September 15th in nerd history: Hi-Yo Silver, away!
Happy National D.A.R.E. Day! D.A.R.E. is an acronym that was drilled into many kids’ heads when it basically went viral across schools in the ’80s. Today we honor its heritage of making you think someone on rollerblades was going to force you to do drugs at any moment.
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September 15 in Nerd History
Here are five things that happened on September 15th for those of us who like the taste of a new generation.
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Birthdays of honor: Agatha Christie (1890), Tom Hardy (1977), Tommy Lee Jones (1946), Dan Marino (1961), Ben Schwartz (1981), Oliver Stone (1946), James Fenimore Cooper (1789).
II.
It really doesn’t matter if you’ve seen The Seven Year Itch, whether you were alive when it came out, or whether you were born five seconds ago — you’ve seen the iconic image of Marilyn Monroe with her skirt blowing in the wind.




