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09/20/2024

On This Day in History ....

1946 – The first Cannes Film Festival began.

1973 – Billie Jean King beat Bobby Riggs in the "Battle of the Sexes" tennis match.

2003 – AOL Time Warner announced it was going to drop "AOL" from its name and be known as Time Warner Inc.

2008 – China recalled a large amount of milk and milk products, like baby formula, after inspectors found them to be contaminated with melamine.

2010 – Paris Hilton accepted a plea deal and avoided jail stemming from an arrest on co***ne possession the month before in Las Vegas.

2011 – The "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" law was repealed by President Barack Obama.

2017 – A powerful earthquake struck Mexico, injuring more than 6,000 people and killing 370.

2021 – A first edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein sold for $1.17 million, setting a new world record for a printed work written by a woman.

Today is ...
National Fried Rice Day .... National Gibberish Day ...
National Pepperoni Pizza Day .... National String Cheese Day ....

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09/18/2024

On This Day in History ....

1793 – President George Washington laid the cornerstone of the U.S. Capitol.

1951 – A Streetcar Named Desire, starring Marlon Brando and Vivien Leigh, was released in theaters.

1965 – I Dream of Jeannie premiered on TV.

1981 – A museum honoring former President Gerald Ford was dedicated in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

1984 – Gene Wilder and Gilda Radner were married in France.

1996 – The O.J. Simpson civil trial began in Santa Monica, California.

1997 – Ted Turner pledged $1 billion to United Nations' causes.

2011 – At the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards, Charlie Sheen apologized to his Two and a Half Men co-stars for his famous flame-out.

2013 – Ken Norton, the second boxer to defeat Muhammad Ali, died at age 70.

2016 – Game of Thrones and Veep were named outstanding drama and comedy series, respectively, at the 68th Emmy Awards.

Today is ...
National Cheeseburger Day .... Chiropractic Founders Day .....
First Love Day .... International Read an Ebook Day ..... National Respect Day .....
Rice Krispie Treat Day ..... World Bamboo Day ....

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09/17/2024

On This Day in History ...

1787 – The Constitution of the United States was completed and signed by a majority of delegates attending the constitutional convention in Philadelphia.

1964 – Bewitched premiered on ABC.

1965 – Hogan's Heroes debuted on CBS.

1966 – Mission: Impossible premiered on CBS.

1972 – M*A*S*H premiered on CBS.

1983 – Vanessa Williams became the first Black contestant to win the Miss America Pageant.

1996 – Former Vice President Spiro T. Agnew died at age 77.

2001 – The Late Show with David Letterman returned to the air after the Sept. 11 attacks, with guests Dan Rather and Regis Philbin.

2017 – Bobby "The Brain" Heenan, pro wrestler and manager, died at age 72.

2019 – Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg told U.S. Congress, "I know you are trying but just not hard enough. Sorry.”

2020 – Barbados announced its intention to remove Queen Elizabeth II as its head of state and become a republic.

Today is ...
Constitution Day ... National Apple Dumpling Day .....
National Monte Cristo Day .... National Table Shuffleboard Day ....
Time's Up Day .... World Patient Safety Day .....

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09/13/2024

On This Day in History ...

1788 – The Congress of the Confederation authorized the first national election and declared New York City the temporary national capital.

1969 – The animated series Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? debuted.

1970 – The first New York City Marathon took place.

1993 – Late Night with Conan O'Brien premiered on NBC.

1997 – Funeral services for Nobel peace laureate Mother Teresa were held in Calcutta, India.

1990 – Law & Order premiered on NBC.

1998 – Frasier won its fifth consecutive Emmy award for best comedy series.

2004 – Oprah Winfrey gave everyone in the studio audience of her talk show a brand-new Pontiac G-6 Sedan, a total of 276 cars. Oprah announced the prize while jumping up and down, waving a giant keyring and yelling, "You get a car! You get a car!"

2019 – Felicity Huffman was sentenced to 14 days in prison for her role in the Varsity Blues college admissions scandal.

Today is ...
National Defy Superstition Day .... National Bald is Beautiful Day .....
International Chocolate Day ..... National Peanut Day ....
Positive Thinking Day ..... Supernatural Day .... Uncle Sam Day ...

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09/04/2024

On This Day in History ....

1888 – George Eastman registered the name Kodak and patented his roll-film camera.

1972 – Swimmer Mark Spitz won an unprecedented seventh gold medal at the Summer Olympics by winning the 400-meter relay at the Munich games.

1998 – While in Ireland, President Bill Clinton apologized, saying the words “I'm sorry,” regarding his affair with Monica Lewinsky and described his behavior as indefensible.

2006 – “The Crocodile Hunter” Steve Irwin died at age 44 while snorkeling in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef and filming a documentary.

2011 – Japanese officials said more than 20 people were killed by Typhoon Talas.

2014 – Comedian Joan Rivers died at age 81 after complications from an out-of-hospital procedure to improve her vocal cords.

2018 – Bill Daley, co-star of I Dream of Jeannie and The Bob Newhart Show, died at age 91.

2018 – The FBI recovered Dorothy's ruby red slippers from The Wizard of Oz, stolen 13 years prior.

2019 – A British rebel alliance of MPs voted to ban a no-deal Brexit and rejected Prime Minister Boris Johnson's call for a snap election.

Today is ...
National Macadamia Nut Day ... National Newspaper Carrier Day .....
Eat an Extra Dessert Day .... National Wildlife Day .....

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09/02/2024

On This Day in History ....

1789 – The U.S. Treasury Department was established.

1945 – Japan formally surrendered to the Allies, bringing an end to World War II.

1969 – Ho Chi Minh, president of North Vietnam, died.

1969 – America’s first automatic teller machine (ATM) opened.

1973 – J.R.R. Tolkien, author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, died at age 81.

1986 – Cathy Evelyn Smith was sentenced to three years in prison for involuntary manslaughter in connection with the 1982 drug overdose of John Belushi.

2001 – South African surgeon Christiaan Barnard, who performed the first successful human heart transplant in 1967, died at age 78.

2001 – Former teen idol Troy Donohue died at age 65.

2005 – Bob Denver, known for Gilligan’s Island, died at age 70.

2006 – Willi Ninja, who inspired Madonna’s “Vogue” music video and is known as the “grandfather of Vogue,” died from AIDS-related heart failure at age 45.

2019 – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson threatened a snap general election if rebel MPs passed a bill against no-deal Brexit.

Today is ...
National Blueberry Popsicle Day .... Pierce Your Ears Day .....
Spalding Baseball Day .... Victory over Japan Day .....
Calendar Adjustment Day .... World Coconut Day ....

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08/30/2024

On This Day in History...

1967 – The Senate confirmed the appointment of Thurgood Marshall, the first Black justice on the Supreme Court.

1993 – The Late Show with David Letterman premiered on CBS with guest Bill Murray and performer Billy Joel.

2003 – Charles Bronson, known for his roles in The Dirty Dozen and the Death Wish franchise, died in LA at age 81.

2011 – A charter bus driver filed assault charges against Lost star Matthew Fox, claiming he allegedly punched her in her vehicle outside a Cleveland, Ohio, nightclub.

2015 – Horror film director Wes Craven, who created the Nightmare on Elm Street and Scream franchises, died at age 76.

2020 – Global cases of COVID-19 passed 25 million with a death toll at 843,000.

2022 – General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev, died at age 91.

Today is ...
National Grief Awareness Day .... Frankenstein Day .....
International Day of the Disappeared ... National Beach Day .....
National Toasted Marshmallow Day .... Slinky Day .....

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08/29/2024

On This Day in History ....

1896 – The dish chop suey was invented in New York City by the chef to visiting Chinese Ambassador Li Hung-Chang.

1982 – Actress Ingrid Bergman died of cancer on her 67th birthday.

1987 – Actor Lee Marvin died at age 63.

2007 – Richard Jewell, the security guard wrongly suspected and later cleared of being the Olympic Park bomber during the 1996 Games, died at 33 years old.

2011 – Emergency officials declared at least 27 people nationwide had died as a result of Hurricane Irene.

2012 – The Summer Paralympic Games opening ceremony was held in London.

2016 – Gene Wilder, W***y Wonka & the Chocolate Factory and Blazing Saddles actor, died at age 83 from complications of Alzheimer's disease.

2021 – Hurricane Ida made landfall as a Category 4 storm near Port Fourchon, Louisiana.

Today is ...
International Day Against Nuclear Tests .... National Sports Day ....
National Chop Suey Day .... International Cabernet Day .....
National Lemon Juice Day .... Individual Rights Day .....

Listen to "This Day in History" weekday mornings at 7:35 on AM 1540 WADK, on FM 101.1, and on wadk.com .. presented by The Preservation Society of Newport County.

08/28/2024

On This Day in History ...

1850 – The song "Here Comes the Bride" was first performed.

1963 – Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his iconic "I Have a Dream" speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington.

1987 – Filmmaker John Huston died of pneumonia at age 81.

1996 – Prince Charles and Princess Diana's marriage officially ended with the issuing of a divorce decree.

2012 – Mitt Romney was officially nominated as the Republican Party's candidate for president of the U.S.

2019 – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson prorogued Parliament, suspending it for five weeks to limit opposition to a no-deal Brexit, prompting furious backlash.

Today is ...
International Read Comics in Public Day .... National Bow Tie Day ...
Red Wine Day .... Crackers Over the Keyboard Day ....
Dream Day Quest and Jubilee .... Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day ....
Power Rangers Day .... Radio Commercial Day ....

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08/27/2024

On This Day in History ....

1883 – The volcanic island of Krakatoa blew up.

1938 – Robert Frost, in a fit of jealousy, set fire to some papers to disrupt a poetry recital by another poet, Archibald MacLeish.

1964 – Gracie Allen, George Burns’ other half, passed away at age 58.

1984 – President Ronald Reagan announced a schoolteacher would be the first "citizen astronaut" to fly aboard the space shuttle.

1996 – Actor Greg Morris, who starred on the TV show Mission: Impossible, was found dead at age 61.

2003 – Mars was the closest to Earth that it had been in 60,000 years.

2017 – Former five-weight world boxing champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. defeated MMA fighter Conor McGregor in his debut match in the 10th round in Las Vegas.

2020 – Hurricane Laura made landfall in Louisiana near the Texas border as a category 4 storm with 150 mph winds, killing at least 16 people.

Today is ...
National Petroleum Day .... Tarzan Day ....
World Rock Paper Scissors Day .... Just Because Day ....

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08/26/2024

On This Day in History .....

1974 – American aviator Charles Lindbergh died at age 72.

1996 – The TV show 7th Heaven debuted on The WB.

1998 – Attorney General Janet Reno ordered a review of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.

2013 – John J. Gilligan, former governor of Ohio, died at age 92.

2015 – 19 Kids and Counting star Josh Duggar's parents announced he entered rehab days after confessing he cheated on his wife and that he had a po*******hy addiction.

2015 – Reporter Alison Parker and cameraman Adam Ward were fatally shot live on TV by an ex-colleague in Moneta, Virginia.

2018 – A boxing match between YouTubers KSI and Logan Paul ended in a draw.

2021 – Two bombs blasted at Kabul Airport, Afghanistan, and killed at least 60 people, including 12 U.S. soldiers, amid international efforts to evacuate citizens out of the country.

Today is ...
National Dog Day .... Women’s Equality Day .....
National Cherry Popsicle Day ..... National Toilet Paper Day .....

Listen to "This Day in History" weekday mornings at 7:35 on AM 1540 WADK, on FM 101.1, and on wadk.com.. presented by The Preservation Society of Newport County.

08/23/2024

On This Day in History ....

1914 – Japan declared war on Germany during World War I.

1959 – Sally made her debut as an infant in the Peanuts comic strip.

1990 – East and West Germany announced they would unite on Oct. 3.

1999 – New York City reported the first cases of West Nile virus in the U.S.

2000 – Verizon workers ended an 18-day strike as they reached a tentative agreement with the phone company.

2000 – Richard Hatch of Middletown, R.I. won the season 1 finale of the reality TV show Survivor.

2011 – A 5.8-magnitude earthquake shook in Virginia, and the tremor could be felt from Virginia to New York City, causing damage to the Washington Monument.

2012 – Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong announced he would not contest the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency charges of doping. As a result, he was stripped of all of his Tour de France victories.

2020 – The U.S. Republican National Convention began by formally renominating Donald Trump for a second presidential term.

2021 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted full approval to Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for people 16 and over.

Today is ...
Find Your Inner Nerd Day .... National Sponge Cake Day .....
Cheap Flight Day .... Hug Your Sweetheart Day ....
Buttered Corn Day .... National Ride the Wind Day .....

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08/22/2024

On This Day in History ....

1902 – President Theodore Roosevelt became the first U.S. president to ride in an automobile.

1932 – The BBC began experimental regular TV broadcasts.

1938 – Famous dancing duo Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers were featured on the cover of Life magazine.

1950 – Althea Gibson became the first Black tennis player to be accepted in competition for the national championship when she entered the US Open.

1989 – Black Panther co-founder Huey P. Newton was shot to death in Oakland, California.

1990 – President George H. W. Bush signed an order calling up reservists to bolster the U.S. military buildup in the Persian Gulf.

2011 – The Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., opened to the public.

2021 – Vice President Kamala Harris arrived in Singapore to begin a short visit to South East Asia.

Today is ...
Be an Angel Day .... National Tooth Fairy Day .....
Folklore Day .... National Burger Day .... Rainbow Baby Day ....
Take Your Cat to the Vet Day ... World Plant Milk Day ......

Listen for "This Day in History" weekday mornings at 7:35 on AM 1540 WADK, on FM 101.1, and on wadk.com .. presented by The Preservation Society of Newport County.

08/20/2024

On This Day in History ...

1920 – The first commercial radio station was licensed in Detroit, Michigan.

1945 – Tommy Brown of the Brooklyn Dodgers became the youngest player to hit a home run in a major league baseball game at age 17.

2007 – Billionaire Leona Helmsley died of heart failure at age 87.

2012 – Comedian and actress Phyllis Diller died at age 95.

2015 – The LA County Sheriff's Department was set to recommend a charge of misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter against Caitlyn Jenner for the February crash that resulted in the death of a 69-year-old woman.

2017 – Actor and comedian Jerry Lewis died in Las Vegas at age 91.

2018 – Pope Francis released a letter to all Catholics condemning sexual abuse atrocities and clerical cover-ups in the church.

2020 – Steve Bannon, former adviser to Donald Trump, was arrested and charged with fraud over a fundraising campaign to build a wall at the Mexican border.

Today is ...
National Bacon Lovers Day ..... National Chocolate Pecan Pie Day ....
National Radio Day .... World Mosquito Day .....

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08/19/2024

On This Day In History ...

1960 – The U.S.S.R. launched Sputnik 5, with two dogs, named Belka and Strelka, as the passengers.

2004 – Google Inc. price was set at $85 and ended the day at $100.34, with more than 22 million shares traded.

2012 – Top Gun director Tony Scott died by su***de at age 68.

2013 – Lee Thompson Young, known for his role on The Famous Jett Jackson, died by su***de at age 29.

2020 – Apple became the first U.S. company to be valued at $2 trillion.

Today is ...
International Bow Day .... International Orangutan Day ....
National Aviation Day ... National Soft Ice Cream Day .....
World Photo Day ....

Listen for "This Day in History" weekday mornings at 7:35 on AM 1540 WADK, on FM 101.1, and on wadk.com .. presented by The Preservation Society of Newport County.

08/14/2024

On This Day in History ....

1935 – Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act.

2003 – The largest blackout in North American history hit the Northeast.

2012 – Ron Palillo, one of the stars in "Welcome Back Carter", died at age 63.

2016 – Philip "Fyvush" Finkel died at age 93.

Today is ...
National Financial Awareness Day .... World Lizard Day ....
National Creamsicle Day .... Love Your Bookshop Day ....

Listen for "This Day in History" weekday mornings at 7:35 on AM 1540 WADK, on FM 101.1, and on wadk.com.. presented by The Preservation Society of Newport County.

08/13/2024

On This Day in History ....

1942 – Bambi opened at Radio City Music Hall.

1982 – Fast Times at Ridgemont High opened in theaters.

1997 – South Park debuted on Comedy Central.

2018 – Ugandan politician and pop singer Bobi Wine was arrested at a campaign rally.

2019 – CBS and Viacom announced they were merging.

Today is ...
Lefthanders Day ... National Filet Mignon Day
National Prosecco Day ....

Listen for "This Day in History" weekday mornings at 7:35 on AM 1540 WADK, on FM 101.1, and on wadk.com .. presented by The Preservation Society of Newport County.

08/12/2024

On This Day in History ...

1964 – James Bond creator Ian Fleming died at age 55.

1988 – Martin Scorsese's controversial film, The Last Temptation of Christ, opened.

1990 – The largest-ever tyrannosaurus rex skeleton was discovered near Faith, South Dakota, by Sue Hendrickson.

2000 – Will Ferrell married Viveca Paulin.

2012 – The 2012 Summer Olympics in London had their closing ceremony.

2014 – Academy Award-winning actress Lauren Bacall died at age 89.

2015 – Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter revealed he had cancer.

2021 – The U.S. FDA authorized a third COVID-19 vaccine booster shot for people with weak immune systems.

2022 – Anne Heche died at age 53 from injuries one week after a fiery single-vehicle car crash

Today is ...
International Youth Day ..... National Julienne Fries Day .....
Middle Child Day .... National Vinyl Record Day .....

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