Today is 2 September 2023
- International Bacon Day – Yes, please! Bacon on everything!
- World Beard Day – Show off your epic beard on social media today!
- Tailgating Day – Grab the grill & the cooler!
- Blueberry Popsicles Day – The delicious forgotten frozen treat
- V-J Day – Today, the official ceremony marked World War II’s end. President Truman marked this day V-J Day.
Birthdays! Saturday, Sept. 2nd:
- Zedd, 34 – EDM producer and superstar DJ
- Aimee Osbourne, 40 – Ozzy and Sharon’s eldest daughter
- Katt Williams, 52 – Stand-up comedian and actor
- K-Ci, 54 – Singer, songwriter, and member of Jodeci and K-Ci & JoJo
- Salma Hayek, 57 – She’s gorgeous and one of Hollywood’s most powerful and influential Latina actresses
- Lennox Lewis, 58 – Boxing Hall of Famer
- Keanu Reeves, 59 – John Wick actor! He’s also Neo in The Matrix.
- Jimmy Connors, 71 – Tennis Hall of Famer
- Mark Harmon, 72 – Leroy Jethro Gibbs on NCIS
- Terry Bradshaw, 74 – Legendary Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback
- Harvey Levin, 73 – TMZ founder
Saturday In History: (Sept. 2nd)
- 1940 TheGreat Smoky Mountains National Park is dedicated
- 1945: V-J Day, the formal Surrender of Japan aboard the USS Missouri, marks the end of World War II (Japanese date, 1st September in the US)
- 1969: The first automatic teller machine in the United States was installed in Rockville Center, New York.
- 1973: Lord of the Rings author J.R.R. Tolkien died at the age of 81.
- 1989: Paula Abdul’s “Cold Hearted” goes to #1 in America.
- 1989: Country singer Randy Travis crossed the Musicians Union picket line during a 3-night stand at Bally’s in Las Vegas.
- 1992: Prince became the highest-paid rock star after signing a $100 Million deal with Warner Brothers Records, earning $10 million per album
- 1993: Pearl Jam’s “Jeremy” video wins four awards, including Video of the Year, at the MTV Video Music Awards
- 1994: A still unknownHootie & the Blowfish make their first of several appearances on The Late Show with David Letterman.
- 1995: Michael Jackson’s “You Are Not Alone” becomes the first song to debut at #1 on the Hot 100. In the video, Jackson and his wife, Lisa Marie Presley, appear topless.
- 1995: The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame opened with a benefit concert featuring James Brown, Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, and Aretha Franklin.
- 2005: Mariah Carey becomes the fifth artist to ever hold the top two positions in the US singles chart. The singer’s ‘We Belong Together’ notched a 10th consecutive week at No.1 on the Billboard chart while ‘Shake It Off’ jumped two places to second place.
- 2005: Kanye West made his infamous “George Bush doesn’t care about black people” outburst during NBC’s telethon, “A Concert for Hurricane Relief”
