Author: Jeffrey Totey
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This Day in Pop Culture for May 4
1979: May the Fourth Be With You The unofficial holiday known as Star Wars Day began as a funny twist from a line from the movies. It is said that “May the Fourth be with You” was first used on May 4, 1979 in an advertisement placed in The London England News when Margaret Thatcher…
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This Day in Pop Culture for May 3
1935: Inventor of the Veg-O-Matic is Born Super inventor Ron Popeil was born on this day in New York City in 1935.Over his lifetime, Popeil has created the Chop-O-Matic, the Veg-O-Matic, the Inside-The-Shell Egg Scrambler, Mr. Microphone and many other inventions. Over the years, Popeil created numerous commercials for his many products coining the phrase,…
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This Day in Pop Culture for May 2
1885: ‘Good Housekeeping’ Goes on Sale for the First Time Good Housekeeping is one of the oldest magazines still in print which was founded on this day in 1885 by Clark W. Bryan. The cover was decidedly bare compared to today’s version. Initially, the magazine’s focus was that of housewives, but has enlarged its focus…
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This Day in Pop Culture for May 1
1989: Disney’s Hollywood Studios Theme Park Opens On this day in 1989, Disney’s Hollywood Studios (located about as far away from Hollywood as possible) opened its gates for the first time. Originally, this third Disney theme park in Orlando, Florida went by the title of Disney-MGM Studios until 2008 when the partnership of the two…
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This Day in Pop Culture for April 30
1939: Lou Gehrig Plays His Last Game Lou Gehrig, baseball first baseman for the New York Yankees, played an incredible 17 seasons for the team before retiring on this day in 1939. A seven-time All-Star and six-time World Series champion, Gehrig won the Triple Crown in 1934 and was twice named the American League’s “Most…
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This Day in Pop Culture for April 29
2015: Baseball’s Record Low Attendance On April 12, 2015, Freddie Gray, an African American resident of Baltimore, Maryland was arrested by the local police but sustained injuries to his neck and fell into a coma. On April 18, riots protesting Gray’s mistreatment began and continued for weeks. On the 29th, a baseball game between the…
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