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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
2007: ‘Ratatouille’ Open is Theaters The eighth Disney/Pixar film, Ratatouille opened in movie theaters on this day in 2007. Co-written and directed by Brad Bird, this animated film tells the … Continue Reading This Day in Pop Culture for June 29
1953: The First Corvette is Assembled On this day in 1953, workers at a Chevrolet plant in Flint, Michigan, hand-assembled the first Corvette. Two days later, it rolled off the … Continue Reading This Day in Pop Culture for June 28
1985: Route 66 is Officially Taken Off the Map U.S. Route 66, AKA the Will Rogers Highway AKA Main Street of America AKA the Mother Road was one of the … Continue Reading This Day in Pop Culture for June 27
1999: Take Your Dog to Work Day Move over kids, “take your child to work day” has gone to the dogs. It was on this day in 1999 when Pet … Continue Reading This Day in Pop Culture for June 26
1944: Last Krazy Kat Comic to Appear in Newspapers Though far from the fame of Peanuts, Archie or even Garfield, Krazy Kat was a popular comic strip in its’ own … Continue Reading This Day in Pop Culture for June 25
1994: ‘The Lion King’ Roars Into Theaters Walt Disney Picture’s 32nd animated feature, The Lion King premiered on this day in 1994. Though an original story, The Lion King was … Continue Reading This Day in Pop Culture for June 24
