#8964, aired 2023-11-02 | WOOD $200: In 1994 & 1999 this rock festival celebrated its 25th & 30th anniversaries with new concerts Woodstock |
#8670, aired 2022-06-24 | 2022 ANNIVERSARIES $200: 100 years ago, in November 1922 Howard Carter made this discovery, some 3,000 years after the death that caused its creation King Tut's tomb (King Tut's body as a mummy) |
#8670, aired 2022-06-24 | 2022 ANNIVERSARIES $400: Happy 65th to this flying disc that Wham-O began rolling out in 1957 the Frisbee |
#8670, aired 2022-06-24 | 2022 ANNIVERSARIES $600: March 1, 2022 was the 150th anniversary of this national park, home to half the world's active geysers Yellowstone |
#8670, aired 2022-06-24 | 2022 ANNIVERSARIES $800: It's been 50 years since this company named for its 2 founders introduced the first pocket scientific calculator Hewlett-Packard |
#8670, aired 2022-06-24 | 2022 ANNIVERSARIES $1000: June 5, 2022 is the 75th anniversary of when he first suggested his European recovery plan in a 12-minute speech at Harvard Marshall |
#8549, aired 2022-01-06 | ANNIVERSARIES $200: In Salzburg on January 27, 2006, church bells rang to celebrate the 250th birthday of this composer Mozart |
#8549, aired 2022-01-06 | ANNIVERSARIES $400: On Oct. 9, 1992 Disneyland hosted 1,000 fifth graders to celebrate the 100th anniversary of these words they say each morning the Pledge of Allegiance |
#8549, aired 2022-01-06 | ANNIVERSARIES $600: "Les Demoiselles d'Avignon" was part of MoMA's 75th anniversary exhibition devoted to this artist Picasso |
#8549, aired 2022-01-06 | ANNIVERSARIES $1000: At 2:46 p.m. on March 11, 2021, a moment of silence marked the 10th anniversary of this Japanese disaster Fukushima |
#8549, aired 2022-01-06 | ANNIVERSARIES $2,000 (Daily Double): In January 2015 1,500 military re-enactors marked the bicentennial of this battle at Chalmette Battlefield the Battle of New Orleans |
#8421, aired 2021-06-14 | U.N. ANNIVERSARIES $400: In 2020 the U.N. celebrated the 75th anniversary of its October 1945 founding in this U.S. West Coast city San Francisco |
#8421, aired 2021-06-14 | U.N. ANNIVERSARIES $800: 2019 marked the 100th anniversary of the International Labour Organization, once part of this U.N. predecessor the League of Nations |
#8421, aired 2021-06-14 | U.N. ANNIVERSARIES $1200: The 20th anniversary celebration of the statute creating the ICC, this agency, included a mock trial the International Criminal Court |
#8421, aired 2021-06-14 | U.N. ANNIVERSARIES $1600: 2018 marked the 70th anniversary of the U.N.'s first deployment of these blue-helmeted folks, during a 1948 Mideast crisis peacekeepers |
#8421, aired 2021-06-14 | U.N. ANNIVERSARIES $2000: In 2011 the U.N. solemnly marked the 50th anniversary of the death of this beloved Swedish secretary-general in a plane crash Dag Hammarskjöld |
#8396, aired 2021-05-10 | THE 2021 WORLD ALMANAC $800: Under anniversaries: 100 years ago "The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse" & "The Sheik" launched the career of this silent film star Rudolph Valentino |
#8147, aired 2020-01-28 | 2020 ANNIVERSARIES $400: 400 years ago, it reached Plymouth carrying 102 passengers the Mayflower |
#8147, aired 2020-01-28 | 2020 ANNIVERSARIES $800: August marks the 30th anniversary of Iraq invading this country, leading to the Persian Gulf War Kuwait |
#8147, aired 2020-01-28 | 2020 ANNIVERSARIES $1600: Once part of Massachusetts, this state is celebrating its bicentennial Maine |
#8147, aired 2020-01-28 | 2020 ANNIVERSARIES $2000: February is the 200th birthday of this union general whose middle name honored a Shawnee chieftain (William Tecumseh) Sherman |
#8147, aired 2020-01-28 | 2020 ANNIVERSARIES $4,600 (Daily Double): In 2020 this composer's birth city of Bonn & surrounding areas are celebrating his 250th birthday all year long Beethoven |
#7828, aired 2018-09-26 | THE GREAT BRITISH COIN HUNT $800: "J" is for one of these special anniversaries a jubilee |
#7506, aired 2017-04-10 | HAPPY ANNIVERSARY! $1,500 (Daily Double): This "Old" book that lists anniversaries along with crop facts turns 225 itself in 2017 The Old Farmer's Almanac |
#7133, aired 2015-09-23 | 2015 ANNIVERSARIES $400: In 2015, the Navy Reserve marks 100 years of service by citizen sailors, including this president, who joined the Reserve in 1942 George H.W. Bush |
#7133, aired 2015-09-23 | 2015 ANNIVERSARIES $600: The 60th anniversary edition of this book includes "Most people twerking simultaneously" The Guinness Book of Records |
#7133, aired 2015-09-23 | 2015 ANNIVERSARIES $800: To mark the 50th anniversary of "Bloody Sunday", Pres. Obama led marchers across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in this city Selma, Alabama |
#7133, aired 2015-09-23 | 2015 ANNIVERSARIES $1000: Turning 150, this magazine has been abolitionist, feminist & environmentalist & is a beacon of the political left The Nation |
#6981, aired 2015-01-12 | 2015 ANNIVERSARIES $200: 2015 is the 50th anniversary of the Canadian flag with this in the middle a maple leaf |
#6981, aired 2015-01-12 | 2015 ANNIVERSARIES $400: Napoleonists know the 200th anniversary of this battle is on June 18, & that's all, folks! Waterloo |
#6981, aired 2015-01-12 | 2015 ANNIVERSARIES $800: Road & Track reported the 25th anniversary model of this Mazda 2-door sold out "100 to 0 in ten minutes flat" a Miata |
#6981, aired 2015-01-12 | 2015 ANNIVERSARIES $1,000 (Daily Double): The 75-year life of this Disney film includes an excerpt given to schools subtitled "A Lesson in Honesty" Pinocchio |
#6981, aired 2015-01-12 | 2015 ANNIVERSARIES $1000: "If--" this Indian-born British writer were alive today, he'd be 150 on Dec. 30 & probably not looking so good Rudyard Kipling |
#6786, aired 2014-03-03 | 2014 ANNIVERSARIES $400: 50 years ago, February 9, it was live from New York as the Beatles played this TV show The Ed Sullivan Show |
#6786, aired 2014-03-03 | 2014 ANNIVERSARIES $800: 2014 marks the 25th anniversary of this tanker's catastrophic oil spill in Prince William Sound the Exxon Valdez |
#6786, aired 2014-03-03 | 2014 ANNIVERSARIES $1,000 (Daily Double): Happy 400th anniversary to this interracial couple who tied the knot in Jamestown Pocahontas & John Rolfe |
#6786, aired 2014-03-03 | 2014 ANNIVERSARIES $1600: August 2014 is the 150th anniversary of his order, "Damn the torpedoes--full speed ahead!" Farragut |
#6786, aired 2014-03-03 | 2014 ANNIVERSARIES $2000: It was 200 years ago that he published the first of his "Waverley" novels Sir Walter Scott |
#6553, aired 2013-02-27 | SILVER ANNIVERSARIES $200: With infinite gladness, Billy Corgan formed this band in 1988; happy anniversary The Smashing Pumpkins |
#6553, aired 2013-02-27 | SILVER ANNIVERSARIES $400: 2013 marks the 25th anniversary of his stirring "Keep hope alive" speech at the 1988 Democratic Convention Jesse Jackson |
#6553, aired 2013-02-27 | SILVER ANNIVERSARIES $600: 2013 marks the silver anniversary of this book subtitled "From the Big Bang to Black Holes" A Brief History of Time |
#6553, aired 2013-02-27 | SILVER ANNIVERSARIES $800: Brr! this "creamery" opened its first store in Tempe in 1988 & calls every treat it serves a "creation" Cold Stone |
#6553, aired 2013-02-27 | SILVER ANNIVERSARIES $1000: 2013 will mark the 25th anniversary of the unveiling of the B-2, aka this plane, which was very visible on Nov. 22, 1988 Stealth Bomber |
#6450, aired 2012-10-05 | 50th ANNIVERSARIES IN MUSIC $200: The Rolling Stones formed in 1962, when this lead vocalist was a lad of 18 Mick Jagger |
#6450, aired 2012-10-05 | 50th ANNIVERSARIES IN MUSIC $400: 5 decades ago, this band invited folks on a "Surfin' Safari", an album also including "Surfin'"--we sense a theme the Beach Boys |
#6450, aired 2012-10-05 | 50th ANNIVERSARIES IN MUSIC $600: On May 18, 1962 she took the mic to sing a solo "Happy Birthday" to JFK at Madison Square Garden Marilyn Monroe |
#6450, aired 2012-10-05 | 50th ANNIVERSARIES IN MUSIC $800: It was 50 years ago these Jersey boys hit No. 1 with both "Sherry" & "Big Girls Don't Cry" Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons |
#6450, aired 2012-10-05 | 50th ANNIVERSARIES IN MUSIC $1000: Paddy Moloney founded this Irish folk band 50 years ago & they're still going strong today the Chieftains |
#6031, aired 2010-11-29 | 2010 20th ANNIVERSARIES $200: NASA is observing 20 years of amazing images from this, launched by Space Shuttle Discovery the Hubble Telescope |
#6031, aired 2010-11-29 | 2010 20th ANNIVERSARIES $400: October brought the 20th anniversary of this, celebrated each year on Tag der Deutschen Einheit German Unification |
#6031, aired 2010-11-29 | 2010 20th ANNIVERSARIES $600: In 1990 this captain created by Ted Turner started fighting eco-villains on TV Captain Planet |
#6031, aired 2010-11-29 | 2010 20th ANNIVERSARIES $800: Representative Jim Langevin presided over the House of Representatives in recognition of the anniversary of this 1990 act the Americans with Disabilities Act |
#6031, aired 2010-11-29 | 2010 20th ANNIVERSARIES $1000: Digital imaging contests were among the festivities as this Adobe software program turned 20 on Feb. 19, 2010 Photoshop |
#5912, aired 2010-05-04 | 50th ANNIVERSARIES $400: 50 years ago this trademarked material heard here started making opening packages a lot more fun Bubble Wrap |
#5912, aired 2010-05-04 | 50th ANNIVERSARIES $800: Ears, tails, & all, the first of these swinging clubs opened in Chicago Feb. 29, 1960 the Playboy Club |
#5912, aired 2010-05-04 | 50th ANNIVERSARIES $1200: "Try To Remember" Liza, Glenn Close & Kristin Chenoweth have all played Luisa in this show that opened off-Broadway in 1960 The Fantasticks |
#5912, aired 2010-05-04 | 50th ANNIVERSARIES $1600: Where were you on Jan. 2, 1960 when this senator announced his candidacy for president? (John F.) Kennedy |
#5912, aired 2010-05-04 | 50th ANNIVERSARIES $2000: Sometimes called a cartel, this organization was set up in 1960 by 5 oil-rich nations OPEC |
#5328, aired 2007-11-07 | TRADITIONAL ANNIVERSARY GIFTS $400: Lucky her--this is the traditional gift for both the 60th & 75th anniversaries diamond |
#4564, aired 2004-06-10 | OBSERVATIONS & CELEBRATIONS $1600: Buddhists celebrate 3 anniversaries of Buddha: the day of his birth, the day of his death, & the day of this his enlightenment |
#4267, aired 2003-03-04 | WOOD-POURRI $400: In 1994 & 1999 this rock festival celebrated its 25th & 30th anniversaries with new concerts Woodstock |
#4197, aired 2002-11-26 | ANNIVERSARIES $200: On June 4, 1999 thousands gathered in this former British Asian colony for the 10th anniv. of Tiananmen Square Hong Kong |
#4197, aired 2002-11-26 | ANNIVERSARIES $400: On June 4, 1999 thousands of Iranians gathered to mourn the 10th anniversary of this man's death Ayatollah Khomeini |
#4197, aired 2002-11-26 | ANNIVERSARIES $800: It was celebrated in June 2002, because the February anniv. of the accession was also the anniv. of George VI's death Queen Elizabeth II's Golden Jubilee |
#4197, aired 2002-11-26 | ANNIVERSARIES $1,000 (Daily Double): For a historic anniversary, Pope John Paul II was in the Dominican Republic on October 9-13 of this year 1992 (the 500th anniversary of Columbus' voyage there) |
#4197, aired 2002-11-26 | ANNIVERSARIES $1000: In November 1998 West Germany's parliament commemorated the 50th anniversary of this notorious night Kristallnacht |
#3000, aired 1997-09-19 | ANNIVERSARIES $200: This theme park celebrated its 25th anniversary with a new "IllumiNations 25" extravaganza at Epcot Walt Disney World |
#3000, aired 1997-09-19 | ANNIVERSARIES $400: 1997 is the 25th anniversary of this Helen Reddy hit; we can still hear it roar "I Am Woman" |
#3000, aired 1997-09-19 | ANNIVERSARIES $600: November 20, 1997 will be this royal couple's 50th wedding anniversary; you may want to send a gift Queen Elizabeth II & Prince Philip |
#3000, aired 1997-09-19 | ANNIVERSARIES $800: You don't have to be a "Palme" reader to know this city's film festival turned 50 in 1997 Cannes |
#3000, aired 1997-09-19 | ANNIVERSARIES $1000: How time flies: August 16, 1997 was the 20th anniversary of his untimely death Elvis Presley |
#2890, aired 1997-03-07 | 1997 ANNIVERSARIES $100: 1997 is the tenth anniversary of the opening of this Egyptian capital's subway Cairo |
#2890, aired 1997-03-07 | 1997 ANNIVERSARIES $200: It's 50 years since he became the first black player in the modern major leagues Jackie Robinson |
#2890, aired 1997-03-07 | 1997 ANNIVERSARIES $400: 1997 marks the 25th anniversary of this American's defeat of Boris Spassky in chess Bobby Fischer |
#2890, aired 1997-03-07 | 1997 ANNIVERSARIES $500: 1997 is the millennium of this saint's becoming the supreme Magyar prince of Hungary Stephen |
#2890, aired 1997-03-07 | 1997 ANNIVERSARIES $700 (Daily Double): 1997 marks the 75th anniversary of Sir Frederick Banting & Charles Best's discovery of this pancreatic hormone Insulin |
#1227, aired 1989-12-26 | '89 ANNIVERSARIES $100: July 20, 1989 was the 20th anniversary of his "Giant Leap for Mankind" onto the moon Neil Armstrong |
#1227, aired 1989-12-26 | '89 ANNIVERSARIES $200: This "pony" car celebrated its 25th anniversary at the site of the 1964 World's Fair, where it was introduced Ford Mustang |
#1227, aired 1989-12-26 | '89 ANNIVERSARIES $300: 1989 marks the 150th anniversary of baseball & the 50th of its Hall of Fame in this village Cooperstown, New York |
#1227, aired 1989-12-26 | '89 ANNIVERSARIES $400: To open his Paris landmark in 1889, this engineer walked up its 1,671 steps & unfurled a French flag Gustave Eiffel |
#1227, aired 1989-12-26 | '89 ANNIVERSARIES $500: In April 1889 the Indian Territory was opened up & Sooners rushed into what is now this state Oklahoma |
#1080, aired 1989-04-21 | ORDINAL NUMBER, PLEASE $800: 1 of 2 anniversaries considered the diamond anniversary (1 of) the 75th (or the 60th) |
#794, aired 1988-02-04 | '87 ANNIVERSARIES $100: April 1987 was the 25th anniversary of the U.S. probe "landing" here the moon |
#794, aired 1988-02-04 | '87 ANNIVERSARIES $200: This, the world's largest-selling brand of canned luncheon meat, turned 50 in 1987 Spam |
#794, aired 1988-02-04 | '87 ANNIVERSARIES $300: USA Today said more people had seen this 50-year-old Disney feature than any other film ever made Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs |
#794, aired 1988-02-04 | '87 ANNIVERSARIES $400: We won't "Dilly Dally", get "Bluster"ed or "Buffalo" 'ya, but it was this puppet's 40th anniversary Howdy Doody |
#794, aired 1988-02-04 | '87 ANNIVERSARIES $500: His "Twice Told Tales" were 1st "told" in 1837, 150 years before Nathaniel Hawthorne |
#457, aired 1986-09-09 | SHOW BIZ BUSINESS $1,500 (Daily Double): MGM announced new merchandising for these 2 films celebrating 50th anniversaries in 1989 Gone with the Wind & The Wizard of Oz |
#162, aired 1985-04-23 | 50TH ANNIVERSARIES $100: Oct. 10, 1985 marks the 50th anniversary of the opening of this Gershwin opera Porgy and Bess |
#162, aired 1985-04-23 | 50TH ANNIVERSARIES $200: Founded in 1935, it's concerned with helping people achieve & maintain sobriety Alcoholics Anonymous |
#162, aired 1985-04-23 | 50TH ANNIVERSARIES $300: If you were working when this gov't prog. was started 50 years ago, you're probably on it now Social Security |
#162, aired 1985-04-23 | 50TH ANNIVERSARIES $400: Founded by John L. Lewis, 1985 is the 50th anniversary of this association of labor groups the CIO |