1827 - New Orleans held its first Mardi Gras celebration. What’s the wackiest thing you’ve ever done for beads? #TodayInHistory #NewOrleans #MardiGras

1827 - New Orleans held its first Mardi Gras celebration. What’s the wackiest thing you’ve ever done for beads? #TodayInHistory #NewOrleans #MardiGras

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1956 - In Cleveland, OH, police invoked a 1931 ordinance barring people under the age of 18 from dancing in public unless accompanied by an adult. How many of you place “Footloose” in your top 5 greatest movies of all-time list? We’re guessing only Kevin Bacon himself responds yes to this one. #TodayInHistory #Dancing #Footloose #KevinBacon

1956 - In Cleveland, OH, police invoked a 1931 ordinance barring people under the age of 18 from dancing in public unless accompanied by an adult. How many of you place “Footloose” in your top 5 greatest movies of all-time list? We’re guessing only Kevin Bacon himself responds yes to this one. #TodayInHistory #Dancing #Footloose #KevinBacon

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1673 - The first recorded wine auction took place in London. Does anyone find it ironic that exactly 260 years later in 1933, the U.S. House of Representatives completed congressional action on the amendment to repeal prohibition. Yeah us either – but they are pretty cool facts. #TodayInHistory #Wine #WineAuction #London

1673 - The first recorded wine auction took place in London. Does anyone find it ironic that exactly 260 years later in 1933, the U.S. House of Representatives completed congressional action on the amendment to repeal prohibition. Yeah us either – but they are pretty cool facts. #TodayInHistory #Wine #WineAuction #London

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1817 - The first gas lit streetlights appeared on the streets of Baltimore, MD. How many of you lived by the childhood rule of having to go home when the street lights came on? #TodayInHistory #Streetlights #Baltimore #MD

1817 - The first gas lit streetlights appeared on the streets of Baltimore, MD. How many of you lived by the childhood rule of having to go home when the street lights came on? #TodayInHistory #Streetlights #Baltimore #MD

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1972 - Led Zeppelin was forced to cancel a concert in Singapore when officials wouldn't let them off the plane because of their long hair. What’s the strangest thing you’ve gotten stuck in your hair? #TodayInHistory #LedZeppelin #Concert #Singapore

1972 - Led Zeppelin was forced to cancel a concert in Singapore when officials wouldn't let them off the plane because of their long hair. What’s the strangest thing you’ve gotten stuck in your hair? #TodayInHistory #LedZeppelin #Concert #Singapore

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1949 - "Death of a Salesman" opened at the Morocco Theatre in New York City. How many of you wish, maybe not death, but more like a nasty virus on the salesmen who ring your doorbell at 10am on a Sunday morning? #TodayInHistory #DeathOfASalesman #MoroccoTheatre #NYC #NewYorkCity

1949 - "Death of a Salesman" opened at the Morocco Theatre in New York City. How many of you wish, maybe not death, but more like a nasty virus on the salesmen who ring your doorbell at 10am on a Sunday morning? #TodayInHistory #DeathOfASalesman #MoroccoTheatre #NYC #NewYorkCity

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1932 - Dog sled racing happened for the first time in Olympic competition. Is anyone baffled that people can train dogs to run and pull a sled for miles? We can’t even get ours to sit down for a steak. #TodayInHistory #Olympics #DogSledRacing

1932 - Dog sled racing happened for the first time in Olympic competition. Is anyone baffled that people can train dogs to run and pull a sled for miles? We can’t even get ours to sit down for a steak. #TodayInHistory #Olympics #DogSledRacing

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1977 - Elton John resumed live performing in Sweden 15 months after he had announced that he would not perform live anymore. When was the last time you did something you swore you weren’t going to do anymore? Ours was no more drinking on work nights…last week. That didn’t last very long. #TodayInHistory #EltonJohn #Sweden

1977 - Elton John resumed live performing in Sweden 15 months after he had announced that he would not perform live anymore. When was the last time you did something you swore you weren’t going to do anymore? Ours was no more drinking on work nights…last week. That didn’t last very long. #TodayInHistory #EltonJohn #Sweden

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