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September 18, 1932 –24-year-old starlet Peg Entwistle dove head first from the letter “H” of the HOLLYWOODLAND sign in Los Angeles. She is the first person to commit suicide at the landmark. Her body was discovered in the brush at the base of the hill two days later, and pronounced dead. When police examined herContinue reading “She finally made the grade”

On July 4, 1776, the American colonies told Britain to kiss their hairy American asses. This occurred during the Revolutionary War, during which the Redcoats were coming, a shot was heard ‘round the world‘ and Paul Revere could see the whites of their eyes and knew that their taxes were too high. The complexities ofContinue reading “Please stick through this, there’s a point”

September 17, 1965 – Artemus Gordon and the frequently bare-chested James T. West boarded their specially outfitted train for the first time when Wild, Wild, West premiered on ABC-TV on this date. Robert Conrad has stated that the very tight pants he wore on the show often split open during action scenes. This is especiallyContinue reading “Wild, Wild, West”

September 16, 1920 –A horse-drawn carriage loaded with dynamite exploded in front of the J.P. Morgan and Company headquarters at 23 Wall Street in New York’s financial district, on this date. 30 people were killed in the blast. More than 400 were injured. Although the crime was never solved, it was believed to have beenContinue reading “Anarchists ruin it for everybody”

September 16, 1972 – Everybody’s favorite therapist, before Frasier (see below) walked through his front door as The Bob Newhart Show premiered on CBS-TV on this date. When Bob Newhart read the premise for the proposed series, he insisted on two changes. First, he insisted that his character be changed from a psychiatrist to aContinue reading “Hi Bob!”

September 16, 1963 – The science-fiction anthology series The Outer Limits premiered on ABC-TV on this date. This series provides an example of a television network deliberately killing a popular series by moving it to an inappropriate slot on their schedule. This series was a big hit, especially among younger viewers. For the second season,Continue reading “The Outer Limits”

The Sahara Desert is neither the sandiest nor the largest. Only a quarter of the Sahara Desert is sandy. Most of this gargantuan desert is covered in gravel, although it also has its own mountain ranges and oases. Also, it isn’t the world’s largest desert, because Antarctica is the world’s largest desert. The Antarctic PolarContinue reading “This might surprise you”

September 15, 1885 – Circus showman P.T. Barnum’s prize elephant Jumbo was struck dead by a freight train in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada. It took 150 men to haul the carcass up an embankment, from whence it is taken to a taxidermist. The stuffed Jumbo became a featured attraction in Barnum’s circus. Afterwards, P.T. BarnumContinue reading “Goodbye Jumbo”

September 15, 1965 – Danger Will Robinson, danger. Dr. Smith is attempting to inappropriately stimulate your young pulsating bulbous nether region! The Robinson Family gets Lost in Space for the first time on CBS-TV on this date. The Robinsons’ robot was created by Robert Kinoshita, the same man who designed Robby the Robot for ForbiddenContinue reading “This was an incredibly busy day on TV :”

According to fashion arbiters from days gone by – you should not be wearing your straw hats any longer this season – In the early 20th Century, tradition held that a man switch from straw hats to felt ones on September 15th. If he wore “the taboo headgear” after that date, hooligans were free toContinue reading “It probably had to do with The Susquehanna Hat Co.”