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February 16, 1964 – The Beatles appeared for the second time on the Ed Sullivan Show on this date. The Beatles performed six songs: She Loves You, This Boy, All My Loving, I Saw Her Standing There, From Me To You and I Want To Hold Your Hand. The Beatles received $25,000 for their appearance;Continue reading “Ed had the Mop Tops on again”

February 15, 1975 –Linda Ronstadt’s song You’re No Good went to No. # 1 on the Billboard charts on this date. This song had been around for a while before Linda Ronstadt took it to the top of the chart. It was originally recorded by Dee Dee Warwick in 1963. Her version was produced byContinue reading “You’re No Good topped the charts”

February 15, 1979 –There’s no real reason to post this except that it really occurred – The Temple City Kazoo Orchestra appeared on the Mike Douglas Show, on this date. (In case you don’t know, members Harold Bronson and Richard Foos are the founders of Rhino Records.) Hopefully that made your day a little better.

February 15, 1987 – >Broadcast over the course of seven nights, Amerika, premiered on ABC-TV on this date. Amerika sparked much controversy from many camps long before it even aired. Many liberals dismissed the mini-series as right wing paranoia, while many conservatives complained that the Soviet brutality that was depicted was seriously underplayed. Several re-writesContinue reading “The mini-series Amerika premiered”

February 14, 1998 –The Fox Broadcasting Company aired the 914th episode of The Simpsons, Das Bus, on this date. In the episode, Bill Gates offers to buy out Homer’s Internet start-up, Compu-Global-Hyper-Mega-Net. Instead of actually buying the company, two of his goons trash the office. To suggest that Microsoft would actual do such a thingContinue reading “Das Bus premiered”

February 14, 1962 – First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, with her breathless voice, took television viewers on a tour of the White House, on CBS TV, on this date. (Haven’t you always found it strange that Marylin Monroe and Jackie Kennedy basically had the same voice?) It was estimated that hundreds of millions of people sawContinue reading “Jackie showed off her family’s temporary digs”

February 14, 1969 –The Star Trek episode Requiem for Methuselah first airs on this date. In it, the crew is confronted by a reclusive immortal on an isolated planet while searching for a cure to a rare disease. When the show repeated in September of that year, it was the last official telecast of theContinue reading “Requiem for Methuselah premiered”

February 14, 1972 –Starting on this date, The Mike Douglas Show broadcast a full week, five shows, with co-hosts John Lennon and Yoko Ono. Mike Douglas described the experience this way: “It was probably the most memorable week I did in all my 20-something years on air.” Although it wasn’t all fun and games, twoContinue reading “John and Yoko Stayed the whole week on Mike Douglas”

February 13th, 1966 – The Rolling Stones returned for their third appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show on this date. Their performances had been taped the day before.

February 13, 1932 –The Our Gang short, Free Eats premiered on this date. This marked the introduction of George “Spanky” McFarland to the Our Gang comedies. Spanky McFarland’s career lasted a decade, approximately, as his career at Our Gang concluded in 1942 short, Unexpected Riches.