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January

DATE:	Reason
January 1st	New Years Day (as if you needed an excuse to party).
January 2nd	Maui International Surf Championships began.
January 3rd	Super Soakers appear on the market.
January 4th	The blender is invented, 1910.
January 5th	Tony Ferko sets a world record by jumggling 7 ping pong balls with his mouth, 1987.
January 6th	The dorm room refridgerator is invented, 1956.
January 7th	The first ant farm is sold in America, 1958.
January 8th	Elvis Presley`s birthday.
January 9th	Richard Nixons birthday, 1913
January 10th	In 1984, Wendy`s spokesperson Clara Peller first asks, "Where`s the beef".
January 11th	Annual Snow Shovel Ridding Contest, Ambridge, PA.
January 12th	The first Super Bowl occurs, 1967.
January 13th	Benedict Arnold`s birthday.
January 14th	The Simpsons premiers, 1990.
January 15th	Chuck Berry`s birthday, 1926.
January 16th	National Nothing Day, a day where you can celebrate not having to celebrate anything.
January 17th	The final episode of Bonanza airs, 1973.
January 18th	The original Morris The Cat dies, 1975.
January 19th	The front-hook bra was invented, 1951.
January 20th	George Burns birthday,1896.
January 21st	The microwave oven is invented, 1967.
January 22nd	The first nude beach opens in the U.S., 1952.
January 23rd	Tupperware is invented, 1942.
January 24th	John Belushi`s birthday, 1949.
January 25th	Grand Rapids, MI becomes the first city to add floride to its water supply, 1945.
January 26th	Eddie Van Halen`s birthday, 1957
January 27th	Laverne and Shirley premiers, 1976.
January 28th	We Are The World raises hundreds of millions of dollars for starving Africans, 1985.
January 29th	Sweden becomes the first nation to curb the use of aerosol cans, 1978.
January 30th	The first fight in the U.S. House of Representatives occurs, 1798.
January 31st	The twist-off bottle top is invented, 1956

Febuary

DATE:	Reason
Febuary 1st	Fred Flintstone`s birthday, 2 million B.C.
Febuary 2nd	Ground Hog Day.
Febuary 3rd	Thomas Crapper invents First flush toilet, 1837.
Febuary 4th	Dan Quayle`s birthday, 1947.
Febuary 5th	New York becomes the first city to adopt 3-color traffic lights, 1952
Febuary 6th	Ronald Reagan`s birthday, 1911.
Febuary 7th	National Hangover Awareness Day.
Febuary 8th	James Dean`s birthday 1931
Febuary 9th	The G.I. Joe doll is introduced, 1964.
Febuary 10th	The styrofoam cooler is invented, 1957.
Febuary 11th	The La-Z-Boy chair is invented, 1948.
Febuary 12th	Abraham Lincoln`s birthday, 1809.
Febuary 13th	VI Martha Quinn of MTV appears on the TV show The Bradys as Bobby Brady`s fiancee, 1990.
Febuary 14th	Valentine`s day, (go find someone to party with).
Febuary 15th	Valentine`s candy goes on sale.
Febuary 16th	Zsa Zsa Gabor`s birthday for national "Slap A Cop" day.
Febuary 17th	Micheal Jordan`s birthday, 1963
Febuary 18th	Vanna White`s birthday, 1957.
Febuary 19th	The very first prize is inserted into a Cracker Jack box, 1913.
Febuary 20th	Northern Hemisphere Hoodie-Hoo Day, when citizens are asked to go outside at noon local time and yell "Hoodie-Hoo" to chase winter away.
Febuary 21st	Alka Seltzer is introduced, 1931.
Febuary 22nd	Julius Irvings birthday, 1950.
Febuary 23rd	The Tootsie Roll is introduced, 1896.
Febuary 24th	Wayne`s World opens in American theatres, 1992.
Febuary 25th	Milli Vanilli wins Grammy for "Best New Artist", (Oops) 1990.
Febuary 26th	The first cartoon is shown in a movie theatre, 1909.
Febuary 27th	Elizabeth Taylor`s birthday, 1932.
Febuary 28th	The last episode of M*A*S*H* airs with over 121 million viewers, 1983.
Febuary 29th	Leap Day.

March

DATE:	Reason
March 1st	Roger Daltrey`s birthday, 1944.
March 2nd	In 1962, Wilt Chamberlin scores 100 points in one basketball game.
March 3rd	Harverd freshman, Lothrop Withington, jr. becomes the country`s first goldfish swallower, 1959.
March 4th	Toothbrush bristles are changed from badger hair to nylon , 1938
March 5th	The first breeding of a Great Dane and a Dachshund is performed creating a "Great Dachshund", 1972.
March 6th	Ed McMahon`s birthady, 1923.
March 7th	The Forth Of July, Warsaw, Poland.
March 8th	National Girl Scout Week begins.
March 9th	The Departmnt of Agriculture declares Ketchup a vegetable, 1981.
March 10th	The first confirmed octuplets are born in Mexico, 1967.
March 11th	Lawrence Welk`s birthday, 1903.
March 12th	The "Hells Angels" are created, 1948.
March 13th	U2`s Adam Clayton`s birthday, 1960.
March 14th	The baseball cap is invented, 1860.
March 15th	The first baseball cap is worn backwards, 1860.
March 16th	Jerry Lewis birthday, 1925.
March 17th	St. Patricks Day.
March 18th	Leona Helmsley is sentenced to 4 years in prison for tax evasion, 1992.
March 19th	Chewing gum is invented, 1871.
March 20th	The first official sighting of Elvis occurs, Butte, Montana, 1980.
March 21st	The first day of spring.
March 22nd	New Kids On The Block and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles doll sales exceed $1.8 billion, 1990.
March 23rd	The Dixie Cup is invented, 1912.
March 24th	The first pine tree air freshener is introduced, 1971.
March 25th	Elton John`s birthday, 1947.
March 26th	Martin Short`s birthday, 1950.
March 27th	Liz Taylor`s wedding anniversary.
March 28th	Liz Taylor`s wedding anniversary.
March 29th	Liz Taylor`s wedding anniversary.
March 30th	Eric Clapton`s birthday, 1945.
March 31st	An easy listening radio staion in Annandale, VA, is blown up, 1978.

April

DATE:	Reason
April 1st	April Fool`s Day
April 2nd	Velcro is introduced, 1978.
April 3rd	Eddie Murphy`s birthday, 1961.
April 4th	Tator Day (a day that celebrates the potato), Benton, Kentucky.
April 5th	The first issue of the TV Guide goes on the Market, 1953.
April 6th	Bob Marley`s birthday, 1945.
April 7th	The final episode of Star Trek airs, 1969.
April 8th	Hank Aaron hits his 715th home run, breaking Babe Ruth`s record, 1974.
April 9th	Dennis Quaid`s birthday, 1954.
April 10th	World Grits Festival, St. George, South Carolina, 1992.
April 11th	The Equal Opportunity Commission regulates that sexual harassment of women is illegal in the workplace, 1980.
April 12th	David Letterman`s birthday, 1947.
April 13th	World Cow Chip Throwing Championship, Beaver, Oklahoma.
April 14th	Dungeons and Dragons is invented, 1974.
April 15th	The bottle opener is invented, 1738.
April 16th	The first test-tube baby is born, 1986.
April 17th	The Ford Mustang makes its debut, 1964.
April 18th	The first "Walk/Dont Walk" signs are installed in a city, 1955.
April 19th	Reading Is Fun week begins.
April 20th	National Lingerie week begins.
April 21st	Iggy Pop`s birthday, 1947.
April 22nd	Jack Nicholson`s birthday, 1937.
April 23rd	Summer begins in Ireland.
April 24th	Rattlesnake Derby (a snake racing contest), begins in Mangum, Oklahoma.
April 25th	Elvis Presley hits number one with Heartbreak Hotel, 1956.
April 26th	The largest bank robbery in the US-$3.3million-occurs in Tucson, Arizona, 1981.
April 27th	Wide World Of Sports premiers on TV, 1961.
April 28th	Jay Leno`s birthday, 1950.
April 29th	Michelle Pheiffer`s birthday, 1962.
April 30th	National Honesty Day.

May

DATE:	Reason
May 1st	May Day.
May 2nd	Engelbert Humperdincks birthday, 1936.
May 3rd	James Brown`s birthday, 1934.
May 4th	The final episode of Laverne and Shirley airs, 1983.
May 5th	1,904 pound "Big Boy", the worlds largest pig is born, 1939.
May 6th	Babe Ruth hits his first major league home run, 1915.
May 7th	Hard Rock Cafe`s World Cup of Windsurfing Championships, Maui.
May 8th	Jim Morrison`s birthday, 1943.
May 9th	The FDA approves the first public sale of contraceptive pills, 1960.
May 10th	U2`s Bono`s birthday (b. Paul Hewson), 1960.
May 11th	The chair is invented, 2181 B.C.
May 12th	George Carlin`s birthday, 1937.
May 13th	The US postal service introduces postcards, 1873.
May 14th	David Byrne`s birthday, 1952.
May 15th	Dupont announces "Nylon Day" where nylons replace silk stockings, 1940.
May 16th	Janet Jackson`s birthday, 1966.
May 17th	The rubberband is invented, 1845.
May 18th	National Visit Your Relatives Day.
May 19th	The first department store opens, 1848.
May 20th	Cher`s birthday, 1946.
May 21st	Mr. T`s birthday, 1952.
May 22nd	The lucky rabbit`s foot is first used, 600 B.C.
May 23rd	The first Cliff Notes appear in schools, 1953.
May 24th	Mary Had A Little Lamb is written, 1830.
May 25th	The movie Star Wars is released, 1977.
May 26th	John Wayne`s birthday, 1907.
May 27th	The first black light is sold in a novelty shop, 1961.
May 28th	The first Batman comic book is introduced, 1939.
May 29th	The first people reach the top of Mt. Everest, the world`s highest mountain, 1953.
May 30th	The compact disc is introduced, 1981.
May 31st	Clint Eastwood`s birthday, 1930.

June

DATE:	Reason
June 1st	The first Superman comic book is published, 1938.
June 2nd	Jerry Mather`s (Beaver Cleaver) birthday, 1948.
June 3rd	The world`s first tattoo is performed, 208 B.C.
June 4th	The world`s record for Hackey-Sacking is set: 48,825 consecutive times, 1988.
June 5th	The first drive-in theatre opens, 1933.
June 6th	Dana Carvey`s birthday, 1955.
June 7th	Prince`s birthday, 1958.
June 8th	The first stolen car is reported, 1896.
June 9th	NFL and AFL merge, 1966.
June 10th	The first drive-thru restaurant opens in America, 1952.
June 11th	The first teenager drives backwards through a drive-thru restaurant, 1952.
June 12th	Jim Nabor`s birthday.
June 13th	The Ford Foundation launches a study to raise the cultural level of TV shows, 1951
June 14th	Mr. Ed prmiers, 1951.
June 15th	Jim Belushi`s birthday, 1954.
June 16th	The first baseball game is played, 1846.
June 17th	The Broadway musical "Oh! Calcutta!" opens, using the naked human body for the first time as a stage costume, 1969.
June 18th	Sally Ride becomes the first American women in space, 1983.
June 19th	Batman Returns opens in U.S. theatres, 1992.
June 20th	Noxema is named, because it "Knocks eczema" out, 1914.
June 21st	CBS introduces the first long-playing record, 1948.
June 22nd	The day disco officially died, 1979.
June 23rd	The day disco should have died, 1974.
June 24th	A new world record is set for spitting a water melon seed 68 feet, 9.5 inches, 1989.
June 25th	The tennis shoe is invented, 1947.
June 26th	The first movie theatre in the U.S. opens, with 10 cent movies, 1896.
June 27th	The first sighting of flying saucers is reported in the U.S., 1947.
June 28th	The first dog show is held, Newcastle, England, 1859.
June 29th	The first remote control is sold with a TV, 1964.
June 30th	Mike Tyson`s (#316394) birthday, 1966.

July

DATE:	Reason
July 1st	Dan Aykroyd`s birthday, 1952.
July 2nd	A new record is set for throwing a frisbee 623.6 feet, 1988.
July 3rd	The last episode of Bewitched airs, 1972.
July 4th	The Fouth of July.
July 5th	The Bikini makes its debut at a fashion show in Paris, 1945.
July 6th	Elvis Presley, 19, makes his first record, 1954.
July 7th	Rodger Woodward, 7, falls out of a boat and becomes the first person to survive going over Niagra Falls, 1960.
July 8th	Annual Chesapeake Turtle Derby (turtle races), Baltimore, Maryland, 1992.
July 9th	Tom Hank`s birthday, 1956.
July 10th	Fred Gynne`s (Herman Munster) birthday, 1926.
July 11th	Nolan Ryan is the first major league pitcher to strike out 4,000 batters, 1985.
July 12th	For the first time, a women is ordered to pay alimony to her husband, 1981.
July 13th	Live Aid raises money for Africa`s starving people, 1985.
July 14th	Lightning strikes New York City power lines and leaves the city in the dark for 25 hours, 1977.
July 15th	Law is passed requiring health warnings on cigarette packages, 1965.
July 16th	The safety pin is invented, 1849.
July 17th	Soviet and American astronauts meet in space to shake hands, 1975.
July 18th	A world record is set for catching a grape in the mouth: 319ft. 8in., 1980.
July 19th	The first personal ad looking for a spouse is printed, 1695.
July 20th	Madonna poses nude in playboy, (what else is new) 1992.
July 21st	Robin William`s birthday, 1952
July 22nd	The first Sony Walkman goes on sale, 1979.
July 23rd	Mel Gibson decides to become an actor, 1960.
July 24th	Instant coffee is invented, 1938.
July 25th	The lowest temperature ever recorded is noted,-129', in Antarctika, 1983.
July 26th	The Hula Hoop becomes popular, 1958.
July 27th	The last episode of Taxi airs, 1983.
July 28th	The Hustle hits #1 on the Disco charts, 1975.
July 29th	Don Juan opens, with the most kisses (127) in a single movie, 1926.
July 30th	The last reported sighting of Jimmy Hoffa is recorded, 1975.
July 31st	America`s last Playboy Club closes, in Lansing, Michigan, 1988.

August

DATE:	Reason
August 1st	The song Chopsticks is written, 1877.
August 2nd	The elevator is invented, 1743.
August 3rd	Jay North`s (Dennis the Menace) birthday, 1952.
August 4th	Federal income tax is first collected, 1862.
August 5th	American Bandstand premiers, 1957.
August 6th	Santa Monica Skate Board Championships begin.
August 7th	Borden is sued for Cracker Jack box with no prize, 1982.
August 8th	The All-American Polka festival occurs in Vernon, New Jersey, 1992.
August 9th	The first Guinness Book of World Records is released, 1955.
August 10th	Minimum wage jumps from 75 cents to a dollar an hour, 1955.
August 11th	Hulk Hogan`s birthday, 1953.
August 12th	The first issue of Sports Illustrated is published, 1954.
August 13th	A world record is set for throwing cow chip 266 feet, 1981.
August 14th	Magic Johnson`s birthday, 1959.
August 15th	Woodstock festival begins, 1969.
August 16th	Madonna`s birthday (Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone), 1959
August 17th	Woodstock festival ends, 1969.
August 18th	People who passed out at Woodstock realise the festival ended yesterday, 1969.
August 19th	Bill Clinton`s birthday, 1946.
August 20th	Robert Plant`s birthday, 1948.
August 21st	The first house made entirely of recycled products is finished, Richmond, Virginia, 1973.
August 22nd	Nolan Ryan is the first major league pitcher to strike out 5,000 batters, 1989.
August 23rd	Supermodel Paulina marries Ric Ocasek, (Go Figure) 1989.
August 24th	Music videos are now on MTV, 1981.
August 25th	Elvis Costello`s birthday, 1954.
August 26th	The first roller coaster is built in America, 1929.
August 27th	The first American vomits after riding a roller coaster, 1929.
August 28th	Cher gets her third tattoo, (location unknown) 1990.
August 29th	Michael Jackson`s birthday, 1958.
August 30th	The last episode of The Brady Bunch airs, 1974.
August 31st	The Beatles make their last concert appearance, 1966.

September

DATE:	Reason
September 1st	National chicken month begins.
September 2nd	The bowling shirt is invented, 1921.
September 3rd	The first bowling league is formed in America, 1921.
September 4th	Dick York`s (the first Darrin Stevens) birthday, 1928.
September 5th	Hijacking planes becomes illegal, 1961.
September 6th	The last episode of The Alfred Hitchcock Show airs, 1965.
September 7th	The last episode of The Beverly Hillbillies airs, 1971.
September 8th	The first Miss America Pagent takes place, 1921.
September 9th	Elvis sings on the Ed Sullivan Show, but is only shown from the waist up, 1956.
September 10th	The last episode of Mr. Ed airs, 1965.
September 11th	Mork and Mindy premiers, 1978. (Plus Ariana Richards` Birthday, 1979)
September 12th	The last episode of Leave It To Beaver airs, 1963.
September 13th	M*A*S*H* premiers, 1972.
September 14th	Pope John IV abolishes the 1500-year-old custom of the circular haircut for monks, 1972.
September 15th	In 1968, presidential candidate Richard Nixon goes on Laugh-in and says, "Sock it to me!"
September 16th	The first baboon heart is transplanted into a human, 1984.
September 17th	Gilligan`s Island premiers, 1964.
September 18th	Adam west`s (television`s Batman) birthday, 1928.
September 19th	National Singles Week begins.
September 20	The Addams Family premiers, 1964.
September 21st	Bill Murray`s birthday, 1950
September 22nd	The ice cream cone is invented, 1903.
September 23rd	Ray Charles' birthday, 1930.
September 24th	A world record is set for the longest kiss: 17 days, 10.5 hours, 1984.
September 25th	Heather Locklear`s birthday, 1961.
September 26th	The Brady Bunch premiers, 1969.
September 27th	The answering machine is invented, 1950.
September 28th	The Beverly Hillbillies premiers, 1962.
September 29th	The Munsters premiers, 1964.
September 30th	The Flintstones premiers, 1960.

October

DATE:	Reason
October 1st	NASA discloses that each astronauts suit costs $3.4 million.
October 2nd	The first cartoon strip appears in a newspaper, 1896.
October 3rd	A 327-gallon Pina Colada becomes the world`s largest cocktail, 1988.
October 4th	Leave it to the Beaver premiers, 1957.
October 5th	Ashley Whippet Dog Frisbee Championships, Washington, D.C.
October 6th	Reverend Jim Bakker is found guilty, 1989.
October 7th	The first perfect world series game is pitched by Don Larsen of the NY Yankees, 1956.
October 8th	Chevy Chase`s birthday, 1948.
October 9th	Clarence Birdseye, inventor of the frozen dinner dies, 1956.
October 10th	David Lee Roth`s birthday, 1955.
October 11th	Saturday Night Live premiers, 1975.
October 12th	Columbus Day.
October 13th	Summer Hagar`s birthday, 1949.
October 14th	Chuck Yeager breaks the sound barrier for the first time, 1947.
October 15th	The first television weather report airs, 1953.
October 16th	The first CORRECT television weather report airs, 1953.
October 17th	George Wendt`s (Norm from Cheers) birthday, 1948.
October 18th	The FDA declares marijuana to be as dangerous as alcohol, 1967.
October 19th	End-Of-Hurricane-Season Celebration, Virgin Islands.
October 20th	The worlds largest popsicle is assembled: 5,750 Ibs., 1975.
October 21st	The annual 48-hour Marx Brothers Film Festival, Tampa, FL.
October 22nd	The first used-car dealership opens, London, 1897.
October 23rd	Johnny Carson`s birthday, 1925.
October 24th	Int`l Red Bean & Rice Festival, Jackson, Mississippi, 1992.
October 25th	The Twilight Zone premiers, 1959.
October 26th	Minimum wage is raised from 40 cents to 74 cents an hour, 1949.
October 27th	Boxer Shorts are introduced, 1901.
October 28th	The first Ticler tape parade is trown, it honers The Staue of Liberty, 1886.
October 29th	The first American ballpoint pen goes on sale, NYC, 1945.
October 30th	World`s Ugliest Pick-Up Truck Parade occurs in Chadron, Nebraska, 1992.
October 31st	Halloween.

November

DATE:	Reason
November 1st	The first issue of Playboy is published in Chicago by Hugh Hefner, 1953.
November 2nd	The first radio program airs, Pittsburgh, 1920.
November 3rd	Roseanne Barr`s birthday, 1952.
November 4th	"Laika" becomes the first dog launched into space, 1957.
November 5th	A world record is set for 106 hours of belly dancing, 1984.
November 6th	Saxophone Day.
November 7th	Sadie Hawkins Day.
November 8th	The tube top is invented, 1975.
November 9th	The Berlin Wall is opened, and hundreds of thousands of East Germans run into West Germany, 1989.
November 10th	Sesame Street makes its TV debut, 1969.
November 11th	Demi Moore`s birthday, 1962.
November 12th	The first known happy hour is held, Ireland, 1745.
November 13th	Press on fingernails are introduced, 1952.
November 14th	The juke box is invented, 1883
November 15th	The annual Three Stooges Festival, Harrisburg, PA.
November 16th	The touch-tone phone is introduced, 1963.
November 17th	Danny Devito`s birthday, 1944.
November 18th	Mickey Mouse`s birthday, 1928.
November 19th	The pop tart is invented, 1965.
November 20th	Bo Derek`s birthday, 1956.
November 21st	Emilio Onra, the first human cannonball, is launched, 1870.
November 22nd	Rodney Dangerfield`s birthday, 1921.
November 23rd	Vincent Paxton sets a new world record by paling his guitar for 300 continuous hours, 1986.
November 24th	The "Who Shot J.R." episode of Dallas airs to an audience of 83 million, 1980.
November 25th	Christina Applegate`s (Kelly Bundy) birthday, 1972.
November 26th	Tina Turner`s birthday.
November 27th	The first 3-D movie, Bwana Devil, premiers, 1952.
November 28th	Enrico Fermi, inventor of the atom bomb, dies, 1954.
November 29th	the first Army-Navy football game is played, 1890.
November 30th	Dick Clark`s birthday, 1929.

December

DATE:	Reason
December 1st	The Pope declares that Catholics are allowed to eat meat on Fridays, except during Lent, 1966.
December 2nd	Barney Clark receives the first artificial heart, 1982.
December 3rd	The worlds largest bar opens, 1829.
December 4th	Deely Bobbers become one of the holiday`s hottest selling items, 1982.
December 5th	Blue jeans are invented, 1880.
December 6th	In 1983, a world record is set for continuous whistling, 45hours, 20 minutes.
December 7th	The first instant replay airs during a TV sports event, 1963.
December 8th	Kim Basinger`s birthday, 1953.
December 9th	A total lunar eclipse occurs, 1992. (Go moon somebody.)
December 10th	The Mighty Mouse show premiers, 1955.
December 11th	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles becomes one of the top money-making movies of 1990.
December 12th	Bob Barker`s birthday, 1923.
December 13th	The clip-on-tie is invented, 1928.
December 14th	The South Pole is discovered, 1911.
December 15th	Christine Lorgenson becomes the first person in history to have a sex-change operation, 1952.
December 16th	The first color TV program goes on the air, 1953.
December 17th	The Wright Brothers make their first flight, 1903.
December 18th	Steven Spielberg`s birthday, 1947.
December 19th	The "I`ve-fallen-and-I-can`t-get-up" commercial first airs, 1985.
December 20th	Louisiana Purchase Day, 1803.
December 21st	Phil Donahue`s birthday, 1935.
December 22nd	"Colo" becomes the first gorilla born in captivity, 1956.
December 23rd	Congress passes a tax simplification guide which is 1,379 pages in lengh, 1985.
December 24th	Christmas Eve.
December 25th	Christmas.
December 26th	National "Return-All-Of-Your-Ugly-Christmas-Gifts" Day.
December 27th	The last pair of bell-bottoms is sold, Wichita, Kansas, 1981.
December 28th	Snowboarding Championships, White Bluff Mountain, Colorado.
December 29th	The bowling ball is invented, 1862.
December 30th	The leisure suit offiially goes out of style, 1976.
December 31st	New Year`s Eve.

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