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Today is National Weather Forecasters Day. It is observed on February 5 to commemorate the birthday of John Jeffries, one of the first people in America to begin observing the weather in a scientific way. The day was created to celebrate meteorologists, the men and women who predict – Dark. Turning partly light by morning.

February 5, 1969 –ABC premiered a television pilot for a comedy series titled Turn-On, on this date. The cast included Teresa Graves, Hamilton Camp, Mel Stewart, Chuck McCann, and guest host Tim Conway. The show was cancelled while it was on the air, making it one of the shortest runs of any program. The stationContinue reading “A pilot probably no one saw”

February 5, 1944 –The first appearance of a Marvel superhero outside a comic, Captain America serial film starring Dick Purcell, premiered on this date. But how did you find out about my vibrator? (Just listen for it about 4:55 in) Marvel Comics gave the rights to Captain America to Republic Pictures for free, in theContinue reading “Captain America serial debuted”

February 4, 1977 –Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours album was released 47 years ago on this date – it’s hard to believe. Many of the songs on the album show a darker side in the lyrics. It’s asking you to move on, leave the singer alone. Fleetwood Mac was experiencing the shatter of all of their emotionalContinue reading “We found out there’s nothin’ to say”

February 4, 1912 –Franz Reichelt (alias The Flying Tailor) designed an overcoat to fly or float its wearer gently to the ground like the modern parachute. To demonstrate his invention he made a jump of 60 meters from the first deck of the Eiffel Tower, at that time the tallest man-made structure in the world.Continue reading “Winner of the 1912 Darwin Award”

February 4, 1979 –Co-Ed Fever, one of the three series that attempted to capitalize on the success of the motion picture National Lampoon’s Animal House, (the others were ABC’s Delta House and NBC’s Brothers and Sisters,) had a special preview on CBS-TV on this date. The show had such poor ratings that it was cancelledContinue reading “More TV programs you’ve probably never seen”

February 4, 2007 – Can you make it rain harder? Prince performed at Super Bowl XLI, in the pouring rain and giving what is arguably the greatest Halftime show performance on this date.

February 4, 1974 –Patty Hearst heard the burst of Roland’s Thompson gun, and bought it. Newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst, 19 years old, was kidnapped in Berkeley, California, by the Symbionese Liberation Army on this date.

February 3, 1959 –The Day the Music Died: Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and the Big Bopper were on a tour called “Winter Dance Party” tour. The musicians were traveling from venue to venue on tour buses. A small plane carrying The Big Bopper (J.P. Richardson), Buddy Holly and Richie Valens crashed near Mason City, Iowa,Continue reading “Bye Bye Miss American Pie”

February 3, 1973 –Elton John’ song Crocodile Rock became his first US Billboard Hot 100 hit on this date. The falsetto hook from Pat Boone’s 1962 hit, Speedy Gonzales has some similar “La La“s, and that song’s writers spoke out, accusing Elton of plagiarism. There was no legal action taken, and Elton has copped toContinue reading “We started hoppin’ and boppin’”