Daily Archives: December 18, 2012

‘Mister Magoo’s Christmas Carol’ premieres on NBC 50 years ago this hour (1962)


Video: 'Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol'

(Tuesday, December 18, 1962, 7:30 p.m. EST) — Mister Magoo’s Christmas Carol, a musical adaptation of Charles Dickens’ famous short story A Christmas Carol starring the character Mr. Magoo, debuted tonight on NBC. Continue reading ‘Mister Magoo’s Christmas Carol’ premieres on NBC 50 years ago this hour (1962) →

Paul McCartney completes filming ‘C’Mon People’ promotional video 20 years ago today (1992)


Video: 'Paul McCartney - C'mon People'

(Friday, December 18, 1992) — Ex-Beatle Paul McCartney today completed shooting a promotional film video for C’Mon People at Bray Film Studios, Water Oakley, England. The video will be mastered Feb. 16, 1993, and the track released as a single (Feb. 22, 1993 in the UK, July 27, 1993 in the U.S.) from McCartney’s album Off The Ground.

Piltdown Man, later discovered to be a hoax, announced by Charles Dawson 100 years ago today (1912)


Video: 'Piltdown Man Hoax on Discovery Science'

(Wednesday, December 18, 1912) — The Piltdown Man made its public debut today as fossil collector Charles Dawson reported to the Geological Society of London his discovery of supposedly fragmented early human remains at a gravel pit in Piltdown, East Sussex, England.

More than four decades later, the Piltdown Man was exposed as a hoax.