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March 4, 1849 –This is the day America had no President. James K. Polk (whose cause of death was officially listed as “diarrhea“) officially stepped down as the 11th US president and President Zachary Taylor (who would die in office after eating cherries and milk at a July 4th celebration) refused to be sworn-in onContinue reading “This is a US secret you probably don’t know –”

March 3, 1931 –An English beer drinking song became the National Anthem of the United States on this date. The lyrics to said drink song are – To Anacreon in heaven where he sat in full glee,A few sons of harmony sent a petition,That he their inspirer and patron would be,When this answer arrived fromContinue reading “Please rise”

Chumbawamba break the record for longest album title with their 160-word release The Boy Bands Have Won… Using efficient typography, the British band get the full title on the cover: The record of longest album title was established in 1999 with Fiona Apple’s 90-word title for her second album, When The Pawn… The Belgian groupContinue reading “March 3, 2008 –”

March 2, 1933 – RKO Studios, on the brink of bankruptcy, gambled the studio on a filmed puppet show for kids, releasing the film King Kong on this date. In the original film, the character’s name is Kong — a name given to him by the inhabitants of “Skull Island” in the Indian Ocean, whereContinue reading “Those chains are made of chrome steel.”

March 2, 1989 – Like A Prayer becomes the first hit song to debut in a commercial when it is used in a 2-minute Pepsi ad starring Madonna. The spot is called “Make A Wish,” and shows Madonna watching her 8-year-old self at her birthday party. The commercial airs in prime time around the world,Continue reading “NOT the choice of Pepsi (I guess)”

March comes in like a Pink Fairy Armadillo and goes out like a Rasberry Crazy Ant. The name of March comes from ancient Rome, when March was the first month of the year and called Martius after Mars, the Roman god of war. In Rome, where the climate is Mediterranean, March is the first monthContinue reading “Stirs the dancing daffodil”

Julia Gardiner met her future husband, President John Tyler, on this date. The USS Princeton departed Alexandria, Virginia on a pleasure and trial trip down the Potomac with President John Tyler, his Cabinet and approximately two hundred guests on board. Upon the final firing of Captain Robert F. Stockton’s Peacemaker (a newly designed cannon), theContinue reading “February 28, 1844 –”

Please note – There are 20 days until Spring! (Christmas is in 300 days)

February 27, 1859 –Censured Congressman Dan Sickles of New York (who escorting a known prostitute into State chambers) shot and killed Philip Barton Key, son of Francis Scott Key and U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia. The younger Key was having an affair with the congressman’s wife at the time. He was tried onContinue reading “Strange date in history”

Today is the Yuan Xiao festival, also called Lantern Festival. The Lantern Festival is the first full moon night of the new Lunar year calendar. This marks the end of the New Year celebrations, marking the return of spring and symbolizing the reunion of family. There is a story about the Lantern Festival. A beautifulContinue reading “It’s the 15th day of the Lunar Festival”