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September 6, 1958 – Steve McQueen debuted in the western series, Wanted: Dead or Alive, on CBS-TV on this date. After getting offered the chance to star in The Magnificent Seven, McQueen found out that the only way he could do the film, which was being shot simultaneously with Wanted: Dead or Alive, was toContinue reading “Wanted: Dead or Alive premiered”

Today is National Cheese Pizza Day. While you do not have to don tight fitting polyester pants and strut down 86th Street in Bensonhurst to celebrate, please remember that you have to fold your pizza in half to eat it, and for god’s sake, don’t use a fork and a knife. Demand Euphoria!

September 5, 1946 –Farrokh Bulsara, British musician, singer and songwriter, was born on this date. Freddie Mercury has been called one of Rock’s greatest performers of all time.

We here at ACME hope that you’re enjoying your last hot dog and ice cold beer of the summer today, (hopefully you’re using ACME Split Buns to slip your ACME Snappy Weinie – The Almost 100% all beef frank (but hey don’t ask what the other stuff in it is) – in our well butteredContinue reading “Either you run the day or the day runs you.”

September 5, 1976 – The first regularly scheduled episode of The Muppet Show, starring guest host Joel Grey, premiered on ABC-TV on this date. Kermit the Frog and Waldorf are the only characters to appear in all 120 episodes of the series.

September 4, 1972 –American swimmer Mark Spitz became the first athlete to win seven Olympic gold medals on this date . For his all of his effort, he is forced to walk around in a damp Speedo for years – the constant tinea cruris was horrible. You would have thought he would have become theContinue reading “Mark Spitz Seventh Gold”

September 4, 1886 –Geronimo was a prominent Native American leader of the Chiricahua Apache who warred against the encroachment of the United States on his tribal lands and people for over 25 years. While outnumbered, Geronimo fought against both Mexican and United States troops and became famous for his daring exploits and numerous escapes fromContinue reading “Geronimo surrendered”

Pandas basically only eat bamboo, which also happens to be incredibly hard to digest. Please don’t try this at home. That means that they must eat about 30 pounds of the stuff each day to get enough nutrients—defecating about four-fifths of what they eat (and even what they do digest is not especially easy onContinue reading “Perhaps there is such a thing as too much fiber”

September 4, 1951 –The first national live television broadcast in the U.S. took place when President Harry Truman’s speech at the Japanese Peace Treaty Conference in San Francisco, California was transmitted to broadcast stations in local markets across the country. It has been estimated that more than 40 million people saw the president open theContinue reading “The first Truman broadcast on TV”

September 4, 1970 –The Rolling Stones release their second live concert album Get Yer Ya-Ya’s Out!: The Rolling Stones in Concert, on this date. . It was recorded in New York City and Baltimore in November 1969. The album is often considered by critics as one of the greatest live albums ever made.