Birthdays: Emiliano Zapata. Esther Williams, Gene Deitch is
93, Dino DeLaurentis, Keith Carradine is 67, Rory Calhoun, Mel Tillis, Martin
Brest, Peter Weir, Patricia Arquette, Dustin Hoffman is 79, Mamoru Oshii is 66
1944 - Smokey the Bear, named after
NYC fireman Smokey Joe Martin born.
1960 – Brian Hyland’s song "Itsy
Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka-dot Bikini" hits #1.
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.
1964 - Rolling Stones 1st Dutch
concert.
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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