PopDaze

On this day in 1994, Johnny Cash sat down and wrote what many call the greatest love letter of all time, for June Carter's birthday, after decades of marriage.

"We get old and get used to each other. We think alike. We read each other's minds. We know what the other wants without asking... You still fascinate and inspire me. You're the #1 Earthly reason for my existence. I love you very much.
Happy Birthday, Princess."

No grand gesture. No expensive gift. Just a man telling the truth about a love that had only gotten deeper with time.

What's the love story you've always admired — real or in your own life? 💕👇

On this day in 1971, Joni Mitchell released an album so emotionally naked that it changed what songwriters thought they were allowed to say out loud.

Blue. Rolling Stone called it one of the most candid albums ever written by a popular musician, and decades later, that's still true. A Case of You. River. The title track. Every song felt less like a performance and more like a diary someone had accidentally left open.

It influenced everyone from Taylor Swift to Prince, who once called it his favorite album of all time.

Where were you the first time Blue truly hit you? 💙👇

On this day in 1975, everything changed. And nothing looked quite the same afterward. 🦈

Jaws hit theaters and did something almost no film manages to do. It made an entire generation afraid of the ocean and accidentally invented the summer blockbuster.

Before Jaws, studios released their biggest films in the fall and winter, saving summer for the leftover titles. After Jaws, everything changed. The two-note theme John Williams wrote for it is still the most effective piece of tension-building music in cinema history.

Duh-dum. Duh-dum. You just heard it in your head, didn't you?

It made $260 million at the box office on a $9 million budget, becoming the first film to ever cross $100 million domestically.

Did Jaws keep you out of the water, and do you still think about it at the beach? 👇

Every closet had one. The outfit that wasn't for school or work, it was for the moments that mattered.

The dress you saved for the dance. The jacket that made you feel ten feet tall the second you put it on. The shoes that pinched but were absolutely worth it.

What was the outfit you saved for special occasions? The one you felt unstoppable in? Describe it for us; we want to picture it perfectly. 👗👇