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March 15, 44 BC –Julius Caesar, already warned to be wary on this the Ides of March by the astrologer Spurinna, was assassinated with pointy knives by a group of Senators, including Brutus and Cassius, at the Pompey theater. They were angry at him because he had crossed the Rubicon. Later Marc Antony borrowed everyone’sContinue reading “Today’s lesson: Avoid wearing skirts in mid March”

March 15, 1977 – Everybody was first welcomed to The Regal Beagle when Three’s Company, starring John Ritter, Joyce DeWitt, and Suzanne Somers, premiered on this date. John Ritter is the only cast member to appear in every episode.

March 15, 1985 –The 1948 film Sitting Pretty, starring Clifton Webb, was adapted in the TV sitcom, Mr. Belvedere, starring, Christopher Hewett, Bob Uecker, and Ilene Graff, premiered on ABC TV, on this date. The series was the fourth attempt to adapt the 1947 novel Belvedere by Gwen Davenport and subsequent film series for television.Continue reading “Mr. Belvedere premiered”

March 14, 1981 –Roxy Music had their only U.K. No. 1 single with their version of John Lennon’s Jealous Guy, on this date. Roxy Music recorded this as a tribute to Lennon, who was murdered on December 8, 1980. Bryan Ferry performs the whistling solo on the Roxy Music version. The Roxy frontman’s whistling prowessContinue reading “Roxy Music’s Jealous Guy topped the charts”

Today is Pi Day! Pi Day was founded by Physicist Larry Shaw in 1988. Pi Day is celebrated by math enthusiasts ( read – lonely shut-ins) around the world on March 14th. π was first used as a mathematical symbol in 1706 by William Jones. Albert Einstein’s parents conveniently arranged for him to be bornContinue reading “Love is like Pi: natural, irrational, and very important”

March 14, 1969 –The Star Trek episode All Our Yesterdays first aired on this date. This is the penultimate episode of the original Star Trek series. In it, Kirk, Spock, and McCoy are trapped on a planet which will soon be destroyed in a supernova When first arriving on the planet Sarpeidon and meeting MrContinue reading “All Our Yesterdays premiered”

March 14, 1968 –The final episode of Batman, Minerva, Mayhem and Millionaires, starring Adam West and Burt Ward aired on the ABC TV on this date. This was the season finale of the Batman series. However it was not the last time we would see the caped crusaders. Adam West appeared in full costume andContinue reading “The finale of Batman aired”

March 14, 1957 – A television adaption for Playhouse 90 of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s unfinished last novel The Last Tycoon, (one of the 152 live TV dramas John Frankenheimer directed between 1952 and 1960) starring Jack Palance, Keenan Wynn, Viveca Lindfors, and Peter Lorre premiered on this date. Fitzgerald’s unfinished Hollywood novel The Last TycoonContinue reading “Playhouse 90: The Last Tycoon premiered”

Today is National Napping Day, the holiday is observed the day following the return of daylight saving time. National Napping Day provides everyone with the opportunity to have a nap (by themselves or with a friend) and catch up on the hour of sleep they lost due to the spring forward time change. (Just don’tContinue reading “Dr’s orders”

March 13, 1979 – A spin-off from the Three’s Company series, The Ropers, starring Norman Fell and Audra Lindley premiered on ABC TV, on this date. When the network proposed the spin-off of Three’s Company, focusing on the Ropers, Audra Lindley was excited and wanted to go ahead, but Norman Fell wasn’t too keen onContinue reading “The Ropers premiered”