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August 22, 1986 –Rob Reiner adaptation of the novella by Stephen King, Stand By Me, starring Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, Jerry O’Connell, and Kiefer Sutherland premiered in US Theatres on this date. River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, Wil Wheaton and Jerry O’Connell got into a lot of mischief in the hotel they were stayingContinue reading “Stand By Me premiered”

August 22, 1946 – The last of Alfred Hitchcock’s wartime thrillers, Notorious, premiered on this date. After filming had ended, Cary Grant kept the famous UNICA key. A few years later he gave the key to his great friend and co-star Ingrid Bergman, saying that the key had given him luck and hoped it wouldContinue reading “Notorious premiered”

August 21, 1911 –Pablo Picasso was having a very bad day. His so called friend, French poet Guillaume Apollinaire, who had once called for the Louvre to be “burnt down,” came under suspicion when the Mona Lisa was stolen from the Lourve on this day; he was arrested and put in jail. Apollinaire, as allContinue reading “Answer to yesterday’s quiz”

August 21, 1965 –The Rolling Stones‘ third British and fourth American studio album, Out of Our Heads, goes No. 1 on the Billboard Charts on this date. In America, London Records released the first version of Out Of Our Heads on July 30, 1965. The UK version, issued by Decca Records, came out two monthsContinue reading “Out of Our Heads topped the charts”

August 21, 1987 –The low-budget film, directed by Emile Ardolino, Dirty Dancing, starring Patrick Swayze, Jennifer Grey, Cynthia Rhodes, and Jerry Orbach, premiered in the US on this date. Relations between the two main stars varied throughout production. They had already had trouble getting along in their previous project, Red Dawn, and worked things outContinue reading “Dirty Dancing premiered”

August 21, 1965 –Gemini 5, the 11th crewed American spaceflight, was launched with L. Gordon Cooper Jr. and Charles Conrad Jr., on this date. Gemini 5 doubled the U.S. space-flight record of the Gemini 4 mission to eight days, the length of time it would take to fly to the Moon, land and return. AndContinue reading “Gemini 5 was launched”

August 21, 1942 –Walt Disney realized too many children were sleeping too well and released the animated classic Bambi on this date. No matter how skilled the animator, the Disney cartoonists simply could not draw Bambi’s father’s antlers accurately. This was because of the very complicated perspectives required. To get around the problem, a plasterContinue reading “Bambi premiered”

August 20, 1991 –Spin Doctors release their debut album, Pocket Full of Kryptonite on this date. The album went on to sell over 5 million copies thanks to the hits Little Miss Can’t Be Wrong and Two Princes.

August 20, 1977 –NASA bizarrely decided to go into the record business. Scientists, not quite understanding the record industry, press only one record but make it out of gold, believing that the unaffordable price will boost profit. The record is nearly unlistenable except for the recording of the Chuck Berry song, Johnny B Goode. NASAContinue reading “For the most part, you can’t dance to it”

What did Vincenzo Peruggia steal on August 21, 1911? a. The Shroud of Turinb. Home platec. The Mona Lisad. documents from Mar-a-Lagoe. The Hope Diamond Bonus: what was his day job? (Answer tomorrow)