October 7, 1955 — Allen Ginsberg’s “Howl” is first performed
The greatest poem of the Beat Generation writers, and one of the finest of the 20th century, Allen Ginsberg’s “Howl”...
February 28, 2018
Art & Culture
August 12, 1958 — “White Wilderness” premieres
The legendary documentary that began the whole “lemmings commit suicide” myth, ‘White Wilderness’ was 72 minutes of the Disney Corporation...
January 24, 2018
February 3, 1959 — Ritchie Valens, Buddy Holly and the Big Bopper die in a plane crash
The facts, as generally agreed upon, are these: At approximately 1AM on February 3, 1959, Holly, Valens and Richardson (‘the...
January 14, 2018
February 7, 1959 — Guitar Slim dies
Eddie Jones – better known to most as “Guitar Slim” – was only 32 when he died pf pneumonia (which...
January 9, 2018
May 14, 1959 — Sinatra finishes recording “No One Cares”
On this day, Sinatra completed the recording of this, his third album for the year, after a break of over...
December 29, 2017
January 4, 1960 — Albert Camus dies
Albert Camus was not an existentialist. He’d have been the first one to tell you that. He was mates with...
December 4, 2017
January 25, 1960 — The NAB announces fines for DJs found accepting payola
While there had been rumours about payola in the music industry for years, the practice became more prevalent in the...
November 29, 2017
June 1, 1961 — “Stranger in a Strange Land” is published
One of the most famous science fiction novels of all time, Robert Anson Heinlein’s “Stranger in a Strange Land” remains...
October 24, 2017
October 5, 1961 — “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” premieres
Breakfast at Tiffany’s is perhaps the single best known film of Audrey Hepburn’s career. Less well-remembered for it is the...
October 19, 2017
August 5, 1962 — Marilyn Monroe dies in suspicious circumstances
Was it suicide? Was she killed? Or was it an accidental overdose, like the death certificate claimed? Marilyn Monroe was...
October 4, 2017
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