May 14
It's May 14th
On this day in 1796 – Edward Jenner administers the first smallpox inoculation
on 8 yr. old James Phipps.
painting by Ernest Board
Fugazi - "Gimme The Cure"
In 1878 – The last witchcraft trial held in the US begins in Salem, MA,
after Lucretia Brown, an adherent of Christian Science, accused Daniel Spofford
of attempting to harm her through his mental powers.
In 1925 – Hogarth Press publishes Virginia Woolf's
"Mrs Dalloway"
In 1955 - Lex Baxter hits #1 with "Unchained Melody"
In 1973 - A modified Saturn V rocket carrying Skylab is launched
In 1976 - AC/DC releases "High Voltage"
In 1977 - Heart releases "Little Queen"
In 1982 - The Fixx releases "Shuttered Room"
In 1988 -
[Miriam Abramson ran Atlantic's publishing company, Progressive Music. She did most office duties
until 1949, when Atlantic hired its first employee, bookkeeper Francine Wakschal, who remained with the label
for the next 49 years. Miriam gained a reputation for toughness. Staff engineer Tom Dowd recalled,"Tokyo Rose
was the kindest name some people had for her" and Doc Pomus described her as "an extraordinarily vitriolic woman"
. When interviewed in 2009, she attributed her reputation to the company's chronic cash-flow shortage:
"... most of the problems we had with artists were that they wanted advances, and that was very difficult for us
... we were undercapitalized for a long time"]
In 1991 - Six months after releasing "Unbelievable" in their native UK, EMF release
the single in the US, where it goes to #1.
In 1993 -
In 2010 – Space Shuttle Atlantis launches to deliver Rassvet component to the ISS
In 2021 - Zhurong lands on Mars.
Birthdays:
Cate Blanchett
voice of mysterious woman in "Eyes Wide Shut"
on Tubi
Sofia Coppola
Amber Tamblyn
as Claudia in "Blackout"
Greg Davies
"We Are Klang"
Dan Auerbach
Ian Astbury
Danny Huston
as Mark Kinsdale in "The Human Factor"
Director
Tim Roth
as Myron in "The Hit"
Anne Clark
Robert Zemekis
David Byrne
Ana Martin
in "Tacos al carbón"
George Lucas
Gene Cornish
Jack Bruce
Vic Flick
Otto Klemperer
On this day in 1796 – Edward Jenner administers the first smallpox inoculation
on 8 yr. old James Phipps.
painting by Ernest Board
Fugazi - "Gimme The Cure"
In 1878 – The last witchcraft trial held in the US begins in Salem, MA,
after Lucretia Brown, an adherent of Christian Science, accused Daniel Spofford
of attempting to harm her through his mental powers.
In 1925 – Hogarth Press publishes Virginia Woolf's
"Mrs Dalloway"
In 1955 - Lex Baxter hits #1 with "Unchained Melody"
In 1973 - A modified Saturn V rocket carrying Skylab is launched
In 1976 - AC/DC releases "High Voltage"
In 1977 - Heart releases "Little Queen"
In 1982 - The Fixx releases "Shuttered Room"
In 1988 -
[Miriam Abramson ran Atlantic's publishing company, Progressive Music. She did most office duties
until 1949, when Atlantic hired its first employee, bookkeeper Francine Wakschal, who remained with the label
for the next 49 years. Miriam gained a reputation for toughness. Staff engineer Tom Dowd recalled,"Tokyo Rose
was the kindest name some people had for her" and Doc Pomus described her as "an extraordinarily vitriolic woman"
. When interviewed in 2009, she attributed her reputation to the company's chronic cash-flow shortage:
"... most of the problems we had with artists were that they wanted advances, and that was very difficult for us
... we were undercapitalized for a long time"]
In 1991 - Six months after releasing "Unbelievable" in their native UK, EMF release
the single in the US, where it goes to #1.
In 1993 -
In 2010 – Space Shuttle Atlantis launches to deliver Rassvet component to the ISS
In 2021 - Zhurong lands on Mars.
Birthdays:
Cate Blanchett
voice of mysterious woman in "Eyes Wide Shut"
on Tubi
Sofia Coppola
Amber Tamblyn
as Claudia in "Blackout"
Greg Davies
"We Are Klang"
Dan Auerbach
Ian Astbury
Danny Huston
as Mark Kinsdale in "The Human Factor"
Director
Tim Roth
as Myron in "The Hit"
Anne Clark
Robert Zemekis
David Byrne
Ana Martin
in "Tacos al carbón"
George Lucas
Gene Cornish
Jack Bruce
Vic Flick
Otto Klemperer
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