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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”

March 29, 1979 –The group, Supertramp release their sixth album Breakfast in America on this date, which goes on to sell six million copies in the U.S. and win two Grammy Awards. Like the Lennon/McCartney partnership, most of Supertramp’s songs are credited to their lead singers Roger Hodgson and Rick Davies, although in many casesContinue reading “Breakfast in America released”

March 29, 1978 –After 11 seasons, CBS aired the last episode of The Carol Burnett Show on this date. The show won 25 Emmy Awards during it’s run. The Carol Burnett Show was one of the longest-running variety shows in television history; its conclusion marked the closing of another chapter in television as Burnett wasContinue reading “The last episode of The Carol Burnett Show”

March 28, 1942 –Another fine Looney Tunes cartoon , The Wabbit Who Came to Supper, was released on this date. As Bugs steps out of the bathtub and readjusts his towel (at appx 3:00 in), the white tub in the gap between his legs creates the illusion that he is exposing himself. Try not toContinue reading “Don’t forget about Uncle Louie”

March 28, 1979 –The Unit 2 nuclear power plant (a pressurized water reactor manufactured by Babcock and Wilcox) on the Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania near Harrisburg suffered a partial core meltdown on this date. The Three Mile Island accident was the worst accident in American commercial nuclear power generatingContinue reading “The Three Mile Island Accident”

March 28, 1999 – We get to find out how Philip J Fry came to work for his great (×30) grandnephew and great (×31) grandson, Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth when Futurama premiered on the Fox Network. According to Matt Groening, viewers were able to decipher the alien language that is sometimes seen in the backgroundContinue reading “Futurama premiered”

As you know, I’m a Gin man, through and through but I would have a difficult time deciding whether or not to celebrate International Whisk(e)y Day today or World Whisky Day on May 21. International Whisk(e)y Day uses the parenthesis to indicate support of Scottish, Canadian, and Japanese whiskies (no e) as well as IrishContinue reading “Happy International Whisk(e)y Day”