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February 12, 2004 –After 43 years together, Barbie and Ken, shocked the nation when they announced that they were breaking up on this date. The couple had met on the set of their first television commercial together in 1961. Don’t worry, those crazy kids have patched things up and they’re still going strong. But Bunkies,Continue reading “In every home there is a heartache indeed”

It’s the 215th birthday of both Abraham Lincoln, a man with only a years’ worth of formal education and still became our 16th President and Charles Darwin, the man who tried to ride a dog to the tropics and the uncle of most monkeys. Go try preserving a union and question people’s fundamental religious beliefsContinue reading “Two towering figures of the 19th Century”

February 12, 1924 –100 years ago today, George Gershwin’s Rhapsody In Blue debuted at Carnegie Hall in New York on this date. It has become one of the most popular American concert works.

February 12, 1970 –The BBC program Top of the Pops aired a performance clip of John Lennon’s new single Instant Karma! on this date, which was taped just the day before. John Lennon wrote and recorded this song in one day, which was either January 26 or 27, 1970, depending on the source. It wasContinue reading “Instant Karma! first got us”

On this day in 1940, Superman appeared on a radio station (a Mutual Radio station WOR in New York City) for the first time, the first time in a non-print medium. It was the debut of the radio show called The Adventures of Superman and the episode was called The Baby From Krypton. We don’tContinue reading “The first time we were told to look up in the sky”

February 12, 1943 – Much of the cast of Citizen Kane/ The Magnificent Ambersons was reunited for the Action/ Thriller, Journey Into Fear, directed by Norman Foster and starring Joseph Cotten, Dolores del Rio, Ruth Warrick, Agnes Moorehead, and Orson Welles, opened in NYC on this date. When production on Journey Into Fear began, co-starsContinue reading “Journey Into Fear premiered”

February 11, 1987 –Morrissey’s favorite Smiths’ song went to No.1 in the UK indie charts with Shoplifters Of The World Unite, on this date. The title alludes to the communist slogan “workers of the world, unite!” Morrissey has explained the meaning of the song as follows: “It’s more or less spiritual shoplifting, cultural shoplifting, takingContinue reading “I love when I hear the muzak version in the supermarket”

We should wish George Washington, a very happy birthday, but they’ve moved his birthday a couple of times – George was originally born on February 11, 1731, back went England was using the Julian calendar. No papist nonsense for them. In 1752, however, Britain and all its colonies adopted the Gregorian calendar which moved Washington’sContinue reading “Talk about a moveable feast”

Today is the second day of the Lunar New Year. Some believe the second day is also the birthday of all dogs and remember them with special treats. The God of Wealth presides over a vast bureaucracy with many minor deities under his authority. A majestic figure robed in exquisite silks often he is picturedContinue reading “The better I get to know men, the more I find myself loving dogs.”

Believe it or not, some of you may actually be watching the Super Bowl later today. According to the Hass Avocado Board, almost 60 million pounds of avocados were shipped into the U.S. last week. Out of this amount of avocados, 93 percent were sourced from Mexico, 3.6 percent originated from California, 2.7 percent cameContinue reading “90 million American toilets will be flushed during the Halftime Show”