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June 13, 1970 –The Beatles song, The Long and Winding Road becomes their last U.S. number one hit on this date. The Beatles recorded this in January 1969 as a fairly simple ballad. By 1970, The Beatles were breaking up and and Phil Spector was brought in to go through the tapes and produce theContinue reading “The Long and Winding Road topped the charts”

June 13, 1970 –The Mungo Jerry song, In The Summertime hit #1 in UK, on this date. The song was written by Ray Dorset, who was the group’s lead singer and guitarist. He penned the song in 1968 when he was working for Timex in the UK – his band was just getting started andContinue reading “In The Summertime topped the charts”

June 13, 1941 –Fritz Lang wartime thriller, Man Hunt, starring Walter Pidgeon, Joan Bennett, George Sanders, John Carradine and Roddy McDowall opened in NYC on this date. When this movie was made, America was not part of World War II. At this time, a number of Hollywood studios were pro-American involvement in the war. ThisContinue reading “Man Hunt premiered”

June 13, 1952 –The seventh collaboration of Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn, Pat and Mike, was released on this date. This is the second of two films teaming Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy to feature a script by Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin. The first was Adam’s Rib. Both films were directed by George Cukor,Continue reading “Pat and Mike premiered”

It’s Friday the 13th. In most large cities in the United States, many building don’t have 13th floors. In Japan, they don’t have 4th floors, because the word for four sounds similar to the word for DEATH! Some say that the modern basis for Friday the 13th phobia dates back to Friday, October 13, 1307.Continue reading “Weird things are supposed to happen”

June 12, 1963 –The four-hour film spectacle, Cleopatra, starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, opened in New York City, on this date. When this movie finally broke even in 1973, Twentieth Century Fox “closed the books” on it, keeping all future profits secret to avoid paying those who might have been promised a percentage ofContinue reading “Cleopatra premiered”

June 12, 1972 –The Wings single, Silly Love Songs, (written by Paul and Linda McCartney,) went to No. 1 on the Billboard Charts, on this day. The song was McCartney’s 27th American number one as a songwriter; the all-time record for the most number one hits achieved there by a songwriter. Paul wrote this inContinue reading “Silly Love Songs topped the charts”

June 12, 1913 –Pathé Frères studios releases Dachshund (also known as The Artists Dream,) the first animated cartoon made in the U.S. with modern techniques. John Randolph Bray invented and patented the process while producing the film. He patented many of his improvements on the animation process, realizing early on the business potential of theseContinue reading “Dachshund premiered”

June 12, 1989 –The short lived TV comedy series Doctor, Doctor starring Matt Frewer, debuted on CBS TV on this date It series was picked up for a full season the following fall. A second season followed in fall 1990, but the show was cancelled at the end of the 1990-1991 season, due to lowContinue reading “Doctor, Doctor premiered”

Each year on June 12, people in the United States observe National Red Rose Day. The day is honors the red rose, the flower that is a symbol of love and romance. Apparent the other color roses don’t have as strong a lobby Today is also Crowded Nest Awareness Day. While this holiday has beenContinue reading “They last while they last.”