Happy 58th anniversary, Dick and Tess Tracy!
On this day in 1949, Dick Tracy married his sweetie of 18 years, Tess Trueheart. Here’s to the lovebirds.
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Happy 18th birthday, Simpsons!
The first episode of The Simpsons, titled "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire" also known as "The Simpsons Christmas Special," premiered on this day in 1989 on the Fox Television — well, it wasn’t much of a network 18 years ago, but we have to call it that nowadays. We mention it because nobody ever…
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Slightly Belated 110th Birthday, Hans und Fritz
Our favorite role models, The Katzenjammer Kids, turned 110 years old yesterday. In case you weren’t aware, the newspapter strip is still being published each Sunday. Created by Rudolph Dirks and first appearing in William Randolph Hearst’s New York Journal on December 12, 1897, the strip was among the very first to be regularly published…
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Happy 50th birthday, Elayne Riggs!
A mighty milestone 50 years in the making! Special variant cover by Michael Davis! And you thought we’d forgotten. Go read some of her stuff for ComicMix here, and her own personal blog over here.
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Happy 44th birthday, Doctor Who!
On this day in 1963 on BBC television at 5:15 pm, viewers saw a notice about the assasination of John F. Kennedy, and then saw something not unlike this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKg9tuSbXmk …and with that, Doctor Who began its 44 year hold on England’s psyche, racking up the title of longest running science fiction television series, and…
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Happy 12th birthday, Toy Story!
On this day in 1995, Disney and Pixar released Toy Story, the first full length CGI movie. It grossed $191,773,049 in the United States and it went on to take in a grand total of $354,300,000 worldwide, and was nominated for three Academy Awards, including for Best Original Screenplay, for Joel Cohen, Pete Docter, John…
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A Whale of an Anniversary
Today marks the anniversary of the first governmentally exploded whale. Yes, you read right: whale explosion. 37 years ago today, in an effort to dispose of a rotting carcass, the Oregon Highway Division set out to blow up a dead sperm whale with a half ton of dynamite. The resulting explosion sent blubber flying and…
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Happy 38th birthday, Sesame Street!
On this day in 1969, the National Educational Television network premiered a show from the Children’s Television Workshop, with songs, animation, Carol Burnett, and Muppets. Thirty-eight years later, Sesame Street has become the longest running American children’s program, having helped educate generations of children worldwide. The effect of the show is so powerful and widespread,…
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On this day: War of the Worlds broadcast
Sixty-nine years ago tonight, the radio program Mercury Theater on the Air presented Orson Welles’ production of H.G. Wells’ "War of the Worlds", a fictional drama about a Martian invasion in Grovers Mill, New Jersey. The program sparked a panic among listeners who believed the play was an actual news broadcast. Of the six million…
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Happy anniversary, Return of the King!
This day in 1955 brought us the publication of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Return of the King, the last part of The Lord of the Rings series. Had Tolkien been around for recent transformations, or more accurately, annihilations of books into film, he might have perished merely at the thought of his masterpieces being turned into…
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On this day: “Take On Me” hits #1
22 years ago today, A-ha took over the top spot on the Billboard singles chart with "Take On Me". And don’t pretend you don’t know what that has to do with comics… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUod3jGQt0U
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Happy Birthday, I Love Lucy!
On this day in 1951, CBS first aired the hilarious classic, "I Love Lucy," and it’s never been off the air since. We must also honor the memory of Lucy for inspiring countless cosplayers across the country. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fhrsmJx8BM Where would they be without her? Forced into the likes of Barbra Streisand and Cher? Is that…
