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Post by bunkerfan on May 3, 2024 6:16:25 GMT
3rd May In 1830 First regular steam train passenger service in the US starts in South Carolina, with U.S.-built locomotive “The Best Friend of Charleston”. In 1946 International military tribunal in Tokyo begins. In 1968 The Jimi Hendrix Experience recorded 'Voodoo Chile.' It was featured on the 'Electric Ladyland' double album and became a UK No.1 single on 21st November 1970 two months after the guitarist's death. Hendrix's solo on the track was named the 11th greatest solo of all-time in Guitar World's 100 Greatest Guitar Solos. In 2020 The Stranglers’ keyboard player Dave Greenfield died at the age of 71 after testing positive for coronavirus. Greenfield contracted COVID-19 following a prolonged stay in hospital for heart problems. He is best known as a long-standing member of the rock band and penning the music for their biggest hit 'Golden Brown'.
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Post by bunkerfan on May 4, 2024 6:04:54 GMT
4th May In 1780 Charles Bunbury on Diomed wins 1st Epsom Derby. In 1945 German forces in Denmark, Norway and the Netherlands surrender unconditionally to British Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery at Luneburg Heath. In 1964 "Another World" premieres on TV in the US. In 1996 Alanis Morissette started a six-week run at No.1 on the UK album chart with Jagged Little Pill. The record produced six successful singles, including 'You Oughta Know', 'Ironic', 'You Learn', 'Hand in My Pocket', and 'Head over Feet'.
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Post by bunkerfan on May 5, 2024 6:58:10 GMT
5th May In 1930 Amy Johnson takes off - first woman to fly solo from England to Australia. In 1945 Mauthausen Concentration camp in Austria liberated by US forces from 41st Reconnaissance Squadron. In 1961 Alan Shepard becomes 1st American in space (aboard Freedom 7) In 1967 The Kinks released 'Waterloo Sunset' as a single which went on to peak at No.2 on the UK chart. Songwriter and Kinks singer Ray Davies later stated that the song was originally entitled 'Liverpool Sunset', after his love for Liverpool and Merseybeat.
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Post by bunkerfan on May 6, 2024 6:38:27 GMT
6th May In 1896 Samuel Pierpont Langley flies his unpiloted Number 5 aircraft using a catapult launch from a boat on the Potomac River, USA. The aircraft travels almost 3/4 of a mile - ten times further than any previous heavier-than-air flying machine. In 1935 Audrey Wurdemann is the youngest person at 24 to be awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for "Bright Ambush". In 1970 Yuichiro Miura of Japan skis down Mt Everest. In 1977 Parlophone releases live album "The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl" in UK; recorded during 1964 and 1965 tours, sound quality was of sub-par quality, but released to combat bootleg versions.
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Post by bunkerfan on May 7, 2024 6:14:21 GMT
7th May In 1925 1st projection planetarium opens at Deutsche Museum in Munich, Germany. In 1945 World War II: Unconditional German surrender to the Allies signed by General Alfred Jodl at Rheims. In 1975 US President Gerald Ford declares an end to "Vietnam Era". In 1977 22nd Eurovision Song Contest: Marie Myriam for France wins singing "L'oiseau et l'enfant" in London.
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Post by bunkerfan on May 8, 2024 5:34:12 GMT
8th May In 1878 David Edward Hughes' paper on the idea for a microphone is read before the Royal Society of London by Thomas Henry Huxley. In 1936 Jockey Ralph Neves unexpectedly revived after being declared dead after a fall. His wife faints when he returned to track. In 1970 The Beatles twelfth and final album, Let It Be was released, (it was recorded before the Abbey Road album, and was originally to be called 'Get Back'). The album came in a deluxe-boxed edition with a 'Get Back' book. In 1989 Paul McCartney releases remake of "Ferry Cross the Mersey" in aid of those affected by the Hillsborough disaster, which claimed the lives of 96 Liverpool football fans.
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Post by bunkerfan on May 9, 2024 6:17:44 GMT
9th May In 1932 Piccadilly Circus, London, first lit by electricity. In 1945 World War II: Hermann Goering is captured by the United States Army. In 1971 Friends of Earth return 1500 non-returnable bottles to Schweppes. In 1992 Bruce Springsteen made his North American network television debut on Saturday Night Live with host Tom Hanks.
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Post by bunkerfan on May 10, 2024 5:43:36 GMT
10th May In 1869 Golden Spike driven, completing the 1st US Transcontinental Railroad at Promontory Summit, Utah and connecting the Central Pacific Railroad with the Union Pacific. In 1941 Adolf Hitler's deputy Rudolf Hess escapes to Britain to open secret negotiations with the Allies, parachuting into Scotland. In 1969 The Turtles gave a special performance at the White House as guests of Tricia Nixon. Stories circulate concerning members of the group allegedly snorted cocaine on Abraham Lincoln's desk. In 1986 The Pet Shop Boys went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'West End Girls', the duo's first US No.1, also a No.1 in the UK.
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Post by bunkerfan on May 11, 2024 6:45:36 GMT
11th May In 1893 Henri Desgrange establishes world's 1st bicycle world record, travelling 35.325 km (21.95 miles) an hour. In 1941 1st Messerschmidt 109F shot down above England. In 1969 British comedy troupe Monty Python forms, made up of Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin. In 1974 ABC Records releases Steely Dan single "Rikki Don't Lose That Number" from the "Pretzel Logic "album; it peaks at #4 in the US, making it their biggest hit.
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Post by bunkerfan on May 12, 2024 6:10:05 GMT
12th May In 1926 Airship Norge is the first vessel to fly over North Pole, lead by Roald Amundsen and piloted by Umberto Nobile. In 1941 Konrad Zuse presents the Z3, the world's first working programmable, fully automatic computer, in Berlin. In 1968 "March of the Poor" under Rev Ralph Abernathy reaches Washington, D.C. In 1972 The Rolling Stones released Exile on Main Street, the second album on their own label. The double set featured two hit singles, 'Tumbling Dice' and 'Happy'. In 2003, the album was ranked No. 7 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time, the highest of any Stones album on the list.
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Post by JTull 007 on May 12, 2024 12:23:56 GMT
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Post by bunkerfan on May 13, 2024 6:00:02 GMT
13th May In 1912 Royal Flying Corps forms in Great Britain. In 1950 First ever race of the Formula 1 World Drivers Championship is run at Silverstone, England and won by Giuseppe Farina of italy in an Alfa Romeo. In 1967 Octagonal boxing ring is tested to avoid corner injuries. In 2011 'Like A Rolling Stone' was voted as Bob Dylan's best-ever song by Rolling Stone Magazine, who had asked the opinions of a panel of writers, academics and musicians to compile a poll to mark Dylan's 70th birthday on 24th May. 'Like A Rolling Stone', was described by U2's Bono as 'a black eye of a pop song', while Mick Jagger praised the simplicity of 'Desolation Row'.
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Post by bunkerfan on May 14, 2024 5:56:01 GMT
14th May In 1897 Oldest continuously operating movie theater in the world, the State Theatre first opens in Washington, Iowa (Guinness World Records) In 1940 British Local Defence Volunteers forms, an armed citizen militia designed to support the British Army during the Second World War. It is later renamed the Home Guard. In 1968 Beatles announce formation of Apple Corp. In 1977 Leo Sayer went to No.1 on the US singles chart with the Albert Hammond and Carole Bayer Sager song 'When I Need You', the singers second US No.1, also No.1 in the UK.
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Post by bunkerfan on May 15, 2024 6:17:45 GMT
15th May In 1902 Lyman Gilmore is 1st person to fly a powered craft. Born on this day in 1948 - English musician, composer, record producer Brian Eno, best known for his pioneering work in ambient music. With Roxy Music he had the 1972 UK No.4 single 'Virginia Plain'. He has produced U2, Talking Heads, David Bowie, John Cale, Coldplay and Damon Albarn. In 1968 Paul McCartney & John Lennon appear on "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson", to promote Apple Records, Joe Garagiola is substitute host. In 1976 The Rolling Stones went to No.1 on the US album chart with Black And Blue, the group's sixth US No.1 album. The band's first studio album released with Ronnie Wood as the replacement for Mick Taylor featured the hit 'Fool To Cry'.
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Post by bunkerfan on May 16, 2024 6:03:24 GMT
16th May In 1884 Italian inventor Angelo Moriondo receives patent for 1st espresso machine. In 1939 US food stamps are 1st issued in Rochester, New York. In 1965 The Campbell Soup Company introduces SpaghettiOs. In 1966 The Beach Boys release their groundbreaking album "Pet Sounds", containing hit singles "Sloop John B" and "Wouldn't It Be Nice", and "God Only Knows".
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Post by bunkerfan on May 17, 2024 5:46:37 GMT
17th May In 1900 "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" is first published by L. Frank Baum with illustrations by William Wallace Denslow in Chicago. In 1939 The Glenn Miller Orchestra begins a three month engagement at the Glen Island Casino in New Rochelle, New York. In 1967 Dylan's 1965 UK Tour is released as film "Don't Look Back". In 1971 Dawn were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Knock Three Times', the group's first of two UK No.1's. Singer Tony Orlando had retired from singing when he was persuaded to front Dawn for studio recordings.
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Post by bunkerfan on May 18, 2024 6:55:58 GMT
18th May In 1830 Edwin Budding of England signs an agreement for the manufacture of his invention, a lawn mower. In 1952 Professor Willard Libby says England's prehistoric monument of Stonehenge dates back to 1848 BC. In 1965 American engineer Ray Dolby founds Dolby Laboratories in London. In 1985 Murray Head's "One Night In Bangkok" single (written by Tim Rice, and Abba's Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus) hits #3 in US.
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