This Day In History

This day in history.


1 year ago today- 13 year old Johnny BoJack Jr turns the world of competitive swine showing upside down when he wins the coveted blue ribbon at the Iowa State Fair, narrowly beating out 6 time defending champion hog raiser Norval Tucker by three votes. Even more stunning was the fact that Johnny's winning sow, Barbie Q, was a crossbreed of a Duroc and a Chester White. Barbie Q wowed the judges with her loud and pronounced OINK, which she did at Johnny's command, her straight walk with snout held high and her clearly feminine attitude in a sport that's usually dominated by the males. Afterwards, in a interview, Johnny Jr credited Barbie Q's success to a diet rich in fruits and vegetables. Never fed slop. Giving her a warm bath each night to keep her bristles soft and her hide free of any bacteria and her sleeping on her very own mattress covered by a 500 thread down comforter.


5 years ago today-Floyd "Baby Boy" Jackson wins the golden gloves gold metal at the 2006 United States Special Olympics at Brinson, Ga. Jackson captivated the crowd as he viciously knocked out all twelve of his opponents, eight of them in the first round.


20 years ago today-Vanilla Ice wins the award for Best New Rapper Who is Here to Stay at the BET music awards show broadcast from Madison Square Gardens.


30 years ago today-Employees of Ma Bell make the first cell phone call ever made. The phone, developed between a partnership with Ma Bell and GE, weighs one hundred and twelve pounds. Unfortunately, after the call is made the phone loses the signal and drops the call as the four men move the phone around in an attempt to pick the phone up and place it next to the callers head.


80 years ago today-Researchers at the newly formed tobacco company Philip Morris begin testing mass produced cigarettes on a group of chimpanzees at a research facility in Roswell, New Mexico. Researchers were puzzled to find that the chimps with the darker fur preferred the menthol cigarettes as opposed to the regular ones and that all the monkeys immediately would light up after mating or picking and eating bugs off of their partners. After the six month study started to wind down and the researchers then confidant that the mass produced cigarettes posed no health issues and were not addicting they stopped giving the chimpanzees the cigarettes to prepare them for their reintroduction back into the wild. Three days later, co-workers entering the facility were horrified to find the mutilated bodies of their associates and the monkeys all laying around having a smoke.


On this date in 1783-The first daily newspaper, The Pennsylvania Evening Post, starts production in Philadelphia. One week later, widowed plantation owner Louis Tench takes out the first newspaper personal ad. In it Louis describes himself as a loving, carefree guy who enjoys quiet walks on the beach, outdoor activities, intimate candlelight dinners at the Coats and Arms Tavern or just staying in and snuggling. He does not receive any replies.