All in the Family ended it's run with the tearful episode, Too Good Edith, on this date.
The series would come back in the fall in the less successful offering, Archie's Place.
April 8, 1990
The cult series "Twin Peaks" premiered on ABC television .
It wasn't a very good day for Laura Palmer.
Today in History:
It's a bad day for rulers -
April 8, 217 -
Caracalla [Marcus Aurelius Antoniius] Roman emperor (198-217) is murdered while 'doing his business' on the commode.
Not a pleasant way to go.
April 8, 1143 -
John II Comnenus Emperor of Byzantium (1118-43), dies when he was 'accidentally' shot with a poison arrow.
Hate when that happens
April 8, 1364 -
John II the Good, King of France (1350-64), dies at 44 after a night of heavy drinking in London.
You may ask why the King of France was drinking in London - that's another story.
April 8, 1498 -
Charles VIII King of France (1483-98), dies in a freak tennis accident -
striking himself on the head while passing through a doorway, leaving the tennis court. A few hours later, he fell into a sudden coma and died. Tennis - it's an extreme sport.
Oops.
April 8, 1950 -
Vaslav Fomich Nijinsky, one of the most gifted male dancers in history - celebrated for his virtuosity and for the depth and intensity of his characterizations, died on this date in a psychiatric hospital.
April 8, 1973 -
Pablo Ruiz Picasso, one of the most recognized figures in twentieth-century art, he is best known for co-founding the Cubist movement, the wide variety of styles embodied in his work and sleeping with almost anything that moved, died on this date.
Drink to me, drink to my health, you know I can’t drink any more.
April 8, 1994 -
Kurt Cobain's body is found 3 days after committing suicide with a shotgun.
That was probably not a pretty sight (I won't even mention the smell - definately not teen spirit.)
Finally, tonight is the first night of Passover - Good Pesach to you all.
And just in time, Kate Moss, former(?) junkie, party girl and runway model is coming out with a cookbook featuring Jewish cuisine.
Psst, hey kids - now you know the answer to the tie breaking Fifth question - "What's the secret ingredient in Grandma's Chicken Soup?" - "Black tar heroin."
And so it goes
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