August 18 is the 230th day of the year (231st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 135 days remaining until the end of the year. 1735 Evening Post begins publishing (Boston Mass) 1872 1st mail-order catalog issued by A. M. Ward 1920 Shelley Winters born 1926 Weather map televised for 1st time 1933 Roman Polanski born 1937 Robert Redford born 1943 Martin Mull born 1952 Patrick Swayze born Image... 

On this day in 1985… Anne White was warming up in a tracksuit for her match against fifth seed Pam Shriver in the first round at Wimbledon 1985 when she removed her suit and revealed an all-white lycra unitard. Being 1985, it created quite a stir among the crowd and photographers. Play was stopped for the day due to bad lighting with the match tied at one set all. The umpire Alan Mills instructed Anne White to wear a more appropriate outfit... 

On this day in 1987… Late night legend Johnny Carson married his 4th wife, Alexis Mass, a former aide to Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis. The talk show host was 61, his new bride was 35. Johnny Carson and Alexis Mass are said to have met when Alexis was walking down the Malibu beach, holding an empty wine glass. Carson said he noticed a beautiful woman and offered to fill the glass. His marriage to Alexis Mass was Johnny Carson’s... 

Wednesday night is date night, which means you guys get a little neglected; and for that I apologize. Here’s a little something to cover my butt. Did you know the Los Angeles Riots happened 17 years ago today (April 29th)? Yes, it really has been that long. Dr. Drew twittered an update of Rodney King’s sobriety today, then a couple hours later twittered a link to an excellent article entitled, “Rodney King: 17 Years After The Riots.” I’m... 

On this day in 1985….. The Coca-Cola Company introduced to the world a new flavored Coke known as Coca-Cola Cherry. Although Coca-Cola Cherry was introduced to test audiences at the World’s Fair in 1982, the cherry flavored soda didn’t hit the shelves until 1985. Coca-Cola Cherry was the third Coke variation, with regular Coke and Diet Coke coming before. Diet Cherry Coke came into the world in 1986; in 2005 the drink was renamed to... 

On this day in 1984…… U.S. Astronaut Bruce McCandless became the first human to fly in space untethered.. He unhooked a lifeline and used a gas-powered jet-pack called the Manned Maneuvering Unit to fly almost 300 feet away from the U.S. space shuttle Challenger, which was orbiting the Earth, and back again; it was the first of two space shuttle missions Astronaut McCandless made. Captain Bruce McCandless II was born in Boston, Massachusetts... 

On this day in 1981….. The remaining three Beatles, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr reunited to record a tribute to John Lennon (who had been shot to death two months before). That meeting resulted in the song “All Those Years Ago” and was released on George Harrison’s label ‘Dark Horse.’ The song was #2 on the charts for three weeks. All Those Years Ago I’m shouting all about love While they treated you... 

On this day in 1988….. Panama leader General Manuel Antonio Noriega was indicted by a U.S. grand jury along with 16 of his associates on charges of drug smuggling and money laundering. General Noriega was also charged with smuggling marijuana into the U.S. and assisting a cocaine drug cartel. Before Manuel Noriega became a drug lord he actually had a pretty bright military future, even securing a position with the CIA. [Source] Manuel... 

On this day in 1988….. “Don’t Worry Be Happy” by Bobby McFerrin hit the #1 spot on the charts and won both Song of the Year and Record of the Year. Bobby McFerrin was born Robert “Bobby” McFerrin Jr. on March 11, 1950 to operatic baritone Robert McFerrin and opera singer/professor Sara Copper; Bobby’s father was the first African American to be a regular at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. In 1975 Bobby McFerrin married...