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History & Factoids about today

History & Factoids About Today is your daily companion for uncovering the stories hidden in the calendar. Each episode explores the fascinating mix of events, milestones, and quirky celebrations that make every date unique. From legendary birthdays and pivotal historical moments to national days and lighthearted trivia, we bring together the serious and the fun in one engaging package.Whether you’re a history buff, a trivia lover, or just curious about what makes today special, this podcast offers bite-sized insights that spark conversation and enrich your day. Tune in regularly to discover how the past connects with the present — and to p...

Feb 7th-Garth Brooks, James Spader, Ashton Kutcher, Gidget the Chihuahua, Charles Dickens

11 mins; February 07, 2025

Feb 6th-Ronald Reagan, Tony the Tiger, Fabian, Bob Marley, Natalie Cole, Lonestar, Axl Rose, Massachusetts Birthday

21 mins; February 06, 2025

Feb 5th-Pork Rinds, Twinkies, Atari, Three Dog Night, the Spin Doctors, Bobby Brown, Sara Evans

11 mins; February 05, 2025

Feb 4th-St. Jude's, Rosa Parks, Alice Cooper, Clint Black, Natalie Imbruglia, Gavin DeGraw, George Washington

11 mins; February 03, 2025

Feb 3rd-Carrot Cake, The Day the Music Died, The Temptations, Nathan Lane, Isla Fisher, Ibuprofen, The 4 Chaplins

12 mins; February 02, 2025

Feb 2nd-Ground Hog & Tater Tots Days, Shakira, Christie Brinkley, Bellamy Brothers, Farrah Fawcett, Graham Nash (2024)

12 mins; February 01, 2025

Feb 1st-GI Joe, Everly Brothers, Rick James, Warrant, Lisa Marie Presley, Pauly Shore, Harry Styles, Columbia Disaster

14 mins; February 01, 2025

Jan 31st-Hot Chocolate, Ham the Astro Chimp, Justin Timberlake, KC & the Sunshine Band, Tyler Hubbard, The Sex Pistols

17 mins; January 31, 2025

Jan 30th-Bloody Sunday, FDR, Gene Hackman, Jefferson Airplane, Phil Collins, Jody Watley, Christian Bale

14 mins; January 30, 2025

Jan 29th-Corn Chips, Kansas Birthday, Tom Selleck, Heather Graham, Sara Gilbert, Adam Lambert (2024)

10 mins; January 28, 2025

Jan 28th-Kazoo, Sgt. Schultz, Alan Alda, Sarah McLachlan, NSYNC, Backstreet Boys, Elijah Wood, Ariel Winter

14 mins; January 27, 2025

Jan 27th-Chocolate Cake, Mozart, Tracy Lawrence, Faith No More, Bailey Zimmerman, Holocaust Remembrance Day

12 mins; January 27, 2025

Jan 26th-Michigan BDAY, Paul Newman, Bob Ueker, Eddie Van Halen, Ellen DeGeneres, Cinderella, Wham

15 mins; January 26, 2025

Jan 25th-Robots, Alicia Keys, Jennifer Lewis, Etta James, Nike, 1st Winter Olympics, Irish Coffee

10 mins; January 25, 2025

Jan 24th-Peanut Butter, Neil Diamond, John Belushi, Ed Helms, Aaron Neville, Ray Stevens, Ernest Borgnine

14 mins; January 24, 2025

Jan 23rd-Pie, John Hancock, Happy Gilmores Grandma, Pointer Sisters, MacGyver, Mariska Hargitay, Tiffani Thiessen

13 mins; January 23, 2025

Jan 22nd-Hot Sauce, Sam Cooke, Journey, Linda Blair, INXS, Diane Lane, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Guy Fieri

13 mins; January 22, 2025

Jan 21st-Mariachi music, Kojak, Wolfman Jack, Mac Davis, Billy Ocean, Geena Davis, Baby Spice

15 mins; January 21, 2025

Jan 19th-Popcorn, Dolly Parton, The Everly Brothers, Janis Joplin, Robert Palmer, Katey Segal, Fastest Chicken Plucker

16 mins; January 19, 2025

Jan 18th-Winnie the Pooh, The Temptations, Kevin Costner, Mark Collie, Korn, Thompson Twins, Jason Segal

15 mins; January 18, 2025

Jan 17th-Popeye, Betty White, James Earl Jones, Steve Harvey, The Bangles, Jim Carey, Kid Rock, Zooey Deschanel

16 mins; January 17, 2025

Jan 16th-Ethel Merman, Carl Jrs, Ronnie MIlsap, Jim Stafford, Debbie Allen, En Vogue, Josie Davis, Aaliyah

12 mins; January 15, 2025

Jan 15th-Bagels, Pitbull, Lisa Lisa, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Martin Luther King jr, Lloyd Bridges, LLoyd Bridges, Super Bowl I

11 mins; January 15, 2025

Jan 14th-Hot Pastrami, Apollo Creed, Queensryche, LL Cool J, Foo Fighters, Jason Bateman, 1st Cesarian Section

12 mins; January 14, 2025

Jan 13th-Rubber Ducky, Robert Stack, Julie Louis-Dreyfus, Trace Adkins, Orlando Bloom, Liam Hemsworth (2024)

12 mins; January 12, 2025

Jan 12th-Tex Ritter, Rush Limbaugh, Howard Stern, Ricky Van Shelton, The Spice Girls, Jeff Bezos (2024)

13 mins; January 11, 2025

Jan 11th-Milk, Alexander Hamilton, The Judds, Sha Na Na, Mary J. Blige, Amanda Peet, 1st Sextuplets

10 mins; January 11, 2025

Jan 10th-House Plants, Jim Croce, Rod Stewart, Steely Dan, Pat Benatar, Shawn Colvin, Shinedown, Wendy's

13 mins; January 09, 2025

Jan 9th-Connecticut Birthday - Richard Nixon, Gilligan, Crystal Gayle, LA Guns, Dave Matthews, Backstreet Boys

12 mins; January 09, 2025

Jan 8th-Battle of New Orleans, Elvis Presley, Little Anthony, Stephen Hawking, David Bowie, Loverboy

13 mins; January 08, 2025

Jan 7th-Pass Gas Today, Kenny Loggins, David Lee Murphy, Nicolas Cage, Jeremy Renner, John Rich, Screech

13 mins; January 07, 2025

Jan 6th-Short Bread, New Mexico BDAY, Danny Thomas, Earl Scruggs, Sister Sledge, Norman Reedus, 1st Boxing Match

14 mins; January 06, 2025

Jan 5th-Birds, Superman, Bradley Cooper, Marilyn Manson, Diane Keaton, Robert Duvall, Jane Wyman

11 mins; January 05, 2025

Jan 4th-Spaghetti, Happy Birthday Utah, Boss Hog, Talk Talk, Patty Loveless, R.E.M, Deana Carter

12 mins; January 04, 2025

Jan 3rd-Happy Birthday Alaska, Mel Gibson, Danica McKellar, Solomon Northrup JRR Tokien, Drinking Straw Invented

10 mins; January 03, 2025

Jan 2nd-Happy Birthday Georgia, Speed Limit drops to 55MPH, Tia Carrere, Cuba Gooding jr, Hoobastank, Kate Bosworth

11 mins; January 02, 2025

Dec 30th-Bacon, Bo Diddley, The Monkees, ELO, Suzy Bogguss, Tracey Ullman, Tyrese Gibson, Del Shannon

12 mins; December 30, 2024

Dec 29th-Texas Birthday, Mary Tyler Moore, Jon Voight, Ted Danson, The Offspring, Toad the Wet Sprocket

12 mins; December 29, 2024

Dec 28th-Call a friend, Iowa Birthday, Denzel Washington, Stan Lee, Joe Diffie, Edgar Winter, Sienna Miller

11 mins; December 28, 2024

Dec 27th-Fruit Cake, 1st Female Rabbi, Howdy Doody, John Amos, Walker Hayes, Haley Williams, Dan & Shay

10 mins; December 27, 2024

Dec 24 Christmas Eve-Top 10 Christmas songs all time, Why NORAD tracks Santa, Christmas survival story in Amazon Jungle

20 mins; December 24, 2024

Dec 21st-Short Girls, Kiefer Sutherland, Ray Romano, Samuel L. Jackson, Frank Zappa, Jane Fonda, Nick Gilder

11 mins; December 21, 2024

Dec 20th-Sangria, KISS, Alan Parsons Project, Black Crows, Elvis Drafted, Missouri Taxes Bachelors

10 mins; December 20, 2024

Dec 19th-Hard Candy, Earth Wind & Fire, Kajagoogoo, Janie Fricke, Jake Gyllenhaal, Bobby Brady, Tenochititlan

12 mins; December 19, 2024

Dec 18th-Buddy the Elf, New Jersey BDAY Keith Richards, Steven Spielberg, Brad Pitt, Christina Aguilera, Billie Eilish

12 mins; December 18, 2024

NEW Dec 17th-Maple Syrup, The Temptations, Bad Company, Eugene Levy, Tracy Byrd, Milla Jovovich, 1st Airplane Flight

13 mins; December 17, 2024

Dec 16th- NO! Barbie or Barney, ZZ Top, ABBA, Beethoven, Boston Tea Party, Battle of the Bulge

9 mins; December 15, 2024

Dec 14th-Monkey, Alabama BDAY, Aunt Bea, Charlie Rich, Tony Orland & Dawn, Patty Duke, Firehouse

13 mins; December 14, 2024

Dec 13th-Horses, Taylor Swift, Dick Van Dyke, Ted Nugent, Alabama, Steve Buscemi, Jaimie Foxx, Morris Day & The Time

13 mins; December 13, 2024

Dec 12-Pennsylvania BDAY, Frank Sinatra, Dionne Warwick, The Fixx, Sheila E, Jennifer Connelly, Mayim Bialik

14 mins; December 12, 2024

NEW Dec 11-Indiana BDAY, Big Mama Thornton, Bread, Brenda Lee, Jackson 5, Motley Crue, Mo'Nique, Hailee Steinfeld

14 mins; December 11, 2024

NEW Dec 10th-Lager, Mississippi BDAY, Emily Dickinson, Hoss, Michael Clarke Duncan, Nia Peeples, The White Stripes

12 mins; December 10, 2024

Dec 9th-Redd Foxx, The Commodores, Worf, John Malkovich, Sylvia, Donny Osmond, Felicity Huffman, The Wallflowers (2023)

13 mins; December 09, 2024

Dec 8th-Brownies, Sammy Davis jr, The Doors, Sam Kinison, Kim Basinger, Nicki Minaj, Sam Hunt (2023)

14 mins; December 08, 2024

Dec 7th-Pear Harbor Remembrance, Donald Duck, Harry Chapin, C. Thomas Howell, Sara Bareilles (2023)

10 mins; December 07, 2024

Dec 6th-St.Nicholas, Rudolph, Endora, Underdog, Pinto, Steven Wright, Janine Turner, Ira Gershwin (2023)

11 mins; December 05, 2024

Dec 5th-Prohibition Ended, Custer, Walt Disney, Little Richard, Goo Goo Dolls, Gary Allan, Frankie Muniz (2023)

11 mins; December 05, 2024

Dec 4th-Cookies! Jethro, Jeff Bridges, Marissa Tomei, Jay Z, Tyra Banks, Deep Purple, Frank Zappa (2023)Thank you for your get well wishes

10 mins; December 03, 2024

Dec 3 (2023) 40 ft. Flying pig over England, Ozzy Osbourne, Daryl Hannah, Julianne Moore, Brenden Fraser, Thank you for your get well wishes

14 mins; December 03, 2024

Nov 27-Tie One On! Bruce Lee, Eddie Rabbitt, Jimi Hendrix, Booger, Urkel, Schrek the Sheep, 8 Donkeys in Jail

10 mins; November 27, 2024

Nov 26-Cake! 1st Thanksgiving, Peanuts, Tina Turner, Linda Davis, Joe Nichols, Natasha Bedingfield

10 mins; November 25, 2024

Nov 25-Play with Dad, Ricardo Montalban, Percy Sledge, John Larroquette, Amy Grant, Christina Applegate

10 mins; November 24, 2024

Nov 24-Sardines, Tasmania, The Pearl, En Vogue, Katherine Hiegl, Haley Dunphy, Freddie Kruegers 1st victim

10 mins; November 24, 2024

Nov 23-Espresso, Jukebox Invented, Miley Cyrus, Bruce Horsnby, Boris Karloff, World of Warcraft released

8 mins; November 23, 2024

Nov 22-Freckles, Rodney Dangerfield, Jamie Lee Curtis, Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett Johansson, Hailey Bieber

9 mins; November 22, 2024

Nov 21-Gingerbread Cookies, North Carolina BDAY, Goldie Hawn, Nick Gilder, Nicollette Sheridan, Carly Rae Jepson

12 mins; November 21, 2024

Nov 20-Richard Dawson, Joe Walsh, Bo Derek, Beatie Boys, Dierks Bentley, Josh Turner, Moby Dick

12 mins; November 19, 2024

Nov 19-Monopoly, Gettysburg Address, Meg Ryan, Jodie Foster, Billy Currington, Adam Driver, Pop Tarts

11 mins; November 19, 2024

Nov 18-Apple Cider, Mickey Mouse, Kevin Nealon, Kim Wilde, Owen Wilson, Duncan Sheik, Calvin & Hobbs

12 mins; November 18, 2024

Nov 17-Hiking, Toto, Gordon Lightfoot, Martin Scorsese, Danny DeVito, Bel Biv DeVoe, Rachel McAdams, Hanson

11 mins; November 17, 2024

Nov 16-Fast Food!, Oklahoma BDAY, Burgess Meredith, Marg Helgenberger, Diana Krall, Maggie Gyllenhaal

9 mins; November 15, 2024

Nov 15-Ed Asner, The Drifters, Petula Clark, ABBA, Beverly D'Angelo, Nickelback, 1st Wendy's, Most expensive Painting

13 mins; November 14, 2024

Nov 14-Pickles, Nerds at Yale let in girls, Yanni, Josh Duhamel, Patrick Warburton, Run DMC, Chunnel opened

11 mins; November 13, 2024

Nov 13-Hug a Musician, The Sullivan Brothers, Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Whoopi Goldberg, Aldo Nova, Steve Zahn

10 mins; November 12, 2024

Nov 12-Happy Hour, Neil Young, Blue Oyster Cult, Bay City Rollers, Ryan Gosling, Anne Hathaway

10 mins; November 11, 2024

Sept 11-Veterans Day, WW1 Ended, General George Patton, Demi Moore, Leonardo DiCaprio, Wasington State BDAY

11 mins; November 11, 2024

Nov 10-US Marine Corp BDAY, Miranda Lambert, Ellen Pompeo, Tracy Morgan, Sinbad, The Professor, Edmond Fitzgerald

13 mins; November 10, 2024

Nov 9-Scrapple, Hedy Lamarr, Incredible Hulk, Salt-N-Pepa, Ncik Lachey, Sisqo, NORAD, Blonsky Device

14 mins; November 09, 2024

Nov 8-Cappuccino! Edmond Halley, Bonnie Raitt, Courtney Thorne-Smith, Parker Posey, Tara Reid, Lauren Alaina

13 mins; November 07, 2024

Nov 7th-Bear Hugs! Billy Graham, Lorde, Peter Brady, Joni MItchell, Johnny Rivers, Dee Clark, Marie Curie

12 mins; November 07, 2024

Nov 6-Nachos! Sally Field, Glenn Frey, Living Colour, Ethan Hawke, Rebecca Ronijn, Emma Stone

11 mins; November 06, 2024

Nov 5-Redheads, Guy Fawkes, Art Garfunkel, Herman's Hermits, A Flock of Seagulls, Bryan Adams, Monopoly

14 mins; November 04, 2024

Nov 4-Common Sense, Will Rogers, Ralph Macchio, Jeff Probst, Mathew McConaughey, Delbert McClinton

11 mins; November 04, 2024

Nov 3-Sandwiches! Charles Bronson, Roseanne Barr, Dennis Miller, Adam Ant, Dolph Lundren, Bra Invented

11 mins; November 03, 2024

Nov 2-Devil Eggs, Nelly, David Schwimmer, Great Austrialian Emu War, North & South Dakota Birthdays

15 mins; November 01, 2024

Nov 1-Calzone, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Def Leppard, Sophie B. Hawkins, Jenny McCarthy, New Orleans Saints

11 mins; October 31, 2024

Oct 31-Halloween! Nevada Birthday, Darryl Worley, Bow Wow Wow, Beastie Boys, Vanilla Ice, Ace of Bass

14 mins; October 30, 2024

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

12 mins; October 29, 2024

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

9 mins; October 29, 2024

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

10 mins; October 28, 2024

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

11 mins; October 27, 2024

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

12 mins; October 25, 2024

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

14 mins; October 24, 2024

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

11 mins; October 24, 2024

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

12 mins; October 22, 2024

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

12 mins; October 22, 2024

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

11 mins; October 21, 2024

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

11 mins; October 20, 2024

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

11 mins; October 18, 2024

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

14 mins; October 16, 2024

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