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Jimmy Naismith was born in Ramsay township in Ontario, Canada in 1861. He grew up and eventually went to McGill University in Montreal. He became their Athletic Director and in 1891 he moved to Springfield, Massachusetts, to take a post at the YMCA Training School. It was there that he was confronted with the problemContinue reading “The first Peachball game”

Today is National Disc Jockey Day – The day is celebrated in remembrance of the death of Albert James “Alan” Freed, (AKA Moondog,) the man who coined the term “Rock ‘n’ Roll”. The first DJ, or Disc Jockey, was sixteen-year-old student Ray Newby, who played the first records over the airwaves at Herrold College ofContinue reading “I am what I play”

January 20, 2006 –Once upon a time, Kenny Ortega mega-hit teen musical, High School Musical starring Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, and Ashley Tisdale premiered on the Disney Channel, on this date. (This was my daughters favorite movie for a time – when they were very young children.) Zac Efron’s singing voice was that of DrewContinue reading “High School Musical premiered”

The series that some consider one of the best dramas ever on TV, Breaking Bad, created by Vince Gilligan and starring Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul premieres on AMC on this date. In 2005, after Showtime, TNT, and HBO rejected the initial pitch for the series, FX stepped in and immediately began development on theContinue reading “Breaking Bad premiered”

January 19, 1949 –I believe that my music is just about feelings, and the style is just a side effect. Robert Palmer, blue-eyed soul singer, was born on this date.

January 19, 1952 –In the first match-up between Wile E. Coyote and Bugs Bunny, Operation: Rabbit, directed by Chuck Jones, premiered on this date. This was the second cartoon to feature Wile E. Coyote (following 1949’s Fast and Furry-ous), and the first in which he is identified by his full name. It is also theContinue reading “Operation: Rabbit premiered”

January 19, 1953 –68% of all television sets in the United States were tuned in to I Love Lucy on this date to watch Lucy give birth to a baby boy – the same day Lucille Ball gave birth to her son, Desi Arnaz Junior. All the while they couldn’t say pregnant on TV orContinue reading “Lucy Goes To The Hospital premiered”

January 19, 1957 –Ernie Kovacs burst into the public consciousness with the comedy special, The Silent Show, premiering on this date. It was filmed for broadcast first, in color, on the NBC network in 1957. A second version of the show was created on videotape and broadcast November 10, 1961, on the ABC network. ThoughContinue reading “The Silent Show premiered”

January 18, 1958 –Afro-Canadian Willie O’Ree was the very first black player in the NHL Signed by Boston Bruins he made his NHL debut with the Bruins on this date, against the Montreal Canadiens. O’Ree appeared in two games that year playing as a winger, and came back in 1961 to play 43 games, scoringContinue reading “Will O’Ree played his first professional game”

January 18, 1980 –Pink Floyd’s album, The Wall hit #1 on the Billboard Charts, on this day. It remained there for an astounding 15 weeks straight. Despite Roger Waters clear ambivalence towards his audience, new and old fans alike found the album appealing: The Wall sold 11 million copies stateside and 20 million copies worldwide.