Sunday, November 12, 2006

On this date in 1955


On this date in the year 1955, at the Hill Valley (California) High School Fish Under the Sea Enchantment Under the Sea dance, noted science-fiction writer George McFly and his eventual bride Lorraine Baines first fell in love thanks to the help of an out-of-town visitor named Marty. It is also the date of the famous Hill Valley lightning storm that struck the town clock tower, freezing its hands ever after at 10:04 PM.

Interestingly enough, this same phenomenon of clock towers stopped at 10:04 has been spotted in different towns in states (presumably) other than California:



Noted local crackpot scientist Doctor Emmett Brown theorizes this date may hold some special significance, being the temporal junction point for the entire space-time continuum. Or, it could just be some amazing coincidence.

Celebrate the day by watching the synced version of the Enchantment Under the Sea dance from Back to the Future 1 and 2 together!:

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