April 9, 1974 – The 12th prime-time animated Peanuts TV special, It’s the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown!, debuted on CBS on this date. When the Peanuts characters arrive at the mall at Easter time, the mall is decorated for the December holiday season with banners that proclaim: Only 246 shopping days until Christmas.
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Bob Hope’s first TV appearance
April 9, 1950 –Bob Hope made his network TV debut on this date, hosting the Star-Spangled Review extravaganza, on NBC. Among the guest stars were Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Dinah Shore, Beatrice Lillie and Carl Reiner. Hope holds two entries in The Guinness Book of World Records. One is for having the distinction of being theContinue reading “Bob Hope’s first TV appearance”
O frabjous day!
Today is National Gin and Tonic Day Once again I will remind you gentle readers that I am not a spokesperson for Bombay Sapphire (yet), I find it is a waste to use it, given it’s delicate botanicals in a G and T; but hey, what do I know. International Gin and Tonic Day, forContinue reading “O frabjous day!”
Bunkies, remember – DON’T look directly at the sun
The eclipse begins at 2:10 Monday afternoon as the moon covers a small sliver of the sun. By 3:25 p.m., you’ll want to be outside looking up with your safety glasses on. That’s when nearly 90% of the sun will be covered, with only a slim crescent shining through. It all begins with a partialContinue reading “Bunkies, remember – DON’T look directly at the sun”
One Buddha – Many Birthdays
It may be the birthday of Siddhartha Gautama, (if you’re reading this in Japan and I’m sure I have many readers there) ACME would like to wish you Namo Amituofo – Otherwise, just calculate the first full moon day of the sixth month of the Buddhist lunar calendar, which would be the fourth month ofContinue reading “One Buddha – Many Birthdays”
The past is a different country
April 8, 1968 –The TV special Petula airs on NBC on this date. Most people would not remember this special except at one point in the show, host Petula Clark grabs hold of Harry Belafonte’s arm while they are singing a duet. As bizarre as this may seem, the show marked the first time aContinue reading “The past is a different country”
The finale of All in the Family
April 8, 1979 –The 204th and final episode of All in the Family, Too Good Edith, aired on this date. The series would come back in the fall in the less successful offering, Archie’s Place.
Toys In The Attic went on sale
April 8, 1975 –Aerosmith released their third album Toys In The Attic, on this date. The album is their most commercially successful studio LP in the US, selling over eight million copies.
We didn’t have to put on THAT dress for the first time
April 7, 1978 –The Police release Roxanne in the UK on this date. BBC Radio 1 refuses to play it, which tanks the song, but when the band tours America a year later it catches on in that country, becoming their first hit.
An important advancement in Television
April 7, 1927 –An audience in New York saw an image of Commerce Secretary Herbert Hoover in the first successful long-distance demonstration of television. Hoover’s image and voice were transmitted across telephone lines. Edna Mae Horner, an operator at the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company, assisted the transmission and became the first woman on television.Continue reading “An important advancement in Television”
