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December 9, 2019 – Christmas Cards
Today is Christmas Card Day, in honor of the creator of the world’s first commercial Christmas card, Sir Henry Cole! He was a civil servant in London and in 1843, he decided he was too busy to
December 5, 2019 – Cabbage Patch Kids (TBT)
Happy Throwback Thursday! Today we’re featuring the year 1983, which is the year that Cabbage Patch Kids were first sold! Originally called “Little People”, the dolls were handcrafted by a 21 year old art student named Xavier
December 4, 2019 – Million Dollar Quartet
On this day in 1956, the greatest jam session of all time happened at Sun Records in Memphis, Tennessee. Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Johnny Cash came together, completely impromptu, in what has been
December 3, 2019 – Illinois
On this day in 1818, Illinois became our 21st state! Before becoming a state, the region was part of New France. The state’s rich prairies are some of the world’s most productive and valuable farmland, and nearly
December 2, 2019 – Christmas Vacation
My favorite Christmas movie turned 30 yesterday! National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation came out December 1, 1989! It’s the 3rd installment in the Vacation series, and it’s based on a short story by John Hughes that appeared in the December 1980
November 27, 2019 – THEME WEEK DAY 3
We’re concluding our Mini Thanksgiving theme week today with one of my favorite Thanksgiving traditions – the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade! It’s one of the worlds largest parades, and tied for the 2nd oldest Thanksgiving parade in
November 26, 2019 – THEME WEEK DAY 2
We’re continuing our Mini Thanksgiving Theme Week today, with something that occurs after the holiday, but is a huge part of this time of year – Black Friday. Why do we call it Black Friday? We have
November 25, 2019 – THEME WEEK DAY 1
It’s become a bit of a tradition to do a mini theme week on the Wiki Corner leading up to Thanksgiving, so that’s exactly what we’re doing! For the next 3 days, we’ll be doing a Mini
November 22, 2019 – THEME WEEK DAY 5
We’re closing out our One Hit Wonder Theme Week with the song that actually inspired me to do this theme week – “867-5309/Jenny” by Tommy Tutone! Ever since the song came out in 1981, there have been
November 21, 2019 – THEME WEEK DAY 4
This is the fourth day of our One Hit Wonder theme week, and today we’re talking about one of the biggest one hit wonders of the ’80s – “Mickey” by Toni Basil! Basil recorded the song in
