Toothache Day and
Bagels and Lox Day today.
And I'm not quite sure why?
Today is the Ninth day of the Lunar New Year. It is the Birthday of Jade Emperor, King of Heaven.
According to Taoist legend, all the deities of the heaven and the earth will celebrate this day. And there will be grand ceremonies in Taoist temples on this day.
The Jade Emperor is one busy guy. I'd be very tired if I had to follow a holiday this long
February 9, 1933 -
Based on the Mae West play Diamond Lil, the film She Done Him Wrong, opened in general release on this date. This was one of the last films to be made before the introduction of the Production Code.
Mae West was signed by Paramount in 1931 to make a film adaptation of her stage success Diamond Lil. They then spent the next two years trying to figure out a way of getting the material past the censors. The battle over Diamond Lil led to the head of the Production Board, James Wingate, quitting and being replaced by the much more hardline Joseph Breen who was prompted to set up a fairly stringent and moral Production Code. In the meantime, Diamond Lil transformed into the slightly watered down She Done Him Wrong and was one of the last films to be made before the introduction of the Production Code.
February 9, 1964 -
The Beatles made their US live debut on CBS-TV's The Ed Sullivan Show; they performed five songs including their current No.1 I Want To Hold Your Hand on this date.
Never before had so many viewers tuned-in to a live television program, which with 73 million viewers, was three-fourths of the total adult audience in the United States. The show had received over 50,000 requests for the 728 seats in the TV studio.
February 9, 1971 -
All in the Family aired what TV scholars believe to be the first positive portrayal of a gay issue on American television on this date.
Guest stars Anthony Geary and Philip Carey both went on to play long running roles on popular ABC Soap Operas. Geary as Luke Spencer on General Hospital, and Carey as Asa Buchannan on One Life to Live.
February 9, 1976 -
Paul Simon's song, 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover, hits number 1 on this date.
Paul Simon has never gotten around to listing the other ways to leave but poking around the internet, I have discovered the other 45 ways:
6. Post her nude pics, Dick.
7. Delete him from your phone, Simone.
8. Block his digits, Bridget.
9. Keep him in the dark, Mark.
10. Keep blowing her off, Kristoph.
11. Just have the chat, Pat.
12. Make her break up with you, Stu.
13. Stop having sex with her, Jessic… er.
14. Give him an ultimatum, Tatum.
15. Change your address, Jess.
16. Tell the whole truth, Ruth.
17. Just get up and leave, Steve.
18. "Tell her you’ve “grown apart,” Bart.
19. Tell him “It’s not you, it’s me,” Bree.
20. Don’t give him a second chance, Lance.
21. In a public place, Chase.
22. Tell her “we’re turning into our parents,” Clarence.
23. Get back together with your ex, Lex.
24. Let yourself be the villain, Dylan.
25. Throw dishes and yell, Belle.
26. Start being mean, Gene.
27. Get really quiet, Wyatt.
28. Give up the fight, Dwight.
29. Get caught in the act, Jack.
30. Forget her birthday again, Glenn.
31. Just cut him loose, Bruce.
32. Pretend you didn’t know you were supposed to be “together,” Heather.
33. Tell her you’re married, Larry.
34. Say “It’s moving too fast,” Cass.
35. Tell him you “don’t like rules,” Jules.
36. Tell her you “don’t like labels,” Mabel.
37. Just disappear, Greer.
38. “Lose your phone,” Joan.
39. Text “We need to talk,” Brock.
40. Just be too busy, Lizzy.
41. Say you “need space,” Grace.
42. Say, “we’re just taking a break,” Jake.
43. Say, “I think I might be gay,” Ray.
44. Say, “I think I might be straight,” Nate.
45. Admit to your affair, Blair.
46. Get a restraining order, Porter.
47. Tell her “It’s me or the drinkin,” Lincoln.
48. Fly off the handle, Randall.
49. Blame everything on him, Tim.
50. Say “I don’t deserve you,” Drew
Next up - 50 ways to Delouse your Liver or 50 ways to lose your luggage
February 9, 1979 -
Before the birth of MTV, ABC-TV marked the 25th anniversary of the birth of Rock and Roll by premiering the documentary Heroes of Rock and Roll on this date.
In two hours, from the high-school gym dance scene from the film Rock Around The Clock to the closing That's all, bye-bye, of the late Frankie Lyman in the movie Rock, Rock, Rock, the documentary shows 62 artists and groups singing 100 different songs.
February 9, 1979 -
Walter Hill's film The Warriors premiered in the US on this date. The film sparked gang violence at many theaters and brought a halt to the film's marketing campaign.
In order to get the movie out before rival "gang" film The Wanderers, post-production on this picture utilized three editing teams in three editing suite cutting rooms which worked around the clock to finish the film. As such, this film debuted in February 1979 with The Wanderers launching in July later that year.
February 9, 1997 -
The Fox cartoon series The Simpsons became the longest-running animated series in cartoon history when it aired it's 167th episode on this date.
"I can't believe we've been annoying people for this long," executive producer and show creator Matt Groening told the Associated Press. The show is still going 25 years later
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Today in History -
On February 9, 772, Adrian I was elected pope. His election was won largely due to strong Frank support. (This Gaelic support system was the precursor to French support, which remains anything but Frank.)
So now you know.
William Henry Harrison was born on February 9, 1773. Mr. Harrison was the Ninth president of the United States.
He died after 32 days in office, although historians are quick to point out that it has never been adequately proven that he was alive prior to his inauguration.
February 9, 1825 -
John Quincy Adams became the Sixth U.S. President, despite losing the popular vote. Adams was elected by the House of Representatives on this date after the Electoral College could not arrive at a majority.
His appointment was largely due to the influence of Henry Clay (then Speaker of the House and also a candidate for the presidency in 1824), whom Adams later appointed as his Secretary of State.
The Great Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoyevsky died on February 9, 1881.
He died of natural causes in Moscow, and over 40,000 mourners turned out for his funeral but what the hell do you care, you didn't read him anyway.
February 9, 1894 -
Chocoholics everywhere rejoice!
Milton Hershey founded the Hershey Chocolate Company (just in time for Valentine's Day) and began experimenting with a process mastered by the Swiss - mixing milk with chocolate on this date.
February 9, 1909 -
The first federal law prohibiting the importation of opium was enacted, The Opium Exclusion Act of 1909 on this date.
(note: white people weren't using opium in large quantities at the time.)
February 9, 1942 -
The former French cruise ship Normandie, launched in 1935, burned in New York Harbor during its conversion to an Allied trip transport ship on this date.
It was once regarded as most elegant ocean liner ever built. In 1947, the remaining wreckage was cut up for scrap.
February 9, 1950 -
Senator Joseph McCarthy announced he has a list more than 200 State Department employees who were Communist Party members on this date.
He did not mention that J. Edgar Hoover liked to wear a bustier and leather pumps.
February 9, 1969 -
Jess Wallick, flight engineer, Jack Waddell, pilot, and Brien Wygle, co-pilot, flew the first test flight of Boeing-747-100 jumbo jet over Everett’s Paine Field in Washington State, on this date.
The first plane was 225ft (68.5m) long with a tail as tall as a six-story building and required the construction of a 200-million-cubic foot (5.6m cu. m) plant at Everett, near Seattle.
And so it goes
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Big Chuck, indeed
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