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Post by bunkerfan on Mar 14, 2021 7:36:19 GMT
14th March In 1899 German Ferdinand von Zeppelin receives a US patent for a "Navigable Balloon." Born on this day in 1947, English singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Jona Lewie, best known for his 1980 UK hits 'You'll Always Find Me in the Kitchen at Parties' and 'Stop the Cavalry'. Lewie started his musical career as a member of the blues band Brett Marvin and the Thunderbolts. In 1966 British film "Born Free" based on the book "Born Free" by Joy Adamson released starring Virginia McKenna and Bill Travers. In 1968 The promotional film for The Beatles 'Lady Madonna' was broadcast in black and white on Top Of The Pops on UK television. The video portion of the film clip was shot while the group were performing the song 'Hey Bulldog', but the 'Lady Madonna' audio track was paired with the video for the promo release.
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Post by bunkerfan on Mar 15, 2021 6:43:49 GMT
15th March 1906 Britons Rolls, Royce & Johnson form Rolls Royce Ltd. In 1949 Cricket's master batsman Don Bradman receives his knighthood from the Governor-General of Australia, the Rt Hon. WJ McKell at the investiture in Queen’s Hall, Parliament House, Melbourne. In 1968 LIFE mag calls Jimi Hendrix "most spectacular guitarist in the world." In 1969 Cream started a two-week run at No.1 on the UK chart with their fourth and final original album Goodbye. The single, 'Badge', (which was written by Eric Clapton and George Harrison), was subsequently released from the album a month later. Harrison was credited on the track, (for contractual reasons), as 'L'Angelo Misterioso' on rhythm guitar.
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Post by bunkerfan on Mar 16, 2021 6:44:49 GMT
16th March In 1882 U.S. Senate ratifies the Geneva Convention of 1864, legitimatizing the International Red Cross and the American Red Cross. In 1939 Germany occupies Czechoslovakia. In 1959 Doo-wop group The Platters scored their only UK No.1 hit with 'Smoke Gets In Your Eyes' (also a US No.1 hit). The song was a show tune written by American composer Jerome Kern and lyricist Otto Harbach for their 1933 musical Roberta. Paul Whiteman had the first hit recording of the song in 1934. [/urlIn 1964 The Beatles set a new record for advance sales in the US with 2,100,000 copies of their latest single 'Can't Buy Me Love.' When pressed by American journalists in 1966 to reveal the song's 'true' meaning, Paul McCartney stated 'I think you can put any interpretation you want on anything, but when someone suggests that 'Can't Buy Me Love' is about a prostitute, I draw the line'.
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Post by bunkerfan on Mar 17, 2021 7:11:29 GMT
17th March In 1762 1st St Patrick's Day parade in NYC In 1912 Camp Fire Girls organization announced by Mrs Luther Halsey Gulick. In 1957 Elvis Presley bought the Graceland mansion from Mrs Ruth Brown-Moore for $102,500. (£60,295). The 23 room, 10,000 square foot home, on 13.8 acres of land, would be expanded to 17,552 square feet of living space before Elvis moved in a few weeks later. The original building had at one time been a place of worship, used by the Graceland Christian Church and was named after the builder's daughter, Grace Toof. In 1973 Dr Hook's single 'On The Cover Of Rolling Stone' peaked at No.6 on the US chart. The single was banned in the UK by the BBC due to the reference of the magazine.
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Post by bunkerfan on Mar 18, 2021 6:43:52 GMT
18th March In 1881 Barnum & Bailey Circus, travelling as "The Greatest Show on Earth", debuts at New York City, would last 146 years before closing in 2017. In 1922 British magistrates in India sentence Mahatma Gandhi to 6 years imprisonment for disobedience. In 1952 1st plastic lens for cataract patients fitted (Philadelphia) In 1967 The UK music magazine New Musical Express announced that former Spencer Davis Group member Steve Winwood was planning to form a new group with Jim Capaldi, Chris Wood and Dave Mason. The ensemble would choose the name Traffic.
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Post by bunkerfan on Mar 19, 2021 7:24:44 GMT
19th March In 1883 Jan Matzeliger invents first machine to manufacture entire shoes. In 1937 Astronomer Fritz Zwicky publishes his research on stellar explosion in which he coins the term "supernova" and hypothesizes that they were the origin of cosmic rays. In 1964 UK Prime Minister Harold Wilson presented The Beatles with their awards for show business personalities of the year for 1963 at London's Dorchester Hotel. In 1971 T Rex were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Hot Love.' The group's first of four UK No.1's spent six weeks at the top of the charts.
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Post by bunkerfan on Mar 20, 2021 7:47:45 GMT
20th March In 1922 USS Langley is commissioned, US Navy's 1st aircraft carrier. In 1942 Major German assault on Malta. In 1960 Elvis Presley started his first recordings since being discharged from the US Army. A 12 hour session in a Nashville recording studio produced his next No.1 single, ‘Stuck On You’. Scotty Moore and Bill Black, who had quit Presley's touring band in 1957, were in the studio with him for the last time. In 1965 10th Eurovision Song Contest: France Gall of Luxembourg wins singing "Poupee de cire, poupee de son" written by Serge Gainsbourg in Naples. Great song
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Post by bunkerfan on Mar 21, 2021 7:40:12 GMT
21st March In 1925 Edinburgh's Murreyfield Stadium officially opens. In 1940 "Rebecca" based on the book by Daphne du Maurier, directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Laurence Olivier and Joan Fontaine premieres in Miami, Florida (Best Picture 1941) In 1961 The Beatles played their first ever evening show at The Cavern Club in Liverpool, supporting The Swinging Bluegenes, (later to become The Swinging Blue Jeans). In 1964 After 'I Want To Hold Your Hand' had held the No.1 position on the US singles chart for seven weeks, The Beatles started a two-week run at No.1 with 'She Loves You'.
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Post by bunkerfan on Mar 22, 2021 6:38:05 GMT
22nd March In 1888 English Football League established. In 1914 The St. Petersburg–Tampa Airboat Line becomes the world's first scheduled airline. In 1965 Bob Dylan released his fifth studio album Bringing It All Back Home. The album's iconic cover, photographed by Daniel Kramer, features Sally Grossman, wife of Dylan's manager Albert Grossman, lounging in the background. The artefacts scattered around the room include vinyl LPs by The Impressions and Robert Johnson. In 1984 Queen filmed the video for ‘I Want To Break Free’ at Limehouse Studio in London, England. Directed by David Mallet, it was a parody of the northern British soap opera Coronation Street with the band members dressed in drag. Guitarist Brian May later said the video ruined the band in America, and was initially banned by MTV in the US.
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Post by bunkerfan on Mar 23, 2021 7:22:16 GMT
23rd March In 1889 The free Woolwich Ferry officially opens in east London. In 1945 The Swallow Sidecar Company headed by William Lyons agrees to change its name to Jaguar. In 1964 John Lennon's book of verse and rhyme 'In His Own Write' was published in the UK. Some of the content was first published in Lennon's 'Beachcomber' column in the Liverpool weekly paper Mersey Beat. In 1979 Wings release "Goodnight Tonight."
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Post by bunkerfan on Mar 24, 2021 6:47:21 GMT
24th March In 1882 German scientist Robert Koch discovers and describes the tubercle bacillus which causes tuberculosis (Mycobacterium tuberculosis), and establishes germ theory. In 1944 76 Allied officers escape Stalag Luft 3 (Great Escape) In 1958 At 6.35am, Elvis Presley reported to the Memphis draft board. From there Elvis and twelve other recruits were taken by bus to Kennedy Veterans Memorial Hospital where the singer was assigned army serial number 53310761. In 1977 Fleetwood Mac released 'Dreams' from their eleventh studio album Rumours which became their first and only US No.1 hit single. Stevie Nicks wrote the song in early 1976 at the Record Plant studio in Sausalito, California in around 10 minutes, on a day when she wasn't required in the main studio.
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Post by bunkerfan on Mar 25, 2021 6:43:56 GMT
25th March In 1807 British Parliament abolishes slave trade throughout the British Empire; penalty of £120 per slave introduced for ship captains. In 1945 US 1st army breaks out bridgehead near Remagen, Germany after crossing the Rhine. In 1964 Britain sets memorial for the late President John F. Kennedy. In 1970 America started a three week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with their debut hit 'Horse With No Name', it made No.3 in the UK. The group scored eight other US top 40 hits during the 70s.
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Post by Jack -A- Lynn on Mar 25, 2021 22:01:10 GMT
25th March In 1807 British Parliament abolishes slave trade throughout the British Empire; penalty of £120 per slave introduced for ship captains. In 1945 US 1st army breaks out bridgehead near Remagen, Germany after crossing the Rhine. In 1964 Britain sets memorial for the late President John F. Kennedy. In 1970 America started a three week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with their debut hit 'Horse With No Name', it made No.3 in the UK. The group scored eight other US top 40 hits during the 70s. The Greek Revolution in 1821! Today celebrating 200 Years of Independence in Greece!
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Post by bunkerfan on Mar 26, 2021 7:14:42 GMT
26th March In 1839 1st Henley Royal Regatta on the river Thames, England. In 1953 Dr. Jonas Salk announces that he has successfully tested a vaccine to prevent polio, clinical trials began the next year. In 1969 "Marcus Welby, M.D.", starring Robert Young and James Brolin debuts as a TV movie on ABC-TV, prior to becoming a weekly series. In 2000 Santana started a two-week run at No.1 on the UK album chart with 'Supernatural.' The album went on to win eight Grammy Awards including Album Of The Year, Record Of The Year (for 'Smooth') and Song Of The Year.
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Post by bunkerfan on Mar 27, 2021 7:50:27 GMT
27th March In 1931 Charlie Chaplin receives France's distinguished Legion of Honor. In 1948 Just 11 days after being released from prison, Billie Holiday plays in front of a sold-out crowd at Carnegie Hall. In 1952 "Singin' in the Rain", musical comedy directed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen, starring Gene Kelly and Debbie Reynolds, premieres at Radio City Music Hall in NYC. In 1972 Elvis Presley recorded what would be his last major hit, 'Burning Love,' which became a No.2 hit on the US chart. Written by Dennis Linde and originally recorded by country soul artist Arthur Alexander, who included it on his 1972 self-titled album. It was soon covered and brought to fame by Elvis, becoming his biggest hit single in the United States since 'Suspicious Minds' in 1969.
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Post by bunkerfan on Mar 28, 2021 7:22:05 GMT
28th March In 1916 First performance of "Jerusalem" by George Parry set to words by William Blake at a 'Fight for Right' meeting at the Queen’s Hall, London. Born this day in 1948 John Evan, British musician and composer. He is best known for having played keyboards for Jethro Tull from April 1970 to June 1980. In 1958 Buddy Holly kicked off the first night of a 43 date tour at Brooklyn Paramount Theatre in Brooklyn, New York. The Alan Freed’s Big Beat Show also featured Jerry Lee Lewis, Chuck Berry, Frankie Lymon, The Diamonds, Billy Ford, Danny & The Juniors, The Chantels, Larry Williams, Screaming Jay Hawkins, The Pastels, Jo-Ann Campbell and Ed Townsend. On most days the acts played two shows. In 1970 Simon and Garfunkel were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Bridge Over Troubled Water', the duo's only UK No.1. Only Art Garfunkel sang on the track.
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Post by bunkerfan on Mar 29, 2021 7:06:23 GMT
29th March In 1912 Captain Robert Scott, storm-bound in a tent near South Pole, makes last entry in his diary "the end cannot be far." In 1945 Movie star Jimmy Stewart is promoted to full colonel, one of the few Americans to rise from private to colonel in four years. In 1961 After a 4½ year trial Nelson Mandela is acquitted of treason in Pretoria. In 1975 Labelle went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Lady Marmalade', the group's only No.1. British act All Saints had an UK No.1 with the song in 1998.
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Post by bunkerfan on Mar 30, 2021 6:48:37 GMT
30th March In 1858 Pencil with attached eraser patented (Hyman L Lipman of Philadelphia) In 1939 Heinkel He 100 fighter sets a world airspeed record of 463 mph. In 1957 Buddy Knox became the first artist in the Rock 'n' Roll era to write his own number one hit when 'Party Doll' topped the US singles chart. Knox would go on to score four more US Top 40 hits between 1957 and 1961. In 1996 The Prodigy started a three-week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Firestarter', the first single from the album The Fat of the Land. The wah-wah guitar riff in 'Firestarter' was sampled from The Breeders' track 'S.O.S.'
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Post by bunkerfan on Mar 31, 2021 7:07:13 GMT
31st March In 1903 Richard Pearse flies a monoplane several hundred yards in New Zealand. In 1930 The Motion Pictures Production Code is instituted, imposing strict guidelines on the treatment of sex, crime, religion and violence in film for the next 38 years. In 1967 Jimi Hendrix set fire to his guitar live on stage for the first time when he was appearing at The Astoria in London, England. It was the first night of a 24-date tour with The Walker Brothers, Cat Stevens and Engelbert Humperdink. The Fender Stratocaster burned on stage by Hendrix sold for £280,000 at a 2008 London auction of rock memorabilia. In 1979 24th Eurovision Song Contest: Gali Atari and Milk and Honey for Israel wins singing "Hallelujah" in Jerusalem.
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Post by bunkerfan on Apr 1, 2021 7:23:54 GMT
1st April In 1924 Imperial Airways forms in Britain. In 1934 Clyde Barrow kills two young highway patrolmen, H. D. Murphy and Edward Bryant Wheeler, at the intersection of Route 114 near Grapevine, Texas. In 1961 The Beatles began a three-month residency at The Top Ten Club, Hamburg, playing 92 straight nights. The group played for seven hours a night on weekdays and eight hours at weekends with a fifteen-minute break every hour. In 1957 Richard Dimbleby introduces a film about the spaghetti harvest on the BBC current affairs programme Panorama.
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Post by bunkerfan on Apr 2, 2021 6:55:44 GMT
2nd April In 1845 H L Fizeau & Leon Foucault take 1st photo of the Sun. In 1921 Albert Einstein lectures in New York City on his new "Theory of Relativity." In 1954 Plans to build Disneyland 1st announced. In 1964 Beach Boys recorded their next single 'I Get Around', which became their first US No.1 in the summer of this year. The song begins with a multi-part a cappella introduction that quickly shifts into rock-style verses sung by Mike Love and a pop chorus sung in falsetto by Brian Wilson.
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Post by bunkerfan on Apr 3, 2021 6:38:18 GMT
3rd April In 1721 Robert Walpole becomes Britain's 1st Lord of the Treasury - effective Prime Minister, although that term was never officially used (as it was considered an insult) until much later. In 1945 World War II: Dutch city of Hengelo freed from Nazi control by the Canadian Army. In 1975 Bobby Fischer stripped of world chess title for refusing to defend it. In 1979 Kate Bush kicked off the 28-date 'Tour Of Life' trek making her concert debut at Liverpool's Empire Theatre, England. Bush never set out on another tour again. She played a run of 22 shows at London's Hammersmith Apollo in 2014.
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Post by bunkerfan on Apr 4, 2021 6:52:31 GMT
4th April In 1581 Francis Drake knighted by Queen Elizabeth I aboard Golden Hind at Deptford. In 1949 North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) treaty signed in Washington, D.C. In 1953 The Stargazers were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Broken Wings.' The first record by any British group to reach No.1. Stargazers' member Fred Dachtler is the father of Clark Datchler of 80s group Johnny Hates Jazz. In 1970 Crosby Stills Nash & Young went to No.1 on the US album chart with Deja Vu. The first album which saw Neil Young joining Crosby, Stills and Nash featured three US Top 40 singles: 'Teach Your Children', 'Our House' and 'Woodstock'.
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Post by bunkerfan on Apr 5, 2021 6:53:40 GMT
5th April In 1722 Dutch navigator Jacob Roggeveen discovers Easter Island / Rapa Nui in the southeastern Pacific. Born this day in 1942,Alan Clarke, singer with British pop/rock group The Hollies who have scored over 30 top 40 hits, including 'Just One Look', 'Bus Stop', 'Carrie Anne', and later 'He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother' and 'The Air That I Breathe'. Clarke retired from performing in 1999. In 1963 Beatles receive their 1st silver disc (Please Please Me) In 1975 Minnie Riperton went to No.1 on the US singles chart with the Stevie Wonder produced song 'Loving You' (a No.2 hit in the UK). It was the singers only US chart hit. Riperton died of cancer on 12th July 1979.
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Post by bunkerfan on Apr 6, 2021 6:51:06 GMT
6th April In 1843 William Wordsworth is appointed British Poet Laureate by Queen Victoria. In 1924 4 planes leave Seattle on 1st successful around-the-world flight. In 1965 Intelsat 1 ("Early Bird") 1st commercial geosynchronous communications satellite launched. In 1968 Simon And Garfunkel went to No.1 on the US album chart with the soundtrack of Mike Nichols' movie The Graduate. The film boosted the profile of the folk-rock duo and on the strength of the hit single 'Mrs. Robinson', the soundtrack album rose to the top of the charts.
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Post by bunkerfan on Apr 7, 2021 6:39:22 GMT
7th April In 1895 Polar explorer Fridtjof Nansen reaches record 86°13.6′N latitude north, expedition closest to the North pole. Born this day in 1943 English musician Mick Abrahams, guitarist with Blodwyn Pig and the original guitarist for Jethro Tull and the Mick Abrahams Band. In 1957 Last of NY's electric trolleys completes its final run. In 1978 The Police released 'Roxanne' as the first single from their debut album Outlandos d'Amour. The song was written from the point of view of a man who falls in love with a prostitute. The title came from the name of the character in the play Cyrano de Bergerac, which Sting saw on an old poster which was hanging in a hotel foyer in Paris, where the group had been staying.
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Post by bunkerfan on Apr 8, 2021 6:54:45 GMT
8th April In 1879 Milk sold in glass bottles for the 1st time. In 1947 Largest recorded sunspot ever observed at 40 times the diameter of Earth. In 1963 35th Academy Awards: "Lawrence of Arabia" wins best picture. In 1975 Aerosmith released their third studio album Toys In The Attic. The album is their most commercially successful in the US, with eight million copies sold and features the hit 'Walk This Way' which peaked at No.10 on the Billboard Hot 100 in early 1977 when re-released and was one of the songs that helped break Aerosmith into the mainstream in the seventies.
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Post by bunkerfan on Apr 9, 2021 7:03:55 GMT
9th April In 1928 Mae West's NYC debut in a daring new play "Diamond Lil." In 1950 Bob Hope's 1st TV appearance. In 1962 34th Academy Awards: "West Side Story" wins Best Picture. In 1973 Newly signed to EMI Records, Queen played a showcase gig for their new record label at the The Marquee London. They released their debut single 'Keep Yourself Alive' three months later on 6 July 1973.
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Post by bunkerfan on Apr 10, 2021 5:41:12 GMT
10th April In 1913 President Woodrow Wilson throws out 1st ball, Senators beat Yankees 2-1. In 1925 Scribners publishes "The Great Gatsby" by F Scott Fitzgerald. In 1957 "12 Angry Men", directed by Sidney Lumet, starring Henry Fonda and Lee J. Cobb, is released. In 1965 British acts started a run of seven weeks at the top of the US charts when Freddie and the Dreamers went to No.1 with 'I'm Telling You Now.'
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Post by Equus on Apr 10, 2021 8:22:18 GMT
In 1960 the birth control pill was launched in America. Hmm... And now it's time for a Gangbang??
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