Birthdays: James Cagney, John
Jacob Astor I, Hyacinth Rigaud, Bernice Abbott, Chill Wills, Brian Trottier,
Phoebe Snow, Daryl Lamonica, Prof. Peter Schickele a.k.a. PDQ Bach, Earl
Stanley Gardner the creator of Perry Mason, Art Linkletter, Diane Carroll,
David Hasslehoff is 64, Donald Sutherland is 81, Phyllis Diller
1935 - Variety's famous headline
"Sticks Nix Hick Pix" meaning audiences in rural areas were not
attending movies with a rustic theme.
1955 DISNEYLAND OPENED- Walt
Disney's dream of a perfect family amusement park, called 'The Happiest Place
on Earth" was declared open with movie celebrities like Ronald Reagan, Art
Linkletter and the Mouseketeers in attendance. Walt hoped to get 10,000
visitors that first day. He got 100,000.
Facilities broke down from the huge crowds and the haste with which the park
was built. Concrete pavement which was
poured the night before was still soft under people's feet, there were no
working water fountains and the car parking was a nightmare. To the Disneyland
workers opening day was nicknamed 'Black Sunday". But despite all,
Disneyland became a huge success.
1967– The Monkees performed at
Forest Hills NY, Jimi Hendrix was their opening act.
1968- The Beatles musical cartoon
feature The Yellow Submarine premiered in London’s Piccadilly Circus. Look Out!
It’s the Blue Meanies!!
1988- A home video tape was
released of actor Rob Lowe making whoopee with two underage girls in his hotel
room.
2004-
Katsuhiro Otomo’s film Steamboy premiered. Japanese interest in the idea of
SteamPunk began to spread worldwide.
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