World Polio Day – celebrated annually on October 24 – was established by Rotary International to commemorate the birth of Jonas Salk, who led the first team to develop a vaccine against poliomyelitis. Use of this inactivated poliovirus vaccine and subsequent widespread use of the oral poliovirus vaccine developed by Albert Sabin led to establishment of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) in […]
A pressed luncheon meat with its own holiday? Baloney! Bologna, colloquially pronounced “baloney,” is a seasoned tube-shaped meat found most often sliced and served between pieces of bread. But despite its humble reputation, a slice of bologna is so much more than a flat hot dog. Bologna is loosely patterned off mortadella, a large, smoked sausage […]
1939 – “Let’s Dance” was recorded by Benny Goodman and his orchestra. 1962 – James Brown recorded “Live at the Apollo, Volume I.” 1963 – The Beatles left Great Britain for their first tour outside of their homeland. 1970 – U.S. President Richard Nixon appealed to radio broadcasters to screen songs with lyrics that urge […]
Bombas, the comfort focused sock and apparel brand with a mission, known for its “one purchased = one donated” model for socks, underwear, and t-shirts, is opening its first flagship store in NYC. And that’s just the beginning. The brand will follow the NYC opening with store launches in Boca Raton and Austin before the […]
As many as a half a dozen storms are expected to roll onshore in the northwestern United States through next week, bringing periods of drenching rain to lower elevations and accumulating snow to the higher terrain. One of the more potent storms, forecast to arrive Thursday night into Friday, will tap into a firehose of […]
This week, OpenAI introduced its own web browser, Atlas, putting the ChatGPT maker in direct competition with Google as more internet users rely on artificial intelligence to answer their questions. As AP News reports, making its popular AI chatbot a gateway to online searches could allow OpenAI, the world’s most valuable startup, to pull in […]
Doechii kicked off her “Live From the Swamp” Tour in style, bringing a bold blend of performance art, hip-hop finesse, and pop culture savvy to Chicago’s Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom on October 14. The Tampa-born rapper-singer fused her 2022 breakout track “Persuasive” with Charli XCX’s electrifying “360” from the Brat album, creating a moment of […]
1941 – “Clarinet a la King” was recorded by Benny Goodman and his orchestra. 1962 – Steveland Morris Judkins, later known as Little Stevie Wonder, at the age of 12 recorded his first single. The song was “Thank you for Loving Me All the Way.” 1972 – The musical “Pippin” premiered at the Imperial Theater […]
When Thomas Rhett decided to shake up one of his signature tracks, he did it with a healthy dose of humor and a little help from a familiar face—or rather, a former rival. The country star’s song “Old Trick,” originally released in 2024 as part of his album About a Woman, is getting a playful […]
When Black Sabbath reunited for their farewell performance in July 2025, it wasn’t just a momentous musical event. For bassist Geezer Butler, it was a deeply personal reunion with a lifelong friend, Ozzy Osbourne, whom he hadn’t seen or spoken to in six years. The rift, rooted in personal tensions involving their wives, kept the […]