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August 10, 1963 –Stevie Wonder’s single Fingertips (Part 2) becomes the first live recording to hit #1 in the US on this date. Little Stevie Wonder, just 12 years old, was part of a Motown package tour called The Motortown Revue, and was thrilling crowds with his high-energy performances. On March 10, 1963, the RevueContinue reading “Fingertips (Part 2) goes to the top of the charts”

S’mores – the most popular campfire treat is recognized each year on August 10th. In 1927, Girl Scouts troop leader Loretta Scott Crew wrote a recipe for “Some Mores,” and published it in Tramping and Trailing With the Girl Scouts, an official Girl Scouts publication, though the exact origin of S’mores is unknown. This delicious,Continue reading “Happy S’more Day”

August 10, 1982 –Frank and Moon Zappa appear on Late Night with David Letterman and discuss their recent release Valley Girl on this date. The song makes fun of Valley Girl talk, an early ‘80s trend that started in California and led to teenage girls around the country saying things like “Gag me with aContinue reading “Like, totally!”

August 9, 1974 –After President Richard M. Nixon resigned from office, his successor, Gerald Ford, assures the American people that their “long national nightmare is over.“ Ford was the only person to hold the office of US Vice President and US President without being elected to either office. He also served on the Warren Commission.Continue reading “Coincidence, you decide!”

August 9, 1945 –Just three days after Little Boy was dropped on Hiroshima, a second atomic bomb (a 22 kiloton Atomic Bomb) called Fat Man was dropped on Nagasaki, Japan, population 270,000, by the U.S. B-29 bomber Bockscar. Though the amount of energy generated by the bomb was significantly larger than that of the LittleContinue reading “The US dropped the bomb (again)”

August 9, 1944 –Smokey Bear debuted on this date, when the U.S. Forest Service and the Ad Council agreed that a fictional bear would be the symbol for their joint effort to promote forest fire prevention. Artist Albert Staehle was asked to paint the first poster of Smokey Bear. It depicted a bear pouring aContinue reading “Smokey the Bear first appears”

August 9, 1975 –The Bee Gees single, Jive Talkin‘, reached No. #1 on the Billboard charts on this date. This was the first big disco hit for The Bee Gees. They became icons of the era, singing in falsetto harmonies over dance beats. They had seven more #1 hits in the disco era, but theContinue reading “Jive Talkin’ topped the charts”

August 9, 1930 –A forerunner of the cartoon character Betty Boop made her debut in Max Fleischer’s animated short Dizzy Dishes on this date. In later films she loses the dog ears and becomes the familiar human character we know today.

August 8, 1989 –The space shuttle Columbia blasted off from Cape Canaveral, Fla., on a secret, five-day military mission to deploy a new Pentagon spy satellite. But you didn’t hear that from me. And so it goes

August 8, 2017 –Glen Campbell died at 81 after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Campbell released more than 70 studio albums and sold 45 million records worldwide. His hits include: By the Time I Get to Phoenix, Wichita Lineman, Galveston and Rhinestone Cowboy. His guitar playing can be heard on Strangers in the NightContinue reading “Glen Campbell”