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November 25, 1944 –On this date, a carrier pigeon Paddy was decorated for his effort in the war against Nazi Germany. In the service of Royal Air Force, Paddy had achieved to get a message from Normandy to England in the fastest crossing of the English Channel: 4 hours and 50 minutes. When receiving hisContinue reading “So the bird got it”

November 25, 1920 –Contrary to popular belief, Macy’s didn’t host the first Thanksgiving Day parade (Macy’s held their first parade in 1924, tied for second in the nation with the J.L. Hudson’s Dept. store Thanksgiving Day Parade in Detroit) – that honor goes to their longtime (and now defunct) rival Gimbel Brothers (Gimbels), in Philadelphia,Continue reading “Not so fast Macy’s”

November 25, 1987 –The now classic John Hughes’ Thanksgiving film, Planes, Trains and Automobiles, starring Steve Martin and John Candy, premiered in the US on this date. The Marathon Car Rental scene is exactly one minute long from the time Steve Martin starts his tirade, to the time the attendant ends the scene. In thatContinue reading “Remember – those were not pillows!”

November 25, 1940 –Walter Lantz’s introduced Woody Woodpecker with the release of Knock Knock on this date. Although Woody made his first appearance in this film, he doesn’t have a name until his next film, Woody Woodpecker.

November 25, 1967 –The Strawberry Alarm Clock single Incense And Peppermints hit #1 on the Billboard Charts on this date. The group’s guitarist, who co-wrote this song, was Ed King. In 1970, an unknown band called Lynyrd Skynyrd opened some shows for The Strawberry Alarm Clock, and King got to know them. In 1973, KingContinue reading “Incense And Peppermints topped the charts”

November 24, 1963 – Extra-terrestrials used mass-hypnosis to persuade the world that someone resembling Jack Ruby had fatally shot someone resembling the person alleged to have been Lee Harvey Oswald on this date. This also became the first actual murder captured on live TV. The next day, November 25, the flag draped coffin containing theContinue reading “We were all witness to the crime”

November 24, 1968 –Diana Ross and The Supremes song Love Child hit No.1 on the US singles chart, their 11th No.1 in the US, on this date. Motown founder Berry Gordy wrote this with staff songwriters Deke Richards, Pam Sawyer, R Dean Taylor and Frank Wilson. Instead of writing about love, they came up withContinue reading “Love Child topped the charts”

November 24, 1966 –Captain Pike has an illusion, and you have reality. May you find your way as pleasant. The Star Trek episode The Menagerie, Part II first aired. This episode incorporate most of the unseen (at the time) pilot episode of Star Trek, The Cage, featuring Jeffrey Hunter, as Christopher Pike, captain of theContinue reading “The conclusion of the Menagerie premiered”

November 24, 1965 – NBC aired the Frank Sinatra: A Man And His Music to honor Sinatra, on this date. According to the April 1966 Esquire article Frank Sinatra Has a Cold by Gay Talese, Sinatra was suffering from a cold, when he started recording this special. If you pay close attention, you can seeContinue reading “A Man And His Music premiered”

November 24, 1958 – A precursor episode to the science fiction television series The Twilight Zone, The Time Element first aired on this date as part of the Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse anthology series on CBS-TV. Though not the pilot episode of Rod Serling’s series, The Twilight Zone, it was Rod Serling’s production that lead toContinue reading “The Time Element premiered”