MARCH 18, 1985—CAPITAL CITIES COMMUNICATIONS INC. ACQUIRES ABC-TV FOR $3.5 BILLION.

PEAKING AT #3 ON THE BILLBOARD CHART IN 1970, NORMAN GREENBAUM WROTE “SPIRIT IN THE SKY” IN ONLY 15 MINUTES AND HAS BEEN LIVING SOLELY ON THE ROYALTIES SINCE THEN.

1984—MCDONALD’S MENU ITEMS.

1969—BULOVA OCEANOGRAPHER WATCH.

FEBRUARY 1968—PEGGY FLEMING WINS THE FIRST U.S. GOLD MEDAL OF THE WINTER OLYMPICS AND THE FIRST IN FIGURE SKATING FOR THE UNITED STATES SINCE 1960.

AUGUST 1963–JAYNE MANSFIELD AND MICKEY HARGITAY SAY THEY ARE EXPECTING THEIR 4TH CHILD. THE COUPLE WERE DIVORCED IN MEXICO, BUT STILL ARE MARRIED UNDER CALIFORNIA LAW.

DISNEY WORLD IS LARGER THAN 117 OTHER COUNTRIES.

RUNNING FOR 50 MINUTES PER WEEK, OR AROUND 6 MILES, HELPS PROTECT YOU FROM DIABETES, STROKES, CERTAIN CANCERS, AND ARTHRITIS.

THE SPEED OF A CLOCK’S SECOND HAND IS EXACTLY 1 RPM.

JULY 1964—SINGER MEL TORME WINS CUSTODY OF HIS SON AT A COURT HEARING IN WHICH HE ACCUSED HIS WIFE, ARLENE, OF ADULTERY WITH HER HAIRDRESSER AND OF KEEPING COMPANY WITH TWO OTHER MEN.

AUGUST 10, 1976—ELTON JOHN BEGINS A HISTORIC RECORD-BREAKING TEN-NIGHT RUN OF CONCERTS AT NEW YORK CITY’S MADISON SQUARE GARDEN.

OCTOBER 11, 2001—THE POLAROID CORPORATION FILES FOR FEDERAL BANKRUPTCY PROTECTION.

APRIL 15, 1974—PATTY HEARST ROBS A SAN FRANCISCO BANK WITH DONALD DEFREEZE. THE JURY FOUND HER GUILTY AND SHE WAS SENTENCED TO SEVEN YEARS IN PRISON.

FEBRUARY 10, 1990—ERIC CLAPTON ENDS HIS UNPRECEDENTED 18-NIGHT SERIES OF GIGS AT LONDON’S ROYAL ALBERT HALL.

WOMEN MAKE UP OVER 60% OF ALL PURCHASES IN THE SEX TOY INDUSTRY.

NOVEMBER 1990—LORRAINE OLIVIA WAS BORN ON FEBRUARY 20, 1968 IN GENEVA, ILLINOIS. LORRAINE WAS 22 WHEN SHE WAS MADE PLAYBOY’S PLAYMATE OF THE MONTH.

MORE THAN 34% OF COLLEGE STUDENTS HAVE TEXTED WHILE TAKING A SHOWER, WHILE 22% HAVE TEXTED DURING RELIGIOUS SERVICES, A SURVEY REVEALED. 

1978—LYNDA “WONDER WOMAN” CARTER ON ABC-TV’S BATTLE OF THE NETWORK STARS.

MAY 1968—NAN GRAHAM OF RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA…THE SAME WOMAN WHO POSED IN THE FAMOUS PAINTING…”AMERICAN GOTHIC,” IS SUING PLAYBOY AND LOOK MAGAZINES AND NBC-TV FOR $3 MILLION EACH BECAUSE THEY PUBLISHED A CARICATURE OF THAT FAMOUS PAINTING IN THEIR MAGAZINES THAT WAS “VILE AND OBSCENE.” NBC-TV IS GETTING SUED BECAUSE IT WAS SHOWN ON THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JOHNNY CARSON. THE CARICATURE SHE SAYS…LEFT THE FACES UNCHANGED BUT HAD THE WOMAN’S UPPER GARMENTS PAINTED OUT TO MAKE IT APPEAR THAT SHE HAD POSED NUDE. MRS. GRAHAM IS NOW 68. SHE SAYS THE MAN IN THE PICTURE WAS THE ARTISTS’ FAMILY DENTIST…DR. BYRON MCKEEBY. THE ORIGINAL WORK BY GRANT WOOD SHOWED A FARM COUPLE WITH A PITCHFORK, WEARING SEVERE EXPRESSIONS…POSING IN FRONT OF A FARMHOUSE.

1985—EDWARD JOHNSON PROGRAMMED HIS COMPUTER TO CALL JERRY FALWELL’S TOLL-FREE NUMBER EVERY 30 SECONDS AND THEN HANG UP. IN TOTAL, HE CHARGED OVER $500,000 IN PHONE BILLS TO FALWELL’S ORGANIZATION.

MAY 31, 1961—JIMI HENDRIX ENLISTED IN THE U.S. ARMY.
MAY 31, 1964—THE DAVE CLARK FIVE APPEARED ON “THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW” FOR THE FIRST TIME.
MAY 31, 1976—THE WHO PLAYED AT THE CHARLTON ATHLETIC GROUNDS IN ENGLAND AND MAKE THE GUINNESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS AS THE LOUDEST ROCK BAND EVER. THEIR SET MEASURED 76,000 WATTS AND 120 DECIBELS.
MAY 31, 1977—EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER BEGAN AN AMERICAN TOUR ACCOMPANIED BY A 70-PIECE ORCHESTRA.
MAY 31, 2000—JANET JACKSON ANNOUNCED THAT SHE WAS GETTING A DIVORCE FROM DANCER RENE ELIZONDO. THE MARRIAGE HAD BEEN KEPT SECRET FOR NINE YEARS.

***COREY HART IS 64
Actor: CLINT EASTWOOD IS 96
Actor: GREGORY HARRISON IS 76
Actress: BROOKE SHIELDS IS 61
Actor: TOM BERENGER IS 77
Actress: LEA THOMPSON OF CAROLINE IN THE CITY IS 65