Kurt Schaeffer

On this day in history trivia and facts collected during a 25-year career in radio. Rock history, sports, world & entertainment history. #BOTD Celebrity #obits.

[Kurt Schaeffer @OffbeatAlmanac]

Here's to ANOTHER 68 years for NASA!

[NASA History Office @NASAhistory]

Today marks 68 years since NASA launched operations! Since Oct 1, 1958, NASA has worked to explore the frontiers of air and space, making history along the way.

And the journey is still just getting started—new chapters of exploration are unfolding in the years ahead!

[Kurt Schaeffer @OffbeatAlmanac]

September 30, 1982. Ran 11 seasons.

[DrPopCulture @DrPopCultureUSA]

September 29, 1982: "Cheers" premieres on NBC, starring Ted Danson and Shelley Long.

[Kurt Schaeffer @OffbeatAlmanac]

Norm's never paid bar tab, estimated to be $124,406 to $260,149 to $360,000 by various sources. (10-11 beers daily)

[Popcultureguy @Pop_cultureguy]

44 years ago today (September 30, 1982), NBC aired the Cheers premiere, “Give Me a Ring Sometime.” Still one of the best sitcom pilots ever. Any fans?

[Kurt Schaeffer @OffbeatAlmanac]

I miss Chris Farley.

[Super 70s Sports @Super70sSports]

When you’re talking about the hardest-hitting interviews of my generation, I’m coming at you with Chris Farley and Paul McCartney every time …

[RetroNewsNow @RetroNewsNow]

🚬The first two seasons of 'The Flintstones' were co-sponsored by Winston cigarettes

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

Did you know?

Disney has a rule for their character performers: when hug a child, they are told not to let go first. They must wait until the child releases the hug on their own. The reason is simple: you never know how much that child might need that hug in that moment.

[Kurt Schaeffer @OffbeatAlmanac]

I wish the Space Shuttle was still flying.

[Xplora @XploraSpace]

🚀✈️ Malgré les années et un concept abandonné pour les vols habités, il reste quelque chose de fascinant et d’unique dans la navette spatiale. Une véritable icône de l’ère spatiale qui semble encore appartenir au futur. Ressentez-vous la même chose ?

[ESPN @espn]

A TURNAROUND FOR THE AGES IN CHICAGO!

After three straight 100+ loss seasons, the 2026 White Sox are headed to the ALDS 🔥

[Buster Keaton @BusterKeatonSoc]

This Day in Buster... October 1, 1922
“The Electric House" is released and shows Buster Keaton is a powerhouse when it comes to devising gadget gags.

#oldhollywood #silentfilm

[Kurt Schaeffer @OffbeatAlmanac]

I'll have what he's having.

[CineAura @duygarena9]

Charlie Chaplin in The Rink (1916), making a cocktail 😂

[Kurt Schaeffer @OffbeatAlmanac]

Nice.

[Love Classical Music and Movies 🎺🎻💖🎥🎬 @AlexTran677026]

This is so wholesome.
On the last ever Carol Burnett Show, Tim Conway surprised Carol with her idol, Jimmy Stewart.
Her reaction transforms her into a kid again.

[Kurt Schaeffer @OffbeatAlmanac]

I remember that game. Reagan was a former sportscaster. 38 years ago.

[Super 70s Sports @Super70sSports]

“I’m going to destroy the Soviet Union.”

“I’m going to destroy some names and a case of Budweiser.”

[Clare 🦋 @SayWhatSugar]

Omg Dolly Parton and Carl Dean 🥹😭 from the Dolly museum

[The Cowboy Regg ✭ @Irish_Cowboy88]

🏴‍☠️ Ray Guy was a different kind of “punter”.

🏈 Outside of @PatMcAfeeShow is there another punter in history that could break tackles like this?

🎥 Credit Kevin Gallagher

[Kurt Schaeffer @OffbeatAlmanac]

Today's Public Service Announcement of the Day.

[GG @GarryGates]

The NFL has released footage of the proper technique Chop Robinson should have used to hit Patrick Mahomes.

[Dr. Clown, PhD @DrClownPhD]

If the Flintstones' house was real. 🥲

[Love Music @khnh80044]

Actor Gary Sinise took over 1,000 children of fallen soldiers to Disneyland, free of charge❤️

[Things From the Past @pastarchive]

This futuristic jukebox was made in 1961.

The AMI Continental held 100 45-rpm records, giving listeners 200 song selections.

Its most distinctive feature was the curved, illuminated title display above a transparent dome that exposed the record-playing mechanism below.

Available in mono and stereo versions, the Continental became one of AMI’s most recognizable jukebox designs of the early 1960s.

[Chicago Bears @ChicagoBears]

The best way to celebrate a win 🥹