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November 22, 1965 –The documentary, Miss Goodall and the Wild Chimpanzees, narrated by Orson Welles, premiered on CBS, on this date. Watched by over 25 million viewers, the documentary brings Jane Goodall to international attention.

November 22, 1968 – The Star Trek episode Plato’s Stepchildren premiered on this date In it, the crew of the Enterprise encounters an ageless and mischievous race of psychic humanoids who claim to have organized their society around Ancient Greek ideals. Capt. Kirk (William Shatner) and Lt. Uhura (Nichelle Nichols) share the first interracial kissContinue reading “Many viewers in the South had the vapors”

November 22, 1995 – Toy Story was released, as the first feature-length film created completely using computer-generated imagery, on this date. Billy Crystal was originally offered the chance to voice Buzz Lightyear, but declined. After seeing the finished film, he said the decision was the biggest mistake of his career. Upon learning this, John LasseterContinue reading “Toy Story premiered”

Before you go – Here’s a Christmas advert I can get get behind. Waitrose & Partners, yet another British supermarket chain, celebrates the suppliers of the products that make Christmas special. And didn’t someone in that family count out the number of sausages that they cooked. Continuing our conversation about Thanksgiving dinner – Let’s talkContinue reading “Check the linens and the silverware”

You probably don’t like them (maybe you do, what do I know.) You probably had a bad experience in elementary school (not with vegetables – just in school.) Well, you have to eat vegetables sometimes and Thanksgiving is as good about a time as any. We’re going to deal with two unsung vegetables – today,Continue reading “Beets (You will love ’em)”

November 21, 1976 –Ok everybody, “…Gonna fly now, flying high now…” Rocky, premiered in NYC on this date. During his audition, Carl Weathers was sparring with Sylvester Stallone and accidentally punched him on the chin. Stallone told Weathers to calm down, as it was only an audition, and Weathers said that if he was allowedContinue reading “Rocky premiered”

November 21, 1981 –The Queen/David Bowie collaboration Under Pressure went to No. #1 on the charts in the UK, on this date. Brian May recalled to Mojo magazine October 2008. “It was hard, because you had four very precocious boys and David, who was precocious enough for all of us. David took over the songContinue reading “Under Pressure topped the charts”

November 21, 1980 –After several years delay and hopelessly over budget, MCA Records released seventh studio album by Steely Dan, Gaucho, on this date. MCA tried to recoup the cost of producing Gaucho by selling the album at $9.98 retail, rather than the average rate of $8.98 retail. Donald Fagen and Walter Becker couldn’t helpContinue reading “Gaucho was released”

November 21, 1964 –The upper deck of The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge opened to traffic on this date (at the time it was the world’s longest suspension bridge). And it still takes forever to get to Jersey through Staten Island.

November 21, 1980 –In what was one of the most-watched TV cliffhangers in television history, 350 million viewers worldwide tuned into the television series Dallas to find out who had shot J.R. Ewing at the end of the show’s previous season. As it turned out, he was shot by his wife’s sister, who also wasContinue reading “Who shot JR finally revealed”