Nowadays Olive Can't Even Write

Today serves as a very important day for Badfinger fans, as it not only marks the birthday of former frontman Pete Ham, but the day that the blue plaque outside of the High Street Train Station in Swansea, Wales was erected in his honor. This comes three days after the anniversary of his death. Credit: Fin Costello Ham was born in 1947 in Swansea, and formed his first band, The Panthers, around the age of 14. This group ended up going through various names and lineups through the years, and eventually became The Iveys, which eventually turned into Badfinger after they  released their single, " Come and Get It ." They would also sign with Apple Records before the release of their debut album as The Iveys, Maybe Tomorrow . Just three days before his 28th birthday in 1975, he took his own life in his following major financial troubles with Badfinger. He received a call from the US the previous night notifying him that his money had disappeared. With no way to cope with the major...

On April 12, 1990, the Astronomical Union's Minor Planet Center (located at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory in Cambridge, Massachusetts) announced that it would be naming Asteroids 4147, 4148, 4149, and 4150 to Lennon, McCartney, Harrison, and Starr respectively. All four of them are between 5 and 10 diameters, and were discovered in 1983 and 1984 by Brian A. Skiff and Dr. Edward L.G. Bowell. Both worked in the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona at the time. Credit: Apple Corps Ltd. "My colleague and I have been fans of the Beatles for 25 years or so, ever since their early days. We thought this would be an unusual distinction for them." Bowell says. He then goes on to add, "It is customary to name asteroids after distinguished scientists or Greek and Roman goddesses, but times are changing, and we think it is a fun thing to honor some other people we like and who we think have done nice things in the world." The two astronomers had discovered a...