March 25, 1911 –It’s the 112th anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire, the largest industrial disaster in the history of the city of New York, causing the death of 148 garment workers who either died from the fire or jumped to their deaths. It was the worst workplace disaster in New York City untilContinue reading “The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire”
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The finale of Doogie Howser M.D.
March 24, 1993 – TV executives at ABC finally woke up and realized how ridiculous the Steven Bochco/ David E. Kelley series premise was and aired the final episode of Doogie Howser M.D. on this date. Steven Bochco wanted to to finish the series and write a “final” season, as opposed to ABC’s abrupt cancellationContinue reading “The finale of Doogie Howser M.D.”
The Office premiered
March 24, 2005 – NBC-TV allowed us to follow the goings on at Dunder Mifflin when The Office, starring Steve Carell, Rainn Wilson, John Krasinski, Jenna Fischer, Mindy Kaling, and B.J. Novak premiered on this date. John Krasinski and B.J. Novak went to high school together. They went to Newton South High School in Newton,Continue reading “The Office premiered”
The Matrix premiered
March 24, 1999 –The Blue Pill or the Red Pill ??? The Wachowskis‘ mega-hit science fiction classic, The Matrix, starring Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving, and Joe Pantoliano premiered in Los Angeles, on this date. The Wachowskis harbored their vision for five and a half years, working through fourteen drafts of theContinue reading “The Matrix premiered”
I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got topped the charts
March 24, 1990 –Sinead O’Connor album I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got was No. 1 on the UK and US album charts, on this date. The album was released in March of 1990, by April, the single Nothing Compares 2 U from the album went to #1 in America and many other countries,Continue reading “I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got topped the charts”
The finale of The Partridge Family
March 23, 1974 – You had one last time to Get Happy, when The Partridge Family aired the last episode of the series, …—…(SOS), on this date Shirley Jones presented George Chakiris, who guest stars in the episode, his Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for West Side Story.
The unfortunate Joanie Loves Chachi premiere
March 23, 1982 –The spin-off of the very successful series Happy Days, Joanie Loves Chachi, starring Erin Moran and Scott Baio premiered on ABC-TV on this date. Nobody loved this musical disaster, and it was cancelled after 19 episodes.
Wernher von Braun
March 23, 1912 –Wernher von Braun, German – born rocket pioneer who led the development of the V-2 rocket during World War II was born on this date. He was deemed one of the The Good Germans we collected as a bonus prize at the end of the war. Von Braun was said to beContinue reading “Wernher von Braun”
The more you know
Today is the earliest day on which Easter Sunday (in the Roman Catholic faith) may occur, not that it occurs on this date this year; Easter is April 9th this year. Demand Euphoria!
The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash premiered
March 22, 1978 – The seminal mockumentary about The Pre-Fab Four, The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash, directed by Eric Idle and Gary Weis and starring some people from Monty Python and some other people from SNL, premiered on NBC-TV on this date. Neil Innes, Ricky Fataar and John Halsey regrouped in 1996 toContinue reading “The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash premiered”
