HOT WHEELS- INTRODUCED 50 YEARS AGO TODAY- MAY 18, 1968
On this date 50 years ago today- Hot Wheels were first introduced by the toy maker Mattel. Hot Wheels would be the main competitor of Matchbox until 1997 when Mattel […]
Category Archives: Birthdays
THE GREATEST LIVING BASEBALL PLAYER- WILLIE MAYS 87 TODAY
Back in 1969 for the baseball centennial they made a big deal out of naming Joe Dimaggio the greatest living player. It is still debatable as to whether Dimaggio was […]
ROCK MUSICIAN PETER FRAMPTON 68 TODAY – FAMOUS FOR “FRAMPTON COMES ALIVE!”
Rock musician Peter Frampton turns sixty-eight today and I was thinking- how many artists are remembered mostly for a live album? The only other performer I can think of […]
RICHY STARKEY AKA RINGO STARR 77 YEARS OLD TODAY
Richard Starkey- aka Ringo Starr turns seventy-seven years old today. Ringo of course was the drummer for the little outfit out of Liverpool named The Beatles. Somewhere along the line […]
SONY INTRODUCES THE WALKMAN- THIS DAY 1979
On this day- July 1, 1979 the Sony Walkman- the first personal stereo tape deck made it’s debut. It would go on to sell over 200 million units. At first […]
BEATLES STUART SUTCLIFFE BORN THIS DAY 1940
Former Beatles bassist Stuart Sutcliffe was born on this day in 1940. Former Beatle Stuart Sutcliffe you say? Wasn’t it John, Paul, George and Ringo? Yes but before The Beatles […]
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