1977: Sting and the Police Live Debut
Twenty-five year-old singer and bassist Gordon “Sting” Sumner plays his first gig with his new band, a trio called The Police, at a club in Newport, Wales. Consisting of drummer Stewart Copeland and...
View Article1953: Frank Sinatra Begins Filming From Here To Eternity
Thirty-seven year-old singer/actor Frank Sinatra begins filming his role in the movie From Here To Eternity, thanks to strings pulled by his wife, Ava Gardner. With his faltering popularity, he was...
View Article1953: Nikita Khrushchev Ascends with Stalin’s Death
Astrology and the Soviet Union Fifty-nine year-old Soviet politician Nikita Khrushchev sees his boss and tormentor, Joseph Stalin, take his last breath, creating a power vacuum in the Soviet Union that...
View Article1857: Roger Taney Leads Dred Scott Decision
Astrology and the Antebellum Era Eighty year-old U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice Roger Taney is the vocal leader in the Dred Scott v. Sanford verdict, a case involving a black slave who is attempting...
View Article1993: Eddie Murphy Marries Nicole Mitchell
Astrology and Family Thirty-one year-old comedic actor Eddie Murphy marries model Nicole Mitchell, 20, in a star-studded ceremony in the Grand Ballroom at New York’s Plaza Hotel. The couple, who have...
View Article1985: Sally Field Wins Best Actress Oscar
Astrology and Acceptance Thirty-eight year-old actress Sally Field wins her second Best Actress Academy Award for her role in Places in the Heart. Her heartfelt acceptance speech, in which she...
View Article1992: Jodie Foster Wins 2nd Best Actress Oscar
Astrology and Feminism Twenty-nine year-old actress Jodie Foster wins her second Best Actress Academy Award for her role as predator-chasing FBI detective Clarice Starling in The Silence of the Lambs....
View ArticleNew Venus Retrograde Video Workshop
I am pleased to announce my new video workshop on Venus retrograde. This is a much-improved version of my old workshop, taped in January 2014. This 45-minute workshop offers an in-depth examination of...
View Article1927: Mae West Sentenced to Jail
Astrology and Defiance Thirty-four year-old actress Mae West is sentenced to ten days jail on obscenity charges. Her play, Sex, which she wrote and starred in, has scandalized New York, particularly...
View ArticleVenus Retrograde: TV Provocateur
Astrology and Sitcoms I just posted a brief excerpt from the new 45-minute astrology video workshop. It begins with an edited version of the intro, followed by an exposé covering the natal Venus...
View Article2004: George W. Bush Testifies Privately Before 9/11 Commission
Astrology and Power Fifty-seven year-old US President George W. Bush and Vice-President Dick Cheney testify privately, and not under oath, before the 9/11 Commission. After the nearly four-hour meeting...
View ArticleI Love Astrology Podcast
My name is Nick Dagan Best and I love my new astrology podcast. The podcast is about the passion of astrologers. I am planning on making this a monthly show, at least through the summer. The topic for...
View ArticleI Love Astrology Podcast Episodes 2 & 3
I have two episodes of the I Love Astrology podcast to promote here. My new episode, number three, is about censorship. My co-host is Leisa Schaim, and our three guests are Karen Christino, Kim...
View ArticleHexagon Astrology Magazine Premiere Issue
Introducing a New Publication Hexagon is an edgy new astrology magazine that just published its premiere issue on August 19th. It is a long overdue update of the pop astrology format, and this first...
View ArticleMiles Davis, John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderley: Death and Venus Retrograde
All Blues Trumpet legend Miles Davis died twenty-four years ago today, fifteen days following a Venus direct station in Leo. The cause of death was pneumonia, followed by a stroke. Earlier that summer,...
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