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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”

March 7, 1983 –New Order released their song Blue Monday, as a 12-inch on the Factory Records label on this date. The title is not mentioned in the lyrics, which is true of many New Order songs. The band took the song’s name from an illustration in the Kurt Vonnegut book Breakfast Of Champions, whichContinue reading “Blue Monday went on sale”

March 7, 1975 –Felix finally moves out of Oscar’s apartment at 1049 Park Ave. when The Odd Couple aired the final episode Felix Remarries, on this date. While this was the final first-run episode that aired, Your Mother Wears Army Boots was the last episode that was filmed.

Another episode of The Crazy Mixed-Up Russian RevolutionMarch 7, 1917 –Russia’s 1917 February Revolution began on March 7, which was then the middle of February, in the city of St. Petersburg, which was then Petrograd, in what was then Russia, but would soon be the Soviet Union. Tsar (or Czar) Nicholas II of the RomanovContinue reading “Oh, those wacky Bolsheviks”

Purim starts tonight – The festival of Purim is celebrated every year on the 14th of the Hebrew month of Adar (late winter/early spring). It commemorates the salvation of the Jewish people in ancient Persia from Haman’s plot “to destroy, kill and annihilate all the Jews, young and old, infants and women, in a singleContinue reading “A dessert to build a holiday around”