April 12 in nerd history

Here are 5 things that happened on April 11 that might be of interest to those of us who think the dryer still works just fine, damn it.

I.

Birthdays of honor: Ed O'Neill (1946), David Letterman (1947), Tom Clancy (1947), Claire Danes (1979), David Cassidy (1950), Shannen Doherty (1971), Beverly Cleary (1916).

II.

Mad Max made its debut in Australia in 1979, where, I presume, it's essentially viewed as a documentary. And Marky Mark made the spelling "4EVA" popular when Fear was released in 1996.