Today in Geek History – August 6

Today in Geek History - August 6

Geeky tidbits that we find interesting and hope you will too.

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1960 – Chubby Checker performs his version of “The Twist” on “The Dick Clark Show” starting a worldwide dance craze
1961 – first case of motion sickness in space reported
1986 – Timothy Dalton became the fourth actor to be named “James Bond.”
1996 – Punk rock band the Ramones perform for the last time at the Palace in Hollywood

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