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August 28, 1930 –… I’m sick of these conventional marriages. One woman and one man was good enough for your grandmother, but who wants to marry your grandmother? Nobody, not even your grandfather. Think! Think of the honeymoon! Strictly private. I wouldn’t let another woman in on this. Well, maybe one or two. But, noContinue reading “Animal Crackers premiered”

August 27, 1967 –Brian Epstein, the man who discovered the Beatles and guided them to mega-stardom, died at his London residence, from an overdose of sleeping pills, on this date. Many critics believe this traumatic event ultimately lead to the Beatles breakup. And so it goes

August 27, 1966 –The Beach Boys’ single, God Only Knows peaked at No.2 on the UK singles chart. Surprisingly, it only managed to scrape the Top 40 in the United States. That’s because it was released as a B-side, partly because of fear that radio stations would refuse to play a song with “God” inContinue reading “God Only Knows”

During the past two years, most American have learned to wear their mask while venturing outdoors and properly washing their hands when they return home, but how many of them really know how to protect themselves against political assassination? Not many. And yet, each year, millions of people are killed by assassins. It’s tragic becauseContinue reading “Stay tuned for this important PSA from ACME:”

August 27, 1953 –William Wyler’s romantic comedy, Roman Holiday, starring Audrey Hepburn, Gregory Peck, and Eddie Arnold, premiered in NYC on this date. Paramount originally wanted to shoot this movie in Hollywood. William Wyler refused, insisting it must be shot on location. They finally agreed, but with a much lower budget. This meant the movieContinue reading “Roman Holiday premiered”

August 26, 1743 –Antoine Laurent Lavoisier was born on this date. Dr. Lavoisier discovered Oxygen (Joseph Priestley may beg to differ) but not on this date; he was usually too busy celebrating his birthday. The discovery was a great boon to science, as it enabled Breathing, without which many subsequent scientific advances would have beenContinue reading “Hooray for Oxygen”

August 26, 1972 –Looking Glass‘ single Brandy (You’re A Fine Girl) hit No. 1 on this date. This was not typical of the band’s sound, which caused a problem at concerts. While audiences expected pop songs like this one, the Looking Glass played rock, which left the crowds disappointed. The band broke up less thanContinue reading “Brandy goes to No. 1”

The first time toilet paper was ever sold on a roll was on August 26, 1871 (Joseph Gayetty, often created as ‘the father of modern TP‘ sold his product in packets of flat sheets.) August 26 was later officially dubbed National Toilet Paper Day. (Seth Wheeler patents rolled and perforated toilet paper (U.S. patent No.Continue reading “I bet those bears are celebrating”

Once again, today is the Feast of The Transverberation of St. Teresa of Avila (this time, I’m not sure even an old lady saying her rosary in church can explain it to you.) If you find yourself in Rome, run, do not walk, to see the Santa Maria della Vittoria Church. It houses one ofContinue reading “Such is my obsession with religion.”

August 26, 1930 –Philo Farnsworth at 24, was finally granted a patent (US Patent No 1,773,980) for a television system on this date. The patent was has been repeatedly delayed by RCA legal action. This is his first patent, with a description of his image dissector tube, which will be his most important contribution toContinue reading “All those channels and nothing’s on”