Anniversary of:
• the birthdays of F Scott Fitzgerald (1896), Sir John Kerr (1914), Jim Henson (1936) and Linda McCartney (1941)
• Kentucky Fried Chicken opened its first franchise in Salt Lake City, Utah (1952)
• the release of Elvis Presley’s Jailhouse Rock single (1957)
• the release of Nirvana’s album Nevermind (1991)
• the death of Dr Seuss (1991)
• the release of the BBC series Pride and Prejudice, starring Jennifer Ehle and Colin Firth (1995)
• the premiere of The Big Bang Theory (2007)
Facts about Bing Bang Theory:
- We still don’t know Penny’s surname. …
- Actress Mayim Bialik has an actual neuroscience PhD in real life. …
- The cast is also highly skilled musicians. …
- It was completed ripped off in Belarus. …
- There’s a real bee named after Sheldon’s catchphrase.
- JIM PARSONS THOUGHT HE WAS AUDITIONING FOR A GAME SHOW. …
- ED ROBERTSON OF THE BARENAKED LADIES HESITATED TO WRITE THE THEME SONG. …
• the Mars Orbiter Mission making India the first Asian nation to reach Mars’ orbit, and the first nation in the world to do so in its first attempt (2014)
