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Post by bunkerfan on Oct 20, 2020 6:11:34 GMT
20th October In 1906 Dr Lee DeForest demonstrated his electrical vacuum tube (radio tube) In 1928 Wien Alaska Airways, Inc. incorporated; the first airline in Alaska and one of the 1st in the US with Noel Wien as president. In 1955 Harry Belafonte records "Day-O" (Banana Boat Song) In 1962 Bobby 'Boris' Pickett and the Crypt Kickers started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Monster Mash', it became a No.3 in the UK eleven years later in 1973. The song had been Banned by The BBC in the UK, deemed offensive. There's some great face-pulling going on here
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Post by JTull 007 on Oct 20, 2020 10:48:04 GMT
20th October In 1962 Bobby 'Boris' Pickett and the Crypt Kickers started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Monster Mash', it became a No.3 in the UK eleven years later in 1973. The song had been Banned by The BBC in the UK, deemed offensive. There's some great face-pulling going on here MONSTER MASH GOOOOOOOD
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Post by bunkerfan on Oct 20, 2020 11:21:44 GMT
20th October In 1962 Bobby 'Boris' Pickett and the Crypt Kickers started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Monster Mash', it became a No.3 in the UK eleven years later in 1973. The song had been Banned by The BBC in the UK, deemed offensive. There's some great face-pulling going on here MONSTER MASH GOOOOOOOD Was that you with the mask on Jim?
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Post by JTull 007 on Oct 20, 2020 22:55:41 GMT
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Post by bunkerfan on Oct 21, 2020 6:17:11 GMT
21st October In 1854 Florence Nightingale with a staff of 38 nurses is sent to the Crimean War. In 1918 Margaret Owen sets world typing speed record of 170 wpm for 1 min. In 1964 Film version of "My Fair Lady" directed by George Cukor and starring Rex Harrison and Audrey Hepburn premieres in New York (Academy Awards Best Picture 1965) In 1965 Wanting to improve on a previous recording session The Beatles started from scratch on a new song called 'Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)', finishing recordings in three takes.
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Post by bunkerfan on Oct 22, 2020 6:14:37 GMT
22nd October In 1924 Toastmasters International is founded. In 1938 Chester Carlson demonstrates 1st Xerox copying machine. In 1964 Sandie Shaw had her first UK No.1 single with the Burt Bacharach song '(There's) Always Some Thing There To Remind Me'. In 2005 Waterloo by ABBA was voted the best song in the history of the Eurovision Song Contest. Viewers in 31 countries across Europe voted during a special show in Copenhagen to celebrate the annual event's 50th birthday.
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Post by bunkerfan on Oct 23, 2020 6:17:10 GMT
23rd October In 1910 Blanche Scott becomes the first woman to fly at a public event in the US at Fort Wayne, Indiana. In 1941 Walt Disney's animated film "Dumbo" released. In 1958 The smurfs first appear in the story "Johan and Pirlouit" by Belgium cartoonist Peyo. In 1961 Dion started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Runaround Sue', it reached No.11 in the UK.
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Post by bunkerfan on Oct 24, 2020 6:47:57 GMT
24th October In 1818 Felix Mendelssohn aged 9 performs his first public concert in Berlin. I couldn't find an image when he was 9 so this one will have to do Born this day in 1936, Bill Wyman, bass, The Rolling Stones (1969 UK & US No.1 single 'Honky Tonk Women', and over 30 Top 40 UK & US singles and albums. Quit The Stones in 1993, 1981 UK solo No.14 'Je Suis Un Rock Star'). Now tours with his backing band, The Rhythm Kings, which has featured Albert Lee and Georgie Fame. In 1962 US Soul singer James Brown recorded his legendary 'Live At The Apollo' album. The album was listed at No.24 in Rolling Stone magazine's 2003 list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. In 1980 John Lennon releases "(Just Like) Starting Over" in UK.
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Post by bunkerfan on Oct 25, 2020 7:15:11 GMT
25th October In 1906 US inventor Lee de Forest patents "Audion", a 3-diode amplification valve which proved a pioneering development in radio & broadcasting. Born this day in 1944, English singer and songwriter Jon Anderson, who was a member of The Warriors, and Yes who scored the 1983 UK No.28 & US No.1 single 'Owner Of A Lonely Heart'. Anderson is also noted for his solo career and collaborations with other artists, including Vangelis as Jon and Vangelis. In 1958 Cliff Richard made his British radio debut on the BBC's 'Saturday Club.' The show had started life as Saturday "Skiffle" club in 1957 hosted by Brian Matthew and was broadcast from 10am to 12noon Saturday mornings on the BBC Light Programme. In 1965 Rolling Stones release "Get Off of My Cloud."
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Post by acreman on Oct 25, 2020 11:43:46 GMT
Born this day in 1944, English singer and songwriter Jon Anderson, who was a member of The Warriors, and Yes who scored the 1983 UK No.28 & US No.1 single 'Owner Of A Lonely Heart'. Anderson is also noted for his solo career and collaborations with other artists, including Vangelis as Jon and Vangelis. Perhaps my favorite rock singer ever. Happy birthday to Jon.
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Post by bunkerfan on Oct 26, 2020 7:33:16 GMT
26th October In 1916 American sex educator Margaret Sanger arrested for obscenity (advocating birth control) In 1940 The P-51 Mustang makes its maiden flight. In 1968 Striker Antal Dunai scores twice as Hungary outclasses Bulgaria 4-1 to take the men's football gold medal at the Mexico City Olympics. In 2007 1,730 guitarists played the immortal Bob Dylan classic, 'Knocking On Heaven's Door' in a bid to break a record in the state of Meghalaya, North East India. The guitarists hoped their achievement would earn them a place in the Guinness Book of World Records. The current Guinness World Record was held by a guitar-ensemble from Kansas City in the US when 1,683 guitarists, played Deep Purple's 'Smoke On The Water'.
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Post by bunkerfan on Oct 27, 2020 6:42:57 GMT
27th October In 1925 Water skis patented by Fred Waller. In 1954 Walt Disney's 1st TV show, "Disneyland", premieres on ABC. In 1957 The Crickets started a three-week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'That'll Be The Day'. It was also a No.3 hit in the US where it went on to sell over a million. The song was inspired by a trip to the movies by Holly, Jerry Allison and Sonny Curtis in June 1956. The John Wayne film The Searchers was playing and Wayne's frequently-used, world-weary catchphrase, "that'll be the day" inspired the young musicians. In 1973 Gladys Knight and the Pips started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Midnight Train To Georgia'. It was the group's 18th Top 40 hit and first No.1. The record won the 1974 Grammy Award for Best R&B Vocal Performance By A Duo, Group Or Chorus and has become Knight's signature song. The guys at the back have some cool moves
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Post by bunkerfan on Oct 28, 2020 7:22:48 GMT
28th October In 1936 FDR rededicates Statue of Liberty on its 50th anniversary. Born this day in 1941, Hank Marvin, guitar, The Shadows, (1963 UK No.1 single 'Foot Tapper', plus 28 other UK Top 40 singles. Also played on many hits with Cliff Richard. Member of Marvin, Welch and Farrar. In 1957 After a show at the Pan Pacific Auditorium in Los Angeles, local police told Elvis Presley that he was not allowed to wiggle his hips onstage, the local press also ran headlines saying Elvis would have to clean up his act. The next night, the Los Angeles Vice Squad filmed his entire concert, to study his performance. In 1972 The United States Council for World Affairs announced it was adopting The Who song 'Join Together' as it's official theme tune.
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Post by bunkerfan on Oct 29, 2020 7:38:35 GMT
29th October In 1863 International Committee of Red Cross forms as result Geneva held conference. In 1945 First ballpoint pen goes on sale, manufactured by Biro. In 1963 "Meet the Beatles" booklet is published. In 1966 ? & the Mysterians went to No.1 on the US singles chart with '96 Tears'. Although he closely guarded his true identity at the time, the man known as Question Mark turned out to be Rudy Martinez, from Saginaw Valley, Michigan. The song was later a UK hit in the UK for The Stranglers in 1990.
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Post by bunkerfan on Oct 30, 2020 6:42:36 GMT
30th October In John Menard of Louisiana is 1st African American elected to US Congress. In 1938 A radio broadcast of H. G. Wells "The War of the Worlds", narrated by Orson Welles, allegedly causes a mass panic. In 1961 Two days after Beatles fan Raymond Jones asked for The Beatles' German single ‘My Bonnie’ (recorded with Tony Sheridan) at Brian Epstein's NEMS record store in Liverpool, two girls asked for the same record. Epstein's difficulty in locating the record was due to him not knowing that the record was released, not by The Beatles, but by Tony Sheridan and 'The Beat Brothers' ('Beatles' resembles a vulgar slang word in German, so The Beatles' name was changed for this single). In 1998 All four original members of Black Sabbath reunited momentarily to play 'Paranoid' on US TV's David Letterman Show.
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Post by bunkerfan on Oct 31, 2020 8:25:35 GMT
31st October In 1815 Cornishman Sir Humphry Davy patents miner's safety lamp. Born this day in 1937, American folk singer-songwriter Tom Paxton. His songs have been recorded by many artists including: Bob Dylan, Sandy Denny, Joan Baez, The Seekers, Marianne Faithfull, John Denver, Dolly Parton and Porter Wagoner, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson and The Move. In 1954 Vera Lynn was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'My Son, My Son.' The singers only No.1 hit. Lynn who had three songs in the first ever Top 12 in 1952 was known as the "Forces Sweetheart" during World War II. In 1975 Bob Geldof's first appearance with The Boomtown Rats.
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Post by bunkerfan on Nov 1, 2020 7:49:48 GMT
1st November In 1512 Michelangelo's paintings on ceiling of Sistine Chapel in the Vatican first exhibited. In 1922 Mustafa Kemal Ataturk takes Constantinople from Mehmed VI, proclaiming the Republic of Turkey and bringing an end to the Ottoman Empire. In 1955 R&B group The Famous Flames, lead by singer James Brown, cut their first demo of ‘Please, Please, Please’ at a radio station in Macon Georgia. It would lead to their signing with King Records. In 1980 Bruce Springsteen scored his first No.1 US album with 'The River', featuring the US No.5 & UK No.44 single 'Hungry Heart.'
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Post by bunkerfan on Nov 2, 2020 6:41:39 GMT
2nd November In 1903 British newspaper "Daily Mirror" begins publishing. Born this day in 1947, English multi-instrumentalis Dave Pegg from UK folk group, Fairport Convention and Jethro Tull. Pegg has also worked with many other artists including Nick Drake, John Martyn, Sandy Denny, Richard & Linda Thompson. In 1960 Penguin Books cleared of obscenity for publishing DH Lawrence's "Lady Chatterley's Lover." In 1967 The Beatles completed recording their next single ‘Hello Goodbye’ at Abbey Road studios London with a second Paul McCartney bass line. The McCartney song had been selected for the A-side for The Beatles next single, the flip side to be Lennon’s ‘I Am The Walrus’.
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Post by bunkerfan on Nov 3, 2020 7:24:48 GMT
3rd November In 1896 J H Hunter patents portable weighing scales. Born this day in 1946, Tommy Dee, from John Fred and His Playboy Band who had the 1968 US No.1 & UK No.3 single 'Judy in Disguise (With Glasses)' which was a parodic play on the title of The Beatles' song 'Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds'. In 1957 Sun Records released 'Great Balls Of Fire', by Jerry Lee Lewis. The single went on to sell over five million copies worldwide, and was a No.1 hit in the UK and No.2 in the US. In 1962 The Crystals started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'He's A Rebel', it made No.19 on the UK chart.
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Post by bunkerfan on Nov 4, 2020 6:39:56 GMT
4th November In 1841 First wagon train arrives in California. In 1939 First air conditioned automobile (Packard) exhibited, Chicago, Illinois. In 1965 Lee Breedlove sets female land speed record (308.56 MPH) in Utah. In 1989 Elton John scored his 50th UK chart hit when 'Sacrifice', entered the charts. Only Cliff Richard and Elvis Presley had also achieved this feat. Sacrifice was initially released as a single in 1989, but stalled at No.55 in the UK and at No.18 in the US. English DJ, Steve Wright, began playing the song on BBC Radio 1 and the song was then re-released as a double A-side single, along with 'Healing Hands'.
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Post by bunkerfan on Nov 5, 2020 7:17:23 GMT
Remember, remember the fifth of November, Gunpowder treason and plot. We see no reason Why gunpowder treason Should ever be forgot!In 1911 Calbraith Rodgers arrives in Pasadena completing 1st transcontinental airplane flight (49 days) (left Sheepshead Bay, NY, Sept 17) In 1935 Parker Brothers launches game of Monopoly. 1955 Date returned to in "Back to the Future" by Marty McFly. In 1988 The Beach Boys went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Kokomo', it peaked at No.25 in the UK. The track had been featured in the film Cocktail.
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Post by bunkerfan on Nov 6, 2020 6:42:04 GMT
6th November In 1928 Swedes start a tradition of eating Gustavus Adolphus pastries to commemorate the king. In 1945 The first landing of a jet on a carrier takes place on USS Wake Island when an FR-1 Fireball touches down. 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. In 1971 Cher started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Gypsys, Tramps and Thieves', the singers first US solo No.1, it made No.4 in the UK.
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Post by bunkerfan on Nov 7, 2020 7:45:00 GMT
7th November In 1872 Cargo ship Mary Celeste sails from Staten Island for Genoa; mysteriously found abandoned four weeks later. In 1918 The 1918 influenza epidemic spreads to Western Samoa, killing 7,542 (about 20% of the population) by the end of the year. Looks familiar In 1958 Eddie Cochran made his UK chart debut with 'Summertime Blues'. It reached No.18 in the UK & No.8 in the US. The song has been covered by many artists, including being a No.1 hit for country music artist, Alan Jackson, and a notable hit for the English rock band, The Who. In 1967 The Beatles finished recording ‘Blue Jay Way’, ‘Flying’ and ‘Magical Mystery Tour.’ The Beatles have only six songs, not enough for an album so decided to issue a double-EP. Capitol Records didn’t think the double-EP format would be acceptable for the US market, so they decide to put out an album instead. The six "Magical Mystery Tour" songs with five of the six songs from The Beatles' 1967 singles went on side two.
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Post by Jack -A- Lynn on Nov 7, 2020 15:01:57 GMT
Remember, remember the fifth of November, Gunpowder treason and plot. We see no reason Why gunpowder treason Should ever be forgot!quote] The attempt that inspired Alan Moore for V for Vendetta ❤️ And i love Back to the future films
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Post by Jack -A- Lynn on Nov 7, 2020 16:19:37 GMT
7th November In 1918 The 1918 influenza epidemic spreads to Western Samoa, killing 7,542 (about 20% of the population) by the end of the year. Looks familiar ] Today general lockdown in my country with curfew, sending messages to go out when is nessesary, fine to offenders. They said it will be for three weeks but all we know it will last much more...
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Post by bunkerfan on Nov 8, 2020 7:39:17 GMT
8th November In 1904 Inventor and manufacturer Harvey Hubbell receives the first U.S. patent for a separable electric attachment plug. In 1939 Failed assassination attempt on Adolf Hitler in Burgerbraukeller, Munich. 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, 2020 7:15:14 GMT
9th November In 1872 The Great Boston Fire of 1872. Close to 1,000 buildings destroyed. In 1944 The Red Cross wins Nobel peace prize. In 1961 The X-15 rocket plane under USAF Major Robert M White achieved a world record speed of 4,093 mph (Mach 6.04) and reached 101,600 feet (30,970 m or over 19 miles) altitude. In 1968 Joe Cocker's version of The Beatles single "With a Little Help From My Friends" becomes No. 1 single in the UK.
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Post by bunkerfan on Nov 10, 2020 7:13:45 GMT
10th November In 1917 41 suffragists are arrested in front of White House. In 1919 American Legion's 1st national convention (Minneapolis) In 1954 "Marine Corps War Memorial" unveiled in Arlington County, Virginia, dedicated to US Marine Corps who died in defense of US since 1775 (inspired by 1945 Iwo Jima photo of servicemen raising US flag) 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 JTull 007 on Nov 10, 2020 11:20:20 GMT
10th November In 1917 41 suffragists are arrested in front of White House. It's been 103 years later for a woman to be elected as Vice President !!!!
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Post by nonrabbit on Nov 10, 2020 11:56:20 GMT
10th November In 1917 41 suffragists are arrested in front of White House. It's been 103 years later for a woman to be elected as Vice President !!!! Absolutely and sad that it's taken so long.
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