The Chicago Cubs are reportedly worth $1.2 billion and were the most profitable team in baseball in 2013.
President Nixon’s drug czar was a physician, and two-thirds of the administration’s drug control spending went toward treatment.
American record producer, singer, and musician Kim Fowley created the iconic tradition of having audiences light matches and lighters to welcome rock bands to the stage. The first time this was done was at a Plastic Ono Band concert at the Toronto Rock and Roll Revival on Sept. 13, 1969.
Fearing blemishes, Marilyn Monroe washed her face 15 times a day.
The Pledge of Allegiance was originally accompanied by the “flag salute,” known as the Bellamy salute, named after Francis Bellamy, the Christian socialist minister who wrote the pledge. It was used until December 1942 when Congress changed it to the hand over the heart gesture. The Bellamy salute looked very similar to the Roman salute adopted by Italian fascists and Nazis.
This article appears in September 12 • 2014.