Blank Spot
Tuesday, October 10th, 2006I have hit a bit of a mental wall and will be back posting as soon as I scale it.
Archive for October, 2006
Today In History: The Jazz Singer
Friday, October 6th, 2006October 6th: Today in 1927 The Jazz Singer, the first full length talking movie debuted. There is a ton of debate about the movie’s first status, but there is no doubt it was the first mass hit with talking directly in the soundtrack. Surprisingly, it is a pretty good movie, often the first of something [...]
Today In History: Doesn’t Exist
Thursday, October 5th, 2006October 5th: Today in 1582 October 5th didn’t exist in Italy, Spain, Poland and Portugal as they adopted the Gregorian calendar. You may celebrate by not doing anything, but don’t expect to get paid for a day that doesn’t exist.
Today In History: Dick Tracy Debuts
Wednesday, October 4th, 2006October 4th: Today in 1931 the Dick Tracy comic strip first appeared in newspapers. Chester Gould’s black and white look at the classic cops and robbers stories were filled with deformed gangsters like Pruneface, Big Boy, Mumbles and of course Flattop. The strip had several runs into Science Fiction, with radio watches and Moon people [...]
Today In History: German Reunification
Tuesday, October 3rd, 2006October 3rd: Today in 1990 the state of East Germany ceased to exist and Germany became one state again. It is fantastic to think that my son will grow up knowing the Berlin Wall only as a part of history.
Today In History: Peanuts Launched
Monday, October 2nd, 2006October 2nd: Today in 1950 the Peanuts comic strip was launched in newspapers. I loved the comic as a boy and the tv specials were always big events when I was growing up. Sadly the strip didn’t age well, running on long after it had anything to say, but in its heyday it was absolutely [...]