Today is National Ice Cream Day
Today is National Ice Cream Day National Ice Cream Day was established under President Ronald Reagan in 1984 and is observed each year on the 3rd Sunday in July as part of National Ice Cream Month. Could there be any…
History: The saxophone is patented in 1846
Today in History: The saxophone is patented in 1846 Belgian musician Adolphe Sax developed the woodwind instrument typically made of brass, which in recent decades has heavily influenced the sound of the jazz, military band, rock, and pop musical genres…
Today in History: The Pen is born in 1943
Today in History: The Pen is born in 1943 On this day in 1943, Hungarian-born László Biró received the first patent for the pen. Biró was a journalist who was frustrated with the use of the fountain pen: it took…
Today in History: Persil – A Small Revolution in the Laundry World
Today in History: Persil - A Small Revolution in the Laundry World Around 1900, housewives would not dare dream of laundry magic. Washing clothes was not only hard work. The process of soaking, cooking, rubbing the laundry on the wooden…
Today is World Milk Day
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History: Otto Baumberger born in 1889
Today in History: Otto Baumberger born in 1889On this day in 1889, noted Swiss painter and poster artist Otto Baumberger was born in Zurich. Baumberger produced some 200 posters of great quality and style and is one of the main…
Peter Tchaikovsky born in 1840
Today in History: Peter Tchaikovsky born in 1840 Today is the birthday of Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky who is famous for many masterpieces such as "The Nutcracker" and "Swan Lake." The classical music great would turn 179 years old…
Today is International Tuba Day
International Tuba Day Today is International Tube Day (celebrated on the first Friday of each year). We do not play the tuba and know little about the instrument's history (you can learn all about the tube at www.tubaday.com) but we…
Today: James Brown born in 1933
Today in History: James Brown born in 1933 On this day in 1933, James Joseph Brown (May 3, 1933 – December 25, 2006), was born in Barnwell, South Carolina. The singer and songwriter was a major musical figure of 20th-century…
Today is International Jazz Day!
Today is International Jazz Day! When Louis Armstrong was asked what the definition of jazz was, he famously replied, "If you've got to ask, you'll never know." Today is a worldwide day of celebration of jazz and its unique history…