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• September 2nd is National V-J Day

  The official signing of surrender took place on September 2nd, 1945

  Posted by Bill Williams at Wednesday, September 2, 2026

• Tina Turner would be at #1 on September 2, 1984

  What’s Love Got to do With It would spend 3 weeks at the top of the Billboard Singles Chart

  Posted by Bill Williams at Wednesday, September 2, 2026

• Happy 69th Birthday today to Gloria Estefan

  Born September 1, 1957 in Havana Cuba

  Posted by Bill Williams at Tuesday, September 1, 2026

• Happy 80th Birthday today to Barry Gibb

  Born September 1, 1946 near Manchester England

  Posted by Bill Williams at Tuesday, September 1, 2026

• KC and the Sunshine Band were at #1 on September 1, 1975

  Get Down Tonight, the band’s first #1, topped the Billboard Singles Chart for 1 week

  Posted by Bill Williams at Tuesday, September 1, 2026

• The #1 song on August 31, 1980 belonged to Christopher Cross

  Sailing would spend 1 week on top of the Billboard Singles Chart

  Posted by Bill Williams at Monday, August 31, 2026

• August 31st is Eat Outside Day!

  It’s not an “official” holiday

  Posted by Bill Williams at Monday, August 31, 2026

• Huey Lewis & the News were at #1 on August 28, 1985

  The Power of Love, from Back to the Future, would top the Billboard Singles Chart for 2 weeks

  Posted by Bill Williams at Friday, August 28, 2026

• August 28th is Bow Tie Day!

  Bow ties date back as far as the 17th century

  Posted by Bill Williams at Friday, August 28, 2026

• Urgent Situation at Columbia-Greene Humane Society

  Many new dogs up for adoption

  Posted by Bill Williams at Thursday, August 27, 2026

• Frankie Valli was at #1 on August 27, 1978

  The Theme from the movie Grease Topped the Billboard Singles Chart for 2 weeks

  Posted by Bill Williams at Thursday, August 27, 2026

• August 27th Is Banana Lovers Day!

  The average person eats about 33-pounds of bananas a year

  Posted by Bill Williams at Thursday, August 27, 2026

• August 26th is National Dog Day! 

  Day is intended to honor dogs for all that they do for us

  Posted by Bill Williams at Wednesday, August 26, 2026

• Madonna would be at #1 on August 26, 1987

  Who’s That Girl, from the movie of the same name, would spend 1 week at the top of the Billboard Singles Chart

  Posted by Bill Williams at Wednesday, August 26, 2026

• August 25th is National Banana Split Day!

  The classic “banana split” was born in a pharmacy

  Posted by Bill Williams at Tuesday, August 25, 2026

• Happy 77th Birthday today to Gene Simmons

  Born August 25, 1949 in Haifa Israel

  Posted by Bill Williams at Tuesday, August 25, 2026

• The Emotions were at #1 on August 25, 1977

  Best of my Love would end up spending 4 weeks at the top of the Billboard Singles Chart

  Posted by Bill Williams at Tuesday, August 25, 2026

• The Knack had the #1 song on August 24, 1979

  My Sharona would spend 6 weeks on top of the Billboard Singles Chart

  Posted by Bill Williams at Monday, August 24, 2026

• August 24th is National Waffle Day!

  The first waffles originated in Ancient Greece

  Posted by Bill Williams at Monday, August 24, 2026

• Richard Marx had the #1 song on August 21, 1989

  Right Here Waiting spent 3 weeks at the top of the Billboard Singles Chart

  Posted by Bill Williams at Friday, August 21, 2026

• August 21st is National Senior Citizens Day!

  President Ronald Reagan proclaimed the first National Senior Citizens Day in 1988

  Posted by Bill Williams at Friday, August 21, 2026

• August 20th is National Radio Day! 

  A big day at 92.9 WBPM

  Posted by Bill Williams at Thursday, August 20, 2026

• Happy 78th Birthday today to Robert Plant

  Born on August 20, 1948 in Staffordshire England

  Posted by Bill Williams at Thursday, August 20, 2026

• August 19th is National Potato Day!

  more than 45-billion pounds of potatoes are harvested in the U.S. each year

  Posted by Bill Williams at Wednesday, August 19, 2026

• ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard died on Tuesday

  Beard co-founded ZZ Top in 1969 with Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill.

  Posted by Bill Williams at Wednesday, August 19, 2026

• August 18th is National Soft Ice Cream Day!

  The exact origins of soft serve are unknown

  Posted by Bill Williams at Tuesday, August 18, 2026

• U2 would be at #1 on August 18, 1987

  I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For would end up spending 2 weeks at the top of the Billboard Singles Chart

  Posted by Bill Williams at Tuesday, August 18, 2026

• Happy 68th Birthday today to Belinda Carlisle

  Born on August 17, 1958 in Los Angeles California

  Posted by Bill Williams at Monday, August 17, 2026

• August 17th is National Thrift Shop Day!

  sometimes called a secondhand shop, a consignment shop, or a resale shop.

  Posted by Bill Williams at Monday, August 17, 2026

• Diana Ross & Lionel Richie were at #1 August 14, 1981

  Endless Love would spend a whopping 9 weeks at the top of the Billboard Singles Chart

  Posted by Bill Williams at Friday, August 14, 2026

• August 14th is National Creamsicle Day!

  Traditionally, the Creamsicle flavor combination is orange and vanilla

  Posted by Bill Williams at Friday, August 14, 2026

• Madonna was sitting at #1 on August 13, 1986

  Papa Don’t Preach would be at the top of the Billboard Singles Chart for 2 weeks

  Posted by Bill Williams at Thursday, August 13, 2026

• August 13th is International Lefthander's Day!

  About ten-percent of the world are left-handed

  Posted by Bill Williams at Thursday, August 13, 2026

• The theme from Ghostbusters was #1 on August 12, 1984

  Ray Parker Jr. spent 3 weeks at the top of the Billboard Singles Chart

  Posted by Bill Williams at Wednesday, August 12, 2026

• August 12th is National Vinyl Record Day!

  today is the perfect time to enjoy music in its classic form

  Posted by Bill Williams at Wednesday, August 12, 2026

• The #1 song on August 11, 1985 belonged to Tears for Fears

  Shout ended up spending 3 weeks at the top of the Billboard Singles Chart

  Posted by Bill Williams at Tuesday, August 11, 2026

• August 11th is National Sons & Daughters Day!

  do something special with your children

  Posted by Bill Williams at Tuesday, August 11, 2026

• Remembering Isaac Hayes on the 18th anniversary of his passing

  The singer, songwriter, entertainer died on August 10, 2008 following a stroke. He was 65

  Posted by Bill Williams at Monday, August 10, 2026

• August 10th is National S’mores Day!

  The first official s’more recipe was published in 1927

  Posted by Bill Williams at Monday, August 10, 2026

• The #1 song on August 10, 1976 belonged to Elton John & Kiki Dee

  Don’t Go breaking my Heart would remain on top of the Billboard Singles Chart for 4 weeks

  Posted by Bill Williams at Monday, August 10, 2026

• August 7th is National Lighthouse Day!

  7 are in the Hudson River

  Posted by Bill Williams at Friday, August 7, 2026

• Mariah Carey would get her first #1 on August 7, 1990

  Vision of Love would be her first of 15 chart toppers, and would remain on top the Billboard Singles Chart for 4 weeks.

  Posted by Bill Williams at Friday, August 7, 2026

• August 6th is National Root Beer Float Day! 

  Frank Wisner invented the first root beer float

  Posted by Bill Williams at Thursday, August 6, 2026

• Rick James died 22 years ago today

  The singer passed away on August 6, 2004 at his California home following a heart attack. He was 56

  Posted by Bill Williams at Thursday, August 6, 2026

• August 5th is National Underwear Day!

  Been observed since 2003

  Posted by Bill Williams at Wednesday, August 5, 2026

• The Eagles were at #1 on August 5, 1975

  One of These Nights would top the Billboard Singles Chart for 1 week

  Posted by Bill Williams at Wednesday, August 5, 2026

• The #1 song on August 5, 1980 belonged to Olivia Newton-John

  Magic, from the film Xanadu, would remain atop the Billboard Singles Chart for 4 weeks

  Posted by Bill Williams at Wednesday, August 5, 2026

• The #1 song on August 4, 1981 belonged to Rick Springfield

  Jessie’s Girl was at the top of the Billboard Singles Chart for 2 weeks

  Posted by Bill Williams at Tuesday, August 4, 2026

• August 4th is National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day!

  Ruth Graves Wakefield created the original chocolate chip cookie

  Posted by Bill Williams at Tuesday, August 4, 2026

• Magic Cool Song of the Day Tues. Aug. 4

  Here's The magic Cool Song of the Day for Tuesday August 4 2026. Hear it this afternoon around 4:30 with John Gabriel on Magic 590AM & 100.5FM. OR STREAM US LIVE at albanymagic.com

  Posted by John Gabriel at Tuesday, August 4, 2026

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