Birthdays: Paracelsus (otherwise known as Nicholas
Paracelsus Theophrastus Bombastus Von Hohenheim) the father of modern medical
diagnosis, Antonio Cimmarosa, William Lyon Mackensie-King, Arthur Fiedler, Bob
Guccione, William Safire, Cal Ripken Sr., Ford Maddox-Ford, Erskine Caldwell,
Tommy Steele, Pope Francis I, Bill Pullman is 61, Eugene Levy is 68, Giovanni
Ribisi is 40, Arman Muehler-Stahl is 84, Wes Studi, Sean Patrick Thomas, Mila
Jovovich is 39, Bart Simpson is 25
1843- Charles Dickens "A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story
for Christmas" first published. In the 18th century and earlier the
Christmas celebration was a more rowdy affair with public drinking, marching around
in costumes “mummery” and mayhem more like today’s Mardi Gras. This is why the
Pilgrims tried to ban it. The popularity of Dickens story of Scrooge, Marley
and Tiny Tim did much to help Victorians change the nature of the Christmas
celebration to a more intimate and pious observance among centered on the
family. Dickens said he wrote the story to make some money capitalizing on the
new fashions for family Christmas celebrations around the tree.
1955- Carl Perkins awoke in the middle of a bad nights sleep
and wrote Blue Suede Shoes, the first song to be a hit in Country, R&B and
Rock n’ Roll charts simultaneously, especially when sing by Elvis Presley” Well
you can knock me down, step on ma face, etc.”
1962- The Beatles first hit "Love Me Do" enters
the U.K. pop charts.
1969- Tiny Tim, the campy, ukulele strumming crooner,
married his Miss Vicky, or Victoria Budinger live on the Tonight Show with
Johnny Carson.
1969- Walt Disney re-released Fantasia, and it was embraced
by hippy stoners who liked to get high during screenings, Disney did a
black-lite poster for it. It was the first time Fantasia ever made a profit.
1989- After appearing in some interstitial shorts on the
variety Tracey Ullman Show, The Simpsons first premiered as a regular TV
series.
1999- The film Stuart Little premiered.
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