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May 1, 1983 – Viewers had the pleasure of watching aliens unhinge their jaws and swallow mice when V (the miniseries), starring Marc Singer, Faye Grant, Jane Badler, Michael Durrell, Peter Nelson, and David Packer, premiered on NBC TV on this date. The series was intended as a literal retelling of the Nazi takeover ofContinue reading “The series V premiered”

May 1, 1931 – The Empire State Building in New York City was dedicated by President Hoover from the White House in Washington DC where he pressed a button that switched on the lights. The 102 story skyscraper, at the corner of Fifth Avenue and 34th Street in New York City, was the first higherContinue reading “THIS was the 8th Wonder of the World”

The month of May is named after Maia, a Greek goddess and mother of Hermes. Shockingly, May is the fifth month of the year in both the Gregorian and Julian calendars Apparently, May is also a very bad month to get married… due to Mary Queen of Scots‘ unfortunate history, and the fact that sheContinue reading “May is the gateway to summer.”

April 30, 1966 –The Young Rascals‘ single Good Lovin‘ went to No. 1 on the U.S. Billboardsingles chart, on this date. According to Rolling Stone magazine, The Young Rascals were surprised by the success of this track. Felix Cavaliere admitted, “We weren’t too pleased with our performance. It was a shock to us when itContinue reading “The Young Rascals’ Good Lovin topped the charts”

April 30, 1938 – Bugs Bunny first appeared, so to speak, in the cartoon short Porky’s Hare Hunt, released on this date. This short was co-directed by Cal Dalton and Ben Hardaway. The cartoon had an almost identical theme to a 1937 cartoon, Porky’s Duck Hunt, directed by Tex Avery and introducing Daffy Duck. FollowingContinue reading “A very early appearance of Bugs”

April 30, 1975 –Detectives David Starsky and Kenneth ‘Hutch‘ Hutchinson, began to patrol the streets of Bay City (Los Angeles), when Starsky and Hutch debuted on ABC TV on this date. Even though the US broadcasts claims that it’s not Los Angeles but “Bay City“, the very first street sign they stop in front ofContinue reading “The pilot for Starsky and Hutch premiered”

April 30, 1952 –Mr. Potato Head® became the first toy to be advertised on television on this date. Over one million kits were sold in the first year. Mrs. Horned Melon or Mr. Cherimoya didn’t sell so well.

Today is the feast of St. Catherine of Siena, the co-patron saint of Italy. The Renaissance was tough on women, Catherine’s older sister and younger sisters died in 1463 (she had 22 other siblings, although, at that point, who could tell who was alive or died or the neighbor’s cat.) Catherine’s father did what anyContinue reading “Nothing great is ever achieved without much enduring”

April 29, 1964 – The Toho Studios released their first cross-over monster movie Mosura tai Gojira (Godzilla vs. the Thing (Mothra)) in Japan on this date. This is the first Godzilla film without newly-shot American footage added for the American release. 1964 was the only year when Toho released two Godzilla movies in the sameContinue reading “Godzilla vs. the Thing premiered”

April 29, 2005 – Buena Vista releases a somewhat confusing (for the uninformed) but amusing version of Douglas Adams classic sci-fi classic, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, starring Martin Freeman, Sam Rockwell, Mos Def, Zooey Deschanel and the voices of Stephen Fry and Alan Rickman on this date. This was the ninth version ofContinue reading “Don’t panic and carry a towel”