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Post by bunkerfan on Mar 22, 2022 7:17:00 GMT
22nd March In 1784 The Emerald Buddha is moved with great ceremony to its current place in Wat Phra Kaew, Thailand. In 1944 American movie star Jimmy Stewart flies his 12th combat mission, leading the 2nd Bomb Wing in an attack on Berlin. In 1960 1st patent for lasers granted to Arthur Schawlow & Charles Townes. In 1975 Led Zeppelin were enjoying a six-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with Physical Graffiti the group's fourth US No.1 album. On its first day of release in the US, the album shipped a million copies – no other album in the history of Atlantic records had generated so many sales. Physical Graffiti has now been certified 16 times Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for US sales in excess of 16 million copies.
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Post by bunkerfan on Mar 23, 2022 7:11:37 GMT
23rd March In 1922 1st airplane lands at the US Capitol in Washington, D.C. In 1945 Lt. Gen. Miles Dempsey becomes the first British commander to cross the Rhine during the Allied invasion of Germany. In 1957 US army sells last homing pigeons. In 1963 8th Eurovision Song Contest: Grethe and Jorgen Ingmann for Denmark win singing "Dansevise" in London.
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Post by bunkerfan on Mar 24, 2022 7:03:30 GMT
24th March In 1913 Palace Theater opens at 1564 Broadway, New York City. In 1939 "Wuthering Heights" film based on the Emily Brontë novel, directed by William Wyler and starring Merle Oberon and Laurence Olivier, premieres in Los Angeles. In 1960 US appeals court rules novel "Lady Chatterly's Lover" not obscene. In 1966 Simon And Garfunkel made their UK singles chart debut with 'Homeward Bound.' Paul Simon is said to have written the song at Farnworth railway station, Widnes, England, while stranded overnight waiting for a train. A plaque is displayed in the station to commemorate this, although memorabilia hunters have stolen it many times. The song describes his longing to return home, both to his then girlfriend, Kathy Chitty in Brentwood, Essex, England, and to return to the United States. The song was also a No.5 hit in the US.
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Post by Budding Stately Hero on Mar 24, 2022 11:21:20 GMT
24th March In 1939 "Wuthering Heights" film based on the Emily Brontë novel, directed by William Wyler and starring Merle Oberon and Laurence Olivier, premieres in Los Angeles. I watch this version a couple times every year. My favorite love story.
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Post by Budding Stately Hero on Mar 24, 2022 12:43:31 GMT
Thank you for posting the Wuthering Heights anniversary. You made my day a bit deeper.
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Post by bunkerfan on Mar 25, 2022 7:05:12 GMT
Thank you for posting the Wuthering Heights anniversary. You made my day a bit deeper. You're most welcome
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Post by bunkerfan on Mar 25, 2022 7:11:53 GMT
25th March In 1910 Chalmers Auto Co offers a new car to each leagues' batting champ. In 1936 200-inch mirror blank to build the Hale telescope leaves Corning New York for California (then largest telescopic mirror ever made) In 1958 Having been sworn in as Private 53310761 the previous day Elvis Presley received the regulation short back and sides haircut from army barber James Peterson. Presley would earn $78 per month as an army private. In 1972 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 bunkerfan on Mar 26, 2022 7:22:26 GMT
26th March In 1885 1st modern, legal cremation held in England at Woking, Surrey. In 1936 Mary Joyce ends a 1,000 mile trip by dog in Alaska. In 1953 Dr. Jonas Salk announces that he has successfully tested a vaccine to prevent polio, clinical trials began the next year. In 1980 The Police became the first Western pop group to play in Bombay, India for over ten years when they played a one off gig in the city.
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Post by bunkerfan on Mar 27, 2022 6:57:11 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 1963 Beeching axe: Dr. Richard Beeching issues a report calling for huge cuts to the United Kingdom's rail network. 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, 2022 5:39:10 GMT
28th March In 1891 1st world weightlifting championship won by Edward Lawrence in London. Born on 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 1964 Madame Tussauds, London unveiled the wax works images of The Beatles, the first pop stars to be honoured. 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, 2022 6:18:49 GMT
29th March In 1848 Niagara Falls stops flowing for 30 hours due to an ice jam. In 1945 World War II: Last day of V-1 flying bomb attacks on England. In 1966 Rolling Stone Mick Jagger was injured during a gig in Marseilles, Southern France after a fan threw a chair at the stage. Jagger required eight stitches in the cut. In 1973 Dr Hook And The Medicine Show got their picture on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine after their hit, 'The Cover of Rolling Stone' reached No. 6 on the US singles chart. According to members of the group, they really did buy five copies for their mothers, just like the song said.
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Post by bunkerfan on Mar 30, 2022 6:14:36 GMT
30th March In 1858 Pencil with attached eraser patented (Hyman L Lipman of Philadelphia) Born on this day in 1945, Eric Clapton guitarist, singer, songwriter who has been a member of The Roosters, Casey Jones and the Engineers, John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Yardbirds and Cream who had the 1967 UK No.11 single 'I Feel Free'. He was a member of Blind Faith, and later formed Derek and the Dominoes who had the 1972 UK No.7 single 'Layla'. As a solo artist Clapton scored the 1974 US No.1 single 'I Shot The Sheriff' and the 1992 UK No.5 & US No.25 single 'Tears in Heaven'. In 1952 6th Tony Awards: "The King & I" wins best musical. In 1963 16 year-old Lesley Gore recorded her breakthrough hit, 'It's My Party'. The song produced by Quincy Jones went on to be a US No.1.
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Post by Budding Stately Hero on Mar 30, 2022 13:11:15 GMT
On this day, March 30, 1985, I met my future wife during our senior year in high school, during an open house visit at Cabrini College (Wayne, Pennsylvania; named after "Mad" Anthony Wayne), where we would spend the first four years of our lifetime together.
We are our own saviours
As we start
Both our hearts
Beating life
Into each other.
And so...
35 years later, in 2020......a son, one day (was) born to share in our infancy in the child's path we've worn.
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Post by bunkerfan on Mar 31, 2022 5:38:49 GMT
31st March In 1903 Richard Pearse flies a monoplane several hundred yards in New Zealand. In 1939 "The Hound of Baskervilles" first of 14 films starring Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson is released. In 1973 127th Grand National: Brian Fletcher wins aboard 9/1 co-favourite Red Rum; recovers from 15 lengths behind at final fence; first of Red Rum's record 3 GN victories. 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, 2022 5:39:19 GMT
1st April In 1927 1st automatic record changer introduced by His Master's Voice. In 1938 Nescafé introduces their flagship brand in Switzerland. John Lennon is reunited with his father Freddie after 17 years. In 1966 John Lennon bought a copy of Timothy Leary's The Psychedelic Experience and The Tibetan Book Of The Dead, where he read near the beginning of the book's introduction; "When in doubt, relax, turn off your mind, float downstream," which captured Lennon's imagination and became the first line of 'Tomorrow Never Knows' which he recorded 5 days later.
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Post by bunkerfan on Apr 2, 2022 6:17:41 GMT
2nd April In 1877 1st Easter egg roll held on White House lawn. In 1921 Albert Einstein lectures in New York City on his new "Theory of Relativity." In 1968 "2001 A Space Odyssey" directed by Stanley Kubrick and starring Keir Dullea and Gary Lockwood, premieres at the Uptown Theater in Washington, D.C. In 1977 Fleetwood Mac went to No.1 on the US album chart with Rumours. The album is Fleetwood Mac's most successful release; along with winning the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 1978, the record has sold over 45 million copies worldwide.
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Post by bunkerfan on Apr 3, 2022 6:36:47 GMT
3rd April In 1913 British suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst sentenced to 3 years in jail. Born on this day in 1949, English singer, songwriter, and guitarist Richard Thompson who was a member of Fairport Convention and is now a solo artist. Thompson was awarded the Orville H. Gibson Award for best acoustic guitar player in 1991 and his songwriting has earned him an Ivor Novello Award. Thompson was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2011 New Year Honours for services to music. In 1968 "Planet of the Apes", starring Charlton Heston and Roddy McDowell premiers nationally in the United States. In 1971 The Temptations scored their second US No.1 with 'Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)'. The track is considered one of the Temptations' signature songs, and is notable for recalling the sound of the group's 1960s recordings. It is also the final Temptations single to feature founding members Eddie Kendricks and Paul Williams.
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Post by bunkerfan on Apr 4, 2022 10:46:26 GMT
4th April In 1896 Announcement of gold discovery in Yukon. In 1945 The Holocaust: US forces liberate the Ohrdruf concentration camp in Germany, the first such camp to be liberated by the US Army. 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 1987 Starship started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Nothin's Gonna Stop Us', taken from the film 'Mannequin', also a No.1 in the UK.
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Post by bunkerfan on Apr 5, 2022 5:37:25 GMT
5th April In 1804 High Possil Meteorite: The first recorded meteorite in Scotland falls in Possil. Born on 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 1985 At 3:50pm GMT, over 5,000 radio stations worldwide aired the charity single by USA for Africa 'We Are The World'. The single went on to be a No.1 in the US & UK, and most Western territories.
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Post by bunkerfan on Apr 6, 2022 6:22:22 GMT
6th April In 1843 William Wordsworth is appointed British Poet Laureate by Queen Victoria but he doesn't look very happy about it In 1931 "A Connecticut Yankee" film based on novel by Mark Twain, directed by David Butler, starring Will Rogers is released. In 1968 Cliff Richard sang 'Congratulations' the UK entry in the Eurovision Song Contest held at the Royal Albert Hall London, winning second place behind the entry from Spain. In 1998 American country singer Tammy Wynette died aged 55. She scored 12 hit singles including 'Stand By Your Man', and sold over 30 million records world-wide, married five times and once filed for bankruptcy. Known as the first lady of country music. Wynette had the 1991 hit with The KLF 'Justified and Ancient' which became a No. 1 hit in eighteen countries.
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Post by bunkerfan on Apr 7, 2022 6:14:15 GMT
7th April In 1827 English chemist John Walker invents wooden matches. Born on 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 1959 Oklahoma ends prohibition, after 51 years. 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, France where the group had been staying. The song failed to chart but when re-released in 1979, peaked at No.12 on the UK Singles Chart.
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Post by bunkerfan on Apr 8, 2022 6:10:09 GMT
8th April In 1862 John D. Lynde patents aerosol dispenser. In 1946 League of Nations assembles for the last time. In 1966 OAO 1, 1st orbiting astronomical observatory, launched. 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, 2022 6:02:51 GMT
9th April In 1928 Mae West's NYC debut in a daring new play "Diamond Lil." In 1954 7th Cannes Film Festival: "Gate of Hell" directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa wins the Grand Prix du Festival International du Film. In 1962 US President John F. Kennedy throws out 1st ball at Washington's new DC Stadium. In 1969 Bob Dylan released his ninth studio album Nashville Skyline, which embraced country music. With liner notes by Johnny Cash, (who also appeared on the record), at the time of release it was dismissed by some critics as lightweight, but included 'Lay, Lady, Lay', a major hit single for Dylan. The album also gave Dylan his fourth UK No.1 album.
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Post by bunkerfan on Apr 10, 2022 6:07:23 GMT
10th April In 1925 Scribners publishes "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald. In 1947 King Frederik IX of Denmark crowned. In 1967 39th Academy Awards: "A Man For All Seasons," wins Best Picture. In 1976 Peter Frampton went to No.1 on the US album chart with 'Frampton Comes Alive', one of the biggest selling 'live' albums in rock history. It was the best-selling album of 1976, selling over 6 million copies in the US. Frampton Comes Alive! was voted Album of the year in the 1976 Rolling Stone readers poll. It stayed on the chart for 97 weeks.
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Post by bunkerfan on Apr 11, 2022 7:32:43 GMT
11th April In 1912 RMS Titanic leaves Queenstown, Ireland, for NY. In 1936 First Butlins holiday camp opens in the UK at Ingoldmells, near Skegness. In 1957 Ryan X-13 Vertijet becomes 1st jet to take-off & land vertically. In 1963 Gerry and the Pacemakers were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'How Do You Do It'' The group's first of three UK No.1's.
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Post by bunkerfan on Apr 12, 2022 5:40:25 GMT
12th April In 1905 French Dufaux brothers test helicopter. In 1932 "Grand Hotel" directed by Edmund Goulding and starring Greta Garbo and John Barrymore premieres in New York, includes the line "I want to be alone" (Best Picture/Production 1932) In 1957 The 'King of Skiffle' Lonnie Donegan was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Cumberland Gap.' The Scottish musician was a former member of Chris Barber's Jazz Band. In 1969 Simon & Garfunkel releases "The Boxer."
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Post by bunkerfan on Apr 13, 2022 7:07:53 GMT
13th April In 1928 1st trans atlantic flight Europe-US (Fitzmaurice-von Hunefeld-Köhl) In 1940 American athlete Cornelius "Dutch" Warmerdam, using a bamboo pole, becomes 1st man to pole vault 15 ft, at University of California, Berkeley. In 1965 The Beatles record the song ‘Help!’ during an evening recording session at Abbey Road in London. During an interview with Playboy Magazine in 1980, John Lennon recounted: "The whole Beatles thing was just beyond comprehension. I was subconsciously crying out for help". In 1979 Thin Lizzy, released their ninth studio album Black Rose: A Rock Legend. The album, which featured guitarist Gary Moore, contained the hits 'Do Anything You Want To', 'Waiting For An Alibi' and 'Sarah', which was written with Moore about Lynott's newborn daughter.
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Post by bunkerfan on Apr 14, 2022 6:12:15 GMT
14th April In 1865 US President Abraham Lincoln is shot in the head by John Wilkes Booth at Ford's Theater in Washington; he dies a day later. Born on this day in 1940, English songwriter, musician Sonja Kristina, who with Curved Air had the 1971 UK No.4 single 'Back Street Luv'. Kristina starred in the seminal 1960s musical, Hair. In 1959 (Robert) Taft Memorial Bell Tower dedicated in Washington, D.C. In 1966 The Spencer Davis Group were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Somebody Help Me', the group's second UK No.1.
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Post by bunkerfan on Apr 15, 2022 6:22:47 GMT
15th April In 1755 Samuel Johnson's "A Dictionary of the English Language" published in London. In 1912 RMS Titanic sinks at 2:27 AM off Newfoundland as the band plays on, with the loss of between 1,490 and 1,635 people. In 1960 Guy Carawan sings "We Shall Overcome" to a Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee in Raleigh - popularising the song as a protest anthem. In 1966 The Rolling Stones release "Aftermath", their fourth studio album in UK (6th in US)
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Post by bunkerfan on Apr 16, 2022 6:33:49 GMT
16th April In 1912 Harriet Quimby becomes 1st woman pilot to fly across English Channel. In 1943 Swiss scientist Dr. Albert Hofmann discovers the psychedelic effects of LSD. In 1962 Walter Cronkite begins anchoring CBS Evening News. In 1994 Prince had his first UK No.1 with 'The Most Beautiful Girl In The World', (his 37th single release). It was his first release since changing his stage name to an unpronounceable symbol.
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