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October 12, 1810 – The first Oktoberfest began on this date as a festival celebrating the marriage of Princess Therese von Sachsen-Hildburghausen and Prince Louis of Bavaria (later King Ludwig I) in Munich, Germany. The festival was such a success, the locals decided to hold it annually. (a great little known fact – Albert Einstein,Continue reading “Ein Prost!”

October 12, 1960 –Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev disrupted a U.N. General Assembly session by pounding his desk with a shoe during a dispute on this date. This resulted in the popular stereotype of the Soviet Dictator who pounds his desk with his shoe. In fact, many Soviet Dictators did not pound their desks with theirContinue reading “A unique use of foot apparel”

October 12, 1966 –Sammy Davis, Jr. makes a cameo appearance on the ABC-TV series Batman – The Clock King’s Crazy Crimes, during one of their legendary Batclimbs, on this date.

October 12, 1968 –Cheap Thrills, the second studio album by Big Brother and the Holding Company, reached number one on the charts for eight nonconsecutive weeks on this date. It was their last album with Janis Joplin as lead singer before she started a solo career.

October 12, 1996 – Though they’ve refused to release it on video for 27 years, largely due to dissatisfaction over their own performance, The Rolling Stones finally release their landmark 1968 all-star BBC television special, The Rolling Stones’ Rock And Roll Circus, on this date. Filmed at a studio in Wembley using an unusual hybridContinue reading “The Rolling Stones’ Rock And Roll Circus premiered”

October 12, 1950 –One of the first comedy series to make the successful transition from radio to television The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show, premiered on CBS-TV on this date. Gracie Allen wanted to retire from show business in the 1940s and was reluctant to branch out into television, but husband George Burns convincedContinue reading “The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show premiered”

October 11, 1991 –One of the comedian Redd Foxx and the cast of The Royal Family were in the midst of practicing. “They were rehearsing on the set and clowning around, and Redd was sort of breaking people up when he collapsed,” said Rachel McCallister, a spokesperson for the show, in an interview with theContinue reading “Redd Foxx”

October 11, 1961 –Leonard ‘Chico‘ Marx, the oldest of the Marx Brothers, died on this date. Chico was a compulsive womanizer and had a lifelong gambling habit. His addiction cost him millions of dollars by his own account. His brother, Gummo Marx, in an interview years after Chico’s death, said, “Chico’s favorite people were actorsContinue reading “Chico Marx”

October 11, 1984 –Kathryn D. Sullivan became the first American woman to walk in space on this date. During her three-hour extra-vehicular activity (EVA), Sullivan tested NASA’s Orbital Refueling System (ORS) to determine the feasibility of fueling satellites in orbit. Sullivan was joined aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger by Sally Ride, the first American womanContinue reading “Kathryn D. Sullivan”

It’s World Egg Day! So yes, let’s all celebrate the incredible edible egg Egg prices are high but still low compared to the high prices earlier this decade, (You’re welcome.) I have spoken to the Egg Board about that situation. Demand Euphoria!