Birthdays: Emiliano Zapata. Esther Williams, Dino DeLaurentis, Keith Carradine is 64, Rory Calhoun, Mel Tillis, Martin
Brest, Peter Weir, Patricia Arquette, Dustin Hoffman is 76, Japanese anime director Mamoru Oshii is 63, Terrytoons director
1876 - Thomas Edison patented the
mimeograph, a forerunner of the Xerox process.
1942- The premiere of Walt Disney’s Bambi.
1944 - Smokey the Bear, named
after NYC fireman Smokey Joe Martin born.
1963 – The Kingsmen released the
song "Louie, Louie,". Many
labeled it obscene, although no one is quite sure just what the song lyrics
mean. In the 1980s Northwestern University staged Louie-Louie Marathons- 44
straight hours of Louie-Louie, played by punk bands, polka bands, marching
bands, folk trios, and singing water glasses.
1978- The character of Odie the dog first met Garfield in
Jim Davis’ comic strip.
2008- The Beijing Olympic Games opening ceremony, using
20,000 performers. As director Zhang Yimou said “ Hey, we’ve got the people…”
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