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Today is also the non-denominational Feast of St. Stupid’s day. here is the history of St. Stupid, directly from the font of all knowledge – Wikipedia: … According to legend, St. Stupid was the son of a codpiece. It is also told that he had not one mother, but thousands. Wherever a country lass wasContinue reading “A message from The First Church Last Laugh”

April 1, 1978 – Tonight was the last time you could play the original version of the game, ‘Hi Bob‘ because the final episode of The Bob Newhart Show aired on this date. Over the course of the series, the phrase, “Hi, Bob” was said 256 times. Howard Borden (Bill Daily) said it a totalContinue reading “The Bob Newhart Show’s final episode”

March 31, 1889 –French engineer Gustave Eiffel unfurled the French tricolor from atop the Eiffel Tower, officially marking its completion on this date, but its history dates back to Gallic times. Documents that have been carbon-dated to roughly 200 B.C. indicate that King Catatonix of the Hellatians decreed, for no apparent reason, the construction ofContinue reading “50,000 Frenchmen can’t be wrong”

Crayola Crayons have been around for 119 years. The Crayola brand was born in 1903 when cousins Edwin Binney and C. Harold Smith released the their first crayon box with its eight-count box that was sold for only a nickel. March 31 marks National Crayon Day. The average child will go through hundreds of crayonsContinue reading “Happy National Crayon Day”

March 31, 1994 –Madonna appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman on this date. She dropped the f-bomb more than a dozen times, exchanged less- than-friendly barbs with Dave and then stubbornly refused to leave the set. This made the episode the most censored in American network television talk-show history; it also resulted inContinue reading “Madonna’s appearance on the David Letterman Show”

March 31, 1987 –20 minutes into the future, US network television’s very first cyberpunk series, Max Headroom premiered on ABC-TV, on this date. According to the first episode, the name “Max Headroom” came about when Edison Carter was fleeing from security guards on a motorcycle, and he ran into a parking garage exit gate labeledContinue reading “Max Headroom premiered”

March 30, 1967 –The Beatles visited Michael Cooper’s London photographic studio on this date and shot the most iconic album cover ever created. The cover of Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band was designed by Peter Blake and put together by Peter Blake and Jann Haworth, who painstakingly combed through hundreds of photos for monthsContinue reading “Work on the Sgt. Pepper album cover began”

Little Red Wagon Day, celebrated annually on the last Wednesday of March, honors the original little red wagon. This day celebrates the power of imagination on wheels as children of all ages take flight with their little red wagons. Demand Euphoria!

March 30, 1966 –Barbra Streisand’s second television special, Color Me Barbra aired on CBS-TV, on this date. The concert was one of the first to be filmed in color. The technology was so new that when two of the three cameras broke immediately prior to the show, there were no parts available to repair them.

March 29, 1943 –I like being a foreigner. For me, to live in California is very pleasant – I’m more comfortable not feeling a part of everything, not feeling responsible for the government or the roads or the health system. Eric Idle, comedian and composer, made his first public appearance at Harton Hospital, South Shields,Continue reading “Eric Idle”