Meme Du Jour THIS DAY IN HISTORY1830 – U.S.-built locomotive races a horse-drawn car (and loses)1963 – Dr. King delivered his ‘I have a dream’ speech at the Jobs & Freedom rally1965 – Bob Dylan booed
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Tuesday – August 27, 2025
National Banana Lovers Day New England Apple Day (Always the last Wednesday before Labor Day) Meme Du Jour THIS DAY IN HISTORY1776 – British forces defeat the Patriots in the Battle of Brooklyn1883 – Krakatoa erupts
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National Cherry Popsicle Day Meme Du Jour THIS DAY IN HISTORY1920 – The 19th Amendment is adopted 1939 – The first televised MLB game happened (but, who had a tv?)1957 – Ford Motor Company unveiled the Edsel1978
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National Banana Split Day National Whiskey Sour Day Meme Du Jour H/T – KEVIN SORBO ON TWITTER / X THIS DAY IN HISTORY1718 – The City of New Orleans is founded by French colonists1916 –
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National Eat A Peach Day! National Pecan Torte Day Meme Du Jour THIS DAY IN HISTORY1776 – The British land on Long Island1851 – The U.S. wins the first ‘America’s Cup’1865 – The first patent
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Mike Opelka ยท Pure Opelka 8-21 with Nick Searcy National Spumoni Day! Meme Du Jour THIS DAY IN HISTORY1793 – Philadelphia hit by an outbreak of Yellow Fever – it would kill 5,000 people1858 –
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Meme Du Jour Wait, who was pandering to Putin? THIS DAY IN HISTORY1667 – Milton publishes ‘Paradise Lost’1940 – Leon Trotsky is killed by an alpine axe to the head in Mexico 1968 – The Soviets
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National Soft Serve Ice Cream Day National Hot & Spicy Food Day Meme Du Jour THIS DAY IN HISTORY1692 – Five women are hanged in Salem, MA — Their crimes? Witchcraft1909 – The first race
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The President has a pretty busy Monday National Pinot Noir Day National Fajitas Day National Ice Cream Pie Day Meme Du Jour THIS DAY IN HISTORY1872 – Montgomery Wards published the first mail-order catalogue (it was
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Air Conditioning Appreciation Days end today (7/3 to 8/15) – National Lemon Meringue Pie Day Meme Du Jour THIS DAY IN HISTORY1848 – Waldo Hanchett patents the dental chair1899 – Henry Ford quits Edison’s company to
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