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April 6, 1946 – Another in the series of Daffy/ Porky cartoons, Daffy Doodles, premiered on this date. This cartoon is the first full-length cartoon that animator Robert McKimson directed.

April 6, 1967 – The Star Trek episode The City on the Edge of Forever premiered on this date. It has been considered the best episode of the series by fans, critics, and crew alike. The episode was widely be considered controversial for a number of reasons, not the least is which is that theContinue reading “Arguably the best Star Trek episode”

April 6, 1936 – Flash Gordon: The Planet of Peril, a film serial which tells the story of three people from Earth who travel to the planet Mongo to fight the evil Emperor Ming the Merciless, opened on this date. Despite its large budget, this serial utilized many sets from other Universal films, such asContinue reading “The first Flash Gordon serial premiered”

April 6, 1992 –RCA Records released Annie Lennox’s debut solo studio album, Diva, in the UK, on this date. Annie Lennox had plenty to write about when she started work on the Diva album: She had recently become a mother, her father had died, and she was just getting going as a solo artist.

It was on this day in 1614 that Pocahontas married John Rolfe (and not John Smith) in the English colony of Jamestown, Virginia. The story of Pocahontas has become an American legend; it’s been retold countless times, in history books, novels, poems, TV shows, and movies. Many versions distort the facts by focusing on Pocahontas‘Continue reading “File under: More Lies My Teacher Told Me”

April 5, 1902 –Maurice Ravel’s Pavane pour une Infante Défunte, (Pavane for a Dead Princess) premiered in Paris, France on this date. You may now feel morally superior to the person in the next cubicle for knowing this.

April 5, 1978 – Marvel Comics’ first live-action Spider-Man based TV series, The Amazing Spider-Man debuted on CBS TV on this date. Stan Lee, Spider-Man’s co-creator, disliked the show and was vocal about his dissatisfaction with it; he had stated in interviews that he felt the series was “too juvenile” and that the Spider-Man characterContinue reading “The Amazing Spider-Man TV Series premiered”

April 5, 1987 –The first prime time television series to air on Fox, Married… with Children, premiered on this date. One of the show’s creators said the reason Ed O’Neill was cast was that when he was auditioning for the pilot, he was required to simply walk through the front door into the Bundy home.Continue reading “A Big night for Fox TV”

April 5, 1965 –Happy Lava Lamp Day. The first motion lamp was designed in 1963 by an engineer, Edward Craven Walker, who sold it under the name Astro Lamp. In 1965, two American entrepreneurs, Adolph Wertheimer and William M. Rubinstein, saw the lamp displayed at a German trade show and were in awe at itsContinue reading “Fun to look at but not too much light”

April 4, 1841 – William Henry Harrison was an American military leader, politician, and the ninth President of the United States. He took the oath of office on March 4, 1841, an extremely cold and windy day. People told him, “Think what your mother would say – Take a coat, it’s cold.” Nevertheless, he facedContinue reading “Remember, your mother is always right”