We’re on day 4 of our theme week on Vice Presidents! Today we’re talking about William King, who served (briefly) under President Franklin Pierce. He had also been a U.S. representative from North Carolina and one of

We’re in the middle of our theme week on Vice Presidents. Today we’re talking about our 33rd Vice President, Henry Wallace. He served from 1941-1945 under President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Before he was V.P. he was the

We’re on the second day of our theme week on Vice Presidents! Today we’re talking about Levi Morton, who was the 22nd Vice President from 1889-1893 under President Benjamin Harrison. Before he was V.P., he served as

Happy Presidents’ Day! I’ve done many theme weeks about presidents, but I’ve never done one on Vice Presidents. So that’s what we’re kicking off today – I think you’ll be surprised at some of the interesting VPs

Happy Valentine’s Day! Do you know what the most popular Valentine’s Day candy is in New York? Apparently it’s conversation hearts! Sweethearts conversation hearts are the most popular non-chocolate candy sold for Valentine’s Day, with 8 billion

62 years ago today, construction started on the Gateway Arch in St. Louis! Often referred to as “The Gateway to the West”, the arch stands 630 feet tall, making it the world’s tallest arch. It took more

The Super Bowl is coming up this weekend, and one of the biggest reasons to watch is for the halftime show. Early Super Bowl halftime shows looked very different than the ones we have today. In the

Happy Throwback Thursday! Today’s throwback year is 1973, the year the world was introduced to Hagar the Horrible! The Hagar the Horrible comic strip first appeared on February 4 that year and was immediately popular. It was

The Grammy Awards are this Sunday night. Presented by the Recording Academy of America, the Grammys are widely regarded as the most prestigious and significant awards in the music industry worldwide. The origin dates back to the

It’s another Throwback Thursday on LEGENDS 102.7! Today our throwback year is 1980. That year, the Winter Olympics were held not too far from here, in Lake Placid! It was the second time Lake Placid hosted the

Today is the Lunar New Year, celebrated by 1/5th of the world’s population. The lunar calendar is based on the phases of the moon, so the date of the lunar new year changes each year. It falls

Happy International Lego Day! Today is the anniversary of the Lego brick being patented in Denmark in 1958. Lego began in 1932 in the carpentry workshop of Ole Kirk Christiansen, a Danish furniture maker. His business suffered

It’s Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day! This holiday started being celebrated on the last Monday in January after a radio station in Bloomington, Indiana received a shipment of new microphones wrapped in Bubble Wrap and then broadcast the

A very rare and very stinky plant known as the corpse flower bloomed today in Sydney, Australia. This was the first time in more than a decade that it bloomed, attracting tens of thousands of visitors to

Happy Throwback Thursday! Today our throwback year is 1970, the year the recycling symbol was introduced! In 1970, the Container Corporation of America, a large producer of recycled paperboard, sponsored a contest for art and design students

Today’s Wiki Corner is inspired by today’s Impossible Question. Maggie’s question today was: 64% of people have dreamt about this. The answer was falling! Did you know we dream for about 2 hours every night? Most dreams

According to a new report, champagne sales took a tumble last year, dropping 10% and marking the 2nd consecutive year of declines. The reason? Apparently, people just don’t feel like celebrating! Champagne only comes from the Champagne

Today is Inauguration Day! Did you know it used to be in March? From 1793-1933, presidents were sworn in on March 4, the day when the federal government began operations under the U.S. Constitution in 1789. So

Award-winning director David Lynch died Wednesday at the age of 78. His movies include Eraserhead (1977), The Elephant Man (1980), Blue Velvet (1986), and Mulholland Drive (2001). He also co-created the TV show Twin Peaks, which was hugely popular and received

Happy Throwback Thursday! Today’s throwback year is 1979, the year Happy Meals were introduced at McDonalds! The precursor to the Happy Meal was the “Ronald Menu”, which was offered at McDonalds in Guatemala. The Ronald Menu offered

It’s National Bagel Day! Bagels originated in the Jewish communities of Poland and were brought to the United States by immigrants. The “roll-with-a-hole” design is hundreds of years old and allows for even cooking and baking of