Songs of the Season
This 2000 *NSYNC song isn't actually about spring, but has been closely tied to it in more recent years thanks to a popular end of April meme.
What is It's Gonna Be Me?
Born in 1949, this New Jersey singer, songwriter and musician has been headlining tours with his "E-Street Band" since 1974.
Who is Bruce Springsteen?
While celebrated on different days in many countries, this worldwide holiday is most commonly celebrated on the second Sunday of May.
What is Mother's Day?
Although the plot of this John Hughes comedy takes place a month before high school graduation, the majority of its scenes were shot in Chicago and its northern suburbs in the fall of 1985.
What is Ferris Bueller's Day Off?
• Superman actor Christopher Reeve falls from his horse and is paralyzed from the neck down
• Forrest Gump wins “Best Picture” at the Academy Awards
• 168 people are killed and 680 wounded in the “Oklahoma City Bombing”
When is 1995?
This 1969 hit by The Beatles was written by George Harrison during a springtime afternoon in Eric Clapton's garden. "Little darling, it's been a long cold lonely winter. Little darling, it feels like years since it's been here."
What is Here Comes the Sun?
Although this resort city within the Colorado Desert's Coachella Valley is home to roughly 45,000 full-timers; its population triples between November and March.
What is Palm Springs?
This celebration commemorating Mexico's victory over the French Empire at the Battle of Puebla is sometimes mistaken for Mexico's Independence Day.
What is Cinco de Mayo?
This 1992 sports comedy-drama starring Tom Hanks and Geena Davis tells a fictionalized story of the real-life Rockford Peaches baseball team.
What is A League of Their Own?
• The first iPad is released
• The Chicago Blackhawks win their first Stanley Cup since 1961
• Julian Assange leaks footage of an airstrike in Iraq on WikiLeaks
When is 2010?
This soulful song by Natasha Bedingfield sings of a spring rain that cleanses us, encouraging us to "Open up the dirty window" and "Let the sun illuminate the words that you could not find" before "Feel(ing) the rain on your skin."
What is Unwritten?
This television icon served as Mayor of Cincinnati before embarking on a television career as a political and news commentator. It was in Chicago that they got their own talk show, which ran from 1991 to 2018.
Who is Jerry Springer?
This ancient festival most commonly recognized on May 1, traditionally includes dancing around the maypole and crowning the Queen of May.
What is May Day?
This 1965 musical drama based on the memoir The Story of the Trapp Family Singers received five Academy Awards, including "Best Picture."
What is The Sound of Music?
• Robert De Niro wins “Best Actor” for his role in Raging Bull
• Bob Marley dies after battling melanoma
• President Reagan is shot and wounded in an assassination attempt
When is 1981?
This reggae-inspired song by Johnny Nash hit number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in 1972, and was covered by Jimmy Cliff for the Cool Runnings soundtrack in 1993.
Home to nearly half a million people, this city near the base of Pikes Peak sits more than a mile above sea level.
What is Colorado Springs?
Also called Pesach, this Jewish holiday celebrates the exodus of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt.
What is Passover?
This 2010 biographical romantic drama stars Julia Roberts as a newly divorced woman who embarks on a worldwide journey that becomes a quest for self-discovery.
What is Eat Pray Love?
• The first Earth Day is celebrated in the U.S.
• Four Kent State University students are killed by Ohio National Guardsmen
• The Beatles release their 12th and final album, Let It Be
When is 1970?
This Sublime song was written about the band members' participation in the civil disturbances that occurred after a jury acquitted four LAPD officers charged with using excessive force in the arrest of Rodney King.
What is April 29, 1992 (Miami)?
This Australian-American musician went to #1 on the U.S. Hot 100 and the Australian Kent Music Report singles chart in 1981 with the hit song Jessie's Girl.
Who is Rick Springfield?
Also known as Hanami, this Japanese festival begins around the end of March and continues through May. It has also been celebrated in Washington D.C. since 1934 (albeit suspended during World War II).
What is Cherry Blossom Festival?
This 1999 modernization of Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew starring Julia Stiles, Heath Ledger and Jose Gordon-Levitt was later adapted into a television series of the same name.
What is 10 Things I Hate About You?
• Jonas Salk’s polio vaccine receives full approval by the FDA
• Ray Kroc opens his first McDonald’s in Des Plaines, IL
• Chuck Berry records his first single for Chess Records
When is 1955?