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July 13, 1923 –The Hollywood Sign was officially dedicated in the hills above Hollywood, Los Angeles on this date. It originally reads “Hollywoodland” but the four last letters are dropped after renovation in 1949. Unfortunately it became a perennial favorite suicide location. Over the years, the sign had fallen into disrepair. A public campaign toContinue reading “The Hollywood Sign first appeared”

July 12, 1962 –The Rolling Stones, (or more precisely, the group that they became) gave their first concert on this date. The concert was held in London at the Marquee Club. At the time, the band was called The Rollin’ Stones – they got their current name in 1963. One of the most successful groupsContinue reading “The Rolling Stones first gig”

July 12, 1960 –In 1955, a French electrician named André Cassagnes got an idea for a new toy after seeing how an electrostatic charge could hold aluminum powder to glass. He worked up a prototype for the toy—based on the design of a television screen—in his basement workshop and called it L’Ecran Magique, or theContinue reading “Etch-A-Sketch”

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Tonight the sun will once again be perfectly lined up with the east-west streets of New York. you could try catching it again at 8:21 pm ET (but it actually might be stormy). Those Illuminati are generous, aren’t they? (And hey, pay attention to the traffic lights. Don’t ruin my birthday by getting run overContinue reading “If you missed seeing Manhattanhenge last night –”

July 12, 1990 – Viewers first met Dr. Joel Fleischman and the folks in Cicely, Alaska when Northern Exposure premiered on CBS TV on this date. The mural for Roslyn’s Café in the opening credits is an actual café. The apostrophe and an S was added in since the show is supposed to take placeContinue reading “Northern Exposure premiered”

Ok, I’m now definitely north of 60. Geez, it’s the 23rd anniversary of my 39th Birthday (Thank you Mr. Benny). As some of you may remember, this was a rather strange year for me (it may have been for you as well, I don’t know? You don’t call. You don’t write.) ACME’s in-house law firm,Continue reading “It’s just a rumor that was spread around town”

July 11, 1979 –The derelict space station Skylab finally returned to Earth, ignominiously breaking into 500 separate fragments which are swallowed by the Indian Ocean. That was, except for the ones which crashed into Woorlba Sheep Station, near Balladonia in Western Australia. Shortly thereafter, President Jimmy Carter telephoned the prime minister of that country toContinue reading “Skylab crashed back to Earth”

July 11, 1969 –The Rolling Stones released Honky Tonk Women on this date. The Stones started recording this as a country song based on Hank Williams’ Honky Tonk Blues. They made it into a rocker for release as a single and released the country version, Country Honk, a few months later on Let It Bleed.Continue reading “A bonanza of music hits released today”

July 11, 1533 –This story of its origins is shrouded in sex and therefore important. Henry VIII assumed the English throne in 1509, an energetic young man of seventeen. He immediately decided to have a male heir. This became the enduring theme of his reign and he consequently came to be known as The SonContinue reading “The Church of England came into being on this date.”