On January 1, 1962, The Beatles auditioned for Decca records in London. The Beatles performed 15 songs in under an hour. Decca told the group it will get back to them and let them know of their decision in a few weeks. Decca ended up rejecting the Beatles stating that “guitar groups are on the […]
Month: January 2019
Burr vs. Hamilton Duel
Its one of the most famous duels and feuds in US history. It was the penultimate scene in the acclaimed Broadway play Hamilton. Last but not least it was made famous by a 1990s got Milk commercial. It’s the Alexander Hamilton vs. Raymond Burr duel. Alexander Hamilton and Raymond Burr had a long and bitter […]
Forgotten: Excite
Pop Quiz: What Search engine did you use before Google? Was it Yahoo? MSN? Ask Jeeves? You mean to tell me there was something else before Google? Did anyone use Excite? It was a favorite search engine in the 1990s. I’m going to tell you the story of Excite and how they made one of […]
Unintended Consequences: Thomas Edison, patents and the creation of Hollywood
Most people know Thomas Edison as a famous inventor. More specifically, people know him as the creator of the light bulb. Most people don’t know that Edison had an unintended hand in creating the Hollywood movie industry. We will explore how that came to be in this blog post. In 1891 Thomas Edison built a […]
