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Since 2007, ACME has been proud to recognize that every year from the 8th to the 12th of October, International Cephalopod Awareness Days come around to teach the world about Cephalopods! This event is all about celebrating and sharing how fascinating and incredible they are! Today is Octopus Day, celebrating all the eight-armed fellows. DemandContinue reading “Get you know your local Cephalopod”

October 8, 1980 –… And you may ask yourself, “Well, how did I get here?”… Today is the 42nd anniversary of Talking Heads‘ fourth studio Remain in Light was released on this date.

October 8, 1984 –The criticlly acclaimed TV movie The Burning Bed starring Farrah Fawcett, Paul Le Mat, and Richard Masur, premiered on NBC-TV on this date. Based on the true story of Francine Hughes, who was accused of murdering her husband on March 9, 1977 in Dansville, Michigan. She was found not guilty by reasonContinue reading “The Burning Bed premiered”

October 8, 1972 –Richard Boone starred in the TV series Hec Ramsey, about a gunfighter intrigued with new methods of criminology at the turn of the previous century, which premiered on this date. In the fall of 1972, NBC moved its successful Wednesday night Mystery Movie series consisting of Columbo, McCloud, and McMillan and WifeContinue reading “Hec Ramsey premiered”

October 7, 1979 –Factory Records released Transmission, the debut single (the 7″ disc version) by seminal post-punk band Joy Division, on this date. In May 2007, NME magazine placed Transmission at No.20 in its list of the 50 “Greatest Indie Anthems Ever“, one place below their third single Love Will Tear Us Apart .

October 7, 1959 – … There is no dark side of the moon really. Matter of fact it’s all dark. The dark far side of the Moon was photographed for the first time and pictures relayed back to Earth by Russia’s Luna 3 spacecraft. After passing the Moon, the Luna 3 looked back from aContinue reading “… the sun is eclipsed by the moon”

October 7, 1952 – A little TV show called American Bandstand premiered on this date, 70 years ago. It premiered locally as a live show, Bandstand, on Philadelphia television station WFIL-TV (Channel 6, now WPVI-TV) on this date in Studio ‘B‘, which was located in their just-completed addition to the original 1947 building (4548 MarketContinue reading “American Bandstand premiered”

October 7, 1960 – Route 66 premiered on this date. Three future movie stars nearly became regulars on this series. When the show was first getting off the ground, a young unknown named Robert Redford auditioned for the role of Tod Stiles, but was beaten out by Martin Milner. When George Maharis left the showContinue reading “Route 66 premiered”

October 7, 1950 –The character of Granny appeared for the first time in a Looney Tunes Cartoon when Canary Row, directed by Friz Freleng and starring Sylvester and Tweety, premiered on this date. Mel Blanc’s voice for Tweety, except when singing, was edited to an extra higher pitch than usual for this cartoon, but wouldContinue reading “Canary Row premiered”

0ctober 6, 1966 –The Star Trek episode The Enemy Within, first ared on this date. In it, a transporter mishap divides Captain Kirk into two versions of himself, one good and one evil, but neither is able to function separately for long. The episode marks the first use of the line, “He’s dead, Jim.”