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April 20, 1916 –The Chicago Cubs played their first game at their new home at Weeghman Park, (renamed Wrigley Field in 1926 after William Wrigley bought controlling interest in the Cubs), between themselves and the Cincinnati Reds, on this date. The Cubs besting the Reds 7–6 in eleven innings. This proved to be the highlightContinue reading “The Cub played their first home game”

April 20, 1939 –During the 1939 World’s Fair, David Sarnoff, president of RCA, unveiled the first commercial publicly accessible television broadcast, on this date. In Flushing NY, Sarnoff proclaimed “Now we add sight to sound“. During the opening ceremonies of the fair on April 30th, FDR became the first president to ever be televised. TheContinue reading “The first commercial publicly accessible television broadcast”

April 20, 1964 –The first transcontinental picturephone call is made between the Bell System exhibit at the World’s Fair in New York City and Disneyland in Anaheim, California. The device consists of a telephone handset and a small monitor. The system allows users to see each other as a fuzzy video image as they talk.Continue reading “It failed but ultimately succeeded”

April 19, 1906 –It was a rainy day in Paris. One of those days that song writers write about. Nobel-winning chemist Pierre Curie was preoccupied and in a hurry. He tried to run across the street and did not look both ways. He slipped and then was hit and run over by a horse drawnContinue reading “The death of Pierre Curie”

April 19, 1978 –The Patti Smith Group released the song Because the Night on this date. Bruce Springsteen wrote this song. He gave it to Patti Smith in 1976 because he thought it would suit her voice. He was also in a legal battle with his manager, Mike Appel, that kept him from recording forContinue reading “Because the Night premiered”

April 19, 1987 –The Simpsons make their television debut in the short Good Night – a segment for The Tracey Ullman Show. Series creator Matt Groening sketched out the original drawings for the Simpson family in a matter of a few minutes while sitting outside producer James L. Brooks’ office. The idea was that eachContinue reading “The Simpsons first TV appearance”

Velociraptors are small vicious dinosaurs that usually ruin everyone’s day at your local millionaire’s amusement park. Remember large windows and doorways are Velociraptor points of entries. Mark them accordingly and avoid at all cost. Once you’ve finished locating possible velociraptor entry points within your building, you can mark those areas so that your loved onesContinue reading “Today is Velociraptor Awareness Day.”

It was a tense April in Boston in 1775. The colonists were simmering with resentment toward the motherland, on account of King George III having strewn the colonies with excessive tacks, painful to step on and bothersome to the horses. Furthermore, British cabbies had refused to unionize, and the colonists were adamantly opposed to taxisContinue reading “Paul Revere”

April 18, 1979 –For some reason, never clearly explained by TV professionals, the George Schlatter produced weekly series profiling human interest stories, Real People, premiered on NBC TV on this date. Forms of reality television had been done in the past but Real People blended profiles of everyday citizens, comedic studio commentary and viewer interaction.Continue reading “Real People premiered”

April 17, 1937 –Happy Birthday Daffy! Daffy Duck’s first appearance in a Looney Tunes cartoon, Porky’s Duck Hunt, premiered on this date.