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1999: The First ‘Found Footage’ Film In October 1997, Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez and their film crew set up shop in Maryland. With a meager budget set, 20 hours … Continue Reading This Day in Pop Culture for July 14
Ten years ago, Micha Kaufman and Shai Wininger had what some would call a wacky idea. They created Fiverr, a marketplace that would offer a variety of services that would … Continue Reading The Pop Culture World of Fiverr
1923: Hollywood Sign is Dedicated Placed on Mount Lee in Hollywood Hills, the giant 45-foot tall letters that spells out “Hollywood” was dedicated on this day in 1923. Originally placed … Continue Reading This Day in Pop Culture for July 13
1979: The Day the [Disco] Music Died On the day in 1979, disco music had a death blow as DJ’s Steve Dahl and Garry Meier from Chicago’s WLUP FM created … Continue Reading This Day in Pop Culture for July 12
1972: Bobby and Boris Play a Game of Chess The World Championship of 1972 began on this day. The match was between Bobby Fischer of the U.S. and the defending … Continue Reading This Day in Pop Culture for July 11
1981: ‘The Fox and the Hound’ Causes Unrest in the Kingdom Though in the end, Disney’s 24th animated film, The Fox and the Hound (which was released on this day … Continue Reading This Day in Pop Culture for July 10
1962: Andy Warhol Shows Off His Campbell Soup Cans Artist Andy Warhol’s “Campbell’s Soup Cans” consists of 32 20×16 inch canvases each representing a Campbell soup flavor available in 1962. … Continue Reading This Day in Pop Culture for July 9
1913: The Erector Set Gets a Patent It was on this day in 1913 when Alfred Carlton Gilbert received a patent for his Erector Set which became an incredibly popular … Continue Reading This Day in Pop Culture for July 8
1928: The Next Best Thing Since…You Know What What was the best thing BEFORE sliced bread? On this day in 1928, Chillicothe Baking Company of Chillicothe, Missouri produced “the greatest … Continue Reading This Day in Pop Culture for July 7
1994: ‘Forrest Gump’ Opens in Theaters The hugely successful movie, Forrest Gump starring Tom Hanks opened in U.S. theaters on this day in 1994. It was based on the 1986 … Continue Reading This Day in Pop Culture for July 6
1937: America Gets Introduced to Spam It is said that Spam was introduced on this day in 1937 by Hormel Foods as “The Meat of Many Uses!” By 1940, it … Continue Reading This Day in Pop Culture for July 5
1776: The First Independence Day Contrary to popular belief, there was a lot less going on than many people believe happened during the first Independence Day in America. During the … Continue Reading This Day in Pop Culture for July 4
1985: We Went ‘Back to the Future’ Parents may be shocked that they forget just how racy the movie, Back to the Future was, when re-watching the movie with their … Continue Reading This Day in Pop Culture for July 3
1937: Amelia Earhart Disappears Known for setting flying records, American aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart and fellow flight navigator, Fred Noonan, disappeared on this day in 1937 while attempting to make … Continue Reading This Day in Pop Culture for July 2
1984: PG-13 Rating is Introduced Since 1968, the Motion Picture Association of America’s (MPAA) film-rating system has used in the United States to rate a film’s suitability for certain audiences. … Continue Reading This Day in Pop Culture for July 1
1940: Brenda Starr is Hired During the mid 1920s, when Dalia Messick had just graduated from high school, she submitted her first comic strip, Weegee. It was rejected. Dalia attended … Continue Reading This Day in Pop Culture for June 30
