A Brief History On April 6, 1941, German forces commenced the invasions of Greece and Yugoslavia. The Second World War was a conflict that left tens of millions dead, perhaps even as many as 60-80 million. Being such a monumental historical event, many motion pictures have been made about the war, and in a follow up to our previous article on the “10 Best World War II Movies,” here we list 10 of the worst ever. If we hurt your feelings by listing some of your favorites in the “worst” list, please know that we actually like some of these as well. There are so…
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A Brief History It is believed that on April 5, 1994, Nirvana front man, Kurt Cobain, killed himself with a shotgun blast to the head. He was only 27 years old and had been a brilliant musical success, his band having sold over 75 million albums worldwide. Digging Deeper Despite being rich and successful, Cobain was depressed and got into trouble with drugs, specifically heroin. Sadly, it seems drugs are at the root of many celebrity suicides and accidental deaths. Cobain had not always had it so good. He had dropped out of high school and had been kicked out of the house by…
A Brief History On April 4, 1964, the Beatles, also known as “the Fab Four” or “the Mop Tops,” dominated the Billboard Hot 100 chart with songs in each of the top 5 positions! This incredible display of rock music domination is a feat that had never matched before or even since for that matter. Defying all precedence, the band also had an additional 7 hits in lower positions on the chart for a total of 12 top 100 hits at one time! Not even Elvis Presley, the King of Rock and Roll himself, ever achieved this accomplishment. Digging Deeper The…
A Brief History On April 1, 1939, Phil Niekro, Hall of Fame pitcher and winner of 318 major league games, was born. Together with his brother, Joe, these 2 Polish-American baseball players won more games than any other brother combination in major league history. Many other Polish-Americans have also gone on to greatness in major league baseball, and here we list some of the best or most well known (no disrespect to all the others). Digging Deeper 12. Richie Zisk, 1971 – 1983. A reliable 12-year player, Zisk once had 100 RBIs in a season and in another season had…
A Brief History Over the years, especially in the 1960s, many hit songs have made overt or covert references to drug use. Here we list 10 of the best songs that do just that. (Note: We are not including songs just about drinking or alcohol; these will get their own list.) Please also make note that we are not promoting the illegal use of drugs or the abuse of prescription drugs. Regardless of how you feel, what songs would you have included in this list? Digging Deeper 10. “Wildwood Weed,” Jim Stafford, 1974. Kind of a fun little story song, it…