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October 24, 1946 –The V-2 rocket (which was a spoil of war, but that’s another story…) was launched from the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico, on this date. It carried a 35-millimeter motion picture camera that captured a new frame every second and a half. The rocket soared to an altitude of aboutContinue reading “Up in the air, junior airmen”

October 24, 1970 – One of the greatest character actresses, Nancy Walker, made her first appearance in one of her most famous roles, Ida Morgenstern, in the The Mary Tyler Moore Show episode Support Your Local Mother on this date. James L. Brooks and Allan Burns won an Emmy for “outstanding writing achievement in comedy”Continue reading “Support Your Local Mother first aired”

October 23, 1972 –Al Green’s fifth studio album, I’m Still in Love with You (on the Hi Record Label) was released on this date. Al Green mentioned the I’m Still in Love with You album cover in his 2000 autobiography, Take Me to the River: “In my white turtleneck, white patent leather shoes with theContinue reading “I’m Still in Love with You was released”

Today is TV Talk Show Host Day. We celebrate and honor all TV Talk Show hosts (strange how so many of them are coming to an end this year.) This very special day is celebrated on the birth date of legendary night time talk show host Johnny Carson. Carson is considered the “King of LateContinue reading “Here’s Johnny!”

According to James Ussher, the venerable 17th century Archbishop of Armagh, and Dr John Lightfoot of Cambridge, it was at exactly 9:00 a.m. on the chilly autumn morning of October 23, 4004 BC, that God created the world. 9:00 A.M. on a Tuesday – exactly? (Where didn’t appear to enter into their consideration.) This strikesContinue reading “Don’t forget to send the planet a card”

I’m sure that you thought that all the excitement of the day was because it’s the anniversary of the Byzantine Empress Irene attending the final session of the second church council at Nicaea, Bithynia [now Iznik, a city in Anatolia (now part of Turkey)] on this date. The council formally revived the adoration of iconsContinue reading “Let joy reign supreme!”

Today is INTERNATIONAL CAPS LOCK Day. It is the day that campaigns for the removal of the caps lock button from standard QWERTY keyboards (or for the moving of the button), due to people continually accidentally pressing the button when they mean to use other keys. There’s also a tendency for people to ‘shout’ (eitherContinue reading “Remember they’re not SCREAMING, they’re merely CELEBRATING”

October 22, 1976 – Bob Seger releases his ninth studio album (and his first studio album to credit the Silver Bullet Band,) Night Moves, on this date. It is his first studio album to make an impact outside of Michigan. The phrase “night moves” has a number of meanings, which made it an intriguing songContinue reading “Night Moves was released”

October 22, 1966 –The Supremes became the first female music group to attain a No. 1 selling album, The Supremes A’ Go-Go, a Motown LP, on this date. Additional songs recorded for the album, but not included were: Tom Jones It’s Not Unusual, The Miracles Mickey’s Monkey, Stevie Wonder Uptight (Everything’s Alright), Marvin Gaye CanContinue reading “The Supremes A’ Go-Go topped the charts”

October 22, 1948 –Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger technicolor fever dream about the world of ballet, The Red Shoes, starring Moira Shearer and Anton Walbrook, opened in New York City on this date. Little girls and boys were forever ensnared in it’s magical, evil web. The film went massively over budget and the Rank Company,Continue reading “The Red Shoes premiered”