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March 28, 1979 –The Unit 2 nuclear power plant (a pressurized water reactor manufactured by Babcock and Wilcox) on the Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania near Harrisburg suffered a partial core meltdown on this date. The Three Mile Island accident was the worst accident in American commercial nuclear power generatingContinue reading “The Three Mile Island accident”

March 27, 1987 –U2 played a rooftop concert in Los Angeles to film their video for Where The Streets Have No Name, on this date. In 1985, Bono visited Ethiopia after performing at Live Aid. Many assumed this song is about that trip, since the streets there really don’t have names, just numbers. The songContinue reading “U2 pretend to be The Beatles for a day”

As you know, I’m a Gin man, through and through but I would have a difficult time deciding whether or not to celebrate International Whisk(e)y Day today or World Whisky Day on May 21. International Whisk(e)y Day uses the parenthesis to indicate support of Scottish, Canadian, and Japanese whiskies (no e) as well as IrishContinue reading “Never cry over spilt milk. It could’ve been whiskey.”

March 27, 1952 –Singin’ in the Rain, the apex of movie musicals, premiered in New York on this date. Gene Kelly was a taskmaster with Debbie Reynolds, who had never danced to this degree before rehearsals started. Fred Astaire, who was in an adjacent dance studio, found her crying under a piano and reassured herContinue reading “Singin’ in the Rain debuted”

March 27, 1973 –Marlon Brando declined the Academy Award for Best Actor for his career-reviving performance in The Godfather on this date. The Native American actress Sacheen Littlefeather attended the ceremony in Brando’s place, stating that the actor “very regretfully” could not accept the award, as he was protesting Hollywood’s portrayal of Native Americans inContinue reading “Brando refused his Oscar”

March 26, 1920 –I regretted my lost youth when I only envy the delights of losing it. Youth is like having a big plate of candy. Sentimentalists think they want to be in the pure, simple state they were in before they ate the candy. They don’t. They just want the fun of eating itContinue reading “This Side of Paradise was first published”

March 26, 1931 –My folks came to U.S. as immigrants, aliens, and became citizens. I was born in Boston, a citizen, went to Hollywood and became an alien. There is some cosmic force far greater than any of us can understand – Leonard Nimoy was born four day after William Shatner.

March 26, 1971 – Balding, middle-aged, and portly (hey I better watch out, that’s starting to describe me) – the Cannon pilot with William Conrad premiered on CBS-TV on this date. Frank Cannon was originally a policeman, but he quit the force after the tragic death of his wife and infant son in an automobileContinue reading “Cannon premiered”

March 26, 1989 – The science fiction series, Quantum Leap, starring Scott Bakula and Dean Stockwell, premiered on NBC-TV on this date. Scott Bakula was the first actor cast, and thus was asked to read with actors under consideration for the role of Al Calavicci. Bakula immediately felt a connection with Dean Stockwell during hisContinue reading “The original Quantum Leap debuted”

March 26, 1995 – The pilot short for Johnny Bravo aired on Cartoon Network on this date. According to creator Van Partible, Johnny Bravo’s name originated from The Brady Bunch episode Adios, Johnny Bravo, where Greg was nicknamed “the next Johnny Bravo“. The name was also derived from Partible’s middle name, Giovanni Bravo, which isContinue reading “Johnny Bravo pilot premiered”