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January 27, 2020 – IT’S A THEME WEEK!
Last week, on Squirrel Appreciation Day, we learned that President Warren G. Harding had a pet squirrel named Pete, who lived with him at the White House. That got me thinking…what other pets have our presidents had?
January 24, 2020 – Mr. Peanut
This week, Planters released a teaser for its Super Bowl commercial, featuring Wesley Snipes and Matt Walsh with Mr. Peanut. It shows the trio hanging onto a branch after accidentally driving the Nutmobile off a cliff, with
January 23, 2020 – Magnum, P.I. (TBT)
Happy Throwback Thursday! Today, we’re featuring the year 1980 – the year Magnum, P.I. premiered on CBS! The series started just as Hawaii Five-O was ending. Magnum was set in Hawaii because the network didn’t want it’s production facilities there to go to
January 22, 2020 – Terry Jones
Sad news out of the world of comedy today – Terry Jones, one of the members of Monty Python, passed away at the age of 77. Jones was responsible for Monty Python’s Flying Circus’ innovative and surreal
January 21, 2020 – Squirrels
Happy Squirrel Appreciation Day! Squirrels don’t just live in your backyard – they live in almost every habitat, from rainforests to semiarid deserts. They’re one of the few mammals that can climb down a tree headfirst. They
January 20, 2020 – Rollercoasters
It was on this day in 1885 that Lamarcus Thompson patented the first American rollercoaster in Coney Island! Rollercoasters originated with “Russian Mountains”, specially built hills of ice that were 70-80 feet high with a 50 degree
January 17, 2020 – Popeye
On this day in 1929, Popeye the Sailorman first appeared in a comic strip called Thimble Theater. The comic strip was in its 10th year when Popeye debuted, and he quickly became so popular that he eventually became the
January 14, 2020 – Today Show
68 years ago today, the Today Show was first broadcast! The show was the brainchild then vice president of NBC Sylvester Weaver (he also happens to be Sigourney Weaver’s father). The Today Show was the first program of its
January 13, 2019 – Rubber Ducks
Today is National Rubber Ducky Day, because according to Sesame Street, today is the birthday of Ernie’s rubber ducky! The first rubber ducks were made in the late 19th century, from newly invented vulcanized rubber. They were solid
January 10, 2020 – Happy Birthday, Rod Stewart!
Rod Steward is 75 today! He’s one of the best selling artists of all time, with over 120 million records sold worldwide. He gained popularity in the 1960s and 70s as part of the Jeff Beck Group
