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January 17, 1860 O.S. – (which means Julian calendar. We celebrate his birthday on the 29th of January N.S. – which means Gregorian calendar. So it not really his birthday today but he’s dead so I don’t think he really cares.) – Anton Chekhov was born in Taganrog, Russia. Tragically, a bureaucratic snafu at theContinue reading “Any idiot can face a crisis – it’s day to day living that wears you out.”

January 17, 1922 –Don’t try to be young. Just open your mind. Stay interested in stuff. There are so many things I won’t live long enough to find out about, but I’m still curious about them. You know people who are already saying, ‘I’m going to be 30 – oh, what am I going toContinue reading “Betty White”

January 17, 1893 –A group of American businessmen stole Hawaii on this date. Queen Liliuokalani, the monarch of Hawaii, was overthrown by a group of sugar plantation owners who wanted a more pro-American government. The coup took place with the tacit approval of the United States, though the new leader of Hawaii, Sanford Dole, refusedContinue reading “Another proud moment in America history –”

January 17, 1949 –American audiences finally got to see family that lived in Apt. 3B of 1030 East Tremont Avenue in the Bronx, after hearing them for years on the radio, when The Goldbergs premiered on CBS-TV on this date. Many episodes of The Goldbergs were recorded live, and others were only shown once andContinue reading “The Goldberg premiered”

January 16, 1969 – Soviet spacecraft Soyuz 4 and Soyuz 5 perform the first docking of manned spacecraft in orbit as well as the first-ever transfer of crew from one space vehicle to another. Yevgeny Khrunov became the first astronaut to transfer between linked capsules. It is the only time such a transfer will everContinue reading “The First Crew Exchange in Space”

January 16, 1988 –George Harrison hits #1 with Got My Mind Set On You, becoming the act with the longest time between #1 hits – it was 24 years since Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth). When George Harrison conceived the Cloud Nine album, he looked for a producer who could carry someContinue reading “Got My Mind Set On You”

January 15, 1971 –George Harrison unintentionally rewrites the song He’s So Fine and releases it as My Sweet Lord on this date. Bright Tunes Music, the owner of the publishing rights, sued Harrison because this sounded too much like the 1963 Chiffons hit He’s So Fine. The trial took place February 23-25, with various expertContinue reading “My Sweet Lord”

January 15 , 1892 –A little magazine in Springfield, Massachusetts, first published the rules for a brand new game that involved tossing a soccer ball into a high-mounted peach basket. This was, of course, the precursor of what is today known as “Peachbasket” or “Peach Socccer“. still as popular as ever in Springfield, Massachusetts. AndContinue reading “The creation of Peach Soccer”

January 14, 1956 –Little Richard released Tutti Frutti on this date, (to fully take advantage of the healing powers of Little Richard, much like Elvis – you must remove all your clothing (underwears optional) and dance around the house, continually touching your afflicted regions.) This song introduced Little Richard’s famous “Whooooo,” and also a bigContinue reading “Tutti Fruitti”

For those of you not following that new fangled Gregorian Calendar (and still keep stock with the Julian Calendar), it’s January First. Happy New Year Please feel free to call in sick today and explain to them that it’s Orthodox New Years Day in your religion (but remember that you used this excuse when MarchContinue reading “Happy New Year, again”