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October 9, 1986 –The FOX network debuted Joan Rivers’ new The Late Show on this date. At first, Tribune Entertainment was supposed to hire Nell Carter as a talk show hostess for her own show, when it didn’t work, consequently, the job was given to Joan Rivers, and the show was retooled.

Today we celebrate Nautilus Night, highlighting all the lesser-known extant cephalopods – Hopefully the shocking nature of the documentary wasn’t too off-putting for your holiday celebrations

Happy Columbus Never Met An Indigenous Person He Didn’t Kill or Enslave Day! I can’t even imagine how many more indigenous persons Columbus may have murdered if he didn’t have the day off. Columbus Day originated as a celebration of Italian-American heritage and was first held in San Francisco in 1869. The first state-wide celebrationContinue reading “You can’t cross the ocean unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore”

Since 2007, ACME has been proud to recognize that every year from the 8th to the 12th of October, International Cephalopod Awareness Days come around to teach the world about Cephalopods! This event is all about celebrating and sharing how fascinating and incredible they are! Today is Octopus Day, celebrating all the eight-armed fellows.

October 8, 1980 –Take a look at these hands. They’re passing in-between us … Today is the 43rd anniversary of Talking Heads‘ fourth studio Remain in Light, which was released on this date

October 8, 1972 –Richard Boone starred in the TV series Hec Ramsey, about a gunfighter intrigued with new methods of criminology at the turn of the previous century, which debuted on this date. In the fall of 1972, NBC moved its successful Wednesday night Mystery Movie series consisting of Columbo, McCloud, and McMillan and WifeContinue reading “Hec Ramsey premiered”

October 8, 1927 –The Hal Roach studio released The Second Hundred Years short, starring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy – the first Laurel and Hardy film with them appearing as a team on this date. Laurel and Hardy’s heads were shaved for their appearance in this film, and their hair had not yet grown backContinue reading “The Second Hundred Years premiered”

October 7, 1957 –The first movie to become a TV series, How to Marry a Millionaire, starring Lori Nelson, Merry Anders, and Barbara Eden premiered on this date. It was syndicated and not on a regular network. A moderate success during its initial run, the show was renewed to return for an abbreviated second seasonContinue reading “The series How to Marry a Millionaire premiered”

October 7, 1952 – A little TV show called American Bandstand premiered on this date, 71 years ago. It premiered locally as a live show, Bandstand, on Philadelphia television station WFIL-TV (Channel 6, now WPVI-TV) on this date in Studio ‘B‘, which was located in their just-completed addition to the original 1947 building (4548 MarketContinue reading “American Bandstand premiered”

October 6, 1963 –“She was holding my hand and I thought, ‘Gee, she seems nervous.’ At that time, I wasn’t nervous. I was still very young, I think, about to do ‘Funny Girl,’ and now, when I think back on it, I think, ‘Oh, my God, I know exactly what she’s feeling.’ Or, you know,Continue reading “Barbra appeared with Judy”