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November 20, 1983 –An estimated 100 million people watched on this date, the controversial ABC-TV movie The Day After, which depicted the outbreak of nuclear holocaust in the United States. Twentieth Century Fox invited a group of scientists to preview this movie, to test their reactions to the “science” used in it. None of theContinue reading “The Day After: A Nation’s Nuclear Fears”

November 20, 1973 – The third Peanuts holiday special, A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving, premiered on CBS-TV on this date. Lucy has limited role in this special: she has her scene where she torments Charlie Brown by yanking away a football as the beleaguered hero attempts to kick it. But that opening scene is the onlyContinue reading “The Premiere of A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving”

It could just about feed the Caligari clan. I thought we were done with British supermarket chains – I forgot Tesco, one of the really big ones in England but relatively unknown here in the US unless you’re a fan of British sitcoms, then they’re ubiquitous. What would Christmas be without gingerbread? Well, Tesco imaginesContinue reading “That’s one large pie”

November 19, 1995 – The Beatles Anthology documentary series first aired in US on ABC-TV on this date. The entire series was shown over three nights that week The series was released simultaneously with an accompanying album and book. The three surviving Beatles had heard that original drummer Pete Best had fallen on hard timesContinue reading “Celebrating The Beatles Anthology Release Date”

Today is World Toilet Day. The day is all about celebrating toilets for everything they do for us – from taking away our waste to protecting our health, safety and dignity. Billions of people still don’t have a safe toilet. If you’re lucky enough have one, say thanks and give it some love!

Ooohhhh, I’m sorry the holiday we were looking for was … Thanksgiving – And you must pay the penalty! I guess even a multinational corporation wants to tug at your heart strings during the holidays – Disney released their annual holiday advert for their British audience. This was quite touching, in the way that DisneyContinue reading “Our new game show – Guess the holiday”

November 19, 1980 –In 1980, Brooke Shields was just 15 when she filmed a series of controversial Calvin Klein television commercials. ABC and CBS banned several of her Calvin Klein jean advertisement because of the highly suggestive question, “Do you know what comes between me and my Calvins? Nothing,” on this date.

November 19, 1992 –… is he fully bonded and licensed by the city? Linda Ronstadt appeared on the famous Mr. Plow episode of The Simpsons, where she appears in a commercial for Homer’s rival, Plow King (Barney Gumble).

November 19, 1863 – President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address on this date, four and a half months after the Union armies defeated those of the Confederacy at the Battle of Gettysburg. He gave it at the dedication of the Soldiers’ National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The speech remains an important part of AmericanContinue reading “Eight score and a year ago today”

November 19, 1959 –The first episode of Rocky and His Friends aired on this date. The first episode, Part One of the Jet Fuel Formula story arc, was recorded in February 1958. However, subsequent episodes were not recorded until February 1959, using a different soundtrack stock. This led to some notable changes in the performancesContinue reading “Jet Fuel Formula premiered”