara

National Chucky the notorious killer doll day. Entertrainment from 2019. King of Greece dies from a monkey bite, US Sub torpedo's itself, 1st electronic watches went on sale. Todays birthdays - Pablo Picasso, Minnie Pearl, M…
Oct. 24, 2024

Oct 24-Bologna! Drake, Monica, Kevin Kline, The Big Bopper, Batman, Nylon Stockings, Stuntwoman Anna Taylor

National bologan day. Entertainment from 2009. Telegraph now goes from coast to coast-pony express out of business, Nylon stockings went on sale, 1st person to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel and live. Todays birthdays - B…
Oct. 23, 2024

Oct 23-Boston Cream Pie, Johnny Carson, Dwight Yoakam, Weird Al Yankovic, Ryan Reynolds, Emilia Clarke

National Boston Cream pie day. Entertainment from 1979. Longest seige in world history, WWII Battle of Leyte Gulf, Oldest fossil ever found, Apple released IPOD. Todays birthdays - Johnny Carson, Michael Crichton, Dwight Yoa…
Oct. 22, 2024

Oct 22-Nuts! Christopher Lloyd, Annette Funicello, Jeff Goldblum, Shaggy, Hanson, Dylan Scott, Pretty Boy Floyd

National nut day. Entertainment from 1989. 1st parachute jump, FDA bans red M&M's, Scientists sentenced to prison for not predicting an earthquake in Itlay. Todays birthdays - Christopher Lloyd, Bobby Fuller, Annette Fun…
Oct. 21, 2024

Oct 21-Apples! Kane Brown, Old Dominion, Carrie Fisher, Manfred Mann, Dizzy Gillespie, Alfred Nobel

National apple day. Entertainment from 1999. 1st baseball world championship, 1st Europeons to sail into Pacific Ocean, Oldest pearl. Todays birthdays - Alfred Nobel, Dizzy Gillespie, Joyce Randolph, Peter Graves, Manfred Ma…
Oct. 20, 2024

Oct 20-Chicken & Waffles, Snoop Dogg, Tom Petty, Bela Lugosi, Jerry Orbach, Wilson, William Zabka, Big Foot

National Chicken & Waffles day. Entertainment from 1958. Big Foot videoed, MacArthur retruned to Philippines, Soviet pilot crashes passenger jetliner over a bet. Todays birthdays - Bela Lugosi, William Christopher, Jerry…
Oct. 18, 2024

Oct 18-Mashed Potato, Chuck Berry, George C. Scott, Mary Ann, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Zac Efron, Pop Up Toaster

National mashed potato day. Entertainment from 2018. US bought Alaska, US won Puerto Rico, Pop up toaster invented. Todays birthdays - Chuck Berry, George C. Scott, Peter Boyle, Dawn Wells, Pam Dawber, Jean-Claude Van Damme,…
Oct. 17, 2024

Oct 17-Beer Flood of 1814, Eminem, Alan Jackson, Norm, Lenny, Granny, Lois Lane, Gary Puckett, Earl Thomas Conley

My moms birthday, so we played Elvis. Entertainment in 1987. London beer flood of 1814, NY museum hangs expensive piece of art upside down, Albert Einstein arrived in US. Todays birthdays - Irene Ryan, Rita Haayworth, Tom Po…
Oct. 16, 2024

Oct 16-Sports, Pope John Paul II, Barry Corbin, BTO, Suzanne Somers, Tim Robbins, Wilson Phillips, John Mayer

National Sports day.  Entertainment from 1978.  Poland got a female King, Largest battle fought in Europe before WW1, Booker T. Washington is first black family to dine at the White House.  Todays birthdays - Noah Webster, O…
Oct. 15, 2024

Oct 15-Cheese Curds, Penny Marshall, The Carpenters, Chris DeBurgh, Larry Miller, Emeril Lagassee, Little Big Town

National cheese curds day. Entertainment from 1988. Grace Bedell told Abe Lincoln to grow a beard, King Henry VIII bans bowling for the poor, TaTa airlines begins service. Todays birthdays - Linda Lavin, Penny Marshall, Rich…
Oct. 14, 2024

Oct 14-Columbus, Eisenhower, Bond, Usher, Thomas Dolby, Linda Ronsadt, The Puritans were mean

Columbus day. Indigenous People day.  Entertainment from 1998. Puritans bansih Quakers, Teddy Roosevelt shot in chest and still gave his speech, Cuban missel crisis began. Todays birthdays - Dwight Eisenhower, Lillian Gish, …
Oct. 13, 2024

Oct 13-No Bra Day, US Navy Birthday, Paul Simon, Sammy Hagar, Marie Osmond, Anthrax, Rhett Akins, Ashanti

National no bra day. Entertainment from 1957. US Navy Birthday, Reason Friday the 13th is bad luck, 1st World Series. Today birthdays - Melinda Dillon, Paul Simon, Sammy Hagar, Demond Wilson, Marie Osmond, Joey Belladonna, K…
Oct. 12, 2024

Oct 12-Gumbo! 1st Oktoberfest, Pavarotti, Sam & Dave, the Smithereens, Hugh Jackman, Kirk Cameron,

National gumbo day. Entertainment from 1967. 1st Oktoberfest, Rhyme 3 blind mice printed, Executive Mansion named the White House. Todays birthdays - Luciano Pavarotti, Sam Moore, Pat DiNizio, Hugh Jackman, Kirk Cameron. Rob…
Oct. 11, 2024

Oct 11-Sausage Pizza, Wilma Flintstone, Dottie West, Hall & Oates, Jane Krakowski, Cardi B., 1st Female FBI Agent

National sausage pizza day. Entertainment from 2017. 1st meals served on an airplane, 1st Female FBI Agent, Last hand cranked telephone. Todays birthdays - Jean Vander Pyl, Dottie West, Gene Watson, Daryl Hall, Joan Cusak, L…
Oct. 10, 2024

Oct 10th-Angel Food Cake, David Lee Roth, Tanya Tucker, Mr. Big, Mario Lopez, Mya, Exploding Cue Balls

National angel food cake day. Entertainment from 2007. Deadliest Atlantic hurricane, Susan B. Anthony silver dollar, Billiard balls that explode. Todays birthday - Earl Dixon, Helen Hays, David Lee Roth, Tanya Tucker, Eric M…
Oct. 9, 2024

Oct 9-John Lennon, Jackson Browne, Tony Shaloub, Scott Bakula, Scotty McCreery, Megan Moroney

National Leif Eriksson day. Entertainment from 1977. Civil War battle of Tom's Brook, Electric blankets went on sale, Metorite hits Peekskill NY. Todays birthdays - John Lennon, Jackson Browne, Tony Shalhoub, Scott Bakula, M…
Oct. 8, 2024

Oct 8-Chevy Chase, Sigourney Weaver, Kool & the Gang, CeCe Winans, Matt Damon, Bruno Mars, Nick Cannon

National Fluffernutter day. Entertainment from 1987.Chicago fire of 1871, In Wisconsin worst fire in recorded history, Sgt. York war heroics, water speed record set. Todays birthdays - Eddie Rickenbacher, Paul Hogan, Chevy C…
Oct. 7, 2024

Oct 7-Frappe Day, John Mellencamp, Toni Braxton, Radiohead, Yo-Yo Ma, Simon Cowell, Michael W. Smith

National Frappe day. entertainment from 1997. 1st pictures of the backside of the moon, Biggest football blowout, Columbus changed course. Todays birthdays - John Mellencamp, Yo-Yo Ma, Michael W. Smith, Simon Cowell, Toni Br…
Oct. 6, 2024

Oct 6-Plus Sized Women, 1st Talkie Movie, Super Soaker, Reo Speedwagon, Los Lobos, Elizabeth Shue

National plus sized appreciation day. Entertainment from 1956. 1st talkie movie, 1st running train robbery, LSD made illegal. Todays birthdays - Janet Gaynor, Carole Lombard, Kevin Cronin, Lonnie Johnson, David Hidalgo, Eliz…