Today is...

[IceWizard]

07 Jan 2017

Harlem Globetrotter's Day



The Harlem Globetrotters have played a strange part in the lives of us who grew up in the age of classic Scooby Doo. Even in animation the Globetrotters would make appearances, such was their fame and belovedness. These fantastic basketball players came out of New York, and they grew to live up to their name and fame!

History of Harlem Globetrotter Day

The Harlem Globetrotters were established on January 7, 1927 by Abe Saperstein. Originally called the Savoy Big Five, this African American team of players were some of the most famous to ever enter the game.

They were famous for their on court antics, and they showed them best when they won the World Professional Basketball Tournament in 1940.

These guys were amazing and on fire, and loved entertaining the crowd with their uncanny basketball ability, juggling basketballs and making shots that were nothing short of outlandish.

In 1948 the NBA was formed, and the Globetrotters showed their skill by defeating the Minneapolis Lakers, and in 1950 things got competitive as African American basketball players were finally admitted into the NBA.

Even with the new opportunities, the Globetrotters remained one of the biggest draws and began to live up to their name by travelling the world.

They even got to perform for the Pope!



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This day is for our own.... Spanky



Old Rock Day



Old Rock Day, despite some misconception, is not a day of celebrating classic Rock ‘n’ Roll tunes of days gone by but is, in fact, the day that Geologists and amateur rock enthusiasts take it upon themselves to show their appreciation of all things fossilised and stony.

The exact origins of this day are unclear and unconfirmed but there has been a suggestion that this day was first created by the cartoon family known as The Flintstones.

Nobody from The Flintstones however was available for comment.

This is also the day when young children are often encouraged to go out and discover their first “pet rock.” It is a day that they can use to bond with their “pet” and cement the very beginning of their lengthy future relationship.

Unlike with other pets, “pet rocks” never ever grow old or die. Other festivities on this day include painting and decorating the “faces” of rocks and of gathering together attractive pebbles and stones to make inexpensive and original pieces of jewellery.

It is also the day that the pastime of building a “rock garden” is actively encouraged. Some towns and villages around the world hold competitions on this day to find the best decorated “rock garden”.

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January 7 Birthdays


Nicolas Cage - 53



Katie Couric - 60



David Caruso - 61



Kenny Loggins - 69



Ashley Gold - 39



Millard Fillmore - (1800-1874)






January 7th

2004: The Black Crowes’ singer Chris Robinson’s wife, actress Kate Hudson gave birth to their first child, a son named Ryder Russell.

1999: After eight years of marriage, Rod Stewart announced his separation from his second wife Rachel Hunter. Their divorce was finalized in 2006.

1997: Two bronze busts worth $70,000 were stolen from George Harrison’s garden at his mansion in Henley, U.K.

1994: Nirvana performed their final concert in the U.S. at the Seattle Center Arena.

1992: John Mellencamp kicked off his first North American tour in four years at the Savannah Civic Center in Savannah, GA before a sellout crowd of 6,792.

1989: Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young peaked at number sixteen on the Billboard 200 Album Chart with their reunion album American Dream. Despite numerous poor reviews the album went on to go Platinum in the U.S.

1980: Foreigner’s third album Head Games was certified Gold and Platinum by the RIAA and later went on to sell five million albums in the U.S. alone.

1974: Aerosmith kicked off their tour in support of Get Your Wings at the State Theatre in Detroit.

1970: Max Yasgur, whose farm played host to the first Woodstock was sued by neighboring farmers for $35,000 in property damage.



Birthdays:

Jann Wenner - Co-founder and Publisher of Rolling Stone magazine born in 1946