Author Archives: dcaligari

June 27, 1949 –Guardian of the Safety of the World, private citizen-scientist Captain Video and his Video Rangers, premiered on the Dumont Network on this date. Captain Video was an agent of, and worked for, the Solar Council of the Interplanetary Alliance.

June 26, 1987 –The truly silly yet likeable Mel Brooks film, Spaceballs, starring Mel Brooks, John Candy, Rick Moranis, Bill Pullman, Daphne Zuniga, Dick Van Patten, and Joan Rivers went into general release on this date. The Millennium Falcon from the Star Wars saga makes a cameo appearance in this movie. Take a close lookContinue reading “Spaceballs opened”

June 26, 1964 –The Beatles third studio album, A Hard Day’s Night was first released in the United States by United Artists Records on this date and on July 10, 1964 in the UK by Parlophone. In contrast to the band’s first two albums, all thirteen tracks were written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney,Continue reading “A Hard Day’s Night went on sale”

June 26, 1965 –The Byrds went to No.1 on the US singles chart with their version of Bob Dylan’s Mr Tambourine Man. (Only Roger McGuinn from the band played on the song, the drummer Hal Blaine who played on the track also played on Bridge Over Troubled Water.) This song changed the face of rockContinue reading “Mr Tambourine Man topped the charts, (but not for Dylan)”

June 26, 1925 –Charlie Chaplin’s classic comedy, The Gold Rush, opened at Grauman’s Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood, on this date. Location filming proved problematic, so Charles Chaplin shot the entire film on the backlot and stages of his Hollywood studio, including an elaborate reconstruction of the Klondike. His leisurely approach to film-making – and multipleContinue reading “Gold Rush premiered”

The Cyclone roller coaster opened on this date in 1927. The roller coaster opened in Coney Island and is still available to induce vomiting today, (it’s great to know that the ride is still open). It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991 and was made an historic New York CityContinue reading “We started to have to keep our hands in the car at all times”

It may not seem possible, But for about 1.1 million students (and their exhausted families) the 2023/ 2024 school year is finally over. (Enjoy what you can of summer – the 2024/ 2025 school year is scheduled to begin 71 days from today, on September 5, 2024. But who knows?)

June 26, 1956 –Chris Isaak, actor and singer was born on this date. With 13 studio albums, he’s been called the Roy Orbison of the 90s and is often also compared to Elvis Presley, Ricky Nelson, and Duane Eddy.

5,478 days ago, Olivia graduated kindergarten, 2,924 days ago, Olivia graduated middle school, After a very long, strange trip, Olivia graduates High School four years ago today – And so it goes

June 25, 1967 –The first live, international, satellite television production, Our World, was broadcast on this date. Among the featured performers were opera singer Maria Callas, artist Pablo Picasso and a small English skiffle group called The Beatles. (If you can’t wait, The Beatles appear about 1 hour and 18 minutes into the program.) WhenContinue reading “The Beatles appear live around the world”