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July 26, 2006 –The directorial debut of the husband-wife team of Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris, Little Miss Sunshine, starring Greg Kinnear, Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Paul Dano, Abigail Breslin, and Alan Arkin, went into limited release on this date. All of the girls acting as participants in the “Little Miss Sunshine” beauty pageant, exceptContinue reading “Little Miss Sunshine premiered”

July 25, 1984 –Russian astronaut Svetlana Savitskaya performed a space walk while stationed on the Soviet space station Salyut 7, becoming the first woman who walking in space. She also was the second woman in space – the first was Russian astronaut Valentina Tereshkova, 17 years earlier. And so it goes

July 25, 1865 –Dr. James Barry, British military medical officer and senior inspector general, died on this date. As the good doctor was being laid out, a charwoman, Sophia Bishop noticed that Barry was a ‘perfect female‘. She satisfied her curiosity and also noticed what appeared to be stretch marks on Barry’s stomach indicating theContinue reading “Hire more discreet domestic help”

St. Christopher was once the patron saint of bachelors, travelers, transportation workers, protector against sudden death and toothaches. The Saint Christopher feast day, celebrated on July 25, was removed from the Roman Catholic calendar of saints in 1969. But by all means, please feel free to continue to pray to this beleaguered saint (or non-saint.)Continue reading “The mercy of heaven is greater than you or your sins.”

July 25, 1965 –The ever-changing Bob Dylan plugged in for his headlining set backed by the Butterfield Blues Band at The Newport Folk Festival in Newport, Rhode Island, on this date. Dylan’s electric performance at the Newport Folk Festival surprised his audience — and not in a good way. The crowd booed, even when heContinue reading “Dylan goes electric”

July 25, 1953 –The Merrie Melodies cartoon, Duck Dodgers in the 24 1/2th Century, starring Daffy Duck as space hero Duck Dodgers, Porky Pig as his assistant and Marvin the Martian as his opponent, was released on this date Considering the period in which the cartoon was produced (the Second Red Scare was in fullContinue reading “Duck Dodgers in the 24 1/2th Century premiered”

Tequila originated from Mexico in the 1800s and is now one of the most popular alcohols worldwide, especially in America. While I am not a tequila man myself, I would not turn a Frozen Margarita down on a hot and humid day. Demand Euphoria!

July 24, 1977 –Donna Summer’s (with producer Giorgio Moroder,) single I Feel Love reached No. #1 on the Billboard Charts on this date. The song was inspired by the jazzy little tune performed by four fish-headed aliens in the Star Wars Cantina scene. When Giorgio Moroder saw the movie, he was taken by how un-futuristicContinue reading “I Feel Love tops the charts”

July 24, 1908 –Sometimes, it’s good to be the king … you get to decide the length of the Olympic marathon. When the modern Olympics began in Athens in 1896, a race of 40 kilometers, or 24.85 miles, was held to commemorate the legend of Pheidippides. He is the guy who ran from Marathon toContinue reading “The race kept getting longer”

July 24, 1567 –Mary of Guise, the French wife of Scotland’s King James V, gave birth to a daughter named Mary in 1542. A week later King James died and the very young Mary became the Queen of Scotland. Prince Edward of England proposed marriage to the Queen immediately and his proposal is therefore knownContinue reading “(This will be on the test.)”