And This Day

February 1st is Imbolc . Halfway between the winter solstice and the spring equinox. On this day in - 1964 Indiana Governor Matthew Walsh bans the Kingsmen's version of "Louie Louie," calling it "pornographic". – The Beatles have their first number one hit in the U.S. with "I Want to Hold Your Hand" In 1972 - Neil Young releases "Harvest" In 2007 - Birthdays: Big Boi Leymah Gbowee - Interview from 2011 Michael C. Hall as Thomas Eastman in "The Report" Patrick Wilson Joshua Redman Brain Krause as Damian in "The Demonologist" Pauly Shore as Bud Macintosh in "Bio-Dome" Brandon Lee as Brandon Ma in "Legacy of Rage" Sherilyn Fenn as Helen in "Crime Zone" Michael Wilmington of the Los Angeles Times criticized the film as humorless and grim, but he wrote that it rises above its low budget roots to become a competent Blade Runner clone. Drive-in movie critic Joe Bob Briggs wrote, ...

It's January 31st On this day in 1747 – The first venereal diseases clinic opens at London Lock Hospital. In 1901 – Anton Chekhov's Three Sisters premieres at Moscow Art Theatre in Russia. In 1961 - The chimpanzee Ham travels into outer space aboard Mercury-Redstone 2. In 1966 - Luna 9 spacecraft is launched. In 1971 - Apollo 14 lifts off for a mission to the Fra Mauro Highlands on the Moon. In 2007 – Emergency officials in Boston mistakenly identified battery-powered LED placards depicting characters from Aqua Teen Hunger Force as IEDs, causing a panic. In 2015 - Birthdays: Kerry Washington as Patricia Wilson in "Night Catches Us" Bobby Moynihan as Donnie in "Killing Gunther" Portia de Rossi as Tess Donnely in "Who is Cletus Tout?" Danny Michel Minnie Driver as Anne in Nandor Fodor and the Talking Mongoose Daniel Moder Matt King Fat Mike Dexter Fletcher as Vince in "Terminal" Lloyd Cole Kelly Lynch as Dianne in Dru...

It's January 30th On this day in 1806 – The original Lower Trenton Bridge, which spans the Delaware River between Morrisville, PA and Trenton, NJ, is opened. In 1826 – The Menai Suspension Bridge, considered the world's first modern suspension bridge, connecting the Isle of Anglesey to the north West coast of Wales, is opened. In 1847 – Yerba Buena , CA is renamed San Francisco . In 1969 – The Beatles' last public performance, on the roof of Apple Records in London. The impromptu concert is broken up by the police. Birthdays: Wilmer Valderrama as DJ Keoki in "Party Monster" Olivia Coleman as Hannah in "Tyrannosaur" Christian Bale as John Preston in "Equilibrium" as Patrick Bateman in "American Psycho" Phil Collins Julie McCullough as Teri Hart in "2012 Ice Age" Brett Butler as Shelly Beaudraux in "Vampire Bats" Charles S. Dutton as Mr. Butler in "Menace II Society" Steve Marriott Les Barker...

It's January 29th On this day in 1845 – The Evening Mirror published Edgar Allan Poe’s poem “The Raven,” In 1971 – The last of its many UFO sightings is made at Pudasjärvi, Finland. "The Bizarre Story of Finland's Forgotten UFO Mystery" In 1977 Rose Royce's "Car Wash" hits #1 Jason James Richter as Zach Raymond in "Lazerhawk" Sara Gilbert Brian Wood Heather Graham as Veronica in "Horns" Edward Burns as Jack Dougherty in "Man on a Ledge" Roddy Frame Nicolas Turturro as Travis in "Dangerous Isolation" aka "Trapped" Diane Delano Terry Kinney as Steve Malone in "Body Snatchers" Charlie Wilson Ann Jillian as Ilse Nielson in "Mute" Episode 5, Season 4 of The Twilight Zone Doris Davenport "It's Like This" Tommy Ramone Marc Singer as Commander Steve Krieger in "Dead Space" David Byron Geater Davis Mark Wynter Katherine Ross as Joanna Eberhart in...