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Post by bunkerfan on Oct 30, 2019 7:52:01 GMT
30th October In 1894 Daniel Cooper patents time clock. In 1938 A radio broadcast of H. G. Wells "The War of the Worlds", narrated by Orson Welles, allegedly causes a mass panic. In 1959 Cliff Richard and the Shadows were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Travellin' Light'. Their 6th release and second No.1 hit. In 1978 Blondie released the single 'Hanging on the Telephone', as the second single from the album Parallel Lines. Written by Jack Lee from US West Coast power pop trio The Nerves. The song gave Blondie their first UK Top 10 hit.
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Post by bunkerfan on Oct 31, 2019 6:57:50 GMT
31st October Halloween In 1888 Scottish vet John Boyd Dunlop patents pneumatic bicycle tyre. In 1940 Battle of Britain, fought between the RAF and Luftwaffe over the English Channel and southern England, ends with a British victory. In 1964 London's notorious Windmill Theatre closes. In 1969 David Bowie appeared at a Halloween night at the General Gordon, Gravesend, England. The gig lasted about 15 minutes, after Bowie sang 'Space Oddity' to everyone’s delight and then dragged a stool on stage, along with a huge book. He then sat and read poems and was booed off stage.
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Post by bunkerfan on Nov 1, 2019 6:55:54 GMT
1st November In 1848 WHSmith opens its 1st railway bookstall, at Euston Station in London. In 1928 Graf Zeppelin sets airship distance record of 6384 km. In 1969 The Beatles' "Abbey Road" album goes #1 in US & stays #1 for 11 weeks. In 1970 Matthews Southern Comfort were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with their version of the Joni Mitchell song 'Woodstock'. The group's only UK No.1 hit.
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Post by bunkerfan on Nov 2, 2019 8:05:29 GMT
2nd November In 1898 Cheerleading begins in the United States as Johnny Campbell leads the crowd cheering on the football team at the University of Minnesota. Born this day in 1947, English multi-instrumentalis Dave Pegg from UK folk group, Fairport Convention. Pegg has also worked with many other artists including Jethro Tull, Nick Drake, John Martyn, Sandy Denny, Richard & Linda Thompson. In 1959 Charles Van Doren confesses that TV quiz show "Twenty-One" was fixed. In 1991 U2 scored their second UK No.1 single with 'The Fly', taken from their album 'Achtung Baby'. The song was also a showcase for a persona Bono had invented called "The Fly".
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Post by bunkerfan on Nov 3, 2019 8:01:43 GMT
3rd November In 1896 J H Hunter patents portable weighing scales. Born this day in 1941, Brian Poole, British singer, the lead singer of 1960s beat band the Tremeloes (1957–1962) then Brian Poole and the Tremeloes (1962–1967). He scored the 1963 UK No.1 'Do You Love Me' and the 1967 UK No.1 & US No.11 single 'Silence Is Golden'. His daughters Karen and Shellie formed Alisha's Attic in the 90s. In 1964 Lyndon B. Johnson is elected President of the United States in a landslide, defeating Republican candidate Barry Goldwater. In 1990 25 years after their version was recorded, The Righteous Brothers went to No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Unchained Melody'. The track had been featured in the Patrick Swayze film 'Ghost.' Written by Alex North and Hy Zaret, 'Unchained Melody is one of the most recorded songs of the 20th century, with over 500 versions in hundreds of different languages.
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Post by bunkerfan on Nov 4, 2019 6:49:57 GMT
4th November In 1873 Dentist John Beers of San Franciso patents the gold crown. In 1948 American-born British poet T. S. Eliot wins Nobel Prize for literature. In 1960 Mary Leakey and Louis Leakey discover first Homo habilis jaw fragments (OH 7) at Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania. In 1966 The Beach Boys 'Good Vibrations', entered the UK chart, it went on to be a UK & US No.1 hit single. As a child, Brian Wilson's mother told him that dogs could pick up "vibrations" from people, so that the dog would bark at "bad vibrations" Wilson turned this into the general idea for the song.
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Post by bunkerfan on Nov 5, 2019 7:18:06 GMT
5th November In 1605 Gunpowder Plot: Catholic conspirator Guy Fawkes attempts to blow up King James I and the British Parliament. Plot discovered, Guy Fawkes caught, tortured and later executed along with seven others. Born this day in 1947, Peter Noone, singer with English beat rock band, Herman's Hermits who scored the 1964 UK No.1 single 'I'm Into Something Good' (cover of Earl-Jean's) and the 1965 US No.1 single 'Mrs Brown You've Got A Lovely Daughter'. 1955 the Date returned to in "Back to the Future" by Marty McFly. In 1966 The Monkees were at the top of the Billboard singles chart with ‘Last Train To Clarksville’, the group’s first No. 1. Bobby Hart who co-wrote the song got the idea for the lyrics when he turned on the radio and heard the end of The Beatles' 'Paperback Writer'. He thought Paul McCartney was singing "Take the last train", and decided to use the line when he found out McCartney was actually singing 'Paperback Writer'.
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Post by bunkerfan on Nov 6, 2019 6:39:52 GMT
6th November In 1879 Canada celebrates 1st Thanksgiving Day. In 1935 1st test flight of Hawker Hurricane fighter aircraft. In 1956 Dwight D. Eisenhower is re-elected President of the United States, defeating Democrat candidate Adlai Stevenson. In 1961 Jimmy Dean started a five week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Big Bad John', a No.2 on the UK chart. Jimmy went on to present a prime time variety show on US TV.
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Post by bunkerfan on Nov 7, 2019 7:20:08 GMT
7th November In 1904 Broadway musical "Little Johnny Jones" written by George M. Cohan, featuring the song "Yankee Doodle Dandy" opens in New York. In 1932 1st broadcast of "Buck Rogers in the 25th century" on CBS-radio. In 1969 John Lennon and Yoko Ono release their second album "Wedding Album" in UK. In 1981 Hall and Oates started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Private Eyes', the duo's third US No.1, a No.32 hit in the UK.
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Post by bunkerfan on Nov 8, 2019 6:54:24 GMT
8th November In 1895 German physicist Wilhelm Röntgen produces and detects electromagnetic radiation in a wavelength range today known as X-rays or Röntgen rays. In 1924 Fortune Theatre opens in London. In 1960 John F. Kennedy is elected President of the United States, defeating Republican candidate Richard Nixon who was the incumbent Vice President. In 1986 Berlin started a four-week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Take Your Breath Away'. The song which was featured in the film Top Gun, was written by Giorgio Moroder and Tom Whitlock. It won the Academy Award for Best Original Song, as well as the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song in 1986.
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Post by bunkerfan on Nov 9, 2019 8:11:47 GMT
9th November In 1907 The Cullinan Diamond is presented to King Edward VII on his birthday. Born this day in 1937, Roger McGough, The Scaffold, (1968 UK Christmas No.1 single 'Lily The Pink'). In 1958 Elvis Presley's 'Hound Dog', exceeded three million copies sold in the USA, becoming only the third single to do so. Bing Crosby's 'White Christmas' & 'Rudolph The Red Nose Reindeer' by Gene Autry being the other two. In 1985 Jan Hammer went to No.1 on the US singles chart with the 'Miami Vice Theme', a No.5 hit in the UK.
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Post by bunkerfan on Nov 10, 2019 8:02:54 GMT
10th November In 1871 Henry Morton Stanley encounters David Livingstone at Ujiji, near Lake Tanganyika in Central Africa, with the immortal words 'Dr Livingstone, I presume?' In 1940 Walt Disney begins serving as an informer for the Los Angeles office of the FBI; his job is to report back information on Hollywood subversives. In 1969 "Sesame Street" premieres on PBS TV. In 1979 The Eagles went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Heartache Tonight', the group's 5th and final US No.1. It made No.40 in the UK.
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Post by bunkerfan on Nov 11, 2019 6:37:44 GMT
11th November In 1918 WWI Armistice signed by the Allies and Germany comes into effect and World War I hostilities end at 11am, "the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month". In 1920 Great Britain's monument to her war dead, the Cenotaph in Whitehall, designed by Edwin Lutyens, unveiled. In 1923 Eternal flame lit for the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier under the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. In 1965 The final recording session for The Beatles Rubber Soul album took place, at Abbey Road, London. They needed three new songs to finish the album so an old song ‘Wait’ was pulled off the shelf and the group recorded two new songs from start to finish. Paul's ‘You Won't See Me’ and John's ‘Girl’, the basic tracks for both songs being completed in two takes. Rubber Soul was completed, and finished copies of the album were in the shops by December 3 in the UK and December 6 in the US.
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Post by bunkerfan on Nov 12, 2019 7:21:57 GMT
12th November In 1894 Lawrence Hargrave, Australian aeronautical pioneer and inventor of the box kite, linked four huge box kites together and flew - but remained attached to the ground by piano wire. Born this day in 1945, Neil Young, Canadian singer, songwriter and guitarist who as a member of Buffalo Springfield had the 1967 US No.17 single 'For What It's Worth'. Joined Crosby, Stills Nash & Young who had the 1970 US No.1 and UK No.5 album DejVu. As a solo artist Young scored the 1972 US No.1 and UK No.10 single Heart Of Gold, and his 1972 UK No.7 album Harvest spent 66 weeks on the UK chart. In 2008 a newly discovered trapdoor spider Myrmekiaphila neilyoungi was named after the singer. In 1966 Buzz Aldrin takes the first 'space selfie', a photo of himself performing extravehicular activity in space during the Gemini programme. In 1983 Bob Dylan's Infidels album reached its highest position when it peaked at No.9 in the UK chart. Dylan's 22nd studio album was co-produced with Dire Straits guitarist Mark Knopfler. Dylan had also approached Elvis Costello, David Bowie and Frank Zappa as possible producers.
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Post by bunkerfan on Nov 13, 2019 6:48:37 GMT
13th November In 1841 James Braid first sees a demonstration of animal magnetism, which leads to his study of the subject he eventually calls hypnosis. In 1940 "Fantasia" animated film by Walt Disney, starring Leopold Stokowski and Deems Taylor, is released. In 1979 Ronald Reagan in New York announces his candidacy for US President. In 1982 Men At Work started a 15-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with their debut album 'Business As Usual', which went on to sell over five million copies in the US.
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Post by bunkerfan on Nov 14, 2019 7:15:57 GMT
14th November In 1883 "Treasure Island" by Robert Louis Stevenson is first published as a book by Cassell & Co. In 1910 1st airplane flight from deck of a ship, Norfolk, Virginia. In 1968 "National Turn in Your Draft Card Day" features draft card burning. In 1981 The Police had their fourth UK No.1 single with 'Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic', a No.3 hit in the US.
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Post by bunkerfan on Nov 15, 2019 7:21:23 GMT
15th November In 1837 Isaac Pitman introduces his shorthand system. Born this day in 1941, Rick Kemp, bassist with English folk rock band Steeleye Span who formed in 1969. They had the 1975 UK No.5 single 'All Around My Hat' and a hit with 'Gaudete'. In 1959 Johnny and the Moondogs, (The Beatles) played in the final heat of the 'TV Star Search' competition at The Hippodrome Theatre, Manchester, England. Judging was done by the volume of applause each group received when it is called back onto stage at the end of the night. Since the Moondogs had no money to stay overnight in Manchester, they were forced to head back to Liverpool before they were called back onto stage. In 1966 The Doors officially signed with Elektra Records in a deal for the band to produce seven albums. The band also reluctantly agreed to release ‘Break On Through’ as their first single. The lyric "She gets high/she gets high/she gets high" was changed to ‘She gets/she gets/she gets" in order to secure radio play.
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Post by bunkerfan on Nov 16, 2019 9:39:36 GMT
16th November In 1875 William Bonwill, patents dental mallet to impact gold into cavities. In 1945 Founding of UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. In 1973 Skylab 4 launched into Earth orbit. In 1985 Former Undertones singer Feargal Sharkey had his only UK No.1 single with the Maria McKee song 'A Good Heart' written about her relationship with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers keyboard player Benmont Tench. Sharkey followed up the single with Tench written 'You Little Thief', this time about Tench's relationship with McKee.
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Post by bunkerfan on Nov 17, 2019 7:18:22 GMT
17th November In 1913 The first ship sails through the Panama Canal, which connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Born this day in 1946, English rock musician Martin Barre best known for his work with progressive rock band Jethro Tull from their second album in 1969 to the band's initial dissolution in 2012. In 1979 Jethro Tull bass player John Glascock died at the age of 28, as a result of a congenital heart defect. Had also been a member of Chicken Shack. Rest in peace John In 1992 At the end of a long battle to claim royalties Jimmy Merchant and Herman Santiago ex of Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers, received an estimated $4 million in back payments from the song 'Why Do Fools Fall In Love'. I've deliberately set it up for the start of the song, just if you're wondering
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Post by bunkerfan on Nov 18, 2019 6:51:09 GMT
18th November In 1911 Britain's first seaplane flies. In 1916 British General Douglas Haig finally calls off the 1st Battle of the Somme in World War I after more than 1 million soldiers had been killed or wounded. In 1956 Fats Domino appeared on the US TV Ed Sullivan Show performing 'Blueberry Hill.' Before the song became a rock and roll standard it had been recorded by various artists including Louis Armstrong, The Glenn Miller Orchestra, Gene Autry and Jimmy Dorsey. The version by Fats Domino was ranked No.82 in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. In 1985 Paul McCartney releases "Spies Like Us".
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Post by bunkerfan on Nov 19, 2019 7:16:00 GMT
19th November In 1895 American inventor Frederick E. Blaisdell patents the pencil. In 1916 Samuel Goldwyn and Edgar Selwyn establish Goldwyn Pictures, the company later became one of the most successful independent filmmakers. In 1965 Kellogg's Pop Tarts pastries created. In 1976 George Harrison releases "This Song".
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Post by bunkerfan on Nov 20, 2019 7:01:09 GMT
20th November In 1866 Pierre Lallement patents rotary crank bicycle. In 1929 Salvador Dali's first one-man show. In 1969 Brazilian soccer icon Pele scores his 1,000th goal. In 1976 Paul Simon hosted NBC's Saturday Night Live where he performed live with George Harrison on ‘Here Comes The Sun’ and ‘Homeward Bound’. Paul McCartney and John Lennon were both in New York City watching the show on TV.
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Post by bunkerfan on Nov 21, 2019 7:17:05 GMT
21st November In 1905 1st match ever played in the Australian National Tennis Championships. In 1946 "The Best Years of Our Lives", film directed by William Wyler, based on MacKinlay Kantor's novella Glory for Me, starring Myrna Loy and Fredric March, is released (Academy Awards Best Picture 1947) In 1964 Verrazano-Narrows suspension bridge opens in New York City, then the world's longest. In 1987 Billy Idol knocked Tiffany from the No.1 single position on the US singles chart with his version of Tommy James ' Mony Mony'. Tiffany had been at No.1 with another Tommy James song ' I Think We're Alone Now.'
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Post by maddogfagin on Nov 22, 2019 7:48:38 GMT
John's off to foreign parts again so . . . 22 November1963 Lee Harvey Oswald assassinates President John F. Kennedy in Dallas, Texas. Lyndon B. Johnson becomes president. 1995 The first feature-length film created entirely with computer generated imagery - Toy Story - premiers. 2005 Angela Merkel becomes the first woman ever to be Chancellor of Germany; the former research scientist had previously been the first secretary-general of the Christian Democratic Union. 1968 The Beatles double White Album was released in the UK. Featuring 'Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da', 'Dear Prudence', 'Helter Skelter', 'Blackbird' 'Back In The USSR' and George Harrison's 'While My Guitar Gently Weeps'. Priced at £3.13 shillings, ($8.76), it spent eight weeks as the UK No.1 album.
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Post by maddogfagin on Nov 23, 2019 7:28:44 GMT
23 November1909 The Wright brothers form a million-dollar corporation for the commercial manufacture of their airplanes. 1942 The film Casablanca premieres in New York City. 1992 The first Smartphone, IBM Simon, introduced at COMDEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. 1991 Genesis scored their 5th UK No.1 album with 'We Can't Dance', featuring the singles 'Jesus He Knows Me' and 'I Can't Dance'.
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Post by maddogfagin on Nov 24, 2019 7:12:32 GMT
24 November1859 Charles Darwin publishes The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or The Preservation of Favored Races in the Struggle for Life. The first printing of 1,250 copies sells out in a single day. 1868 Birthday of Scott Joplin, composer. 1992 Bill Wyman's divorce was finalised with the high court awarding his ex wife Mandy Smith £580,000. The Rolling Stones bassist had started to date Smith when she was 13, the marriage lasted for two years. 1991 Freddie Mercury died of complications from aids at his home in London's Holland park aged 45, just one day after he publicly admitted he was HIV positive.
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Post by maddogfagin on Nov 25, 2019 7:30:43 GMT
25 November1823 The first pleasure pier, The Chain Pier at Brighton, opened. It closed in 1896 and was destroyed in a storm in the same year. 1963 President John F. Kennedy is buried at Arlington National Cemetery. 1966 The Jimi Hendrix Experience made their UK live debut at the Bag O'Nails Club, London. 1974 UK singer, songwriter Nick Drake died in his sleep aged 26 of an overdose of tryptasol an anti-depressant drug. Drake signed to Island Records when he was twenty years old, recorded the classic 1972 album Pink Moon.
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Post by maddogfagin on Nov 26, 2019 14:17:24 GMT
26 November1805 The offficial opening of Thomas Telford's Pontcysyllte Aqueduct that carries the Llangollen Canal over the valley of the River Dee in Wales. It is the longest and highest aqueduct in Britain, a Grade I Listed Building and a World Heritage Site. 1953 Peers backed the UK Government's proposals for commercial television. 1983 The Brinks Mat security warehouse at London’s Heathrow Airport was robbed of £25 million worth of gold bars weighing three tons. The gang gained entry to the warehouse from an insider security guard called Anthony Black. The robbers expected to steal £3 million in cash, but when they arrived, they found the gold bullion, most of which was never recovered. 1988 Russian cosmonauts aboard Soyuz 7 took into space a cassette copy (minus the cassette box for weight reasons) of the latest Pink Floyd album Delicate Sound Of Thunder and played it in orbit, making Pink Floyd the first rock band to be played in space. David Gilmour and Nick Mason both attended the launch of the spacecraft.
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Post by bunkerfan on Nov 27, 2019 7:16:37 GMT
Thank you Graham for keeping this thread up to date Did I tell you I'm off again this weekend? 27th November 1895 Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel's will establishes the Nobel Prize. Born this day in 1942, Jimi Hendrix, guitarist, singer, songwriter who had the 1967 UK No.6 single 'Hey Joe', the 1970 UK No.1 single 'Voodoo Chile', and the 1968 US No.1 and UK No.6 album 'Electric Ladyland'. Hendrix who is widely considered to be the greatest guitarist in musical history made appearances at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival, the iconic 1969 Woodstock Festival and the 1970 Isle Of Wight Festival. Hendrix died on 18th September 1970. In 1962 1st test flight of the Boeing 727 takes place. In 1967 The Beatles release their album "Magical Mystery Tour".
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Post by bunkerfan on Nov 28, 2019 7:03:25 GMT
28th November In 1814 The Times of London first printed by automatic, steam powered presses built by German inventors Friedrich Koenig and Andreas Friedrich Bauer - makes newspapers available to a mass audience. In 1932 Groucho Marx performs on radio for the first time. In 1964 Mariner 4 launched; 1st probe to fly by Mars. In 1987 R.E.M. had their first entry in the Top 10 on the US singles chart with ‘The One I Love.’
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