I happen to still be an Andrew Lloyd Webber fan, and today’s feature concerns one of his greatest musicals.  On this date in 1982, Cats premiered on Broadway.  It had been a massive success in England, and until Phantom of the Opera surpassed it, it held the record run on Broadway.  I have seen the musical twice live (not on […]

I found today’s feature most enlightening.  On this date in 1910, Portugal overthrew its monarchy and became a republic.  The emphasis was economic reform instead of personal liberty.  Things are far from perfect in Portugal today, but I honestly was unaware of its history. For more information: http://famousdaily.com/history/portugal-declares-itself-republic.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal

If you’re like me, Pillsbury conjures up a lot of good, family memories.  This food retailer from the 1800’s was bought by the Grand Metropolitan on this date in 1989.  This led to Pillsbury, a subsidiary of GrandMet, becoming the eighth largest company for consumer goods in the entire world.  I don’t remember any of this, but I’m sure glad […]

There is some discrepancy on the date and the story when investigated, but it seems to be on this date in 1964, the first buffalo wings were made.  Teressa Bellissimo, owner of the Anchor Bar in Buffalo, New York, took some chicken wings and smothered them in her homemade sauce.   She served them with blue cheese and celery–that’s all she […]

My dad would find today’s feature interesting since he was an “Our Gang” fan.  On this date in 1928, George “Spanky” McFarland was born.  I didn’t know he was born in Denison, Texas.  His family called him “Sonny” before he began starring in the “Our Gang” comedy series, and he modeled children’s clothes.  Following the popular series, he joined the […]

I think I remember seeing this ad (but not in 1979).  On this date in 1979, this iconically famous ad first appeared.  In 1980, this ad actually won a Clip Award for best ad of the year. For more information: http://famousdaily.com/history/mean-joe-greene-commercial.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Greene_(American_football)  

I noticed there was some dispute regarding the actual day, but the best sources say today’s feature did happen today.  On this date in 1809, General William Henry Harrison negotiated the Treaty of Fort Wayne with the Native Americans.  Three million acres of Indiana territory land was given up by the Native Americans in exchange for money (as long as […]

So, I’m not a baseball fan in any sense of the word, but even I have to admit this is an amazing catch.  On this date in 1954, Willie Mays made his famous over-the-shoulder catch in World Series Game One.  This is iconically referred to as “the Catch.”  This kept the Cleveland Indians from stepping into the lead, and the […]

Today’s feature was also news to me.  In Australia, the Paddington tram depot in Brisbane, Australia was destroyed by fire on this date in 1962.  This date is remembered as the beginning of the end of tram service in Brisbane, Australia.  It was constructed in 1915, and this fire destroyed 65 trams.  Although the cause of the fire has never […]

I have actually visited today’s featured country.  On this date in 1962, following the dismantling of the Ottoman Empire, the Yemen Arab Republic was established.  Sana’a became the capital, and so began the Yemen Civil War.  Eventually Yemen was unified, if you want to call it that.  When I was there many years ago, I noticed that the former borders […]