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May 25, 1999 – The final episode of Home Improvement, The Long And Winding Road aired on ABC-TV on this date. The name Binford in Binford Tools, the company that sponsors the Tool Time show, comes from a family’s last name that one of the producers has befriended.

May 25, 1961 –President John F. Kennedy proposed to Congress on this date, a goal for the U.S., “before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the earth.“ The USSR had become the first country to send a man into space the month before, and CongressContinue reading “… not because they are easy, but because they are hard …”

May 25, 1977 –In a time long ago and in a galaxy far, far away, George Lucas began legally printing money with the release of the first Star Wars movie, which for reasons only know to George was titled – Stars Wars IV: A New Hope. George realized that he did not have enough moneyContinue reading “A bunch of Star Wars films premiered on this date”

Today is Towel Day. Remember a towel is “about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitch hiker can have.” Towel Day is celebrated every May 25th as a tribute by fans of the late author Douglas Adams. On this day, fans carry a towel with them to demonstrate their love for the books andContinue reading “Never forget to pack your towel when you are traveling”

May 24, 1941 – Shabtai Zisel ben Avraham Zimmerman, a young boy from a small shtetl called Duluth, in the great state of Minnesota, don’t ya know, who has been a major figure in popular music for nearly six decades, was born on this date. Even Zigman and Anna’s grandson, Shabtai can still write aContinue reading “Happy Birthday Bob”

May 24, 1686 – Gabriel Fahrenheit was born on the date. Mr Fahrenheit did pioneering work in the field of temperature. It was his dream to develop a more sophisticated temperature measurement system than the accepted worldwide standard of his era, which consisted of only seven gradations: brr!, cold as hell, chilly, warm, hot, hotterContinue reading “How warm is it today?”

May 24, 1883 – The Brooklyn Bridge (originally the New York and Brooklyn Bridge), one of the oldest suspension bridges in the United States, stretches 5,989 feet (1825 m) over the East River connecting the New York City boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn opened for business today. On completion, it was the largest suspension bridgeContinue reading “The Brooklyn Bridge opened”

May 24, 1968 –The Rolling Stones released Jumping Jack Flash, in Britain, on this date. Bill Wyman wrote some of this song, but it was still credited only to Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, which Wyman was never happy about. He explained: “We got to the studio early once and… in fact I think itContinue reading “Jumping Jack Flash released”

(For those of you interested – I had my post-op visit with my surgeon. All went well. They removed the 14 staples from my surgical site, yes I counted. It wasn’t a walk in the park but I feel better that they’re gone. I’m walking a little more. Evey day is a little bit better.)Continue reading “An update from the ACME Broadcasting Company”

May 24, 1999 – The last episode of Mad About You, The Final Frontier aired on NBC on this date. (The re-boot of the series can be seen on Amazon TV.) While Paul Reiser had the same actors playing his parents for the entire run of the series, Helen Hunt’s Jamie had three pairs ofContinue reading “Mad About You finale”