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On this date in 1967, the first successful heart transplant surgery took place. Here are some things you may not have known about heart and other organ and tissue transplants. The first successful tissue transplant was a skin graft from one part of the patient’s body to another in 1823. In 1905 the first successful…

On this date in 1697, the current St. Paul’s Cathedral in London was consecrated. Here are some things you may not have known about the church. It’s an Anglican cathedral and the seat of the Bishop of London. It’s located in the City of London, which is a small part of the metropolis of London…

On this date in 1885, the first Dr Pepper soft drink was served in Waco, Texas. Here are some things you may not have known about it. Dr Pepper was created by pharmacist Charles Alderton and sold at Morrison’s Old Corner Drug Store in Waco. The drink was introduced nationally at the 1904 St. Louis…

On this date in 1982, Epic Records released Michael Jackson’s “Thriller.” Here are some things you may not have known about the best-selling album of all time. Jackson was unhappy with the reception his previous album, “Off the Wall” received in 1979. He believed it should have won the Grammy for Record of the Year…

Today is the 101st anniversary of the birth of baseball Hall of Famer Joe DiMaggio. Here are a few things you may not have known about the Yankee Clipper. DiMaggio was born Giuseppe Paolo DiMaggio in Martinez, California, in 1914. He was the eighth of nine children. His father was a fisherman, who moved from…

On this date in 1971, a man using the alias Dan Cooper hijacked a Northwest Orient Airlines flight between Portland, Oregon and Seattle, Washington. Here are some things you may not have known about D.B. Cooper. On November 24, 1971, the day before Thanksgiving, a man identifying himself as Dan Cooper purchased a one-way ticket…

Today is the 127th anniversary of the birth of Harpo Marx, the second-oldest of the Marx Brothers comedy troupe. Here are some things you may not have known about Harpo and his brothers. Adolph Marx was born in New York, and grew up on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. He was the third son…

On this date in 1959, disc jockey Alan Freed, who popularized the term “rock and roll,” was fired by New York’s WABC for his part in what came to be known as the payola scandal. Here are some things you may not have known about Freed, payola and the early days of rock and roll.…

On this date in 1990, Milli Vanilli was stripped of its Grammy Award after it was revealed that the duo did not sing on the album it won the award for. Here are some things you may not have known about the group and the charade. Milli Vanilli was created by West German music producer…