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March 26, 1942 –Up in the sky, look! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s Superman! The Bulleteers, part of the Fleischer Superman animated series, was released on this date.

March 26, 1987 – Nike begins airing a commercial using the Beatles song Revolution, marking the first time an original version of a Beatles song is used in an ad. The commercials caused a huge backlash from Beatles fans who felt that Nike was disrespecting the legacy of John Lennon, who likely would have objectedContinue reading “Beatles joined the ad world”

March 26, 1977 –Less Than Zero, the debut single from Elvis Costello, was released by the newly formed Stiff Records in London, England on this date. When Costello appeared on Saturday Night Live in 1977 (filling in for the Sex Pistols, who were denied entry into the US), it was decided that he would performContinue reading “Calling Mister Oswald with the swastika tattoo”

March 24, 1972 –America’s first single, A Horse With No Name, rides to No. #1 on the Billboard Charts, on this date. America was formed in England by sons of US servicemen who were stationed there. Lead singer Dewey Bunnell wrote this when he was 19. Although the song is commonly misinterpreted about being onContinue reading “A Horse With No Name topped the charts”

March 25, 1972 – ABC-TV aired the final episode of Bewitched, The Truth, Nothing But the Truth, So Help Me, Sam on this date. Running for eight seasons, this was the longest-running of the so-called “fantasy sitcoms” that dominated the airwaves in the mid 1960s (for example, The Addams Family, I Dream of Jeannie, TheContinue reading “She wiggled her nose for the last time”

March 25, 1968 – The 58th and final episode of The Monkees, Mijacogeo (also known as The Frodis Caper,) aired on this date. When the show was about to be renewed for a third season the group wanted to turn the show from a half hour sitcom into an hour variety show where they wouldContinue reading “The end came to the Monkees”

It’s just the start of the week and it’s already National Cocktail Day And no, some of you may think, ‘Every day is National Cocktail Day in your house‘. I need to give my liver a break once in a while. Geez!

March 24, 1990 –Sinead O’Connor album I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got was No.1 on the UK and US album charts, on this date. The album was released in March of 1990, by April, the single Nothing Compares 2 U from the album went to #1 in America and many other countries, thrustingContinue reading “I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got topped the charts”

March 24, 1946 – The first cartoon to feature Sylvester the Cat, Life with Feathers, directed by Friz Freleng was released on this date. Carefully rendered background details are shown, as was the norm for cartoons of this era. Lace doilies, wallpaper, baseboards, a radio, even the cookbook, are all drawn as these objects appearedContinue reading “Sylvester’s big break”

March 24, 1999 –The Blue Pill or the Red Pill ??? The Wachowskis mega-hit science fiction classic, The Matrix, starring Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving, and Joe Pantoliano opened in Los Angeles, on this date. The Wachowskis harbored their vision for five and a half years, working through fourteen drafts of theContinue reading “The Matrix premiered”