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September 5, 2006 –Katie Couric made her first appearance as anchor on CBS Evening News. Her introduction normally would have been read by an announcer, but in this case, viewers heard the voice of CBS News legend Walter Cronkite make the introduction.

Today is National Cheese Pizza Day. While you do not have to don tight fitting polyester pants and strut down 86th Street in Bensonhurst to celebrate, please remember that you have to fold your pizza in half to eat it, and for god’s sake, don’t use a fork and a knife.

Today is the start of the 2024-25 school year for the more than 1.1 million NYC public school students (and their teachers.) There are appx 294 days until the next summer vacation (about 180 days of classes or 42 weeks) and you know every student is counting every single day until then.

September 4, 1971 –Paul and Linda McCartney single from the album, Ram, Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey went to No.1 on the Billboard charts on this date. This was the first No. 1 single by a Beatle after the group’s break-up. Linda McCartney is credited as a co-writer on this song with Paul. She sang background andContinue reading “Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey topped the charts”

September 4, 1970 –The Rolling Stones release their second live concert album Get Yer Ya-Ya’s Out!: The Rolling Stones in Concert, on this date. It was recorded in New York City and Baltimore in November 1969. The album is often considered by critics as one of the greatest live albums ever made.

September 4, 1936 – The George Stevens’ helmed the sixth Astaire and Rogers film, Swing Time, co-starring Helen Broderick, Victor Moore, Betty Furness, and Eric Blore, went into limited release in the US on this date. Fred Astaire always insisted that his dance routines be filmed in one continuous camera shot, showing the dancer(s) fromContinue reading “Swing Time opened”

September 4, 1951 –The first national live television broadcast in the U.S. took place when President Harry Truman’s speech at the Japanese Peace Treaty Conference in San Francisco, California was transmitted to broadcast stations in local markets across the country. It has been estimated that more than 40 million people saw the president open theContinue reading “Truman’s first live TV broadcast”

September 4, 1886 –Geronimo was a prominent Native American leader of the Chiricahua Apache who warred against the encroachment of the United States on his tribal lands and people for over 25 years.  While outnumbered, Geronimo fought against both Mexican and United States troops and became famous for his daring exploits and numerous escapes fromContinue reading “I’m sure your teachers never brought this up”

Life is short, eat dessert first Happy Eat an Extra Dessert Day.

September 3, 1983 –One of the songs that defined MTV in the 80s, Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) by the Eurythmics, gave them their only US chart topper. In 1978, Squeeze had a UK hit with Take Me I’m Yours, which features the line “Dreams are made of this” in the chorus. Marilyn MansonContinue reading “… Who am I to disagree …”