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Post by bunkerfan on Feb 25, 2017 6:49:45 GMT
25th February In 1939 The first Anderson air raid shelters appeared. In all, two and a half million were built.  In 1955 Britain's largest ever aircraft carrier, the Ark Royal, was completed. She was the fourth ship of that name to have served the Crown.  In 1957, Buddy Holly recorded a new version of 'That'll Be The Day', at Norman Petty Recording Studio in Clovis, New Mexico. The title being taken from a phrase used by John Wayne in the film 'The Searchers.' |
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Post by bunkerfan on Feb 26, 2017 6:43:39 GMT
26th February In 1919 - In Arizona, the Grand Canyon was established as a National Park with an act of the U.S. Congress.  In 1930 - New York City installed traffic lights.  In 1935 Robert Watson-Watt first demonstrated RADAR (radio detection and ranging) at Daventry, Northamptonshire.  In 1969, Peter Sarstedt started a four week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Where Do You Go To My Lovely?' Some say the song was written about the Italian star Sophia Loren, but Peter Sarstedt has stated he wrote the song about a girl he fell madly in love with in Vienna in 1965, who later died in a hotel fire. |
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Post by Equus on Feb 26, 2017 11:55:07 GMT
In 1957, Buddy Holly recorded a new version of 'That'll Be The Day', at Norman Petty Recording Studio in Clovis, New Mexico. The title being taken from a phrase used by John Wayne in the film 'The Searchers.' Great this thread thanks to Bunkerfan! I'm a big Buddy Holly fan, and also a John Ford, and John Wayne fan. The Searchers is in my personal DVD collection... That'll Be The Day is a great Buddy Holly song, but I didn't know that it was inspired by a line that John Wayne said in The Searchers... Thank you for this information! Knowledge is a wonderful thing! I just came home from a trip to Copenhagen... I had a great trip, met a lot of friendly people... Talked to Americans, Africans, and Mexicans... (I just love cans!!) Okay... it was only Americans, and Danes of course... but it's not uncommon to meet people from all around the world... I met the Americans in Christiania... So many different types of people in Christiania... Like David Bowie once said: "I just love the other people." They were from Minnesota, and had been traveling all around Europe for half a year... Lots of money... Christiania can be dangerous though, so keep your eyes open, and prick up your ears... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freetown_Christiania They were generally concerned about the development in America... and who's not? Not too many beers though, and no hangover... A girl actually kissed me... What was that all about? We talked about music, and of course Jethro Tull... She had just broken up with her boyfriend, was very drunk, but such a nice person... I think it was a friendly kiss though... Women are the sun of my life! Came home late at night, and listened to Heavy Horses... God must be a woman!! Be your wunderful self!! You deserve it! I believe that the core of all women is the greatest force in the univers... You are pure love and understanding... Find it, be it.... be your wonderful self... You can conquer the world with the core of your magnificent being.... Life's what you make it, don't fake it... |
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Post by bunkerfan on Feb 26, 2017 18:16:39 GMT
In 1957, Buddy Holly recorded a new version of 'That'll Be The Day', at Norman Petty Recording Studio in Clovis, New Mexico. The title being taken from a phrase used by John Wayne in the film 'The Searchers.' Great this thread thanks to Bunkerfan! I'm a big Buddy Holly fan, and also a John Ford, and John Wayne fan. The Searchers is in my personal DVD collection... That'll Be The Day is a great Buddy Holly song, but I didn't know that it was inspired by a line that John Wayne said in The Searchers... Thank you for this information! Knowledge is a wonderful thing! Thanks equus.  I never knew about the link between John Wayne and 'That'll be the Day' by Buddy Holly either, and to be honest I've learned more about modern history since I started this thread than I ever learned at school.  |
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Post by Equus on Feb 27, 2017 6:57:13 GMT
Great this thread thanks to Bunkerfan! I'm a big Buddy Holly fan, and also a John Ford, and John Wayne fan. The Searchers is in my personal DVD collection... That'll Be The Day is a great Buddy Holly song, but I didn't know that it was inspired by a line that John Wayne said in The Searchers... Thank you for this information! Knowledge is a wonderful thing! Thanks equus. I never knew about the link between John Wayne and 'That'll be the Day' by Buddy Holly either, and to be honest I've learned more about modern history since I started this thread than I ever learned at school. School is just the beginning... and the library is open... For me the fun began when the decision was my own, when it came to what I wanted to study, when, and how... Albert Einstein once said: "The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existence. One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure of reality. It is enough if one tries merely to comprehend a little of this mystery every day. Never lose a holy curiosity." — Albert Einstein Right now I am studying many different things... and I try to follow where my curiosity leads... Not stopping just because I don't understand the reason behind this curiosity... This has led me to study Buddhism and Hinduism... Buster Keaton, and Benjamin Franklin... Abraham Lincoln, and world war two... The nature of feelings and emotions... etc. etc... All because of what Einstein said about curiosity... |
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Post by bunkerfan on Feb 27, 2017 9:19:03 GMT
27th February In 1907 London's main criminal court, the Old Bailey was built, on the site of Newgate Prison.   In 1933 - The Reichstag, Germany's parliament building in Berlin, was set afire. The Nazis accused Communist for the fire.   In 1964, 21 year-old former hairdresser and cloakroom attendant at The Cavern Club, Cilla Black was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Anyone Who Had A Heart.' Written by Bacharach and David it was Black's first UK No.1. Also this week's UK Top Ten was the first ever to feature only UK acts. |
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Post by bunkerfan on Feb 28, 2017 14:03:35 GMT
28th February This is my second attempt at posting this as just when I was about to press 'create post' at 0.7.25 this morning the power went off. It's just come back on so I'm going for it. In 1883 - The first vaudeville theater opened.   In 1888 In a Belfast street, a small boy named Johnny Dunlop was riding his tricycle under the supervision of his father. The two rear wheels of the tricycle were the world's first pneumatic tyres and he was testing them. The test was so successful that his father was granted patent number 10607 on 23rd July.   In 1976, Paul Simon's 'Still Crazy After All These Years' was named Best Pop Vocal Performance and Album Of The Year at the 18th annual Grammy Awards. In his acceptance speech, Simon told the audience "I'd like to thank Stevie Wonder for not releasing an album this year." |
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Post by maddogfagin on Feb 28, 2017 14:39:29 GMT
28th February This is my second attempt at posting this as just when I was about to press 'create post' at 0.7.25 this morning the power went off. It's just come back on so I'm going for it. In 1883 - The first vaudeville theater opened. In 1888 In a Belfast street, a small boy named Johnny Dunlop was riding his tricycle under the supervision of his father. The two rear wheels of the tricycle were the world's first pneumatic tyres and he was testing them. The test was so successful that his father was granted patent number 10607 on 23rd July. In 1976, Paul Simon's 'Still Crazy After All These Years' was named Best Pop Vocal Performance and Album Of The Year at the 18th annual Grammy Awards. In his acceptance speech, Simon told the audience "I'd like to thank Stevie Wonder for not releasing an album this year." Well worth the wait young sir. I see you have at last got mains electricity in your area - must have been a bugger with gas lamps in the past |
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Post by bunkerfan on Mar 1, 2017 6:51:42 GMT
1st March In 1912 - Captain Albert Berry made the first parachute jump from a moving airplane.  In 1940 English actress Vivien Leigh won an Oscar for her performance as Scarlett O'Hara in the film Gone with the Wind.   In 1963 Gerry and the Pacemakers released their first British single, How Do You Do It, a song the Beatles had rejected. Their biggest hit was 'You'll Never Walk Alone', from the musical Carousel, which has been the adopted anthem of Liverpool Football Club for more than 30 years. |
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Post by JTull 007 on Mar 1, 2017 15:49:57 GMT
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Post by bunkerfan on Mar 2, 2017 6:53:15 GMT
2nd March In 1933 - The motion picture King Kong had its world premiere in New York.  In 1949 - The B-50 Superfortress Lucky Lady II landed in Fort Worth, TX. The American plane had completed the first non-stop around-the-world flight.   In 1958 A British team, led by explorer Vivian Fuchs, completed the first crossing of the Antarctic. His 12-man party endured severe hardships to travel the 2,500 from the Filchner Ice Shelf to McMurdo Sound in just 99 days.   In 1961, The Everly Brothers had their third UK No.1 single with 'Walk Right Back' a song written by Sonny Curtis of The Crickets. |
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Post by bunkerfan on Mar 3, 2017 7:39:16 GMT
3rd March In 1817 - The first commercial steamboat route from Louisville to New Orleans was opened.  In 1910 - J.D. Rockefeller Jr. announced his withdrawal from business to administer his father's fortune for an "uplift in humanity". He also appealed to the U.S. Congress for the creation of the Rockefeller Foundation.  In 1939 - In Bombay, Ghandi began a fast to protest the state's autocratic rule.  In 1984, Nena started a three week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with '99 Red Balloons.' Originally sung in German, '99 Luftballons' was re-recorded in English as '99 Red Balloons'. The song was a No.2 hit in the US and the only UK hit for Nena making her a One Hit Wonder. |
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Post by bunkerfan on Mar 4, 2017 6:45:12 GMT
4th March In 1877 - Emile Berliner invented the microphone.  In 1890 The Forth Railway Bridge in Scotland was opened by the Prince of Wales. The bridge is more than one and a half miles long and took six years to build.  In 1950 - Walt Disney’s "Cinderella" was released across the U.S.  In 1952 - Ronald Reagan and Nancy Davis were married.  In 1967, The Rolling Stones went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Ruby Tuesday', the group's fourth US No.1 single. 'Lets Spend The Night Together' was the original A side but after radio stations banned the song 'Tuesday' became the A side. |
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Post by bunkerfan on Mar 5, 2017 7:59:55 GMT
5th March In 1922 - "Annie Oakley" (Phoebe Ann Moses) broke all existing records for women's trap shooting. She hit 98 out of 100 targets.  In 1936 The British fighter plane Spitfire made its first test flight from Eastleigh, Southampton, powered by a Rolls-Royce Merlin engine. It was designed by Reginald Mitchell and was the fighter plane that helped to win the Battle of Britain. Mitchell died in 1937 without ever knowing how successful his aircraft would become. The Spitfire was first put into service with the Royal Air Force in 1938 and they remained in active service (as photo reconnaissance planes) with the Royal Air Force until 1954. Spitfire mk-1  In 1965, The Mannish Boys released their second single 'I Pity The Fool', featuring a young David Bowie. Produced by Shel Talmy, (who was also producing the early singles and albums by The Who and The Kinks). Jimmy Page was Talmy's regular session musician and played the guitar solo on 'I Pity the Fool'. Some good shots of a young Bowie in the video  |
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Post by bunkerfan on Mar 6, 2017 7:26:08 GMT
6th March In 1926 The Shakespeare Memorial Theatre at Stratford upon Avon was destroyed by fire. It was replaced with this theatre which opened in 1932, on Shakespeare's birthday (April 23rd)  In 1899 - Aspirin was patented by German researchers Felix Hoffman and Hermann Dreser. I couldn't find any images of Hermann Dreser    Felix Hoffman In 1973, Slade scored their fourth UK No.1 single with 'Cum On Feel The Noize', the first single to enter the charts at No.1 since The Beatles 'Get Back' in 1969. Elton John had the No.1 album with 'Don't Shoot Me I'm Only The Piano Player'. |
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Post by nonrabbit on Mar 6, 2017 15:18:34 GMT
I couldn't find any images of Hermann Dreser He was shy - well known fact. |
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Post by JTull 007 on Mar 6, 2017 19:23:57 GMT
6th March In 1973, Slade scored their fourth UK No.1 single with 'Cum On Feel The Noize', the first single to enter the charts at No.1 since The Beatles 'Get Back' in 1969. Elton John had the No.1 album with 'Don't Shoot Me I'm Only The Piano Player'.  Let's Get WILD ! WILD ! WILD ! |
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Post by bunkerfan on Mar 7, 2017 7:23:22 GMT
7th March In 1876 The Scottish-born inventor, Alexander Graham Bell, patented the telephone. Bell's father, grandfather, and brother had all been associated with work on elocution and speech, and both his mother and wife were deaf; factors that profoundly influenced Bell's life's work. Ironically, Bell considered the telephone an intrusion on his real work as a scientist and he refused to have a telephone in his study.  In 1933 - The board game Monopoly was invented.  In 1935 - Malcolm Campbell set an auto speed record of 276.8 mph in Florida.  In 1966, Brian Wilson released 'Caroline No' the first solo single by a Beach Boy. Before it evolved into the final song we know today, the song was originally written as 'Carol I Know'. |
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Post by bunkerfan on Mar 8, 2017 6:46:50 GMT
8th March In 1855 - A train passed over the first railway suspension bridge at Niagara Falls, NY.  In 1959 - Groucho, Chico and Harpo made their final TV appearance together.  In 1963 The first Ford Anglia was produced at Halewood, LIverpool.  In 1965, Bob Dylan's single Subterranean Homesick Blues was released in the US. The lead track from his Bringing It All Back Home album, gave Dylan his first top 40 hit. Subterranean Homesick Blues is also noted for its innovative film clip, in what became one of the first 'modern' promotional film clips. The clip was shot in an alley behind the Savoy Hotel in London, the cue cards which Dylan holds were written by Donovan, Allen Ginsberg, and Dylan himself. |
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Post by bunkerfan on Mar 9, 2017 6:40:54 GMT
9th March In 1858 - Albert Potts was awarded a patent for the letter box.   In 1929 - Eric Krenz became the first athlete to toss the discus over 160 feet.   In 1959 - Mattel introduced Barbie at the annual Toy Fair in New York  In 1964, Capitol Records released a song called 'Letter To The Beatles' by The Four Preps. The lyrics describe a boy lamenting the fact that he's lost his girlfriend to The Fab Four. On its first day, the record shot to No.85 on the charts and it looked like The Preps were going to have another hit on their hands. Unfortunately they had included a few bars from 'I Want To Hold Your Hand' without permission and Capitol was forced to withdraw the single to avoid a lawsuit. |
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Post by JTull 007 on Mar 9, 2017 19:19:08 GMT
9th March In 1964, Capitol Records released a song called 'Letter To The Beatles' by The Four Preps. The lyrics describe a boy lamenting the fact that he's lost his girlfriend to The Fab Four. On its first day, the record shot to No.85 on the charts and it looked like The Preps were going to have another hit on their hands. Unfortunately they had included a few bars from 'I Want To Hold Your Hand' without permission and Capitol was forced to withdraw the single to avoid a lawsuit.  4 Prep LINK  |
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Post by bunkerfan on Mar 9, 2017 19:30:29 GMT
9th March In 1964, Capitol Records released a song called 'Letter To The Beatles' by The Four Preps. The lyrics describe a boy lamenting the fact that he's lost his girlfriend to The Fab Four. On its first day, the record shot to No.85 on the charts and it looked like The Preps were going to have another hit on their hands. Unfortunately they had included a few bars from 'I Want To Hold Your Hand' without permission and Capitol was forced to withdraw the single to avoid a lawsuit. Nice find Jim and I'll let you into a little secret, I'd never heard of The Four Preps till today |
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Post by bunkerfan on Mar 9, 2017 19:40:46 GMT
Nice find Jim and I'll let you into a little secret, I'd never heard of The Four Preps till today Well they seem like 4 decent chaps The Four Preps- Twenty Six Miles |
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Post by JTull 007 on Mar 9, 2017 22:15:16 GMT
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Post by bunkerfan on Mar 10, 2017 6:51:30 GMT
10th March In 1880 - The Salvation Army arrived in the U.S. from England.  In 1903 - Harry C. Gammeter patented the multigraph duplicating machine. This one's in a German Museum  In 1956 Peter Twiss, former Brooke Bond tea taster and later a test pilot, became the first man to fly at more than 1,000 mph.  In 1967 Singer Sandy Shaw released her record 'Puppet on a String' which won the Eurovision Song Contest for Britain. |
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Post by nonrabbit on Mar 10, 2017 9:05:38 GMT
10th March In 1956 Peter Twiss, former Brooke Bond tea taster and later a test pilot, became the first man to fly at more than 1,000 mph. Tea-taster....pilot? I can see the connection. I was at a historical Glasgow talk the other night and it had little known facts thrown in and one of them was that Amy Johnson, the pioneering female aviator was married to a Glasgow boy. Jim Mollinson grew up in a small flat in Glasgow and like all little boys then dreamt of being a pilot. He did and not only that broke records. He was the youngest ever flying instructor and ... " Mollison was a highly skilled pilot who, like many others, took to record breaking as a means of "making his name." In July–August 1931, Mollison set a record time of eight days, 19 hours for a flight from Australia to England, and in March 1932, a record for flying from England to South Africa in 4 days, 17 hours..." Dream big while sipping your tea!! |
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Post by bunkerfan on Mar 10, 2017 9:25:33 GMT
10th March In 1956 Peter Twiss, former Brooke Bond tea taster and later a test pilot, became the first man to fly at more than 1,000 mph. Tea-taster....pilot? I can see the connection. I was at a historical Glasgow talk the other night and it had little known facts thrown in and one of them was that Amy Johnson, the pioneering female aviator was married to a Glasgow boy. Jim Mollinson grew up in a small flat in Glasgow and like all little boys then dreamt of being a pilot. He did and not only that broke records. He was the youngest ever flying instructor and ... " Mollison was a highly skilled pilot who, like many others, took to record breaking as a means of "making his name." In July–August 1931, Mollison set a record time of eight days, 19 hours for a flight from Australia to England, and in March 1932, a record for flying from England to South Africa in 4 days, 17 hours..." Dream big while sipping your tea!! I'll drink to that. Cheers  |
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Post by steelmonkey on Mar 10, 2017 18:04:38 GMT
What a risk taker...test pilot AND tea taster?
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Post by bunkerfan on Mar 11, 2017 8:22:23 GMT
11th March In 1818 The publication of Mary's Shelley's book 'Frankenstein', frequently called the world’s first science fiction novel. She was married for six years to the poet PB Shelley.  In 1904 - After 30 years of drilling, the north tunnel under the Hudson River was holed through. The link was between Jersey City, NJ, and New York, NY.  In 1927 - Samuel Roxy Rothafel opened the famous Roxy Theatre in New York City.  In 1956, The Dream Weavers were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Its Almost Tomorrow'. The Miami based studio band's only chart hit in the UK, thus condemning The Dream Weavers to the One Hit Wonder tag. |
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Post by maddogfagin on Mar 11, 2017 8:35:15 GMT
What a risk taker...test pilot AND tea taster?
People have been sent to the Tower for lesser crimes against humanity.
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I never knew about the link between John Wayne and 'That'll be the Day' by Buddy Holly either, and to be honest I've learned more about modern history since I started this thread than I ever learned at school. 
My wife LOVES Vivien Leigh. That makes me feel like Rhett 
Let's Get WILD ! WILD ! WILD ! 
