This Day In History

On this date in 1455, it is believed that Johannes Guttenberg printed the first Bible, ushering in the era of the book, which lasted until about 2010, when we collectively stopped reading printed books.

1836
The Battle of the Alamo began



Today, in 1945, the US flag was raised on Iwo Jima.


And, in actually important news:
Trainspotting was released on this date in 1996.
AND,
Trainspotting star Kelly MacDonald was born today in 1976.

 

Print book sales have been higher the last 3 years than in 2010. Sales bottomed out in 2012 but have risen dramatically since then. 2021 was the highest total of print book sales ever. The ebook is a minor inconvenience, accounting for 9% of revenue in 2022 (2023 numbers not yet available) despite selling 526 million compared to 789 million print books.

 

Founded on August 1, 2013, Pluto TV officially launched ten years ago today on March 31, 2014.

 

William Hung released his debut album, Inspiration, on April 6, 2004.

 

25 years ago today, Mike Ditka traded the entire Saints draft to Washington for Ricky Williams.

https://thecomeback.com/nfl/draft-saints-mike-ditka-ricky-williams-1999.html

 

26 years ago Kerry Wood struck out 20 and made a lot of these professional hitters look completely silly. I watched this live on WGN while I was studying and at one point all my housemates were just completely glued to the screen.

 

32 years ago today (May 21, 1992), MTV was ruined forever.



That next day was Johnny Carson's last appearance as host of the Tonight Show.

 

49 years ago today, 5/26/1975, Willie Nelson released his first #1 country album, Red Headed Stranger.

 

UK SPORTS? Did they compare it to soccer riots of the day?

 

June 8, 1984 - Both Ghostbusters and Gremlins release in theaters. Ghostbusters made $296.6 million on a $30 million budget while Gremlins made $212.9 million on an $11 million budget.

https://www.slashfilm.com/1597782/g...cs-ruled-box-office-same-time-40-years-later/