Friday, October 26, 2010
On this day in 1939, singer Tina Turner was born… If you’re not familiar with Ms. Turner’s stage performance, just imagine Aretha Franklin strapped to a paint shaker.
On this day in 1789, Americans celebrated Thanksgiving for the 1st time… It was so primitive, there was no football.
Thursday, November 25, 2010
On this day in 1914, Joe DiMaggio was born… Considering that he was married to Marilyn Monroe, it’s tough to imagine that the highlight of his life had anything to do with scoring at baseball.
On this day in 1920, Ricardo Montalban was born. He’s most famous for fulfilling fantasies on the TV show Fantasy Island… Not to be confused with Heidi Fleiss.
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
On this day in 1951 ex-Deep Purple and Whitesnake singer David Coverdale was born… Apparently, putting classic rock star ages into our perspective can be achieved with the old “7 to 1 dog years” formula.
On this day in 1927 former L.A. Dodger manager Tommy Lasorda was born… They say when he retired, he had a sunken living room added to his house to deal with “dugout withdrawal.”
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
On this day in 1929, the 1st legal forward pass in Canadian senior football was thrown in Calgary… Remarkably, it didn’t involve a cheerleader.
On this day in 1947 Stephen King was born… It’s rumoured he’ll celebrate with a good old fashioned game of pin-the-tail on the donkey… Using a nail gun.
Monday, September 20, 2010
On this day in 1966, the ocean liner Queen Elizabeth II was launched from Scotland… It was later retired when it was thought to be too old, too large and just plain slow… Some would say much like the Royal Family.
On this day in 1972, police found marijuana growing on Paul McCartney’s farm… Coincidentally, that was over a year before he released Let Me Roll It.
Thursday, July 29, 2010
On this day in 1965, The Beatles’ movie Help premiered, with Queen Elizabeth attending… They say that when Her Majesty went to buy Milk Duds, they stopped the projector.
On this day in 1981, a series of stamps was issued to commemorate the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Di. Most of them were collected and not actually posted… Apparently, folks are reluctant to lick anything with the likeness of Prince Charles.
On this day in 1981, the Prince of Wales married Lady Diana Spencer… They say when Lady Di recited her marriage vows, Prince Charles was all ears.
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
On this day in 1858, fingerprints were 1st used as a means of identification… Some say it’s amazing that every fingerprint is different, while so many Bruce Willis movies are so similar.
On this day in 1933, the 1st singing telegram was delivered to Rudy Vallee in NYC… It’s rumored that in Las Vegas you can get a singing mammogram.
On this day in 1786, Sir Thomas Harriot brought the 1st potatoes to Britain… Without them, McDonalds employees would ask “Would you like napkins with that?”
