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August 29, 1964 –Roy Orbison’s single, (Oh,) Pretty Woman, was released on this date. Orbison and his wife Claudette had recently reconciled after some tough times, but as this song was climbing the charts, Roy found out she had been cheating on him and filed for divorce. In 1966, they remarried, but two months laterContinue reading “Pretty Woman dropped”

August 29, 1967 – ABC’s television ratings soared through the roof as David Janssen and Barry Morse starred in the final episode of The Fugitive on this date. Some sources incorrectly state that an alternate ending for the series was planned in which Kimble would be seen removing a false arm, revealing him as theContinue reading “The finale of The Fugitive”

August 29, 1964 – Walt Disney’s Mary Poppins opened in general release on this date. This is first movie I ever saw (but not on this date.) Author P.L. Travers was adamant that in this movie there should be no suggestions of any kind of romance between Mary Poppins and Bert. This is explicitly referencedContinue reading “Mary Poppins opened”

August 29, 1953 – Warner Brothers introduced Speedy Gonzalez in the cartoon Cat-Tails for Two on this date. While this is the first cartoon featuring the character Speedy Gonzales, his depiction here is vastly different from the character he would later become. It wasn’t until his second appearance, Speedy Gonzales (two years later,) that heContinue reading “Speedy Gonzalez’ first appearance”

August 28, 1963 –During a 200,000-person civil rights rally in at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his famous “I have a dream” speech,” 57 years ago today. The speech, from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, was a defining momentContinue reading “60th anniversary of The March on Washington”

August 28, 1964 –The Beatles met Bob Dylan for the first time at The Delmonico Hotel, following their show at New York’s Forest Hills Stadium, on this date. After being introduced by a mutual friend, writer Al Aronowitz, the band offered their guests drinks, but Dylan and Aronowitz expressed interest in smoking weed instead. ThisContinue reading “Dylan and the Fab Four first met”

August 28, 1978 –Released by Warner Bros. and produced by Brian Eno, Devo’s debut album , Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo was released, on this date. The album was met with mixed reviews at the time, but today is viewed as one of the most significant albums of the Post-Punk andContinue reading “Are We Not Men? dropped”

August 28, 1951 –Paramount’s second film version based on Theodore Dreiser’s novel, An American Tragedy, A Place in the Sun, opened in NYC on this date. The box-office failure of An American Tragedy prompted the filmmakers to seek an alternative title. One such title was The Prize. There was a one hundred dollar reward forContinue reading “A Place in the Sun premiered”

August 28, 1930 –… That’s a fine letter, Jamison, that’s an epic. That’s dandy. Now, I want you to make two carbon copies of that letter and throw the original away. And when you get through with that, throw the carbon copies away. Just send a stamp, airmail, that’s all. You may go, Jamison. IContinue reading “Well, you go Uruguay and I’ll go mine.”

August 27, 1967 –Brian Epstein, the man who discovered the Beatles and guided them to mega-stardom, died at his London residence, from an overdose of sleeping pills, on this date. Many critics believe this traumatic event ultimately lead to the Beatles breakup.