Wednesday, July 6, 2011

National Fried Chicken Day.

fried-chicken

Mmmmm.

Today is also Buy Yourself a Toy You Always Wanted As a Child Day. Give it to a poor child.

toys

History 101: 1912--Jim Thorpe gained fame as the world’s greatest athlete when the Olympic Games opened in Stockholm, Sweden. When the King of Sweden called Thorpe “the greatest athlete in the world,” Thorpe replied by saying, “Thanks, King.”

thorpe and king 2jim-thorpe-athlete-century

The 101 number one song of the day was recorded by a group whose roots can be traced back to a meeting between a salesman and a sailor in Honolulu. These two men eventually formed an act called the “Men” which consisted of a total of 13 men.

Terry Kirkman was selling business forms in Hawaii when he met Gary Alexander who was in the Navy. They both had a musical background and agreed to meet up on the mainland when Gary’s hitch was up. True to superstition, the number 13 proved to be bad luck and the group was split down the middle when 7 of the “Men” walked out after an argument during a rehearsal. Their luck began to change after the group reformed with a new name and on July 6, 1967 they scored their second number one hit – Here now is the “Association” with today’s 101 number one song of the day (Windy)

Win tickets to the Four Tops in concert with the 101 Number One Song of the Day Replay

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