On This Day In History – Sept 14th
Scooby doo, disco ducks, nightmares on Elm Street, Freddy’s vs Jason’s, late night TV talk, and dead rappers. Scooby dooby doo! 53 years ago – In 1969, “Scooby-Doo” debuted on…
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Scooby doo, disco ducks, nightmares on Elm Street, Freddy's vs Jason's, late night TV talk, and dead rappers.
Scooby dooby doo!
53 years ago - In 1969, "Scooby-Doo" debuted on CBS
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Duck you
46 years ago - In 1976, Rick Dees was fired from WMPS in Memphis in a dispute over his hit "Disco Duck", which the station wouldn't allow him to play.
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One, two, Freddy's coming for you
31 years ago - In 1991, "Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare" was released. Of course, it's wasn't THE final nightmare, because we all saw "Freddy vs. Jason"
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East coast - West coast
26 years ago - In 1996, Tupac Shakur "died" in a Las Vegas hospital six days after he was wounded in a drive-by shooting. He was only 25.
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Nigh shift
29 years ago - In 1993, Conan O'Brien replaced David Letterman on NBC's "Late Night". That's the gig Seth Meyers now holds
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