On This Day

[JTull 007]

Nov 21, 2023 7:03:55 GMT bunkerfan said:

21st November In 1931 Horror film "Frankenstein" is released, starring Boris Karloff as the monster,
directed by James Whale and based on Mary Shelley's 1818 novel "Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus."

   
    IT'S ALIVE !!!! One of my favorite movies EVER !!!!

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22nd November


In 1930 1st Irish Sweepstake run.




In 1944 Film musical "Meet Me In St Louis", starring Judy Garland, and directed by Vincente Minnelli, premieres at Loew’s State Theater on Washington Avenue in St. Louis, Missouri.




In 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.




In 1998 Alanis Morissette was at No.1 on the US album chart with her fourth album ‘Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie.’ The first single from album 'Thank You' received a Grammy Award nomination for "Best Female Pop Vocal Performance".

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23rd November


In 1921 US President Warren G. Harding signs Willis Campbell Act (Beer Emergency Bill) forbidding doctors prescribing beer or liquor for medicinal purposes.




In 1948 Dr Frank G. Back (NYC) patents lens to provide zoom effects.




In 1970 A&M and Island Records release British folk-rock singer-songwriter Cat Stevens' fourth studio album "Tea for the Tillerman"; featuring singles "Wild World and "Father and Son."




In 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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24th November


In 1835 Texas Rangers, mounted police force authorized by Texas Provisional Government.




In 1954 Air Force One, 1st US Presidential airplane, christened.




In 1979 "Salem's Lot", American two-part miniseries based on the horror novel of the same name by Stephen King, concludes in the United States.




In 1991 Queen frontman Freddie Mercury (born Farrokh Bulsara) died at the age of 45, following complications from the AIDS virus. His death came just one day after he announced his diagnosis to the press. Mercury co-founded Queen in 1970, and remained the band’s frontman throughout his life.

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25th November


In 1905 Telimco makes the 1st ever advertisement for a radio set, by advertising a $8.50 set in the "Scientific American" which claimed to receive signals for up to one mile.




In 1949 Gene Autry's single "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer" appears on music charts; songwriter Johnny Marks adapted poem written by his brother-in-law Robert L. May for Montgomery Ward department stores.




In 1976 The Band made their final performance; 'The Last Waltz' held on American Thanksgiving Day, at Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco. The show also featured Joni Mitchell, Dr John, Neil Young, Van Morrison, Neil Diamond, Eric Clapton and others. The event was filmed by director Martin Scorsese and made into a documentary of the same name, released in 1978.




In 1995 Whitney Houston went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Exhale (Shoop Shoop)', written by Babyface and taken from the film 'Waiting To Exhale', it gave Whitney her 11th US No.1.

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26th November


In 1805 Official opening of Thomas Telford's Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, carrying the Llangollen canal 126 feet above the River Dee. Longest aqueduct in the UK and highest canal aqueduct in the world.




In 1945 "Brief Encounter", based on Noël Coward's one-act play "Still Life", directed by David Lean and starring Celia Johnson and Trevor Howard is released.




In 1965 France launches 1st satellite, 92 lb (42 kg) A1-capsule (Astérix), named after the popular French comic character.




In 2007 "Like You'll Never See Me Again" single released by Alicia Keys (NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Music Video, Outstanding Song 2008, Billboard Song of the Year 2008)

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27th November


In 1910 NY's Penn Station opens as world's largest railway terminal.




In 1941 New York Yankee Joe DiMaggio is named AL MVP, for the 2nd time.




In 1967 The Beatles release their album "Magical Mystery Tour" in US; issued as an EP in UK in December.




In 1986 Bon Jovi were at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'You Give Love A Bad Name', it peaked at No.14 in the UK. Released as the first single from the album Slippery When Wet, in 2009 it was named the 20th-greatest hard rock song of all time by VH1.

[rredmond]

Nov 24, 2023 6:41:20 GMT bunkerfan said:

In 1979 "Salem's Lot", American two-part miniseries based on the horror novel of the same name by Stephen King, concludes in the United States.

I remember watching that on TV, I had to sneak and watch it being only ten. This scene, probably of ALL of them freaked me out the most! The double dread of "he's floating" coupled with "don't let him in!"

[bunkerfan]

28th November


In 1907 In Haverhill, Massachusetts, scrap-metal dealer Louis B. Mayer opens his first movie theater.




In 1932 Groucho Marx performs on radio for the first time.




In 1974 John Lennon's last concert appearance, as a guest of Elton John, Madison Square Garden, New York City NYC.




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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29th November


In 1870 Compulsory education proclaimed in England.




In 1941 Passenger ship Lurline sends radio signal of sighting Japanese war fleet.




In 1971 1st pro golf championship at Walt Disney World.




In 2001 Beatles guitarist George Harrison died in Los Angeles of lung cancer aged 58. Following the breakup of The Beatles Harrison had a successful career as a solo artist and later as part of the Traveling Wilburys. The youngest member of The Beatles, (aged 16 when he joined), his compositions include ‘Taxman’, ‘Here Comes the Sun’, ‘Something’, and ‘While My Guitar Gently Weeps’. Harrison released the acclaimed triple album, All Things Must Pass, in 1970, from which came the worldwide No.1 single 'My Sweet Lord.'

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30th November


In 1753 Benjamin Franklin receives the Godfrey Copley medal "on account of his curious Experiments and Observations on Electricity".




In 1954 Ann Hodges is bruised by a meteor at Sylacauga, Alabama, in the first modern instance of a meteorite striking a human.




In 1972 The BBC bans Wings' "Hi, Hi, Hi".




In 1996 American singer and ukulele player Tiny Tim (Herbert Khaury) died from a heart attack on stage while playing his hit ‘Tiptoe Through the Tulips’ at a club in Minneapolis. On 17 December 1969, he married Victoria Mae Budinger on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, a publicity stunt that attracted over 40 million viewers. (they had a daughter, Tulip Victoria).

[JTull 007]

On this Day November 30, 2019 by Lukas Was
Four years ago today since I met Ian Anderson, leader of the legendary group Jethro Tull.
Not the first time and not the last time.
I was in a good mood by the wonderful hospitality of Rafał Wysocki and Ewka
in the German-idyllic Zornheim under Mogunce, the unusual atmosphere of Christmas fairs
and delicious schnitzel at the restaurant Waldgeist zur Eisernen Hand ("Spirits of the Forest")
in the Wiesbaden area. After dinner I took the train to Frankfurt am Main,
looking forward to another Jethro Tull Christmas concert.
Around St. Mary's Church Catherine, numerous Christmas stands, people's taboons,
carols were ringing, horned cars, concrete "anti-terrorist" dams, ubiquitous police, noise.
All the Tull musicians have already managed to enter the temple.
Apart from the most important thing. It was almost 4:30 pm, it was half dark,
I waited for nearly two hours, I was cold, I was losing hope.
Suddenly a met German JT fan gave me a sign. Gave him a look.
It was headed in our direction. Mr. Ian Anderson. He was carrying some luggage
Probably an acoustic guitar, flute and mandolin. And maybe some more personal things.
I don't know. It was all about so short. The artist walked fast in a certain step,
with a celebrity pose, all dressed in black, with a tassel on his head. He looked like a ghost from thriller land or a wizard... To complete drama, the frightened crows were running from under his feet... Ian was completely outsmarting us, three devoted fans; he was staring at the "deadlock", accelerating the pace.
Eventually stopped at the side entrance of the church. "But I'll only sign one thing for everyone.
" Me to “no autographs, just a quick selfie, a few seconds, please”.
Forgot to set the reverse lens feature on my phone. "Sorry, I am too excited."
Finally we succeeded, what is the effect you can see on the photo.
Less than four years later, in September this year, the Rock Flute Master signed this selfie
in other - family-friendly, sunny and still summery circumstances of the main market
in Bydgoszcz, on Sunday afternoon. I spotted Anderson in the crowd and moments after,
I caught him with my mom and Kasia with her shaking hands. And when I noticed that,
my hands started shaking.
There's a saying, "never meet your idols". Who is afraid of disappointment,
apply this principle. When deciding to stalk Ian, you have to expect that he will probably
be in a hurry, won't hide his rudeness and rather won't invite you to an Indian restaurant.
Well, the great artists need to be forgiven. Listen to Tull's magnum opus "Thick As A Brick"
and be convinced by my thesis with this 43 minutes of an extraordinary musical journey.

                              Ambitious, progressive but with a lot of humor. 

[bunkerfan]

1st December


In 1887 Sherlock Holmes first appears in print in "Study in Scarlet" by Arthur Conan Doyle.




In 1948 Piet Roozenburg becomes world champion checker player.




In 1955 Rosa Parks is arrested for refusing to move to the back of a bus and give her seat to a white passenger in Montgomery, Alabama.




In 1990 Vanilla Ice started a four-week run at No.1 in the UK with the single 'Ice Ice Baby'. The track sampled the bass intro to the Queen and David Bowie No.1 'Under Pressure'. 'Ice Ice Baby' was initially released as the B-side to the rapper's cover of 'Play That Funky Music', and became the A-side after US DJ's started playing it.

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2nd December


In 1901 King C. Gillette begins selling safety razor blades.




In 1929 First skull of Peking man found in the caves of Zhoukoudian, 50 km outside of Peking, China. Later dated roughly 750,000 years old.




In 1969 Oscar Brown, Jr's musical "Buck White", starring Muhammad Ali, opens at George Abbott Theatre, NYC, runs for 7 performances.




In 1995 Mariah Carey went to No.1 on the US singles chart with her duet with Boyz II Men 'One Sweet Day'. It made Carey the first artist in history to have two consecutive single debut at No.1, 'Fantasy' being her first.

[JTull 007]

Dec 2, 2023 7:33:24 GMT bunkerfan said:

      2nd December In 1929   First skull of Peking man found in the caves of Zhoukoudian,
              50 km outside of Peking, China. Later dated roughly 750,000 years old.
     

                          It's beginning to look alot like CHRISTMAS

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3rd December


In 1775 First official US flag raised (Grand Union Flag) aboard naval vessel USS Alfred.




Born on this day in 1948 - Ozzy Osbourne (John Michael Osbourne), singer with English rock band Black Sabbath who had the 1970 UK No.4 single 'Paranoid'. The bands self-titled 1970 album was voted as the best British rock album ever by Kerrang! in 2005. He had the 1986 solo UK No.20 single 'Shot In The Dark'. Star of The Osbournes MTV show.




In 1968 Elvis Presley's Comeback Special airs on NBC, his 1st live performance in seven years, re-launching his singing career.




In 1984 "Do They Know It's Christmas" single written by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure and sung by an all-star cast under the banner of Band Aid is released in the UK.

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4th December


In 1915 Frank Friday Fletcher is first US admiral to receive Congressional Medal of Honor.




In 1927 Duke Ellington opens at the Cotton Club in Harlem.




In 1966 Military Working Dog "Nemo" saves the life of his handler Airman Robert A. Throneburg during the Vietnam War, surviving a gunshot wound to the nose.




In 1993 Multi-instrumentalist, producer and composer, Frank Zappa died of prostate cancer. Zappa recorded many albums with The Mothers Of Invention as well a solo recordings including the 1969 album 'Hot Rats' and 1974 album 'Apostrophe'. Zappa recorded one of the first concept albums, 'Freak Out' released in 1966, it was also one of the earliest double albums in rock music (although Bob Dylan's Blonde on Blonde preceded it by a week).

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5th December


In 1893 1st electric car built at the Dixon Carriage works in Toronto, could go 15 miles between charges.




In 1952 Great Smog of London (England): Killer fog creeps in, as still winds and cold temperatures cause pollution fueled by coal smoke to stagnate; lasting 4 days, over 8,000 deaths attributed to conditions.




In 1967 Pediatrician Benjamin Spock and poet Allen Ginsberg arrested in New York while protesting against the Vietnam War.




In 1987 Fat Larry James, drummer, singer and leader of Fat Larry’s Band died of a heart attack aged 38. Scored the 1982 UK No.2 single 'Zoom'. The opening drum break from Down On The Avenue, from the band's first album, Feel It has been sampled by N.W.A. Ice-T, Jungle Brothers and Run-D.M.C.

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6th December


In 1884 Aluminum capstone set atop Washington Monument, Washington, D.C., making it the tallest human-built structure in the world (overtaking Cologne Cathedral)




In 1956 Nelson Mandela & 156 others arrested for political activities in South Africa.




In 1969 The Rolling Stones played a free festival at Altamont in California, along with Jefferson Airplane, Santana, The Flying Burrito Brothers and Crosby Stills Nash & Young. Rolling Stones fan Meredith Hunter was stabbed to death as the group played by Hell's Angels who'd been hired to police the event. It's claimed Hunter was waving a revolver. One other man drowned, two men were killed by in a hit-and run accident and two babies were born.




In 1988 American singer songwriter Roy Orbison died of a heart attack aged 52. Scored the 1964 UK & US No.1 single 'Pretty Woman', plus over 20 US & 30 UK Top 40 singles.

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7th December


In 1872 HMS Challenger sets sail on 3½ year world oceanographic cruise - first expedition to explore the deep sea successfully on a global scale.




In 1941 Imperial Japanese Navy with 353 planes attack the US fleet at Pearl Harbor Naval Base, Hawaii, killing 2,403 people.




In 1972 Apollo 17 launched, the final manned lunar landing mission where the crew takes the famous "blue marble" photo of the entire Earth.




In 1985 Mr Mister started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Broken Wings', a UK No.4 hit.

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8th December


In 1925 George S. Kaufman and Irving Berlin's musical "The Cocoanuts" starring the Marx Brothers opens at the Lyric Theatre, NYC; runs for 276 performances.




In 1941 US President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivers his famous "Day of Infamy" speech to a joint session of Congress a day after the bombing of Pearl Harbor.




In 1980 John Lennon was shot five times by 25 year old Mark Chapman outside the Dakota building in New York City where John and Yoko lived. Chapman had been waiting for Lennon outside the Dakota apartments since mid-morning and had asked for an autograph earlier in the day. Lennon was pronounced dead from a massive loss of blood at 11.30pm.




In 1984 Frankie Goes To Hollywood were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'The Power Of Love'. The group's third No.1 of the year and final UK No.1. This made them the first group since Gerry And The Pacemakers to have a UK No.1 with their first three singles.

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9th December


In 1909 1st US monoplane flown (Henry W Walden, Long Island, NY)




In 1960 1st broadcast of "Coronation Street" on British ITV.




In 1965 "A Charlie Brown Christmas", the first Peanuts animated special premieres on CBS in the US.




In 1966 Supergroup Cream released their debut studio album Fresh Cream in the UK. The three piece of Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker also released their second single 'I Feel Free' on the same day.

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10th December


In 1907 Rudyard Kipling receives the Nobel prize for literature, the first English-language writer to do so.




In 1948 UN General Assembly adopts the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.




In 1967 American soul singer, songwriter Otis Redding was killed in a plane crash, aged 26. Redding and his band had made an appearance in Cleveland, Ohio on the local ‘Upbeat’ television show the previous day. The plane carrying Otis Redding and his band crashed at 3.28.pm into icy waters of Lake Monoma near Madison. Redding was killed in the crash along with members from the The Bar-Kays, Jimmy King, Ron Caldwell, Phalin Jones and Carl Cunningham. Trumpet player Ben Cauley was the only person to survive the crash.




In 1975 ABBA released 'Fernando'. The song is one of ABBA's best-selling singles of all time, with six million copies sold in 1976 alone and is one of fewer than forty all-time singles to have sold 10 million (or more) physical copies worldwide. The song was written for group member Anni-Frid Lyngstad and was included on her debut 1975 album Frida ensam.

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11th December


In 1936 Edward VIII announces in a radio broadcast that he is abdicating the British throne to marry Wallis Simpson.




In 1946 United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) is established by resolution 57(I) of the UN General Assembly.




In 1964 Soul singer Sam Cooke was shot dead at the Hacienda Motel in Los Angeles, California. Bertha Franklin, manager of the motel, told police that she shot and killed Cooke in self-defence because he had attacked her.




In 1982 Singer, TV actress and dancer Toni Basil went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Mickey', making her a US One Hit Wonder. Also a No.2 hit in the UK, the song was written by Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn as 'Kitty', and was first recorded by UK group Racey during 1979.

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12th December


In 1878 Joseph Pulitzer begins publishing the "St. Louis Post-Dispatch."




In 1946 The United Nations accepts six Manhattan blocks as a gift from John D. Rockefeller Jr.




In 1963 Frank Sinatra, Jr returned by kidnappers after his father paid the $240,000 ransom demanded.




In 1968 Rolling Stones film TV show "Rock and Roll Circus"- guest performers include The Who, Jethro Tull, Taj Mahal, Marianne Faithfull, and John Lennon and Yoko Ono.

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13th December


In 1920 Hans Riegel founds sweet company HARIBO ((HAns RIegel BOnn) in Bonn, Germany.




In 1950 James Dean begins his career with an appearance in a Pepsi commercial.




In 1966 The Jimi Hendrix Experience made their TV debut on ITV's 'Ready Steady Go!'




In 1970 Dave Edmunds was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with his version of the 1955 Smiley Lewis hit 'I Hear You Knocking.' The Welsh singer, songwriter and producers only No.1 hit.

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14th December


In 1911 Norwegian Roald Amundsen's Antarctic expedition is the 1st to reach the South Pole.




In 1934 1st streamlined steam locomotive introduced in Albany, NY.




In 1969 One of the most catastrophic flops in the history of showbusiness - the musical "La Strada" opens and closes at Lunt Fontanne NYC after 1 performance.




In 1979 The Clash released their third studio album London Calling. The double album received widespread acclaim and was ranked at number eight on Rolling Stone's list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time in 2003 and was ranked as the sixth-greatest album of the 1970s by NME.

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15th december


In 1840 Napoleon Bonaparte receives a French state funeral in Paris 19 years after his death.




In 1944 US Congress gives General Eisenhower his 5th star.




In 1967 The Beatles release fan-club single "Christmas Time is Here Again."




In 2002 Blue featuring Elton John went to No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word.' Previously a No.11 hit for Elton in 1976. It gave Elton only his 5th No 1 after over 30 years of hits.

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16th December


In 1913 Charlie Chaplin begins his film career at Keystone for $150 a week.




In 1950 Child star Shirley Temple announces her retirement from films aged 22.




In 1968 Musical-fantasy film "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang", co-written by Roald Dahl and director Ken Hughes, starring Dick Van Dyke and Sally Ann Howes, with songs by Sherman and Sherman, premieres at the Odeon Leicester Square theater, London.




In 1969 "War is Over! If You Want It, Happy Christmas from John & Yoko" posters begin appearing.

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17th December


In 1895 Anti-Saloon League of America formed, Washington, D.C.




In 1936 Ventriloquist Edgar Bergen and dummy Charlie McCarthy appear on TV.




In 1962 Beatles 1st British TV appearance on "People & Places."




In 1977 Elvis Costello & The Attractions 1st US TV appearance on "Saturday Night Live."