January 1 - New Year's Day (as if you need an excuse to party.)

January 2 - Maui International Surf Championship begins.

January 3 - Super Soakers appear on the market, 1991.

January 4 - The blender is invented, 1910.

January 5 - Tony Ferko sets a world record by juggling 7 ping pong balls with his mouth, 1987.

January 6 - The dorm room refrigerator is invented, 1956.

January 7 - The first ant farm is sold in America, 1958.

January 8 - Elvis Presley's birthday, 1935.

January 9 - Richard Nixon's birthday, 1913.

January 10 - In 1984, Wendy's spokeperson Clara Peller first asks, "Where’s the beef?"

January 11 - Annual Snow Shovel Riding Contest, Ambridge, PA.

January 12 - The first Super Bowl occurs, 1967.

January 13 - Benedict Arnold's birthday.

January 14 - The Simpsons premiers, 1990.

January 15 - Chuck Berry's birthday, 1926.

January 16 - National Nothing Day, a day where you can celebrate not having to celebrate anything.

January 17 - The final episode of Bonanza airs, 1973.

January 18 - The original Morris the Cat dies, 1975.

January 19 - The front-hook bra is invented, 1951.

January 20 - George Burns' birthday, 1896.

January 21 - The microwave oven is invented, 1967.

January 22 - The first nude beach is opens in the U.S., 1975.

January 23 - Tupperware is invented, 1942.

January 24 - John Belushi's birthday. 1949.

January 25 - Grand Rapids, MI becomes the first city to add fluoride to its water supply, 1945.

January 26 - Eddie Van Halen's birthday, 1957.

January 27 - Laverne and Shirley premiers, 1976.

January 28 - We Are The World raises hundreds of millions of dollars for starving Africans, 1985.

January 29 - Sweden becomes the first nation to curb the use of aerosol cans, 1978.

January 30 - The first fist fight in the U.S. House of Representatives occurs, 1798.

January 31 - The twist-off bottle top is invented, 1956.

Feburary 1 - Fred Flintstone's Birthday, 2 million B.C.

Feburary 2 - Ground Hog Day.

Feburary 3 - Thomas Crapper invents the first flush toilet, 1837.

Feburary 4 - Dan Quale's Birthday, 1947.

Feburary 5 - New York becomes the first city to adopt 3-color traffic lights, 1952.

Feburary 6 - Ronald Reagan's birthday, 1911.

Feburary 7 - National Hangover Awarness Day.

Feburary 8 - James Dean's birthday, 1931.

Feburary 9 - The G.I. Joe doll is introduced, 1964.

Feburary 10 - The styrofoam cooler is invented, 1957.

Feburary 11 - The La-Z-Boy chair is invented, 1948.

Feburary 12 - Abraham Lincoln's birthday, 1809.

Feburary 13 - VJ Martha Quinn of MTV appears on the TV show The Bradys as Bobby Brady's fiancee, 1990.

Feburary 14 - Valentine's Day. (Go find someone to party with.)

Feburary 15 - Valentine's candy goes on sale.

Feburary 16 - Zsa Zsa Gabor's birthday (or National "Slap A Cop day.)

Feburary 17 - Micheal Jordan's birthday, 1963.

Feburary 18 - Vanna White's birthday, 1957.

Feburary 19 - The very first prize is inserted into a Cracker Jack box, 1913.

Feburary 20 - Northern Hemisphere Hoodie-Hoo Day, when citizens are asked to go outside at noon local time and yell " Hoodie-Hoo" to chase winter away.

February 21 - Alka Seltzer is introduced, 1931.

February 22 - Julius Irving's birthday, 1950.

February 23 - The Tootsie Roll is introduced, 1896.

February 24 - Wayne's World opens in American theatres, 1992.

February 25 - Milli Vanilli wins a Grammy for "Best New Artist." (Oops.) 1990.

February 26 - The first cartoon is shown in a movie theatre, 1909.

February 27 - Elizabeth Taylor's birthday, 1932.

Feburary 28 - The last Episode of M*A*S*H* airs, with over 121 million viewers, 1983.

Feburary 29 - Leap Day

March 1 - Roger Daltrey's birthday, 1944.

March 2 - In 1962, Wilt Chamberlain scores 100 points in one basketball game.

March 3 - Harvard freshman, Lothrop Withington, Jr., becomes the country's first goldfish swallower, 1959.

March 4 - Toothbrush bristles are changed from badger hair to nylon, 1938.

March 5 - The first breeding of a Great Dane and a Dachshund is performed, creating a "Great Dachshund," 1972.

March 6 - Ed McMahon's birthday, 1923.

March 7 - The Fourth of July, Warsaw, Poland.

March 8 - National Girl Scout Week begins.

March 9 - The Department of Agriculture declares ketchup a vegetable, 1981.

March 10 - The first confirmed octuplets are born in Mexico, 1967.

March 11 - Lawrence Welk's birthday, 1903.

March 12 - The "Hell's Angels" are created, 1948.

March 13 - U2's Adam Clayton's birthday, 1960.

March 14 - The baseball cap is invented, 1860.

March 15 - The first baseball cap is worn backwards, 1860.

March 16 - Jerry Lewis' birthday, 1925.

March 17 - St. Patrick's Day.

March 18 - Leona Helmsley is sentenced to 4 years in prison for tax evasion, 1992.

March 19 - Chewing gum is invented, 1871.

March 20 - The first official sighting of Elvis occurs, Butte, Montana, 1980.

March 21 - The first day of spring.

March 22 - New Kids On The Block and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles doll sales exceed $1.8 billion, 1990.

March 23 - The Dixie Cup is invented, 1912.

March 24 - The first pine tree air freshener is introduced, 1971.

March 25 - Elton John's birthday, 1947.

March 26 - Martin Short's birthday, 1950.

March 27 - Liz Taylor's wedding anniversary.

March 28 - Liz Taylor's wedding anniversary.

March 29 - Liz Taylor's wedding anniversary.

March 30 - Eric Clapton's birthday, 1945.

March 31 - An easy listening radio station in Annandale, VA, is blown up, 1978.

April 1 - April Fool's Day.

April 2 - Velcro is introduced, 1978.

April 3 - Eddie Murphy's birthday, 1961.

April 4 - Tater Day (a day that celebrates the potato), Benton, Kentucky

April 5 - The first issue of TV Guide goes on the market, 1953.

April 6 - Bob Marley's birthday, 1945.

April 7 - The final episode of Star Trek airs, 1969.

April 8 - Hank Aaron hits his 715th home run, breaking Babe Ruth's record, 1974.

April 9 - Dennis Quaid's birthday, 1954.

April 10 - World Grits Festival, St. George, South Carolina, 1992.

April 11 - The Equal Opportunity Commission regulates that sexual harassment of women is illegal in the workplace, 1980.

April 12 - David Letterrnan's birthday, 1947.

April 13 - World Cow Chip Throwing Championship, Beaver, Oklahoma.

April 14 - Dungeons and Dragons is invented, 1974.

April 15 - The bottle opener is invented, 1738.

April 16 - The first test-tube baby is horn, 1986.

April 17 - The Ford Mustang makes its debut, 1964.

April 18 - The first "Walk/Don't Walk" signs are installed in a city, 1955.

April 19 - Reading Is Fun week begins.

April 20 - National Lingerie week begins.

April 21 - Iggy Pop's birthday, 1947.

April 22 - Jack Nicholson's birthday, 1937.

April 23 - '99 By-Hell Truck-in begins.

April 24 - '99 By-Hell Truck-in still going strong.

April 25 - '99 By-Hell Truck-in ends.

April 26 - The largest bank robbery in the U.S.-$3.3 million-occurs in Tucson, Arizona, 1981.

April 27 - Wide World Of Sports premiers on TV, 1961.

April 28 - Jay Leno's birthday, 1950.

April 29 - Michelle Pfeiffer's birthday, 1962.

April 30 - National Honesty Day.

May l - May Day.

May 2 - Engelbert Humperdinck's birthday, 1936.

May 3 - James Brown's birthday, 1934.

May 4 - The final episode of Laverne and Shirley airs, 1983.

May 5 - 1,904 pound "Big Boy," the world's largest pig, is born, 1939.

May 6 - Babe Ruth hits his first major league home run, 1915.

May 7 - Hard Rock Cafe's World Cup of Windsurfing Championships, Maui.

May 8 - Jim Morrison's birthday, 1943.

May 9 - The FDA approves the first public sale of contraceptive pills, 1960.

May 10 - U2's Bono's birthday (b. Paul Hewson), 1960.

May 11 - The chair is invented, 2181 B.C.

May 12 - George Carlin's birthday, 1937.

May 13 - The U.S. Postal Service introduces postcards, 1873.

May 14 - The last episode of Seinfeld airs, 1998.

May 15 - DuPont announces "Nylon Day" where nylons replace silk stockings, 1940.

May 16 - Janet Jackson's birthday, 1966.

May 17 - The rubberband is invented, 1845.

May 18 - National Visit Your Relatives Day

May 19 - The first department store opens, 1848.

May 20 - Cher's birthday, 1946.

May 21 - Mr. T's birthday, 1952.

May 22 - The lucky rabbit's foot is first used, 600 B.C.

May 23 - The first CliffNotes appear in schools, 1953.

May 24 - Mary Had A Little Lamb is written, 1830.

May 25 - The movie Star Wars is released, 1977.

May 26 - John Wayne's birthday, 1907.

May 27 - The first black light is sold in a novelty shop, 1961.

May 28 - The first Batman comic book is introduced, 1939.

May 29 - The first people reach the top of Mt. Everest, the world's highest mountain, 1953.

May 30 - The compact disc is introduced, 1981.

May 31 - Clint Eastwood's birthday, 1930.

June 1 - The first Superman comic book is published, 1938.

June 2 - Jerry Mathers' (Beaver Cleaver) birthday, 1948.

June 3 - The world's first tattoo is performed, 208 B.C.

June 4 - The world record for Hackey-Sacking is set: 48,825 consecutive times, 1988.

June 5 - The first drive in theatre opens, 1933.

June 6 - Dana Carvey's birthday, 1955.

June 7 - The artist formally known as Prince's birthday, 1958.

June 8 - The first stolen car is reported, 1896.

June 9 - The NFL and the AFL merge, 1966.

June 10 - The first drive-thru restaurant opens in America, 1952.

June 11 - The first teenager drives backward through a drive-thru restaurant, 1952.

June 12 - Jim Nabors' birthday.

June 13 - The ford Foundation launches a study to raise the cultural level of TV shows, 1951.

June 14 - Mr. Ed premiers, 1951.

June 15 - Jim Belushi's birthday, 1954.

June 16 - The first baseball game is played, 1846.

June 17 - The Broadway musical "Oh! Calcutta!" opens, using the naked human body for the first time as a stage costume, 1969.

June 18 - Sally Ride becomes the first American woman in space, 1983.

June 19 - Batman Returns opens in U.S. theatres, 1992.

June 20 - Noxema is named, because it "knocks eczema" out, 1914.

June 21 - CBS introduces the first long-playing record, 1948.

June 22 - The day disco officially died, 1979.

June 23 - The day disco should have died, 1974.

June 24 - A new world record is set for spitting a watermelon seed 68 feet, 9 1/8 inches, 1989.

June 25 - The tennis shoe is invented, 1947.

June 26 - The first movie theatre in the U.S. opens, with 10 cent movies, 1896.

June 27 - The first sighting of flying saucers is reported in the U.S., 1947.

June 28 - Mike Tyson is disqualified after taking a second bite from Evander Holyfield's ear, 1987.

June 29 - The first remote control is sold with a TV, 1964.

June 30 - Mike Tyson's (#316394) birthday, 1966.

July 1 - Dan Aykroyd's birthday, 1952.

July 2 - A new record is set for throwing a Frisbee 623.6 feet, 1988.

July 3 - The last episode of Bewitched airs, 1972.

July 4 - The Fourth of July.

July 5 - The bikini makes its debut at a fashion show in Paris, 1945.

July 6 - Elvis Presley, 19, makes his first record, 1954.

July 7 - Rodger Woodward, 7, falls out of a boat and becomes the first person to survive going over Niagara Falls, 1960.

July 8 - Annual Chesapeake Turtle Derby (turtle races), Baltimore, Maryland, 1992.

July 9 - Tom Hanks' birthday, 1956.

July 10 - Fred Gwynne's (Herman Munster) birthday, 1926.

July 11 - Nolan Ryan is the first major league pitcher to strike out 4,000 batters, 1985.

July 12 - For the first time, a woman is ordered to pay alimony to her husband, 1981.

July 13 - Live Aid raises money for Africa's starving people, 1985.

July 14 - Lightning strikes New York City power lines and leaves the city in the dark for 25 hours, 1977.

July 15 - Law is passed requiring health warnings on cigarette packages, 1965.

July 16 - The safety pin is invented, 1849.

July 17 - Soviet and American astronauts meet in space to shake hands, 1975.

July 18 - A world record is set for catching a grape in your mouth: 319 ft. 8 in., 1980.

July 19 - The first personal ad looking for a spouse is printed, 1695.

July 20 - Madonna poses nude in Playboy, 1992.

July 21 - Robin Williams' birthday, 1952.

July 22 - The first Sony Walkman goes on sale, 1979.

July 23 - Mel Gibson decides to become an actor, 1960.

July 24 - Instant coffee is invented, 1938.

July 25 - The lowest temperature ever recorded is noted, -129 degress, in Antarctica, 1983.

July 26 - The Hula Hoop becomes popular, 1958.

July 27 - The last episode of Taxi airs, 1983.

July 28 - The Hustle hits #1 on disco charts, 1975.

July 29 - Don Juan opens, with the most kisses (127) in a single movie, 1926.

July 30 - The last reported sighting of Jimmy Hoffa is recorded, 1975.

July 31 - America's last Playboy Club closes, in Lansing, Michigan, 1988.

August 1 - The song Chopsticks is written, 1877.

August 2 - The elevator is invented, 1743.

August 3 - Jay North's (Dennis The Menace) birthday, 1952.

August 4 - Federal income tax is first collected, 1862.

August 5 - American Bandstand premiers, 1957.

August 6 - Santa Monica Skate Board Championships begin.

August 7 - Borden is sued for a Cracker Jack box containing no prize, 1982.

August 8 - The All-American Polka Festival occurs in Vernon, New lersey, 1992.

August 9 - The first Guinness Book of World Records is released, 1955.

August 10 - Minimum wage jumps from 75 cents to a dollar an hour, 1955.

August 11 - Hulk Hogan's birthday, 1953.

August 12 - The first issue of Sports illustrated is published, 1954.

August 13 - A world record is set for throwing a cow chip 266 feet, 1981.

August 14 - Magic Johnson's birthday, 1959.

August 15 - Woodstock festival begins, 1969.

August 16 - Madonna's birthday (Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone), 1959.

August 17 - Woodstock festival ends, 1969.

August 18 - People who passed out at Woodstock realize the festival ended yesterday, 1969.

August 19 - Bill Clinton's birthday, 1946.

August 20 - Robert Plant's birthday, 1948.

August 21 - The first house made entirely of recycled products is finished, Richmond, Virginia, 1973.

August 22 - Nolan Ryan is the first major league pitcher to strike out 5,000 batters, 1989.

August 23 - Supermodel Paulina marries Ric Ocasek. (Co figure.) 1989.

August 24 - Music videos are now on MTV, 1981.

August 25 - Elvis Costello's birthday, 1954.

August 26 - The first roller coaster is built in America, 1929.

August 27 - The first American vomits after riding a roller coaster, 1929.

August 28 - Cher gets her third tattoo. (Location unknown.) 1990.

August 29 - Michael Jackson's birthday, 1958.

August 30 - The last episode of The Brady Bunch airs, 1974.

August 31 - The Beatles make their last concert appearance, 1966.

September 1 - National Chicken Month begins.

September 2 - The bowling shirt is invented, 1921.

September 3 - The first bowling league is formed in America, 1921.

September 4 - Dick York's (the first Darrin Stevens) birthday, 1928.

September 5 - Hijacking planes becomes illegal, 1961.

September 6 - The last episode of The Alfred Hitchcock Show airs, 1965.

September 7 - The last episode of The Beverly Hillbillies airs, 1971.

September 8 - The first Miss America Pageant takes place, 1921.

September 9 - Elvis sings on The Ed Sullivan Show, but is only shown from the waist up, 1956.

September 10 - The last episode of Mr. Ed airs, 1965.

September 11 - Mork and Mindy premiers, 1978.

September 12 - The last episode of Leave It To Beaver airs, 1963.

September 13 - M*A*S*H premiers, 1972.

September 14 - Pope John IV abolishes the 1500-year-old custom of the circular haircut for monks, 1972.

September 15 - In 1968, Presidential candidate Richard Nixon goes on Laugh-in and says, "Sock it to me!"

September 16 - The first baboon heart is transplanted into a human, 1984.

September 17 - Gilligan's island premiers, 1964.

September 18 - Adam West's (television's Batman) birthday, 1928.

September 19 - National Singles Week begins.

September 20 - The Addams Family premiers, 1964.

September 21 - Bill Murray's birthday, 1950.

September 22 - The ice cream cone is invented, 1903.

September 23 - Ray Charles' birthday, 1930.

September 24 - A world record is set for the longest kiss: 17 days, 10 1/2 hrs., 1984.

September 25 - Heather Locklear's birthday, 1961.

September 26 - The Brady Bunch premiers, 1969.

September 27 - The answering machine is invented, 1950.

September 28 - The Beverly Hillbillies premiers, 1962.

September 29 - The Munsters premiers, 1964.

September 30 - The Flintstones premiers, 1960.

October 1 - National Breast Examination Month begins.

October 2 - The first cartoon strip appears in a newspaper, 1896.

October 3 - A 327-gallon Pina Colada becomes the world's largest cocktail, 1988.

October 4 - Leave It To Beaver premiers, 1957.

October 5 - Ashley-Whippet Dog Frisbee Championships, Washington, D.C.

October 6 - Reverend Jim Bakker is found guilty, 1989.

October 7 - The first perfect World Series game is pitched by Don Larsen of the NY Yankees, 1956.

October 8 - Chevy Chase's birthday, 1948.

October 9 - Clarence Birdseye, inventor of the frozen dinner, dies, 1956.

October 10 - David Lee Roth's birthday, 1955.

October 11 - Saturday Night Live premiers, 1975.

October 12 - Columbus Day.

October 13 - Sammy Hagar's birthday, 1949.

October 14 - Chuck Yeager breaks the sound barrier for the first time, 1947.

October 15 - The first televised weather report airs, 1953.

October 16 - The first correct televised weather report airs, 1953.

October 17 - George Wendt's (Norm from Cheers) birthday, 1948.

October 18 - The FDA declares marijuana to be as dangerous as alcohol, 1967.

October 19 - End-Of-Hurricane-Season Celebration, Virgin Islands.

October 20 - The world's largest popsicle is assembled: 5,750 lbs, 1975.

October 21 - The annual 48-hour Marx Brothers Film Festival, Tampa, FL.

October 22 - The first used-car dealership opens; London; 1897.

October 23 - Johnny Carson's birthday, 1925.

October 24 - Int'l Red Bean & Rice Festival, Jackson, Mississippi, 1992.

October 25 - The Twilight Zone premiers, 1959

October 26 - Minimum wage is raised from 40 cents to 74 cents an hour, 1949.

October 27 - Boxer shorts are introduced, 1901.

October 28 - The first ticker tape parade is thrown; it honors The Statue of Liberty, 1886.

October 29 - The first American ballpoint pen goes on sale, NYC, 1945.

October 30 - World's Ugliest Truck Parade occurs in Chadron, Nebraska, 1992.

October 31 - Halloween.

November 1 - The first issue of Playboy is published in Chicago by Hugh Hefner, 1953.

November 2 - The first radio program airs, Pittsburgh, 1920.

November 3 - Roseanne Barr's birthday, 1952.

November 4 - "Lalka," becomes the first dog launched into space, 1957.

November 5 - A world record is set for 106 hours of belly dancing, 1984.

November 6 - Saxophone Day.

November 7 - Sadie Hawkins Day.

November 8 - The tube top is invented, 1975.

November 9 - The Berlin Wall is opened, and hundreds of thousands of East Germans run into West Germany, 1989.

November 10 - Sesame Street makes its TV debut, 1969. ½;;: November11 - Demi Moore's birthday, 1962.

November 12 - The first known Happy Hour is held, Ireland, 1745.

November 13 - Press-on fingernails are introduced, 1952.

November 14 - The jukebox is invented, 1883.

November 15 - The annual Three Stooges Festival, Harrisburg, PA.

November 16 - The touch-tone phone is introduced, 1963.

November 17 - Danny Devito's birthday, 1944.

November 18 - Mickey Mouse's birthday, 1928.

November 19 - The pop tart is invented, 1965.

November 20 - Bo Derek's birthday, 1956.

November 21 - Emiho Onra, the first human cannonball, is launched, 1871.

November 22 - Rodney Dangerfield's birthday, 1921.

November 23 - Vincent Paxton sets a new world record by playing his guitar for 300 continuous hours, 1986.

November 24 - The "Who Shot J.R." episode of Dallas airs to an audience of 83 million,1980.

November 25 - Christina Applegate's (Kelly Bundy) birthday, 1972.

November 26 - Tina Turner's birthday.

November 27 - The first 3-D movie, Bwana Devil, premiers, 1952.

November 28 - Enrico Fermi, inventor of the atom bomb, dies, 1954.

November 29 - The first Army-Navy football game is played, 1890.

November 30 - Dick Clark's birthday, 1929.

December 1 - The Pope declares that Catholics are allowed to eat meat on Fridays, except during Lent, 1966.

December 2 - Barney Clark receives the first artificial heart, 1982.

December 3 - The world's largest bar opens, 1829.

December 4 - Deely Bobbers~ become one of the holiday's hottest selling items, 1982.

December 5 - Blue jeans are invented, 1880.

December 6 - In 1983, a world record is set for continuous whistling: 45 hours, 20 minutes.

December 7 - The first instant replay airs during a TV sports event, 1963.

December 8 - Kim Basinger's birthday, 1953.

December 9 - A total lunar eclipse occurs, 1992. (Go moon somebody.)

December 10 - The Mighty Mouse show premiers, 1955.

December 11 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles becomes one of the top money-making movies of 1990.

December 12 - Bob Barker's birthday, 1923.

December 13 - The clip-on tie is invented, 1928.

December 14 - The South Pole is discovered, 1911.

December 15 - Christine Jorgenson becomes the first person in history to have a sex-change operation, 1952.

December 16 - The first color TV program goes on the air, 1953.

December 17 - The Wright Brothers make their first flight, 1903.

December 18 - Steven Spielberg's birthday, 1947.

December 19 - The "I've-fallen-and-l-can't-get-up" commercial first airs, 1985.

December 20 - Louisiana Purchase Day, 1803.

December 21 - Phil Donahue's birthday, 1935.

December 22 - "Cob" becomes the first gorilla born in captivity, 1956.

December 23 - Congress passes a tax simplification guide which is 1,379 pages in length, 1985.

December 24 - Christmas Eve.

December 25 - Christmas.

December 26 - National "Return-AlI-Of-Your-Ugly-Christmas-Gifis" day.

December 27 - The last pair of bell-bottoms is sold, Wichita, Kansas, 1981.

December 28 - Snowboarding Championships, White Bluff Mountain, Colorado.

December 29 - The bowling ball is invented, 1862.

December 30 - The leisure suit officially goes out of style, 1976.