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June 5, 1964 –David Bowie’s first ever release was Liza Jane/Louie Louie Go Home on this date, under the name of Davie Jones with The King-Bees. Despite promoting the single on the television shows Juke Box Jury, Ready Steady Go! and The Beat Room, and receiving good radio coverage, the single sold poorly and theContinue reading “Liza Jane/Louie Louie Go Home was released”

June 5, 1956 –Elvis Presley appeared on Milton Berle’s TV show on this date. His undulating hip movements during the song Hound Dog cause quite a national controversy. (Once again kids – place one hand upon the screen and the other upon your ‘afflicted‘ region. Feel the healing powers of St. Elvis emanate throughout yourContinue reading “Elvis preformed Hound Dog”

Maybe you have something else to do today. Perhaps you should go do it. Today is Dead Duck Day, an annual event celebrated at the Natural History Museum in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. It’s the anniversary of the first known observation of homosexual necrophilia in the mallard duck. Now that you know, you may go aboutContinue reading “Yes, this is really celebrated today”

June 4, 1989 –Today is the 33rd anniversary of what became known as the “June Fourth Incident” in China. Tiananmen Square protests were ended in the typical manner of a totalitarian regime – with the People’s Liberation Army soldiers and tanks, massacring the people they are supposed to serve. Amnesty International estimated anywhere from 1,000Continue reading “The June Fourth Incident”

June 4, 1984 –Bruce Springsteen released Born in the USA on this date. This is one of the most misinterpreted songs ever. Most people thought it was a patriotic song about American pride, when it actually cast a shameful eye on how America treated its Vietnam veterans. Springsteen considers it one of his best songs,Continue reading “Born in the USA was released”

The Freemasons were officially founded in London on June 4, 1717. The Freemasons are not a secret society of assassins. They do not have Cesar Borgia’s head preserved in an urn filled with grappa. They were not responsible for the French Revolution. They did not kidnap Anastasia Romanov. They are not in control of theContinue reading “The Freemason official ‘get together’”

June 4, 1963 –The Nutty Professor, arguably Jerry Lewis‘ best directorial effort, was released on this date. According to one of the trailers for this film, “We don’t care if you blab about the beginning of this picture; nor do we care if you give away the ending; but we do care if you revealContinue reading “The Nutty Professor premiered”

June 3, 1965 –The first American astronaut to make a spacewalk was Major Edward White II, when he spent 20 minutes outside the Gemini 4 capsule during Earth orbit at an altitude of 120 miles. A tether and 25 foot airline were wrapped in gold tape to form a single,thick cord. He used a hand-heldContinue reading “The first US spacewalk”

June 3, 1967 –Aretha Franklin’s cover of the Otis Reading song Respect hits #1 in America, one this date. Franklin’s cover is by far the best-known version, but this was an important song for Otis Redding. It was just his second Top 40 hit, following I’ve Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now), andContinue reading “Respect hits No. 1”

Today is National Donut Day. The holiday began as a fundraiser for the Salvation Army in 1938. It is celebrated annually on the first Friday of June, and honors all the female volunteers who served donuts to soldiers behind the front lines during World War I. To celebrate Donut Day 2022, a few donut shopsContinue reading “Life is short; eat more doughnuts.”