Today in 1921, the birthday of Sheb Wooley, who had a hit song in the 50s called the “Purple People Eater" and is believed to be the guy who gave a scream that's been featured in hundreds of movies: the Wilhelm Scream.
Back in 1978 the San Diego Chicken was winning huge numbers of fans - which is why Atlanta owner Ted Turner tried to coax the man inside the chicken suit, Ted Giannoulas, to move east.
There have been a few times when the world's most powerful address wasn’t available to presidents. For Gerald Ford in 1974, that meant he spent the first 10 days of his presidency living at his family home.
Happy Kwanzaa and happy Boxing Day! Today's also an important day in the world of dead presidents.
If you could have a beer with any US president from any time in history, who would it be? - Trish
President Ford once had lunch with George Harrison, Billy Preston and Ravi Shankar. Cause, yeah.
A house says a lot about a person, and that's often the case when the person in question is a president. Gerald Ford's house in Alexandria reveals him to be a suburban dad. A regular guy. Just like you figured, right?
As a president who was known for his openness and candor, it should be no surprise that Gerald Ford's gravesite is out front next to the Ford Presidential Museum in Grand Rapids.
