Revisionist History (7/15): “Die Hard" was released, spawning too many sequels including “Old Habits Die Hard”
Twitter was launched in 2006 after the name was chosen over Babble, Twingleberry and Yammer
On this day in 2006, Twitter was launched after its creators chose the name over other contenders Babble, Twingleberry and Yammer. It had a good run until Elon Musk made a deal to buy it, changed his mind, got sued by Twitter to enforce the deal, changed his mind again and bought it, then immediately ruined it and changed its name to X.
On this day in 1964, Barry Goldwater won the Republican presidential nomination in San Francisco, before getting crushed by Lyndon Johnson in November. Today, all Republicans are required to hate San Francisco.
On this day in 1988, the beloved Christmas movie “Die Hard" was released in U.S. theaters, inspiring multiple sequels including “Die Hard with a Vengeance,” “Old Habits Die Hard” and “Please Just Shut Up and Die Hard for Chrissake.”
Today’s Birthdays:
Rembrandt (1606-1669): Dutch painter; considered one of history’s greatest visual artists, he was said to have been the Rembrandt of his time.
Linda Ronstadt, 78: 11-time Grammy-winning singer; whose one #1 hit was her 1974 cover of “You’re No Good,” a song first released in 1963 under its original title “You Suck.”
Forest Whitaker, 63: Oscar-winning actor, starred opposite Robin Williams in the wacky war comedy “Good Morning, Vietnam” and its ill-fated sequel “Good Morning, Afghanistan.”
(Video: “Baby Forest Whitaker” by Key & Peele)