On September 10th, 2010 Lady Gaga made fashion history when she wore a meat dress—yes, literally a dress made of raw meat—on stage at the MTV Music Awards. The dress was complimented with meat boots, hat, and a clutch. All of which looked tasty, we must say! The entire outfit was designed by the Argentinian artist Franc Fernandez. Based in... Read more

On August 17th, 1982 the world’s first commercial music CD was pressed in Langenhagen, Germany at Polygram Pressing Operations, which had been established by Philips and Sony. This first CD was “The Visitors,” by ABBA, the Swedish pop band. Sadly though, the CD did not take the American streets by storm, as the CD player was not available on the... Read more

On August 16th, 1995 Microsoft introduced the very first version of Internet Explorer to the world. That day, thousands of people across the globe got to search “boobs” for the first time ever, collectively pooing a giant rainbow of bliss and awe across the static of dial-up. Internet Explorer 1.0 was a modified version of something called “Spyglass Mosaic.” (I,... Read more

Although the tradition of wearing specialized garments to support women’s breasts dates back to ancient Greece, an official patent for the brassiere was filed in France on May 30th, 1889 by Herminie Cadolle, a young seamstress, feminist, and revolutionary. Cadolle’s design was sparked by the idea of liberating women from the constraints of corsets, which, were very stiff and uncomfortable.... Read more

On May 23rd, 1785 Benjamin Franklin announced his invention of the bifocal eyeglass—forever enabling librarians and old folks to see both close-up and far away (while remaining stylish and chic). Franklin came up with the idea because he was “getting old” and had trouble seeing both up-close and at a distance. He was tired of having to switch between different... Read more

On May 16th, 1929 the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science handed out its first awards at a private dinner party of around 250 people at the Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles, California. Yes, movies and very long ceremonies to celebrate them have actually been around for that long. This first award ceremony is the only one that was... Read more

On May 1st, 1931 President Herbert Hoover officially dedicated New York’s Empire State Building. Amazingly, Hoover was not actually in New York for the dedication. From Washington D.C. he pressed a button to turn on the building’s lights. The button was actually a symbolic one—someone else flicked the switches in New York. At the time of its completion, the Empire... Read more

On April 21st, 1997 Celestis launched the first ever space funeral. That’s right. A space funeral. The cremated remains of 24 individuals were loaded onto a Pegasus rocket. The aircraft was launched into space over the Atlantic Ocean from the Canary Islands. Portions of the cremated remains were released into space in lipstick-sized capsules over the course of the rocket’s... Read more

    On April 17th, 1964 Geraldine Mock became the first woman pilot to fly solo around the world. She began her flight on March 19th, 1964 in Columbus, Ohio and ended it 29 days later.     Mock made her flight in a 1953 single-engine Cessna christened “The Spirit of Columbus.” Mock was very thorough in making her flight... Read more

On April 7th, 1933 the Cullen-Harrison Act legalizing the sale of low alcohol content—whoa there, let’s not get TOO crazy—beer and wine went into effect. This was the first time the sale of beer was legal in the United States since the start of prohibition. The bill was named for its sponsors, Senator Pat Harrison and Representative Thomas H. Cullen,... Read more

On December 16, 2010, that creepy bag-of-bones stopped frightening the world with his television program “Larry King Live.” It had been 25 years since that terribly boring first episode with CNN, and finally Larry was ready to hang up the suspenders. (Seriously. This guy could take the pep out of Starbucks.) King began his career as a disc jockey in... Read more

On December 10, 1993, an iconic and revolutionary film debuted in theaters: Wayne’s World II. This masterpiece of modern cinema told the continuation of a treasured story. Wayne, a hat-wearing cable-access television host, and his partner Garth, his hockey-worshiping drum expert, began their quest to host the greatest outdoor concert of all time. The duo’s Aurora, IL, cable-access television program,... Read more

On December 3, 1967, 53-year-old Lewis Washkansky received a new heart via the first heart transplant surgery in history. “Hey doc. I have been having this pain in my heart… could you just remove it for me and put a different one in there?” “Uhhhhhhhh… okay! We’ll give it a whirl.” The patient was an avid swimmer, weightlifter and sportsman,... Read more

On November 26, 2002, President George W Bush pardoned a turkey. Yes, a turkey. A feather-covered, gobbling bird. The turkey had been involved in a large-scale bank heist in 1977… just kidding. Every year at the White House a turkey is presented to the president as part of the United States’ Thanksgiving tradition. This year was no different, except for... Read more

On November 21, 1877, Thomas Edison announced the invention of the phonograph – a magical device that recorded sound. Edison was busy trying to figure out a way to record telephone conversations. (Creepy… but okay.) In the midst of this quest, Edison began to experiment with a tin cylinder and a small needle at his home in Menlo Park, NJ.... Read more

On November 11, 1919, President Woodrow Wilson declared the date an annual holiday (Armistice Day) in remembrance of those who had taken up arms in World War I. The declaration followed the previous year’s end to the bloody war (November 11, 1918), which had greatly affected the population of the of soldiers’ generation. In 1945, Raymond Weeks (a World War... Read more

On November 6, 1860, Abraham Lincoln was elected president – marking the succession of the Southern United states. Honest Abe was brought to the nation’s attention following his heated debates with Stephan Douglas, a competitor for the U.S. Senate seat in 1858. Douglas proposed that states should be able to decide whether slavery should be legal – Abe said “no”... Read more

On October 30, 1945, Henry Winkler was born. The classically-trained actor would go on to become a household name with his role on the 70s sitcom “Happy Days” as Arthur “Fonzie” Fonzarelli. This leather-wearing ladies man sure knew how to point his fingers and pop his collar… Winkler graduated with a master’s in fine arts from Yale School of Drama... Read more

On October 24, 1962, breakthrough artist James Brown recorded his legendary album, Live at the Apollo. Believe it or not, there was an era of music which did not involve YouTube stars and iTunes downloads. It was the era of the live act. When people said, “They’re no good live,” and it meant they were no good – period. In... Read more

On October 15, 2007, a new face appeared on the stage of everyone’s favorite “sick day” television program. After 35 years of tanned, white-haired glory, Bob Barker laid down his oddly long microphone to resign as the host of The Price is Right – the longest-running daytime game show in television history. Who could ever replace this legend of elderly... Read more