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Seven score and 18 years ago today (November 19, 1863) – President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address on this date, four and a half months after the Union armies defeated those of the Confederacy at the Battle of Gettysburg. He gave it at the dedication of the Soldiers’ National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. TheContinue reading “He was not the featured speaker”

November 19, 1959 –The first episode of Rocky and His Friends aired on this date. The first episode, Part One of the Jet Fuel Formula story arc, was recorded in February 1958. However, subsequent episodes were not recorded until February 1959, using a different soundtrack stock. This led to some notable changes in the performancesContinue reading “Rocky and His Friends”

November 18, 1928 – Happy Birthday Mickey Mouse (even though this is his third appearance in a cartoon.) I never argue with a corporation that has Darth Vader as a board member. Steamboat Willie, the first fully synchronized sound cartoon, directed by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks, was released on this date.

Before you go – Now here’s a commercial we can actual catch here in the states, Chase Unlimited, with Catherine O’Hara recreating her iconic role from the very funny, Home Alone: I’m still not quite sure what Kevin Hart’s actual job is, other than being famous? Demand Euphoria!

November 18, 1966 –After this final “meatless” day of sacrifice, the American Roman Catholic Church would withdraw its edict forbidding meat consumption on Fridays. No one knows how much the American Meat Institute ‘donated‘ to the church on that day.

The Seinfeld episode, The Contest premiered on this date. It was a controversial episode which later won an Emmy and was named the number one episode of all time by TV Guide magazine. The word “masturbation” (the subject of the episode) is never mentioned. The script originally did use the word, but Jerry Seinfeld andContinue reading “The Contest”

The lexicographers at the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) has been chosen Vax as the 2021 Word of the Year. The word Vax is defined as, “a colloquialism meaning either vaccine or vaccination as a noun and vaccinate as a verb.” And, as any Scrabble player will be quick to point out, the 2021 Word ofContinue reading “OED’s 2021 Word of the Year”

The pilgrims may not have actually celebrated the ‘first‘ Thanksgiving in America in 1621. Three popular examples that are often referenced as the actual “firsts” and that pre-date the Pilgrims date include: (for reference, the Pilgrim’s Thanksgiving took place sometime between September and early October of 1621) September 8, 1565: This day of thanksgiving wasContinue reading “Lies your teachers told you”

Before you go – T K Maxx, (apparently our British cousins can save even more money by not using the J) has a warm holiday commercial about a nervous young boy at his local Christmas pageant. So the take away is, if you want to give a rocking performance at the school show – playContinue reading “Confirm your tablecloth and linens are clean”

November 17, 1970 –The Lunokhod 1 moonrover was released by the Soviet Union’s orbiting Luna 17 spacecraft. It succeeded in landing on the Mare Imbrium (Sea of Rains), on this date. Lunokhod was the first roving remote-controlled robot to land on another celestial body. And so it goes.