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we’ll wait (while we madly dash around the house ourselves.) Here’s a short film explaining Daylight Saving Time – Do you need some more time (did you get the clock on the microwave? None of you still have a VCR?) Here’s another short film – Alright, you can either continue reading or go back toContinue reading “Did you forgot to set the clock ahead –”

The Oscars are on tonight on ABC-TV. Remember It’s just an honor to wins your Oscar pool – actual betting on the results of the Oscars is illegal in most states.

March 11, 1950 – A very funny Bugs Bunny cartoon, directed by Chuck Jones, Homeless Hare, was released on this date. Previously when this cartoon aired, some networks edited the part out where Bugs throws a brick to the construction worker’s head with a message attached to remove the brick actually making contact with hisContinue reading “Homeless Hare premiered”

March 11, 1974 –The beloved Emmy and Peabody winning children’s TV special, Free To Be … You and Me, produced by Marlo Thomas premiered on ABC-TV on this date. The basic concept was to encourage post-1960s gender neutrality, saluting values such as individuality, tolerance, and comfort with one’s identity. A major thematic message is thatContinue reading “Free To Be … You and Me premiered”

March 11, 1961 –Kenneth Sean Carson, the cultural icon from Willows, Wisconsin and Barbie’s go-to counterpart, was introduced at the American International Toy Fair, on this date. For those wondering where Barbie and Ken met, their official story is that they met on the set of their first commercial together in 1961.

March 11, 1970 –The first album by Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, Déjà Vu was released on this date. The album, the second for Crosby, Stills & Nash and first with Neil Young on board. It was the high point for the band, selling over 7 million copies and inspiring legions of singer-songwriters. By theContinue reading “Déjà Vu went on sale”

We lose an hour of sleep tonight – Daylight Saving Time (leave the last S off for saving) starts at 2 AM tomorrow morning, so don’t forget to turn all those clocks, microwaves, DVD players, etc. ahead. Please do this work yourself: the time you save may be your own. And so it goes

March 10, 1914 –At London’s National Gallery, suffragette Mary Richardson slashes Diego Velázquez’s Rokeby Venus with a meat cleaver: “I have tried to destroy the picture of the most beautiful woman in mythological history as a protest against the Government for destroying Mrs. Pankhurst, who is the most beautiful character in modern history. Justice isContinue reading “Things your teacher DID NOT tell you”

Every year March 10th is the Festival of Life in the Cracks Day, celebrating the first signs of spring weather, such as the green sprouts sprouting from cracks in the pavement. It a nice way to honor the rebirth and renewal in life, and see beauty and life everywhere as well. It’s also the birthdayContinue reading “Spring is in 10 days”

March 10, 1876 –It was on this date in 1876 that Alexander Graham Bell (Don Ameche) conducted the first successful experiment on a radical new technology. He put a “transmitter” in one room of his home and a “receiver” in another. He connected them with wire. He then shouted into the mouthpiece of the transmitter,Continue reading “Maybe your teachers didn’t lie to you about this:”