Behold the faces of America’s finest comedians. “Saturday Night Live” was a real game-changer in sketch comedy. On Oct. 11, 1975, NBC Studios broadcast the very first time, the first episode of “Saturday Night Live” from the famous Studio 8H in New York City’s Rockefeller Center.
The showrunner and creator (to this very day) Lorne Michaels gave us our first batch of SNL castmembers Laraine Newman, John Belushi, Jane Curtin, Gilda Radner, Dan Aykroyd, Garrett Morris, and Chevy Chase. He hasn’t looked back a day since, as year after year, since 1975 the show has brought tears of laughter to people around the world.
Bob Dylan On His Way To Meet the Beatles
In 1964, on August 28, two of the most powerful forces in rock history united over a drink. "The Fab Four" met Dylan for the first time at the Hotel Delmonico in New York. Many people from that generation regarded that meeting as the moment that defined rock history. The Beatles were at the peak of their pop-crazy "Beatlemania" and Dylan brought in a more serious sound of the counter-culture.
The meeting was so special to the Beatles that Paul McCartney instructed his roadie to write down everything that took place. Dylan, the king of cool found himself feeling a little starstruck.
When James Brown Performed Live at the Apollo
This historic 1962 performance was entirely self-financed by James Brown himself and has been hailed as a masterclass in musical performance and showmanship. Brown didn't get the nickname "The Hardest Working Man in Show Business" for nothing. The show was so successful that you can hear the frenzy on the recorded album.
While that was a memorable show, James Brown's next nine singles didn't quite go down as well as before. Still, his hit song (the one that got him a record deal) "Please, Please, Please" will forever live on as one of the greatest rock and roll tracks in history.
Diane Keaton and Al Pacino
Diane Keaton has had her fair share of interesting romances. Back in the day, the actress dated stars like Woody Allen, Jack Nicholson Warren Beaty, and probably most hyped about, the legendary Godfather actor, Al Pacino. Keaton met Pacino on the set of "The Godfather Part III." The two began dating shortly after. Keaton admitted that she instantly developed a massive crush on her co-star, saying that he had"the most beautiful face. I think Warren was gorgeous, very pretty, but Al's face is like whoa. Killer, killer face."
While at the time Keaton initially wanted to marry Pacino, after it ended, the actress chose to stay away from marriage. In July 2001, Keaton commented on her decisions by saying "I don't think that because I'm not married it's made my life any less." At 50 adopted two kids. On her newfound Motherhood, she said: "It's just about the most completely humbling experience that I've ever had."
Hattie McDaniel
Twenty years before Sidney Poitier received his Oscar, Hattie McDaniel made her mark on at The Twelfth Academy Awards. The actress changed the course of history when she officially became the first African American to ever receive an Oscar. McDaniel starred as the 'Mammy' in the 1939 classic, "Gone with the Wind."
After the big night, the hotel in which McDaniel stayed in had a strict no-blacks policy but made an exception that one time. Crazy times! That film went on to win another seven Academy Awards.