Motown is a record label founded by Berry Gordy in 1959 in Detroit, Mich. Top artists on the Motown label during that period included The Supremes, The Four Tops, The Jackson 5, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, The Marvelettes and The Miracles.
1939 - In Willamsport, Penn., the first Little League game was played. Lundy Lumber defeated Lycoming Dairy 23-8.
Fact of the Day
The Kennedy family matriarch, Joseph Kennedy, amassed a large fortune through insider trading. When President Franklin D. Roosevelt was questioned about why he appointed him head of the SEC, he explained, “Set a thief to catch a thief.” Kennedy then made it illegal for anyone to engage in the practices that had made him wealthy.
Nature Oddities
Gibbons are one of the only non-human primates that practice monogamy, with both parents playing a vital role in raising their young.
Food and Drink
Research has shown that 48% of adults who think they have a food allergy actually don’t.