This day in geek history: Overview
I've decided to keep a calendar of dates that have meaning specifically for geeks. I'll post them on the dates corresponding to their anniversary dates. I realize the criteria I use for selecting events can be controversial, but my choices aren't fixed in stone, and can change based on the well reasoned arguments I get from other geeks.
The dates will recognize significant publishing events, creator birthdays and deaths, fictional references, significant "firsts", and geek holidays. They'll come from a wide range of fandoms: comics, books, games, toys, and movies; science fiction, fantasy, and superheroes; conventions, cosplay, and concerts (filk & the like). There will be some derived from historic science and technology achievements or figures, but not a lot.
Also, I'm creating this list based on the time I have to research it. It's starting off small, with the events that first occurred to me as the most significant for geeks. However, I get side tracked by diving into interesting rabbit holes (...squirrel!), so the list will never be all that consistent, and it will grow with time. I hope that this year's anniversaries will be different from next year's anniversaries. If you've got an interesting date or set of dates, email me at: alan@eldergeeksman.com. Please include some sort of reference so I can check the veracity of your dates.
And that reminds me. I'll always include a reference link to where I found the date. In some cases I may have had to figure out (or just pick) a specific date, and I'll explain my reasoning in the post.
One of the motivations for this little project is that I missed an important date yesterday. It turns out that August 4, 1997 is the date Skynet was activated, as discussed in Terminator 2: Judgement Day. THAT will appear in next years Geek History post.
These dates must not be forgotten!