August 3, 1940 — Martin Sheen is born
Born Ramón Gerardo Antonio Estévez, the man whose stage name is Martin Sheen was the son of a Spanish father...
February 2, 2019
The Dead Milkmen
May 10, 1941 — Rudolf Hess crashes in Scotland
To this day, there is no clear explanation of his motives, but the facts in the case are these: on...
January 24, 2019
March 17, 1950 — The creation of Californium is announced
One of the elements of the actinide group, Californium was first synthesized on approximately February 9, 1950 by researchers at...
July 29, 2018
November 1, 1952 — Einsteinium is first created
Einsteinium is a completely artifical element (atomic number 99) with a very short half-life (a about 1 and a third...
May 4, 2018
May 5, 1958 — The discovery of Nobelium is announced
Nobelium is a trans-uranic element whose atomic number is 102. A radioactive metal, it was first created in April 1958...
January 29, 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
March 5, 1963 — Patsy Cline dies
About a month after finishing recording her fourth, and, alas, final album Sentimentally Yours, Patsy Cline died in what has...
August 24, 2017
August 16, 1977 — Elvis Presley dies
Just one more day, and he would have been touring again. But as it happened, Elvis Presley’s lifestyle caught up...
September 24, 2015
May 17, 1981 — The band later named the Butthole Surfers play their first ever gig
Appearing as “The Dick Clark Five”, the first gig by the band that would become the Butthole Surfers took place...
March 29, 2015
June 7, 1982 — Graceland is opened to the public
When Elvis died in 1977, he left most of his fortune to his daughter Lisa-Marie, who was only 9 at...
February 12, 2015
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