Today in Geek History

Hey guys. Happy Tuesday. Today is June 19th and today in Geek History...

1897 Moe Howard, the founding member of the Three Stooges is born in Brooklyn New York.

1907 The inventor of Velcro, George de Mestral, is born today. Do you know how he got the idea for Velcro? I do!

1940 The first comic strip written by a woman called Brenda Starr is published in Chicago Illinois. 

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Happy St Patrick's Day America. Today is March 17th and today in Geek History...

1845 The rubber band is patented.

1905 Joe Palma is born in New York. He's the Fake Shem that filled in on the 3 Stooges after Shemp's Death.

1936 Patty Maloney who stands 3'1" tall and played Lumpy in Star Wars Holiday Special is born.

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Hey blog. Why is it that Tuesday is even worse than Monday?

Today is January 24th and today in Geek History....

1970 Matthew Lillard, Cereal Killer in Hackers is born in Michigan.

1975 Larry Fine of the 3 Stooges dies in Woodland Hills California after suffering several debilitating strokes.

1978 Kristen Schaal, known for playing Mel in HBO's Flight of the Conchords, is born in Longmont Colorado.

1984 Apple Macintosh first goes on sale with 128 KB RAM for $2,495. That's $4 less than today's Quad-Core. (Tweeted by @thinkgeek)

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Hey Blog. Happy Monday. Welcome back to the "Heck"-hole you call work. We missed you.

Today is January 16th and today in Geek History...

1969 Soyuz 4 and 5 preform the first Soviet spacecraft docking, transferring cosmonauts between vehicles.

1995 Star Trek Voyager premiers with the double-episode "Caretaker". FYI: If you ever watch Voyager, watch the first 2 episodes (Caretaker only), and then skip the first season. It makes it better. But you don't have to take my word for it.

1998 Emil Sitka dies. A long-time foil for the 3 Stooges, he was one of only 2 actors to work with all 6 stooges. Does anyone know the name of the other actor to work with all 6 stooges? I posted it on my blog in a Geek History entry. Find it.

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Hey guys! Happy Winter Solstice! Today is the shortest day of the year. I guess Summer solstice must be the tallest? Anyways, on to business at hand. Today is December 22nd and today in Geek History...

1914 Emil Sitka is born. A long-time foil for the 3 Stooges, he became one of only 2 actors to work with all 6 stooges. There were 6 stooges? Go fig.

1941 Archibald 'Archie' Andrews makes his first appearance in Pep Comics #22.

1943 Beatrix Potter, Peter Rabbit creater, dies at 77 in England. Not from Harry Potter people. Don't make the same mistake I did.

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Today is December 21st and today in Geek History...

1937 Ted Healy, the original employer of the 3 Stooges dies of head trauma under mysterious circumstances.

1948 Samuel L. Jackson (Star Wars, Pulp Fiction, Snakes on a Plane) is born in Washington DC. Happy Birthday!

1963 The Daleks are first introduced to Doctor Who, in the serial The Daleks.

2012 It's the End of the World as we Know it!!! Do you feel fine? Read more about this in an upcoming blog entry.

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Today is November 22nd and today in Geek History...

1940 The only American Python, Terry Gilliam is born in Medicine Lake MN.

1955 Shemp Howard of the 3 stooges dies of a heart attack in Hollywood California. If you ever wondered why it was Larry, Curly and Mo and not Larry, Mo, and Shemp. Now you know.

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