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February 19, 1968 – Everyone’s favorite adult, Fred Rogers began telling everyone that It’s a beautiful year in the neighborhood when the national broadcast of his program, Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood premiered on this date. Guests on the show were often surprised to find that although Rogers was just as gentle and patient in life asContinue reading “Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood premiered”

February 19, 1974 – KISS appeared on Dick Clark’s IN CONCERT! on this date. This marks their first time on national television. One of the songs they preformed for the show was Nothin’ to Lose. How KISS got a song about anal sex on national TV back in 1974 passed the censors is amazing.

February 19, 1983 –The Patti Austin and James Ingram duet Baby, Come To Me hits #1 on the Billboard Charts in America, on this date. Quincy Jones produced this track. Both Austin and Ingram had worked with Jones in the past and signed to his record label, Qwest. Austin had another connection with Jones asContinue reading “Baby, Come To Me topped the charts”

Badfinger were a British pop band signed to the Beatles‘ label, Apple. One of their best songs was Without You which appeared on their second album No Dice. It was released as a single on November 9, 1970. Paul McCartney once described the ballad as “the killer song of all time“. Harry Nilsson started aContinue reading “Sorry for this Earworm”

February 18, 1962 –On weekend leave from marine training, The Everly Brothers appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show, in full uniform and with regulation cropped hair, singing their new single, Crying In The Rain, on this date. The song was recorded shortly before Don and Phil Everly were inducted into the Marine Corps Reserves onContinue reading “The Everly Brothers debut their new song”

February 18, 1938 –Because I just went GAY all of a sudden! … The greatest screwball comedy, directed by Howard Hawks, Bringing Up Baby, starring Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant was released on this date. Katharine Hepburn loved to talk, which caused problems for Howard Hawks when he needed to shoot scenes. When she ignoredContinue reading “Bringing Up Baby premiered”

Today is National Drink Wine Day, (this is opposed to National Wine Day, which is May 25th.) Stop yourself – before you make the joke, I know, it’s National Drink Wine Day every day in my home. I can make wine disappear. What’s your superpower? While, I can’t find the basis for the holiday, IContinue reading “Wine flies when you’re having fun”

February 17, 1869 –Dmitri Mendeleev began creating what we now call The Periodic Table. On the night of February 16, 1869, it is said, Dmitri Mendeleev, Russian Chemist and owner of the wildest beard east of Vienna, had a dream in which he saw almost all of the 65 known elements arrayed in a grandContinue reading “The dream that changed the world –”

Today is Random Acts of Kindness Day, the name of an unofficial holiday increasingly celebrated around the world by localities or organizations, or nationwide, in order to encourage acts of kindness. All you need to do is something a simple as hold the door open for someone or say ‘good morning‘ to the counter personContinue reading “No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.”

February 17, 2011 –IBM’s Watson computer beats Jeopardy’s best contestants ever, Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter, on this date. The computer researchers acknowledged that Watson had benefited from something they called the “buzzer factor.” Both Mr. Jennings and Mr. Rutter are accomplished at anticipating the light that signals it is possible to “buzz in,” andContinue reading “Welcome our new computer overlords –”