and it has nothing to do with Roswell!
Today marks the first reported sighting of a UFO in America by Pilgrims in Boston. The year was 1644.
It is also Hair Dryer Appreciation Day…
and on this day we re-publish this completely gratuitous picture of Phil Spector’s crazy hair -
The Sandwich Islands were discovered by Captain Cook 233 years ago today -- we now call those islands, Hawaii.
1996: Lisa Marie Presley filed for divorce after 20 months of marriage, citing irreconcilable differences from Michael Jackson – they were different species.
The 101 number one song of the day was recorded by a short-lived group that got its start at a trendy Hollywood party. The two founding members were drawn together because they stuck out like sore thumbs.
All the guests were expected to wear white. Peter Beckett, a guitarist from Liverpool showed up wearing blue jeans. Only one other partygoer was dressed in the same way – John Charles Crowley, a musician who hailed from Galveston Bay, Texas. The struck up a conversation and soon decided to get together for a jam session. Because the session went so well they decided to form a band which eventually recorded today’s 101 number one song of the day which topped the charts on January 18, 1978. They decided on a name for the band while watching TV – after a show the credits rolled up listing the “Players.” They dropped the “S” and became simply “Player” (Baby Come Back)
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