Fourteen years ago today I became a Mom for the first time. In
honor of my highly intelligent, highly cultured son Colby, I am going to
share some tidbits about this day in history.
Music
On March 25, 1998, Will Smith’s "Getting’ Jiggy Wit
It" was number one on the Billboard charts. Back in 1971, Tom Jones’ hit
“She’s a Lady” goes gold. In 1939, Billboard Magazine introduced hillbilly
music later referred to as country. This genre has now become one of the most
popular and lucrative types of music in the world.
History
The first demonstration of pancake making occurred on this day
in 1882. The demonstration was held in a New York City department store.
Voltaire (French Enlightenment writer, historian & philosopher) left the
court of Frederik II of Prussia on March 25, 1753. On Friday at 12 P.M. the
city of Venice was founded in the year 421. In 1988, "Les Miserables"
opened at Chunichi Theatre in Nagoya, Japan. Then in '89, "Les
Miserables" opened at Auditorium Theatre in Chicago. And in 1969, John and
Yoko Lennon kicked off their honeymoon with a bed-in for peace in Amsterdam.
Birthdays
Elton John – 1947
Aretha Franklin – 1942
Henry II – 1133
Giovanni Battista Amici (Italian astronomer) – 1786
Kate Di Camillo – 1964
Tsar Vasily III – 1479
Flannery O’Connor (my favorite writer (how ironic)) – 1925
Howard Cosell – 1918
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