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August 24, 1981 –Rolling Stones Records released the 16th British and 18th American studio album by The Rolling Stones, Tattoo You, on this date. The Rolling Stones were getting ready for a contractual world tour and the band was barely speaking to one another by late 1980. To promote their worldwide American Tour 1981/European TourContinue reading “Tattoo You dropped”

August 24, 2006 –The planet Pluto was reclassified as a “dwarf planet” by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) on this date. Pluto’s status was changed due to the IAU’s new rules for an object qualifying as a planet. The other planets have been picking on Pluto ever since. (Damn you, Neil deGrasse Tyson!) And soContinue reading “Pluto gets downgraded”

August 24, 1979 – NBC-TV introduced the girls of Eastland School, an all-girls boarding school in Peekskill, New York, to audiences when The Facts of Life premiered on this date. The pilot Rough Housing may have been the very first children’s program on network television to discuss gender confusion and sexual identity crises among youth;Continue reading “You take the good, you take the bad…”

August 24, 1966 –One of the quintessential films of the 60s, Alfie, opened in the US on this date. Several well-known actors (including Richard Harris, Laurence Harvey, James Booth, and Anthony Newley) turned down the title role, due to the then taboo subject matter of abortion. Despite having played Alfie on Broadway, Terence Stamp categoricallyContinue reading “Alfie premiered”

August 23, 1968 –The Youth International Party designated Pigasus as their choice of candidate for U.S. President on this date. The boar hog was introduced at a press conference outside the Chicago Civic Center, with the slogan “They nominate a President and he eats the people. We nominate a President and the people eat him.“Continue reading “Back when candidates were US Prime”

August 23, 1985 –Atlantic Releasing Corp releases the comedy film Teen Wolf, directed by Rod Daniel and starred Michael J. Fox, on this date. Scott Howard’s (Michael J. Fox’s) house was located on the same block as 1955 George McFly’s and 1955 Lorraine Baines‘ houses from Back to the Future.

August 23, 1959 –Charlie Brown’s sister Sally was born on May 26, 1959, with Charlie Brown receiving a telephone call from the hospital and dashing out of the house yelling that he had a new baby sister. Although much talked about, and the cause for a celebration that included Charlie Brown passing out chocolate cigars,Continue reading “Sally Brown’s first appearance”

August 23, 1969 –The Rolling Stones hit, Honky Tonk Women reached number one on the pop-singles charts on this date. The single was given away to all the fans who helped clean up after The Stones free concert in Hyde Park on July 5, 1969. This was the first concert Mick Taylor played with theContinue reading “Honky Tonk Women topped the charts”

August 23, 1998 – We got to hang out with Eric Forman and his friends and family in our huckapoo shirts and polyster pants, when That 70s Show, starring Topher Grace, Mila Kunis, Ashton Kutcher, Danny Masterson, Laura Prepon, Wilmer Valderrama, Debra Jo Rupp, and Kurtwood Smith, debuted on FOX on this date. The episodeContinue reading “That 70s Show premiered”

August 22, 1970 –Bread’s single Make It With You from their album, On the Waters, went to No. 1 on the Billboard Charts on this date. Released on their second album, this was the first hit for Bread, although David Gates had some previous success as a songwriter, including the #3 hit on the USContinue reading “Make It With You topped the charts”