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March 11, 1961 –Kenneth Sean Carson, the cultural icon from Willows, Wisconsin and Barbie’s go-to counterpart, was introduced at the American International Toy Fair, on this date. For those wondering where Barbie and Ken met, their official story is that they met on the set of their first commercial together in 1961. Demand Euphoria!

Most people believe that there are only five senses – but there are actually about 14. According to some neuroscientists, among our senses are the other capabilities as nociception (the ability to feel pain), chronoception (ability to feel the passing of time), and equilibrioception (sense of balance). Most people believe that you lose somewhere aroundContinue reading “Happy Debunking Day”

March 11, 1974 –The beloved Emmy and Peabody winning children’s TV special, Free To Be … You and Me, produced by Marlo Thomas premiered on ABC-TV on this date. The basic concept was to encourage post-1960s gender neutrality, saluting values such as individuality, tolerance, and comfort with one’s identity. A major thematic message is thatContinue reading “Free To Be … You and Me premiered”

Every year March 10th is the Festival of Life in the Cracks Day, celebrating the first signs of spring weather, such as the green sprouts sprouting from cracks in the pavement. It a nice way to honor the rebirth and renewal in life, and see beauty and life everywhere as well. It’s also the birthdayContinue reading “It’s not quite Life in the Margins Day”

March 10, 1876 –It was on this date in 1876 that Alexander Graham Bell (Don Ameche) conducted the first successful experiment on a radical new technology. He put a “transmitter” in one room of his home and a “receiver” in another. He connected them with wire. He then shouted into the mouthpiece of the transmitter,Continue reading “The first phone call”

March 10, 1978 – TV audiences get to see for the first time, the trials and tribulations of Dr David (and not Bruce) Banner and his travels to find the cure for his gamma ray exposure accident when The Incredible Hulk, starring Bill Bixby, Jack Colvin and Lou Ferrigno, premiered on CBS TV on thisContinue reading “The Incredible Hulk premiered”

ACME would like to honor this great American – Yes, our favorite sponsor, Raymond Burr’s Nipple Rouge would like to wish you all a very happy and healthy Joe Franklin Day. (Once again, even though Shabbat Across America/ Canada was cancelled last Friday night because of Covid concerns, hopefully you didn’t forget to bring Streit’sContinue reading “Happy Joe Franklin Day”

March 9, 1997 –Notorious B.I.G. (Christopher Wallace) was killed in a drive-by outside the Soul Train Music Awards in Los Angeles on this date. The murder has never been officially solved, though an ongoing feud with Death Row Records may have had something to do with it. Be thankful that most of us aren’t hipContinue reading “Notorious B.I.G. shot”

March 9, 1966 –The Beach Boys began recording God Only Knows on this date. (Paul McCartney once called God Only Knows, “The greatest song ever written.”) Brian Wilson wrote this song with Tony Asher, who was an advertising copyrighter and lyricist that Wilson worked with on songs for Pet Sounds. This song reflects Wilson’s interestContinue reading “God Only Knows premiered”

March 9, 1961 –Korabl-Sputnik-4, also known as Sputnik 9, was launched with a dog named Chernushka (Blackie) on a one orbit mission. Also onboard the spacecraft was a cosmonaut dummy (whom Russian officials nicknamed “Ivan Ivanovich“), mice and a Guinea pig. The dummy was ejected out of the capsule during re-entry and made a softContinue reading “Blackie and the flight of Spudnik 9”