Apple Releases Long-in-Development Apple Vision Pro Headset (2024) | Consumer Electronics Product Release, Launches and Openings, Milestones | Feb 2, 2024
On February 2, 2024, Apple releases their long-in-development advanced headset Apple Vision Pro with a retail price of $3,499. Apple Vision Pro launches the era of “spatial computing,” allowing users to control icons on a virtual desktop that blends into their surrounding environment through augmented reality. The device is able to navigate by using one’s ….
Astrobiotic Tech's Peregrine Lander Moon Mission Launches with Sci-Fi Writer Arthur C. Clarke's Remains on Board (2024) | Milestones | Jan 8, 2024
On January 8, 2024, Astrobiotic Technology launched its Peregrine Lander on a mission to the moon. Peregrine’s cargo during what was dubbed the “Tranquility Flight” included the remains and DNA of more than 70 deceased people, including noted science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke. Memorial spaceflight company Celestis, which was involved with the mission, called ….
New York City Mayor Eric Adams Issues Official Wu-Tang Clan Day Proclamation (2023) | Firsts, Milestones | Nov 8 - Nov 9, 2023
On Wednesday, November 8, 2023, New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued a proclamation that November 9th will officially be Wu-Tang Clan Day. The proclamation coincides with the 30th anniversary of the Staten Island music group’s iconic debut album, Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers). The members of Wu-Tang Clan are present at the Empire State ….
I Love Lucy Premieres, Becoming the First TV Show Performed Before a Live Audience (1951) | Milestones, Season 01 Premiere (TV), Television Premieres | Oct 15, 1951
I Love Lucy centers on the wife of a band leader who constantly tries to become a star – in spite of having no talent, getting herself – and her best friend – into the funniest predicaments. I Love Lucy stars Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance and William Frawley. I Love Lucy innovated a ….
Public Enemy's Second Album It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back is Released by Def Jam (1988) | Milestones, Vinyl Releases | Jun 28, 1988
GRAMMY-winning hip-hop group and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees Public Enemy first released their seminal sophomore album It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back on vinyl through Def Jam Recordings on June 28, 1988. The album is also released on cassette tape that same year around the same date. It ….
Ringling Bros. Circus Returns After Six Year Hiatus (2023) | Circus, Milestones | Sep 29, 2023
After the final tour of the original Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus ended in 2017, Feld Entertainment, longtime owners and producers of Ringling and other touring arena shows such as Disney On Ice and Monster Jam, announced the show’s return. The Greatest Show on Earth is scheduled to premier on September 29, 2023 ….
Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour Concert Film Ticket Sales Break One Day Sales Record for AMC Theatres (2023) | Milestones | Aug 31 - Oct 13, 2023
America’s largest theatrical exhibitor, AMC Theatres announced that Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour Concert Film broke records for single-day advance movie ticket sales revenue. Thursday, August 31, 2023 ticket sales totaled $26 million, a new record for ticket sales for a single title on one day at AMC. The previous record of $16.9 million was ….
Comic Legend Todd McFarlane Hosts Record-Breaking Buy the Booth Whatnot Auction (2023) | Milestones, Specialty, Themed Auctions & Auction Cons | Aug 23, 2023
Todd McFarlane makes collectibles history with historic “Buy the Booth” auction on Whatnot on Wednesday, August 23rd, 2023. McFarlane made his Whatnot debut to host a first-of-its-kind activation, auctioning off pieces from his McFarlane Toys/Spawn San Diego Comic Con booth. McFarlane’s “Buy the Booth” auction featured 24 separate panels that were cut from his SDCC ….
Warner Bros. Movie World Opens World's First Horror Maze Based on DCeased DC Comic Series (2023) | Haunted House Experiences, Launches and Openings, Milestones | Oct 6, 2023
The DC Comics bestselling comic series DCeased is brought to terrifying life for the first time ever with the Warner Bros. Movie World attraction DCeased Horror Maze. Will you be one of the few to survive the horrors of Darkseid’s anti-life equation? Will the Justice League be the ones to save the Earth or will ….
EA Sports Madden NFL 24 (2023) | Game Releases, Gaming Contests, Milestones | Aug 18 - Sep 6, 2023
On the cusp of a new football season, Electronic Arts released EA Sports Madden NFL 24 worldwide with game-wide innovation that immerses fans in the most authentic National Football League (NFL) experience to date. Increased control and realism delivered through gameplay innovations across the game on Sony PlayStation 5, Microsoft Xbox Series X|S and PC ….
WWE Superstar Spectacle (2023) | Milestones, Sports Contests | Sep 8, 2023
WWE announced its return to India with WWE Superstar Spectacle at the G.M.C. Balayogi Indoor Stadium (Gachibowli Indoor Stadium), located in Hyderabad, India, on September 8, 2023. The event marks the first live event to take place in India since 2017 and the first-ever WWE live event to be held in Hyderabad. WWE Superstars expected ….
Cinemark Theaters Have Largest Box Office Month in Company History (2023) | Milestones | Jul 31, 2023
The solid box office performance of Cinemark Theaters’ July 2023 releases, including Barbie, Oppenheimer, Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One and Sound of Freedom, among others, helped the month break records for the theater chain. The July 2023 domestic box office performance was the company’s highest-grossing month in company history. Headquartered in Plano, Texas, ….
Warner Bros. Barbie Film Adaptation Becomes Fastest Grossing Movie for the Studio (2023) | Milestones | Jul 30, 2023
On July 30, 2023, Warner Bros. live-action Barbie film adaptation reached $350 million in gross North America tickets sales in just ten days from its release — reaching that milestone faster than any other release in the history of the Studio – up until that point. The achievement was announced on that date by Warner ….
Barbie Film Adaptation Breaks Multiple Box Office Records, Including Largest Toy-themed Movie Opening (2023) | Milestones | Jul 19 - Jul 24, 2023
Barbie, from Oscar-nominated writer/director Greta Gerwig, and starring starring Oscar nominees Margot Robbie (Little Women, Lady Bird) and Ryan Gosling (La La Land, Half Nelson) as Barbie and Ken, opens in movie theaters on Friday, July 21st, 2023, breaking multiple opening weekend box office records. Warner Bros. Pictures’ Barbie arrived in theaters to a record-shattering ….
The Manhattan Project Ends with Trinity Test Atomic Detonation (1945) | Milestones | Jul 16, 1945
The Manhattan Project concluded on July 16, 1945, with the Trinity Test, the first successful detonation of an atomic device. Theoretical physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer dubbed the test “Trinity,” inspired loosely by a sonnet by John Donne, “Batter my heart, three person’d God…” The Trinity Test took place on the plains of the Alamogordo Bombing ….
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