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February 7, 1979 –The very expensive superbomb of 1979, Supertrain premiered on NBC-TV on this date. TV Guide ranked Supertrain number 28 on its “50 Worst TV Shows of All Time” list. This was the most expensive American TV series ever produced at the time. The failure of this show, along with the US boycottContinue reading “Supertrain premiered”

February 6, 1952 –Elizabeth II became Queen upon the death of her father George VI (who had been ill for some time and died in his sleep from a coronary thrombosis), on this date (she has been on the job for 70 years.) At the exact moment of succession, she was in an observation postContinue reading “Taking over the family business”

February 6, 1971 – Apollo 14 astronaut Alan Shepard becomes the first person to hit a golf ball on the Moon on this date. Near the end of the second moonwalk and just before entering the lunar module for the last time, Shepard attaches a six-iron to the end of a sample collecting tool andContinue reading “Golfing on the Moon”

This celebrates the February 6, 1840 signing of The Treaty of Waitangi by representatives of the British Crown and leading Maori chiefs in Waitangi. The treaty preserved many Maori rights while making New Zealand a British Colony. Given the confused and confusing state of things, I must recommends that America join her Kiwi friends inContinue reading “Today is Waitangi Day in New Zealand”

Today is the Sixth day of Lunar New Year and the God of Poverty visits each household. The rubbish from the first to the fourth day of the Chinese New Year is considered “wealth”, but after the fifth day, the garbage will turn into a sign of “poverty”. So on the sixth day, people needContinue reading “Get rid of that trash for a better life”

Today is Liberation Day in San Marino. Americans remain woefully misinformed about San Marino. (American remain woefully misinformed about most countries that aren’t located between Canada and Mexico.) It’s not only Liberation Day in San Marino, but, it’s also the feast day of St. Agatha – (patron saint of breast cancer survivors, but again, IContinue reading “Proceed with caution”

February 5, 1958 –A B-47 returning from a simulated combat mission suffered a midair collision with an F-86, on this date. A Mark 15 Mod 0 hydrogen bomb known as the Tybee Bomb was purposely jettisoned by the crippled B-47 bomber off the coast of Savannah, Georgia, and has yet to be recovered. The bomb,Continue reading “Your Gov’t needs your help”

February 5, 1816 –Rossini’s opera Barber of Seville premieres in Rome on this date. It was one of the earliest Italian operas to be performed in America and premiered at the Park Theater in New York City on November 25 1825. Demand Euphoria!

Today is the fifth day of the Lunar New Year celebrations. It is the welcome day for the God of Wealth, Caishen also called Cai Boxing Jun. Many families worship the God of Wealth in the early morning. After the ceremony, people usually light firecrackers to welcome the god into their home. (Remember ACME isContinue reading “Po Wu – All Taboos are broken today”

Today, the Fourth day of the Lunar New Year is the day to welcome the kitchen god, the god of fortune and other gods. The fourth day of the Lunar New Year is when the God of Stove reports back to Heaven. The God of Stove will then returns back to your house later onContinue reading “Remember to honor your kitchen god”