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throw back thursdays: Throwback Thursdays ~ Fun Facts ~ 1.08.2026 - 01/03/26 07:55 PM

Exploring the annals of history is always a fascinating journey, offering glimpses into the significance of various dates. Here are a few intriguing historical tidbits to dive into this week.
♦ 2001: The FTC approves the merger of America Online and Time Warner Jan. 11.
♦ 1999: U.S. President Clinton begins his trial on two articles of impeachment on Jan. 7.
♦ 1984: Wendy's "Where's the beef?" ads with octogenarian Clara Peller hit TV on Jan. 9.
♦ 1980: President Jimmy Carter authorizes $1.5 billion in loans Jan. 7 to bail out Chrysler.
♦ 1972: On Jan. 9, ocean liner Queen Elizabeth … (14 comments)

throw back thursdays: Throwback Thursdays ~ Fun Facts ~ 10.09.2025 - 10/04/25 07:27 AM

Exploring the annals of history is always a fascinating journey, offering glimpses into the significance of various dates. Here are a few intriguing historical tidbits to dive into this week.
♦ 2010: Chilean miners are rescued Oct. 13 after 69 days underground. All 33 survive.
♦ 1997: Singer John Denver dies Oct. 12, crashing his plane into Monterey Bay.
♦ 1994: On Oct. 12, the Magellan probe completes a four-year project mapping Venus.
♦ 1989: On Oct. 9, Soviet news agency TASS reports aliens in the city of Voronezh.
♦ 1983: The first U.S. cellular network launches Oct. 12 in Chicago.
♦ 1983: On Oct. … (12 comments)

throw back thursdays: Throwback Thursdays ~ Fun Facts ~ 8.07.2025 - 08/02/25 07:46 PM

throw back thursdays: Throwback Thursdays ~ Fun Facts ~ 7.31.2025 - 07/27/25 09:07 AM

Exploring the annals of history is always a fascinating journey, offering glimpses into the significance of various dates. Here are a few intriguing historical tidbits to dive into this week.
♦ 1990: Iraq invades Kuwait Aug. 2, sparking the 7-month Persian Gulf War.
♦ 1989: Nintendo launches the Game Boy hand-held device on July 31.
♦ 1984: The African republic of Upper Volta changes its name Aug. 4 to Burkina Faso.
♦ 1981: On Aug. 5, U.S. President Reagan fires thousands of striking air traffic controllers.
♦ 1971: On July 31, astronauts drive the first lunar rover on the surface of the Moon.
♦ 1930: … (12 comments)

throw back thursdays: Throwback Thursdays ~ Fun Facts ~ 7.24.2025 - 07/19/25 08:19 PM

Exploring the annals of history is always a fascinating journey, offering glimpses into the significance of various dates. Here are a few intriguing historical tidbits to dive into this week.
♦ 2018: Longest total lunar eclipse of the 21st century occurred on July 23
♦ 2005: On July 23, Lance Armstrong wins 7th Tour de France. At a record time, later voided due to doping revelations.
♦ 2003: On July 30, the last "old-style" Volkswagen Bug rolls off an assembly line.
♦ 1978: Louise Joy Brown, the first test tube baby, is born July 25 in England.
♦ 1969: On July 24, Apollo 11 … (13 comments)

throw back thursdays: Throwback Thursdays ~ Fun Facts ~ 6.19.2025 - 06/15/25 05:11 PM

Exploring the annals of history is always a fascinating journey, offering glimpses into the significance of various dates. Here are a few intriguing historical tidbits to dive into this week.
♦2017: On June 18: A U.S. Navy destroyer, the USS Fitzgerald, collided with the container ship ACX Crystal off Japan’s coast. Seven sailors died
♦2012: Scientists announced the first magnetic emulsion, on June 21, with potential uses from oil spill cleanup to targeted drug delivery
♦2004: On June 21, SpaceShipOne achieves the first privately funded human spaceflight.
♦1999: Apple unveiled its first iBook, on June 21, the iconic colorful “clamshell” laptop aimed at students and … (15 comments)

throw back thursdays: Throwback Thursdays ~ Fun Facts ~ 3.20.2025 - 03/15/25 01:05 PM

Exploring the annals of history is always a fascinating journey, offering glimpses into the significance of various dates. Here are a few intriguing historical tidbits to dive into this week.
♦2005: Actor Robert Blake, known for the TV show Baretta, was acquitted of murder charges in the 2001 shooting death of his wife, Bonnie Lee Bakley on March 18. The verdict was announced in Los Angeles Superior Court.
♦2000: U.S. Supreme Court rules on Miranda warnings: In Florida v. J.L., the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that an anonymous tip that a person is carrying a gun is not enough to justify a police … (17 comments)

throw back thursdays: Throwback Thursdays ~ Fun Facts ~ 3.13.2025 - 03/09/25 09:05 AM

Exploring the annals of history is always a fascinating journey, offering glimpses into the significance of various dates. Here are a few intriguing historical tidbits to dive into this week.
♦2005: Italy’s highest court ruled that groping a woman over her clothes does not constitute sexual assault under certain conditions — a controversial decision that led to public outcry on March 10.
♦2000: The Russian Duma election results on March 14 reflected growing support for Vladimir Putin’s allies as he prepared to officially succeed Boris Yeltsin.
♦1999: Former Warsaw Pact countries Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic officially joined NATO, on March 12, marking … (15 comments)

throw back thursdays: Throwback Thursdays ~ Fun Facts ~ 2.27.2025 - 02/21/25 05:32 AM

throw back thursdays: Throwback Thursdays ~ Fun Facts ~ 6. 20.2024 - 06/18/24 07:58 PM

Exploring the annals of history is always a fascinating journey, offering glimpses into the significance of various dates. Here are a few intriguing historical tidbits to dive into this week.
u 2004: On June 21, SpaceShipOne achieves the first privately funded human spaceflight.
u 1983: Sally Ride becomes the first U.S. woman in space June 18 aboard Challenger.
u 1977: The Trans-Alaska pipeline begins operation on June 20.
u 1933: Hitler bans all political parties in Germany except the Nazi party June 21.
u 1893: The Ferris Wheel debuts June 21 at the World Expo in Chicago, IL.
u 1873: Susan B. Anthony is fined $100 … (12 comments)

throw back thursdays: Throw back Thursdays ~ Fun Facts ~ 6.13.2024 - 06/04/24 01:19 PM

Exploring the annals of history is always a fascinating journey, offering glimpses into the significance of various dates. Here are a few intriguing historical tidbits to dive into this week.
u 1994: On June 17, O.J. Simpson leads police on a low-speed chase down an LA freeway.
u 1982: Argentina surrenders to the British June 15, ending the Falkland Islands War.
u 1978: The movie version of the musical "Grease" premiers June 16 in New York City.
u 1967: Thurgood Marshall becomes the first Black Supreme Court Justice June 13.
u 1963: Russia's Valentina Tereshkova becomes the first woman in space June 16.
u 1951: The … (15 comments)

throw back thursdays: Throwback Thursdays ~ Fun Facts ~ 6.6.2024 - 05/30/24 11:43 AM

Exploring the annals of history is always a fascinating journey, offering glimpses into the significance of various dates. Here are a few intriguing historical tidbits to dive into this week. I still remember vividly when Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated on June 5, 1968.
u 2004: Former President Ronald Reagan dies June 5 from Alzheimer's disease.
u 1973: Secretariat wins the Belmont Stakes June 9 to win horse racing's Triple Crown.
u 1968: Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy is assassinated June 5 in Los Angeles.
u 1966: The NFL and AFL merge June 8, and a sports dynasty is born.
u 1948: … (15 comments)

throw back thursdays: Throwback Thursdays ~ Fun Facts ~ 5.16.2024 - 05/12/24 04:17 PM

Exploring the annals of history is always a fascinating journey, offering glimpses into the significance of various dates. Here are a few intriguing historical tidbits to dive into this week. Hard to believe a four year old was named as the King of France Louis XIV, in 1643!
♦ 2014: Russian President Vladimir Putin signs a bill May 18 annexing Crimea.
♦ 1988: After a futile 8-year war, Soviet troops withdraw from Afghanistan May 15.
♦ 1980: Mt. St. Helens erupts May 18, killing 57 people and doing $3 billion in damage.
♦ 1973: The first manned space station, Skylab I, launches May 14.
♦ 1878: Chemist Robert A. Chesebrough registers the name Vaseline on May 14.
♦ 1875: The first Kentucky Derby is run May 17 in Louisville, … (16 comments)

throw back thursdays: Throwback Thursdays ~ Fun Facts ~ 5.9.2024 - 05/07/24 09:25 AM

Exploring the annals of history is always a fascinating journey, offering glimpses into the significance of various dates. Here are a few intriguing historical tidbits to dive into this week. I had forgotten when the first Mother's day was celebrated!
u 1997: On May 11, the Deep Blue computer beats grandmaster Garry Kasparov at chess.
u 1994: Nelson Mandela is inaugurated May 10 as the first Black president of South Africa.
u 1981: A would-be assassin shoots Pope John Paul II May 13 in Rome's St. Peter Square.
u 1975: Tennis-ball sized hailstones fall May 13 in Wernersville, PA.
u 1945: Germany surrenders … (11 comments)

throw back thursdays: Throwback Thursdays ~ Fun Facts ~ 4.25.2024 - 04/21/24 07:14 PM

Exploring the annals of history is always a fascinating journey, offering glimpses into the significance of various dates. Here are a few intriguing historical tidbits to dive into this week. Amazing YouTube video has been around since 2005!
u 2005: The first YouTube video is uploaded April 23.
u 1990: The shuttle carrying the Hubble Space Telescope launches April 24.
u 1986: An April 26 disaster kills 31 at the Chernobyl nuclear plant in Kiev, Ukraine.
u 1982: On April 24, consumer prices decline for the first time in 17 years.
u 1970: On April 22, millions of Americans observe the first Earth … (15 comments)

throw back thursdays: Throwback Thursdays ~ Fun Facts ~ 04.18.2024 - 04/16/24 12:48 PM

Exploring the annals of history is always a fascinating journey, offering glimpses into the significance of various dates. Here are a few intriguing historical tidbits to dive into this week.

♦ 1974: Hank Aaron hits his 715th home run April 8, breaking Babe Ruth’s record.
♦ 1970: After 200 films, John Wayne wins his first and only Oscar April 7 for “True Grit.”
♦ 1961: On April 12, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin becomes the first man in Earth orbit.
♦ 1948: The United Nations’ World Health Organization begins operations April 7.
♦ 1945: U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt dies April 12 of a cerebral hemorrhage.
♦ … (17 comments)

throw back thursdays: Throwback Thursdays ~ Fun Facts ~ 03.21.2024 - 03/16/24 04:45 PM

Exploring the annals of history is always a fascinating journey, offering glimpses into the significance of various dates. Here are a few intriguing historical tidbits to dive into this week.
u 1998: "Titanic" wins 11 awards at the March 23 Oscar ceremonies.
u 1984: The U.S. Senate rejects an amendment March 20 to permit spoken school prayer.
u 1980: On March 21, President Carter announces a boycott of the Moscow Olympics.
u 1974: OPEC lifts a five-month oil embargo against the U.S. on March 18.
u 1965: On March 20, civil rights marchers depart Selma, AL, for Montgomery, AL.
u 1934: The first Masters golf … (6 comments)

throw back thursdays: Throwback Thursdays ~ Fun Facts ~ 3.14.2024 - 03/12/24 07:02 PM

throw back thursdays: Throwback Thursdays ~ Fun Facts ~ 2.15.2024 - 02/10/24 02:30 PM

throw back thursdays: Throwback Thursdays ~ Fun Facts ~ 1.18.2024 - 01/13/24 03:48 PM

Exploring the annals of history is always a fascinating journey, offering glimpses into the significance of various dates. Here are a few intriguing historical tidbits to dive into this week.
♦ 2009: On Jan 15, pilot Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger lands a jet safely on the Hudson River.
♦ 2001: Wikipedia goes online Jan. 15.
♦ 1994: The 6.7-magnitude Northridge earthquake rocks L.A. Jan. 17, leaving 61 dead.
♦ 1986: The U.S. observes the first Martin Luther King Jr. Day Jan. 20.
♦ 1981: Iran releases 52 U.S. hostages Jan. 20, after Reagan's presidential inauguration.
♦ 1967: On Jan. 15, Green Bay beats Kansas … (13 comments)

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