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On this day in 1987 The first installment of The Simpsons was aired The hugely popular animated sitcom debuted on the Tracey Ullman Show in the form of one-minute shorts. Did you know that "The Simpsons" is the longest-running scripted primetime TV series in the US with 30 seasons? ... On #thisdayinmusic 2014, The White House refused to comment on a campaign to deport Justin Bieber from the US. Around 275,000 people had signed a petition on its website calling for the Canadian singer to be removed from the country. The campaign had been set up in January of that year when the 20-year-old was arrested on suspicion of drink and drug-driving and illegal drag racing. ... Today is #PoetryAndTheCreativeMindDay. A day set aside to honor creative pioneers. Poems can paint a picture in our minds or make us feel a certain way. They were originally recited, or spoken aloud to an audience. Poetry and the Creative Mind Day is a great time to dig up some of your favorite old poems and read them, or sing a favorite old nursery rhyme. Did you know… The earliest form of poetry were called epic poems, and they date back to hundreds of centuries. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lokalfmng/message