Today in 1984, the release of The Bangles' debut album, All Over The Place. For one of the videos to promote that album, these 80s icons got a little help from an icon from the 60s. Plus: starting today in Louisiana, it’s the Gonzales Jambalaya Festival.

Leonard Nimoy drove the Bangles to video stardom (Albany Park Press)

Gonzales Jambalaya Festival

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Today in 2019, a community in suburban Atlanta wanted to show its appreciation for mailman Floyd Martin, who had been a daily part of their lives for more than three decades. Plus: starting today in Springfield, Illinois, it’s the International Carillon Festival.

When their mailman retired, the neighbors along his route threw him one heck of a goodbye party (CNN)

63rd Annual International Carillon Festival (Visit Springfield)

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We're a few days out from World Baking Day, so here's the story of a woman who’s helped people find their way around the kitchen for more than a century… even though she isn’t a real person. Plus: starting tomorrow in Jeffersonville, Indiana, it’s Abbey Road on the River.

Who Was Betty Crocker? (PBS)

Abbey Road on the River

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Today in 2003, the filing of a lawsuit that led to a fascinating and significant phenomenon here in the Information Age: it’s known as the Streisand Effect. Plus: for World Bee Day, the story of a 2014 art project created in part by bees!

Streisand files $50 million lawsuit over aerial photos (SFGate)

Artist Aganetha Dyck Collaborates with Bees to Create Sculptures Wrapped in Honeycomb (Colossal)

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Today in 1953, Ohio became a state... which was weird because Ohio had already been a state for a century and a half. Technicalities can be that way. Plus: for National Pizza Party Day, the story of a guy in Nashville who used social media to connect people in need with donors willing to send a little pizza their way.

Ohio: The 48th State? (Ohio History Connection)

Nashville man helps hundreds of people in need get a free pizza every week (NewsChannel 5 Nashville)

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This month in 1927, Americans were fawning over an animal at the National Zoo in Washington: a presidential hippo named Billy. Plus: starting today in Elizabeth City, it’s the North Carolina Potato Festival.

The Presidential Hippopotamus at the National Zoo (WETA)

North Carolina Potato Festival

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Today in 1857, the birthday of Williamina Fleming, a big name in the world of astronomy but one who had a pretty low-profile start. Plus: starting tomorrow in Illinois, it’s the Long Grove Chocolate Festival.

Williamina Fleming, From Scottish Maid to Harvard Astronomer (New England Historical Society)

Long Grove Chocolate Festival

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There may be no more important part of road safety than the bright red stop sign, though in the early days, they weren’t red. Plus: Leonardo the tortoise went missing from his home in England; after nine months, he didn't exactly get that far.

Stop Signs Used to Be Yellow—More Recently Than You Think (Readers Digest)

Tortoise missing for months found a mile from home (BBC)

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