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December 4, 1971 –The Sly and the Family Stone song, Family Affair, reached no. 1 on the Billboard charts on this date. Sly & the Family Stone was indeed a family affair, with Sly Stone’s younger siblings, brother Freddie and sister Rosie, all part of the band. The rest of the group, including bass playerContinue reading “Family Affair topped the charts”

December 3, 1979 – At Riverfront Coliseum in Cincinnati on this date, eleven concertgoers were trampled several dozen others injured in the rush for seating at the opening of a sold-out concert by The Who. Only a few doors were in operation that night, and there are reports that management did not open more doorsContinue reading “Festival seating anyone”

December 3, 1976 –During a shoot for the cover of Pink Floyd’s the Animals album, one of the props, an inflatable pig broke free due to a strong gust of wind (gaining a lot of press coverage). The pig, named Algie, floated above Battersea Power Station, then disappeared from sight within five minutes, and wasContinue reading “The Pink Floyd Animals album cover shoot”

December 3, 1968 – NBC premiered the iconic Elvis special (usually referred the ‘68 Comeback Special,) sponsored by the Singer Corporation, on this date. St. Elvis appeared to his devoted acolytes on this date. The leather clad Elvis – not the sweaty holy Elvis. This is the “Elvis has left the building” Elvis. Touch butContinue reading “The Elvis special premiered”

December 2, 1908 –John Baxter Taylor Jr. was an American track and field athlete and member of the Irish American Athletic Club (yes, they were integrated) notable as the first African American to win an Olympic gold medal. According to the Winged Fist Website: Less than five months after returning from the Olympic Games inContinue reading “John Baxter Taylor Jr.”

December 2, 1972 –Carly Simon released her hit, You’re So Vain, with background harmonies supplied by Mick Jagger (who just happened to be in an adjoining studio at the time,) on this date. Carly Simon started recording this with Harry Nilsson singing backup, but Mick Jagger ended up singing on it instead (listen for himContinue reading “You’re So Vain was dropped”

December 2, 1942 – On the squash court underneath a football stadium of the University of Chicago, at 3:45 p.m., control rods were removed from the “nuclear pile” of uranium and graphite, revealing that neutrons from fissioning uranium split other atoms, which in turn split others in a chain reaction. The Atomic Age was bornContinue reading “The Atomic Age started”

December 2, 1969 – Jeanie finally married Major Anthony Nelson (her ‘master’) on the I Dream of Jeannie episode, The Wedding, on this date. Although personally Barbara Eden strongly disagreed with the decision for Tony and Jeannie to marry, she has mentioned several times that this was one of her favorite episodes, mainly because itContinue reading “Jeannie marries Major Nelson”

December 2, 1988 –Paramount Pictures’ very silly film, (based on the short lived TV series)The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!, starring Leslie Nielsen, Priscilla Presley, Ricardo Montalbán, and George Kennedy, premiered on this date. While Frank is impersonating an umpire, the batter swings back and hits Frank in the face. This jokeContinue reading “The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! premiered”

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