Cat scratch fever is a usually benign infectious disease caused by the intracellular bacterium Bartonella. It is most commonly found in children 1–2 weeks following a cat scratch or bite. It was first discovered in 1889 by Henri Parinaud.
Built in 1889, La Moulin Rouge was best known (once upon a time) for popularizing the Can-Can.
Before the McGregor/Kidman musical, Moulin Rouge (which means “The Red Mill”) was the title of a film starring Jose Ferrer as Tolouse-Lautrec.
The tin-plated steel can was patented in 1810. The can opener was not patented until 1858.
One of the famous Lincoln-Douglas Debates was held in Quincy, IL in 1858.
At the 1921 dedication of the Lincoln Memorial, a shrine to the issuer of the Emancipation Proclamation, seating was segregated.
In 1921, The RAF took over from the British Army in assuming policing duties in Iraq.
1921 is the product of two Chen prime numbers, 17 and 113.
Benjamin Franklin, printer and postmaster and statesman and scientist, was the 15th of 17 children.
Tennessee was formed from land that was previously planned to be the State of Franklin.
The capital of Tennessee is Nashville, home of the Grand Ole Opry.
Jim Denny, the manager of the Grand Ole Opry, told Elvis after his one and only appearance on the Opry that he should go back to driving a truck.
Denny McLain was the last major league pitcher to win 30 games in a season.
Lou Boudreau, Denny McLain’s twice-father-in-law, was the last player-manager to win the World Series, with the Cleveland Indians in 1948.
Cleveland, Ohio, was originally spelled Cleaveland (emphasis mine) in honor of General Moses Cleaveland. (Accounts vary as to why the a was dropped but some say it was because a newspaper printer had to take out a letter for space.)
During the Sack of Lawrence (Kansas) on May 21, 1856, a pro-slavery posse destroyed the presses and other equipment of the local newspaper printers.
Hardcore followers of Insane Clown Posse are known as Juggalos or Juggalettes.
Serial killer John Wayne Gacy was known for throwing block parties and entertaining children in his neighborhood while dressed as “Pogo” the clown.
In 1978, the United States Secret Service investigated and approved John Wayne Gacy to be photographed with Rosalynn Carter while she was visiting Chicago for its annual Polish Constitution Day parade. Gacy was directing the parade.
The U.S. Secret Service Division was created on July 5, 1865 in Washington, D.C., to suppress counterfeit currency.