This Day in History
BORN ON THIS DAY IN 570
Although his exact birthdate is unknown, this founder of Islam's birithday is observed today.
Who is Muhammad?
This stimulant found in coffee is the world's most commonly used drug
What is caffeine?
This late '60s music & art fair in Bethel, New York lent its name to a Charles Schulz character
What is Woodstock?
Adjective for book pages turned down at one corner
What is dog-ear?
Will Smith lived with his aunt & uncle in a posh home on St. Cloud Road in this title place
What is Bel-Air?
1979
While fishing in a Georgia pond, this former President fights off a hissing, teeth-baring swamp rabbit trying to get into his boat
Who is President Carter?
Used to treat everything from acne to the plague, tetracycline is this type of drug that fights bacterial infections
What are antibiotics?
Complete with combat boots & a dog tag, he made his debut at a 1964 toy fair
Who is G.I. Joe?
A small canvas or nylon wedge-shaped dwelling with room for only one or 2 campers
What is a pup-tent?
1964 saw the premieres of both "The Addams Family" & this show also named for its fiendish-sounding family
What is The Munsters?
1999
Two teenage gunmen kill 13 people in a shooting spree at this high school in Littleton, Colorado
What is Columbine?
Common medications for headaches include Advil, which is ibuprofen, & Tylenol, which has this as its primary active ingredient
What is acetaminophen?
It was the dawning of a New Age in theater with this "Love-Rock Musical" & its much-publicized nudity
What is Hair?
Idiom used of someone who appears fierce but is actually gentle
What is "all bark, no bite"?
This show about the Korean War won only one Emmy as Best Comedy Series
What is M*A*S*H?
1971
A group of friends in Northern California, who called themselves the Waldos, would congregate around San Rafael High School’s statue of Louis Pasteur at 4:20 pm, every day, to do this.
What is smoke pot?
Developed in 1959, this synthetic opioid is up to 100 times more potent than morphine, making it one of the most deadly drugs
What is fentanyl?
In November 1967 John Lennon appeared on the cover of this music magazine's first issue
What is Rolling Stone?
This 3-word command means to let loose a pursuing pack
What is "release the hounds"?
Beginning in 1978 Bill Bixby took no shirt after getting angry on this show
What is The Incredible Hulk?
BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1961
Former Captain and first baseman for the New York Yankees.
Used to reduce the formation of clots, Coumadin is a brand of this, also called blood thinner
What is an anticoagulant?
At the Oscars in 1969, there was a rare tie for Best Actress between Barbra Streisand & this other legend
Who is Katharine Hepburn?
A beer the morning after having far too many beers
What is "the hair of the dog"?
A footnote to history: magician Fred Kaps followed The Beatles on his Feb. 9, 1964 show; Fred really had to make magic happen!
Who is Ed Sullivan?