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March 9, 1987 –Island Records release U2’s fifth studio album, The Joshua Tree (the original working title of which was The Two Americas,) on this date. The first two singles, With Or Without You and I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For, climb to #1 in America. The Joshua Tree is the band’s best-sellingContinue reading “The Joshua Tree went on sale”

March 9, 1954 –Edward R. Murrow and his CBS news program, See It Now, examined Senator Joseph McCarthy’s record and anti-communist methods on their famous A Report on Senator Joseph McCarthy segment on this date. Edward R. Murrow, cigarette smoking, gin guzzling reporter took on the cigarette smoking, whiskey drinking junior senator and demagogue fromContinue reading “Edward R. Murrow Took Down Joseph McCarthy”

March 9, 1967 –The Star Trek episode The Devil in the Dark aired on this date. In it, the Enterprise arrives at Janus VI, where Kirk must deal with a mysterious creature that is destroying machinery and menacing the miners. This episode marks the first and only time an episode begins without the Enterprise orContinue reading “The Devil in the Dark premiered”

March 8, 1994 –Two seminal albums from the ‘90s were released on this date: Soundgarden’s Superunknown and Nine Inch Nails’ The Downward Spiral. They enter the albums chart at #1 and #2, respectively.

Today marks the observance of International Women’s Day, celebrating the achievements of inspiring women around the world. (This year, the theme of International Women’s Day is “Embrace Equity”.) The earliest Women’s Day observance was held on February 28, 1909, in New York; it was organized by the Socialist Party of America in remembrance of theContinue reading “If they don’t give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair”

March 8, 1974 – All good things must come to an end – the last episode The Brady Bunch series, The Hair-Brained Scheme aired on ABC-TV on this date. Robert Reed was written out of this episode. He felt that the plot involving hair tonic was implausible. When he began arguing with the producers overContinue reading “The finale of The Brady Bunch series”

March 8, 1959 –The apex of the golden age of television was achieved on this date when The Incredible Jewel Robbery aired. Groucho, Chico and Harpo made their final TV appearance together. It was all down hill from here. Chico died two years later, followed by Harpo three years after that.

March 7, 1897 –Today is National Ceral Day. On this date, Dr. John Kellogg served corn flakes for the first time to his patients at his hospital in Battle Creek, Michigan. Dr. Kellogg wanted Americans to eat corn flakes because he thought the bland food would reduce the desire to commit carnal sins. They wouldn’tContinue reading ““Cereal” comes from the Roman goddess of harvest and agriculture – Ceres”

March 7, 1933 –Charles Darrow, for some reason claims that he invented The Monopoly board game on this date. (Quite truthfully, the history of the Monopoly game is so complicated, for legal reasons, just go with this date, don’t ask about Elizabeth Magie’s ‘The Landlord Game‘ and her patent of March 23, 1903.) And soContinue reading “Thank your rich Uncle Pennybags.”

March 7, 1960 –After a month’s absence, Jack Paar had re-appeared as the host on The Tonight Show on this date. He had walked off in protest against censorship before returning to his position as host of this production. He had made a joke about a “water closet” (European bathroom), which most likely would haveContinue reading “Jack Paar was back on the air”