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May 26, 1977 –Police arrested George Willig, after he had successfully scaled the World Trade Center’s south tower in NYC on this date. He was fined $110 — a dollar per floor climbed. The stunt paved the way for appearances on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, Good Morning America, The Merv Griffin Show andContinue reading “The past is a foreign country …”

May 26, 1979 –Blondie’s song Sunday Girl off the album Parallel Lines became the group’s second UK No.1 hit single on this date. Though never released as a single in the United States, the song became a #1 hit in the United Kingdom and in Australia. In Britain the sales were boosted by another previouslyContinue reading “Sunday Girl hits No. 1 (in the U.K.)”

May 26, 1970 – The final episodes of I Dream of Jeannie, My Master The Chili King aired on this date. Barbara Eden personally selected the pink/maroon color combination of Jeannie’s harem outfit. Pink symbolizes the playful, girlish aspects of her personality, while maroon symbolizes the fiery, headstrong aspects of her personality. Eden also selectedContinue reading “I Dream of Jeannie finale”

May 25, 1999 – The final episode of Home Improvement, The Long And Winding Road aired on ABC-TV on this date. The name Binford in Binford Tools, the company that sponsors the Tool Time show, comes from a family’s last name that one of the producers has befriended.

May 25, 1961 –President John F. Kennedy proposed to Congress on this date, a goal for the U.S., “before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the earth.“ The USSR had become the first country to send a man into space the month before, and CongressContinue reading “… not because they are easy, but because they are hard …”

May 25, 1977 –In a time long ago and in a galaxy far, far away, George Lucas began legally printing money with the release of the first Star Wars movie, which for reasons only know to George was titled – Stars Wars IV: A New Hope. George realized that he did not have enough moneyContinue reading “A bunch of Star Wars films premiered on this date”

Today is Towel Day. Remember a towel is “about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitch hiker can have.” Towel Day is celebrated every May 25th as a tribute by fans of the late author Douglas Adams. On this day, fans carry a towel with them to demonstrate their love for the books andContinue reading “Never forget to pack your towel when you are traveling”

May 24, 1941 – Shabtai Zisel ben Avraham Zimmerman, a young boy from a small shtetl called Duluth, in the great state of Minnesota, don’t ya know, who has been a major figure in popular music for nearly six decades, was born on this date. Even Zigman and Anna’s grandson, Shabtai can still write aContinue reading “Happy Birthday Bob”

May 24, 1686 – Gabriel Fahrenheit was born on the date. Mr Fahrenheit did pioneering work in the field of temperature. It was his dream to develop a more sophisticated temperature measurement system than the accepted worldwide standard of his era, which consisted of only seven gradations: brr!, cold as hell, chilly, warm, hot, hotterContinue reading “How warm is it today?”

May 24, 1883 – The Brooklyn Bridge (originally the New York and Brooklyn Bridge), one of the oldest suspension bridges in the United States, stretches 5,989 feet (1825 m) over the East River connecting the New York City boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn opened for business today. On completion, it was the largest suspension bridgeContinue reading “The Brooklyn Bridge opened”