The Beatles appear live around the world

June 25, 1967 –The first live, international, satellite television production, Our World, was broadcast on this date. Among the featured performers were opera singer Maria Callas, artist Pablo Picasso and a small English skiffle group called The Beatles. (If you can’t wait, The Beatles appear about 1 hour and 18 minutes into the program.) WhenContinue reading “The Beatles appear live around the world”

That’s the nice fat opera singer …

June 25, 1949 – One of Chuck Jones famous Bugs Bunny opera parodies, Long Haired Hare, premiered on this date. Giovanni Jones’ singing voice remained uncredited and unknown for many years. It was since revealed to have been provided by opera singer Nicolai Shutorov. Mel Blanc voices Jones when, after getting stuck in a tubaContinue reading “That’s the nice fat opera singer …”

Color TV first started

June 25, 1951 –The first commercial color telecast took place as CBS transmitted a one-hour special, called Premiere, from New York to four other cities, (including: Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington D.C.,)on this date. Appearing on the debut show were Arthur Godfrey, Faye Emerson, Sam Levenson, Ed Sullivan, Gary Moore, Robert Alda, Isabel Bigley, BilContinue reading “Color TV first started”

It’s almost the most wonderful time of the year

Happy LEON day bunkies! LEON is NOEL spelled backwards. Christmas is but a mere six months away. Kids, now that some of you are out of school and are once again allowed to freely roam in polite society, you had better take a quick check of the whole naughty/ nice thing and see how youContinue reading “It’s almost the most wonderful time of the year”

Twilight Zone: The Movie premiered

June 24, 1983 –Warner Bros. releases the sci-fi film Twilight Zone: The Movie, directed by Joe Dante, John Landis, George Miller, and Steven Spielberg and starring Dan Aykroyd, Albert Brooks, Vic Morrow, Scatman Crothers, Kathleen Quinlan, John Lithgow, and Burgess Meredith in U.S. theaters on this date. The film remakes three classic episodes of theContinue reading “Twilight Zone: The Movie premiered”