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Post by bunkerfan on Aug 30, 2024 6:12:43 GMT
30th August In 1901 English engineer Hubert Cecil Booth patents the powered vacuum cleaner. In 1956 Lake Pontchartrain Causeway opens in Louisiana, longest continuous bridge in the world. In 1963 Compact audio cassette first introduced by Philips at the Radio Exhibition in Berlin, Germany. In 1986 Steve Winwood went to No.1 on the US singles chart with, 'Higher Love', a No.13 hit in the UK.
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Post by jackinthegreen on Aug 30, 2024 21:06:54 GMT
30th August In 1986 Steve Winwood went to No.1 on the US singles chart with, 'Higher Love', a No.13 hit in the UK. Love Steve Winwood's voice
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Post by bunkerfan on Aug 31, 2024 5:49:10 GMT
31st August In 1916 Oscar Asche's musical "Chu Chin Chow" premieres in London. In 1946 Foghorn Leghorn, Warner Bros. cartoon character created by Robert McKimson and Warren Foster, (Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series), first debuts in "Walky Talky Hawky". In 1965 The Aero Spacelines Super Guppy Aircraft makes its first flight. In 1968 Decca Records released what has been called The Rolling Stones most political song, 'Street Fighting Man', written after Mick Jagger attended a March 1968 anti-war rally at London's US embassy, during which mounted police attempted to control a crowd of 25,000. The single was kept out of the US Top 40 (reaching No.48) because many radio stations refused to play it based on what were perceived as subversive lyrics.
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Post by bunkerfan on Aug 31, 2024 6:02:15 GMT
30th August In 1986 Steve Winwood went to No.1 on the US singles chart with, 'Higher Love', a No.13 hit in the UK. Love Steve Winwood's voice I totally agree His unique voice comes over really well on this track. I did see The Spencer Davies Group once but, just my luck, Steve Winwood had left the band to form Traffic
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Post by jackinthegreen on Aug 31, 2024 11:37:06 GMT
Love Steve Winwood's voice I totally agree His unique voice comes over really well on this track. I did see The Spencer Davies Group once but, just my luck, Steve Winwood had left the band to form Traffic Brilliant track, quite complex, a cut above a lot of stuff that was around then
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Post by bunkerfan on Sept 1, 2024 6:56:10 GMT
1st September In 1878 First female telephone operator starts work, Emma Nutt, for the Edwin Holmes Telephone Dispatch Company in Boston. In 1954 Paramount Pictures releases "Rear Window", directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring James Stewart and Grace Kelly. In 1972 American chess grandmaster Bobby Fischer beats Russian champion Boris Spassky 12.5-8.5 in Reykjavik, Iceland; most publicised world title match ever played; Fischer 1st American to win title. In 1984 After a 25-year career, Tina Turner had her first solo No.1 single in the US with 'What's Love Got To Do With It'. This song was originally written for Cliff Richard, however the song was rejected. It was then offered to Donna Summer, who has stated she sat with it for a couple of years but never recorded it.
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Post by bunkerfan on Sept 2, 2024 5:58:13 GMT
2nd September In 1902 "A Trip To The Moon", the first sci-fi film, released. In 1945 V-J Day, formal surrender of Japan signed aboard the USS Missouri, marks the end of World War II. In 1969 The first automatic teller machine in the United States is installed in Rockville Center, New York. In 1972 Rod Stewart was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'You Wear It Well', the singers second UK No.1 was taken from his album Never A Dull Moment.
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Post by bunkerfan on Sept 3, 2024 6:04:57 GMT
3rd September In 1903 American yacht Reliance (largest gaff-rigged cutter ever built) defends America's Cup for the NYYC beating UK challenger Shamrock III off the New Jersey shore for a 3-0 series win. In 1939 World War II: Britain declares war on Germany after the invasion of Poland; France follows six hours later, quickly joined by Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and Canada. In 1967 Sweden switches to driving on the right-hand side of the road (Dagen H) In 1991 During a European tour, Nirvana recorded ‘Dumb’, ‘Drain You’ and ‘Endless Nameless’ at Maida Vale studios in London.
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Post by bunkerfan on Sept 4, 2024 5:42:00 GMT
4th September In 1893 English author Beatrix Potter first writes the story of Peter Rabbit for a 5-year-old boy. In 1954 To coincide with the release of his second Sun single, 'Good Rockin' Tonight', Elvis Presley along with Bill Black and Scotty Moore made their first appearance at The Grand Old Opry. The audience reaction was so poor, the Opry's manager, Jim Denny told Elvis that he should go back to driving a truck. In 1972 "The Price is Right" - US's longest running games show debuts on CBS. In 2005 James Mangold's biographic drama film "Walk the Line", starring Joaquin Phoenix as Johnny Cash and Reese Witherspoon as June Carter debuts at the Telluride Film Festival in Telluride, Colorado.
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Post by bunkerfan on Sept 5, 2024 5:42:47 GMT
5th September In 1916 "Intolerance", silent film directed by D. W. Griffith, starring Vera Lewis and Ralph Lewis, is released. In 1942 American sailor Charles J. French (22) swims for over six hours in waters near Guadalcanal while towing a life raft with fifteen survivors from his US Navy ship which was sunk by Japanese gunfire. In 1964 The Animals started a three week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'House Of The Rising Sun'. When first released the record company printed the time of the song on the record as three minutes feeling that the real time of four minutes was too long for radio airplay. In 1981 Soft Cell were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with their version of Tainted Love. The song was first recorded by Gloria Jones in 1964. (Jones who became Marc Bolan's girlfriend and was the driver of the car, that crashed and killed Bolan on 16 September 1977. Jones nearly died in the accident).
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Post by bunkerfan on Sept 6, 2024 5:41:25 GMT
6th September In 1935 "Steamboat Round the Bend" film directed by John Ford and starring Will Rogers released weeks after Rogers' death. In 1943 Carl Scheib becomes youngest pitcher in American League history at 16 years, 8 months. In 1968 American rock band "The Doors" open their first European tour with four sold-out shows over two days at London's 2.500 seat Roundhouse. In 1980 The Jam were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Start!', the group's second UK No.1 and taken from the band's fifth album Sound Affects.
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Post by bunkerfan on Sept 7, 2024 5:56:59 GMT
7th September In 1923 Interpol forms in Vienna. In 1940 Beginning of the Blitz as the German Luftwaffe bomb London for the 1st of 57 consecutive nights losing 41 bombers as the Nazis prepare to invade Britain. In 1968 Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones and John Bonham make live debut as Led Zeppelin (but billed as The New Yardbirds), before about 1,200 students at Egegard School 'Teen Club' in Gladsaxe, Denmark. In 1985 John Parr started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'St Elmo's Fire', taken from the film of the same name a No.6 hit in the UK.
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Post by bunkerfan on Sept 8, 2024 6:35:04 GMT
8th September In 1858 Abraham Lincoln supposedly says in a speech "You may fool all the people some of the time; you can even fool some of the people all the time; but you can’t fool all of the people all the time". In 1948 British De Havilland DH108-fighter flies faster than sound. In 1965 Small ads in Daily Variety and Hollywood Reporter attract 437 young men interested in forming the world’s first manufactured boy band, "The Monkees." Three are chosen, with British actor-singer Davy Jones already cast. In 2001 Kylie Minogue releases her single "Can't Get You Out of My Head," the biggest hit of her career.
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Post by JTull 007 on Sept 8, 2024 15:44:48 GMT
8th September In 1965 Small ads in Daily Variety and Hollywood Reporter attract 437 young men interested in forming the world’s first manufactured boy band, "The Monkees." Three are chosen, with British actor-singer Davy Jones already cast. The Monkees arrive in Sydney, Australia for their Far East Tour of Australia and Japan on September 16, 1968, followed by a press conference at Miller's Brighton Hotel. (Portions of the audio of this press conference was released as the album THE MONKEES TALK DOWN UNDER in 1988.) This would be their last tour as a foursome until 1997, as Peter Tork would leave the band in December 1968.
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Post by bunkerfan on Sept 9, 2024 6:05:54 GMT
9th September In 1919 Hydrofoil designed by Alexander Graham Bell, his wife Mabel Bell and F.W. Casey Baldwin sets new water speed record of 114 km/h on Bras d'Or, Nova Scotia. In 1956 Elvis Presley appears on "The Ed Sullivan Show" for the 1st time. In 1967 1st successful Test flight of a Saturn V. In 1988 "Look Away" single released by Chicago (Billboard Song of the Year 1989)
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Post by bunkerfan on Sept 10, 2024 6:07:21 GMT
10th September In 1919 NYC welcomes home General John J. Pershing and 25,000 WWI soldiers. Born on this day in 1949 - Barrie Barlow, English musician, best known as the drummer and percussionist for the rock band Jethro Tull, from May 1971 to June 1980. Barlow has also worked with work with Robert Plant, John Miles, and Jimmy Page. In 1975 Rock band Kiss release their 1st live album "Alive!". In 1991 Nirvana's single 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' was released in the US. The unexpected success of 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' in late 1991 propelled Nevermind to the top of the charts at the start of 1992, an event often marked as the point where alternative rock entered the mainstream.
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Post by bunkerfan on Sept 11, 2024 5:41:45 GMT
11th September In 1903 The first race at The Milwaukee Mile in West Allis, Wisconsin is held. The oldest major speedway in the world. In 1942 Enid Blyton publishes "Five on a Treasure Island" first of her "Famous Five" children's novels, start of one of the best-selling children's series ever with over 100 million sold. In 1967 Beatles' Magical Mystery Tour begins with a bus driven somewhat aimlessly around western England. In 1977 American crooner Bing Crosby and British singer David Bowie record duet "Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy" at ATV Elstree Studios near London for television special "Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas".
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Post by bunkerfan on Sept 12, 2024 6:13:40 GMT
12th September In 1928 Katharine Hepburn's NYC stage debut in "Night Hostess". In 1958 Jack Kilby demonstrates his first integrated circuit (IC) to his supervisor. In 1970 Supersonic airliner Concorde lands for the 1st time at Heathrow airport. In 1975 Pink Floyd released their ninth studio album Wish You Were Here in the UK. The album which explores themes of absence, the music business, and former band-mate Syd Barrett's mental decline peaked at No.1 on both sides of the Atlantic and went on to spend a total of 84 weeks on the chart.
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Post by bunkerfan on Sept 13, 2024 5:37:40 GMT
13th September In 1931 British RAF pilot George Stainworth flies world speed record (655 kph) In 1947 T-Bone Walker records his biggest hit "Call it Stormy Monday (But Tuesday Is Just as Bad)" in Hollywood, California. In 1969 "Scooby-Doo Where are You" by Hanna-Barbera debuts on CBS in the US. In 1997 The Verve scored their first and only UK No.1 single with 'The Drugs Don't Work', taken from their third album, Urban Hymns. The track became the band's most successful single in the United Kingdom.
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Post by bunkerfan on Sept 14, 2024 6:15:36 GMT
14th September In 1848 Alexander Stewart opens the 1st US department store, “The Marble Palace” in downtown New York City. In 1942 US Navy Admiral Chester Nimitz presents the 1st Medal of Honor of WWII, for courage and valor beyond the call of duty during the attack on Pearl Harbor, to sailor John William Finn; ceremony took place in Pearl Harbor aboard USS Enterprise. In 1965 Western sitcom "F-Troop" premieres in the US on ABC. In 1995 The lyrics to The Beatles song 'Getting Better' hand-written by Paul McCartney sold for £161,000 at a Sotheby's auction in London.
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Post by bunkerfan on Sept 15, 2024 6:33:44 GMT
15th September In 1835 HMS Beagle, with Charles Darwin on board, reaches the Galápagos Islands. In 1940 Battle of Britain Day: Royal Air Force repulses a major Luftwaffe attack, losing 29 aircraft to the Germans' 57-61 as the tide begins to turn. In 1965 Volt/Stax records releases Otis Redding's third studio album "Otis Blue - Otis Redding Sings Soul" in the US, Atlantic releases it in the UK; frequently ranked on top album lists. In 1990 Wilson Phillips had their second US No.1 with 'Release Me', a No.36 hit in the UK. The group was made up of Carnie and Wendy Wilson, the daughters of Beach Boys leader Brian Wilson, along with Chynna Phillips, the daughter of Mamas and Papas founder John Phillips.
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Post by bunkerfan on Sept 16, 2024 5:45:41 GMT
16th September In 1847 Shakespeare Birthplace Trust buys bard's birthplace in Stratford-upon-Avon. In 1940 Luftwaffe attacks central London. In 1977 90 minute pilot of "Logan's Run" premieres on TV. In 1988 Fish leaves rock group Marillion.
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Post by bunkerfan on Sept 17, 2024 5:42:20 GMT
17th September In 1859 Joshua Abraham Norton, English-born resident of San Francisco, proclaims himself his Imperial Majesty Emperor Norton I, Emperor of the United States of America. In 1939 Taisto Mäki of Finland becomes first man to run 10,000 metres in under 30 minutes, in a time of 29:52.6 in Helsinki. In 1965 CBS premiere of WWII sitcom "Hogan's Heroes". In 1992 Frank Zappa conducts The Ensemble Modern in portions of his classical work "The Yellow Shark" in Frankfurt, Germany; receives a 20 minute standing ovation in what is his last public appearance.
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Post by bunkerfan on Sept 18, 2024 5:43:37 GMT
18th September In 1915 Jeeves and Bertie Wooster make their first appearance in P. G. Wodehouse short story "Extricating Young Gussie" published in "The Saturday Evening Post" in the US. In 1951 "The Day the Earth Stood Still", science fiction film directed by Robert Wise, and starring Michael Rennie, opens. In 1971 Momofuku Ando markets the first Cup Noodle, packaging it in a waterproof polystyrene container. In 1983 Kiss appeared without their 'make-up' for the first time during an interview on MTV promoting the release of their newest album, Lick It Up.
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Post by bunkerfan on Sept 19, 2024 6:13:07 GMT
19th September In 1912 The wattle is declared Australia's national flower and incorporated into the Commonwealth Coat of Arms. In 1940 Witold Pilecki is voluntarily captured and sent to Auschwitz in order to smuggle out information and start a resistance. In 1975 "Fawlty Towers" starring John Cleese, Prunella Scales and Andrew Sachs premieres on BBC2 in the UK. In 1992 Radiohead filmed the video for their new single 'Creep' during a show at the Venue, in Oxford, England. During its initial release, 'Creep' was not a chart success. However, upon re-release in 1993, it became a worldwide hit.
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Post by bunkerfan on Sept 20, 2024 5:41:17 GMT
20th September In 1906 Cunard Line's RMS Mauretania is launched at the Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson shipyard in Newcastle, England. In 1949 Top American tennis player Pancho Gonzales turns professional. In 1964 The Beatles close out their first North American tour returning to New York City, for a benefit concert titled "An Evening With The Beatles" at the Paramount Theatre; the show was for the United Cerebral Palsy of NYC charity, Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gormé were also on the bill. In 1980 Kate Bush scored her first UK No.1 album with 'Never For Ever.' It was the first ever album by a British female solo artist to top the UK album chart as well as being the first album by any female solo artist to enter the chart at No.1.
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Post by bunkerfan on Sept 21, 2024 6:02:11 GMT
21st September In 1930 Johann Ostermeyer patents flashbulb. In 1957 "Perry Mason" TV series based on the character by author Erle Stanley Gardner, starring Raymond Burr premieres on CBS-TV. In 1966 Jimmy Hendrix changes spelling of his name to "Jimi". In 1970 Freda Payne was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Band Of Gold', the singers only UK No.1 which spent six weeks at the top of the chart.
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Post by bunkerfan on Sept 22, 2024 6:34:26 GMT
22nd September In 1896 Queen Victoria surpasses her grandfather King George III as the (then) longest reigning monarch in British history. In 1957 Western comedy series "Maverick" premieres on ABC television starring James Garner. In 1976 TV drama "Charlie's Angels" starring Farrah Fawcett, Kate Jackson, Jaclyn Smith and John Forsythe debuts. In 1983 The Everly Brothers reunite after 10 years apart in concert at the Royal Albert Hall, London.
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Post by JTull 007 on Sept 22, 2024 19:18:18 GMT
HAPPY FIRST DAY OF AUTUMN !!!!
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Post by bunkerfan on Sept 23, 2024 5:56:22 GMT
23rd September In 1913 French aviator Roland Garros (24) is 1st to fly over Mediterranean Sea. In 1957 "That'll Be the Day" single by Buddy Holly and The Crickets reaches #1 in the US. In 1971 Jan Vermeer's painting "The Love Letter" is stolen from The Centre for Fine Arts, Brussels by a 21-year-old thief. In 1977 David Bowie released 'Heroes' as a single. Co-written by Bowie and Brian Eno, the track features King Crimson guitarist Robert Fripp and has gone on to become one of Bowie's signature songs.
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