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Post by bunkerfan on Aug 18, 2022 5:40:53 GMT
18th August In 1914 Swiss track and road bicycle racer Oscar Egg sets new hour world record of 44.247 km at the outdoor Vélodrome Buffalo in Paris; record stands until 1933. In 1940 Battle of Britain: The air battle known as "The Hardest Day" occurs; Luftwaffe lose approximately 69 aircraft and the RAF lose 68 in one of the largest ever air battles. In 1972 4th San Diego Comic-Con International opens at El Cortez Hotel. In 1984 George Michael was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with his first solo single 'Careless Whisper.' It made George the first person to reach No.1 as a solo artist and a member of a band in the same year. It gave Epic records UK their first UK million seller and the song was No.1 in nearly 25 countries, selling over six million copies worldwide.
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Post by bunkerfan on Aug 19, 2022 5:35:00 GMT
19th August In 1909 Indianapolis Motor Speedway, home of automobile race Indianapolis 500, opens in Speedway, Indiana. In 1934 The first All-American Soap Box Derby is held in Dayton, Ohio. In 1965 Auschwitz trials end with 6 life sentences. In 1974 The Three Degrees were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'When Will I See You Again.' The girl group's only UK No.1. They were Prince Charles' favourite group of the 70s.
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Post by bunkerfan on Aug 20, 2022 6:39:33 GMT
20th August In 1929 1st airship flight around Earth flying eastward completed. In 1944 French General Charles de Gaulle returns to France. In 1977 NASA launches Voyager 2 towards Jupiter, Saturn, (later Uranus and Neptune also) In 2000 Spiller went to No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Groovejet'. The Italian DJ and producer mixed the track based on an old 1970s hit 'Love Is You' by Carol Williams, with new vocals by Sophie Ellis-Bextor.
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Post by JTull 007 on Aug 21, 2022 0:08:15 GMT
20th August In 1929 1st airship flight around Earth flying eastward completed.
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Post by bunkerfan on Aug 21, 2022 6:49:45 GMT
21st August In 1888 American inventor William Seward Burroughs patents the adding machine. In 1942 Walt Disney's animated movie "Bambi", based on the book by Felix Salten, is released. In 1961 Patsy Cline recorded the classic Willie Nelson song, ‘Crazy’. Cline was still on crutches after going through a car windshield in a head-on collision two months earlier and had difficulty reaching the high notes of the song at first due to her broken ribs. 'Crazy' spent 21 weeks on the chart and eventually became one of her signature tunes. In 1976 The Rolling Stones, appeared at The Knebworth Festival, Hertfordshire, England, tickets £4.50.
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Post by bunkerfan on Aug 22, 2022 6:52:54 GMT
22nd August In 1849 The first air raid in history; Austria launches pilotless balloons against the Italian city of Venice. In 1941 Nazi troops reach Lenningrad. In 1964 Civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer speaks at the US Democratic National Convention about her efforts to register to vote in Mississippi. In 1979 In Through the Out Door was released in the US, Led Zeppelin's last album while all four members were alive. 'Fool in the Rain' was released as a single in the US. In Through The Out Door has now been certified 6 times Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for US sales in excess of 6 million copies.
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Post by bunkerfan on Aug 22, 2022 10:26:44 GMT
I'm away on holiday for a week so I'll be back posting from Tuesday 30th August with a tan I hope
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Post by JTull 007 on Aug 22, 2022 10:57:32 GMT
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Post by JTull 007 on Aug 24, 2022 1:03:17 GMT
On This Day August 24th, 1993 I first met Martin Barre, Dave Pegg and Andy Giddings
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Post by JTull 007 on Aug 28, 2022 2:15:06 GMT
On THIS DAY August 28, 2014 Glenn Cornick passed in Hilo, Hawaii I will always remember you !!!
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Post by bunkerfan on Aug 30, 2022 7:23:34 GMT
30th August In 1901 English engineer Hubert Cecil Booth patents the powered vacuum cleaner. In 1945 Hong Kong liberated from Japanese control. In 1968 1st record released on Apple label in UK is The Beatles single "Hey Jude" 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 bunkerfan on Aug 30, 2022 7:26:05 GMT
Thanks Jim Had a good relaxing holiday I'll be back posting when I've unpacked my case
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Post by JTull 007 on Aug 30, 2022 10:44:00 GMT
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Post by bunkerfan on Aug 31, 2022 6:44:19 GMT
31st August In 1889 Second International Electrical Congress adopts the joule as unit of energy (after James Prescott Joule), the watt as unit of power (after James Watt) James Prescott Joule James Watt In 1924 Paavo Nurmi runs world record 10,000m (30:06.2) In 1968 Gary Sobers becomes the first cricketer to hit 6 sixes in one over. In 1987 Fleetwood Mac released 'Little Lies' from their fourteenth studio album Tango in the Night. The single reached No.4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and No.5 in the UK.
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Post by bunkerfan on Sept 1, 2022 6:03:13 GMT
1st September In 1897 The Boston subway opens, becoming the first underground rapid transit system in North America. In 1939 World War II starts when Germany invades Poland by attacking the Free City of Danzig. In 1963 Cliff Richard and the Shadows 1st British rock group to perform in Israel. In 1966 The Who single ‘I’m A Boy’ entered the UK chart peaking at No.2 giving the band their second No.2 hit. The song was originally intended to be a part of a rock opera called 'Quads' which was to be set in the future where parents can choose the sex of their children.
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Post by bunkerfan on Sept 2, 2022 5:32:02 GMT
2nd September In 1937 Film "The Prisoner of Zenda" based on the novel and play by Anthony Hope, starring Ronald Colman, Madeleine Carroll and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. is released. In 1945 V-J Day, formal surrender of Japan aboard USS Missouri marks the end of World War II (Japanese date, 1st September in US) In 1956 British Ferrari driver Peter Collins sportingly hands over his car to retired teammate Juan Manuel Fangio during season ending Italian Grand Prix at Monza; Fangio finishes 2nd to win F1 World Drivers Championship. 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, 2022 6:21:16 GMT
3rd September In 1935 Andrew Varipapa sets bowling record of 2,652 points in 10 games. In 1944 68th and last transport of Dutch Jews (including Anne Frank) from Westerbork leaves for Auschwitz concentration camp. In 1965 A Rolling Stones gig in Dublin, Ireland ended in a riot after 30 fans jumped onto the stage. Jagger was knocked to the floor as the rest of the band fled the stage. In 1977 The month after his death, Elvis Presley had 27 albums and 9 singles in the Top 100 charts in the UK. 'Moody Blue' was the No.1 album while 'Way Down' was No.1 on the singles chart, (putting him equal with The Beatles each amassing 17 No.1 hits).
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Post by bunkerfan on Sept 4, 2022 7:01:46 GMT
4th September In 1923 Maiden flight of the first U.S. airship, the USS Shenandoah. In 1950 "Beetle Bailey" comic strip debuts in twelve newspapers. In 1964 Scottish Forth Road Bridge opens (then the longest in Europe) In 1982 The Steve Miller Band started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Abracadabra' the group's third US No.1, a No.2 hit in the UK. The song is said to have been inspired by Diana Ross with whom Miller had met while performing together on Hullabaloo in the 1960s.
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Post by bunkerfan on Sept 5, 2022 6:26:17 GMT
5th September In 1889 German Christine Hardt patents the first modern brassiere. In 1939 New Zealand Prime Minister, Michael Joseph Savage declares New Zealand's support for Britain in the war with Germany; Savage famously told the nation 'where she goes, we go. Where she stands, we stand'. In 1955 Fred Kaps becomes world champion magician. In 1967 Working at Abbey Road studios, London, The Beatles began recording John Lennon’s new song ‘I Am The Walrus’, recording 16 takes of the basic backing track.
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Post by bunkerfan on Sept 6, 2022 6:16:47 GMT
6th September In 1913 1st aircraft to loop the loop - Adolphe Pégoud in France. In 1946 Terence Rattigan's "The Winslow Boy" premieres in London. In 1963 Cilla Black signed a management contract with Beatles manager Brian Epstein. Cilla changed her name to Black, (it was white), after a misprint in the music paper 'Mersey Beat'. In 1986 All girl group Bananarama went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Venus', the song had also been a No.1 for Dutch group Shocking Blue in 1970.
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Post by bunkerfan on Sept 7, 2022 5:36:57 GMT
7th September In 1888 Edith Eleanor McLean is 1st baby to be placed in an incubator at State Emigrant Hospital on Ward’s Island, New York. In 1923 Interpol forms in Vienna. In 1968 US Open Women's Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: England's Virginia Wade wins first Open era US singles title; beats Billie Jean King 6-4, 6-2. In 1978 Keith Moon drummer with The Who, died of a overdose of heminevrin prescribed to combat alcoholism. A post-mortem confirmed there were 32 tablets in his system, 26 of which were undissolved. Moon had attended a party the night before organised by Paul McCartney for the launch of the The Buddy Holly Story movie. He played on all The Who albums from their debut, 1965's My Generation, to 1978's Who Are You, which was released two weeks before his death.
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Post by bunkerfan on Sept 8, 2022 5:39:36 GMT
8th September In 1921 1st Miss America crowned in Atlantic City - Margaret Gorman (16) of Washington, D.C. In 1948 British De Havilland DH108-fighter flies faster than sound. In 1960 Nationwide release (US) of Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho" starring Anthony Perkins and Janet Leigh. In 1990 Jon Bon Jovi went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Blaze Of Glory', a No.2 in the UK. The track appeared in the motion picture Young Guns II, for which it was originally recorded.
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Post by bunkerfan on Sept 9, 2022 6:20:21 GMT
9th September In 1912 J Verdrines becomes 1st to fly over 100 mph. In 1926 National Broadcasting Company created. In 1971 John Lennon and Yoko Ono appear on Dick Cavett Show (ABC-TV) In 1989 Italian based Black Box started a six-week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Ride On Time'. The track sampled the uncredited use of Loleatta Holloway's song 'Love Sensation', who objected resulting in a settlement that paid the singer an undisclosed sum. New pressings had M People singer Heather Small singing the vocals. Biggest selling single of 1989.
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Post by bunkerfan on Sept 10, 2022 5:56:19 GMT
10th September In 1869 A Baptist minister supposedly invents rickshaw in Yokohama, Japan. 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 1961 American Ferrari driver Phil Hill wins Italian Grand Prix at Monza to clinch F1 World Drivers Championship; first American F1 world champion. In 1988 Guns N' Roses started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Sweet Child O' Mine', the group's first US No.1, a No.24 hit in the UK.
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Post by bunkerfan on Sept 11, 2022 6:15:37 GMT
11th September In 1883 American architect James Cutler patents postal mail chute for Elwood Building, Rochester, New York. In 1928 1st ever TV drama WGY's "Queens Messenger" broadcast in the New York area starring Izetta Jewell. In 1961 Founding of the World Wildlife Fund in Morges, Switzerland. In 1982 Chicago started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Hard To Say I'm Sorry', the group's second US No.1. Taken from the film 'Summer Lovers', a No.4 hit in the UK.
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Post by bunkerfan on Sept 12, 2022 5:43:28 GMT
12th September In 1910 United States' 1st known female cop appointed, Alice Stebbins Wells by LAPD. In 1935 Millionaire Howard Hughes flies his own designed plane at 352.46 mph. In 1964 Film that started Spaghetti Western genre "A Fistful of Dollars" premieres, directed by Sergio Leone, starring Clint Eastwood in his first leading role. In 2003 US singer songwriter Johnny Cash died of respiratory failure aged 71. One of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, known as "The Man in Black." He traditionally started his concerts by saying, "Hello, I'm Johnny Cash." Had the 1969 US No.2 & UK No.4 single 'A Boy Named Sue', plus 11 other US Top 40 singles. Cash also had his own US TV show in late 60s early 70s.
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Post by bunkerfan on Sept 13, 2022 6:18:06 GMT
13th September In 1907 Lusitania arrives in New York City after record 5 day crossing of Atlantic. In 1940 Buckingham Palace damaged by German bombs. In 1969 "Scooby-Doo Where are You" by Hanna-Barbera debuts on CBS in the US. In 199 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 JTull 007 on Sept 13, 2022 10:14:18 GMT
12th September In 1964 Film that started Spaghetti Western genre "A Fistful of Dollars" premieres, directed by Sergio Leone, starring Clint Eastwood in his first leading role. A Fistful of Dollars Theme (Ennio Morricone) I really LOVE this music The theme song for Sergio Leone's film "A Fistful of Dollars" (1965)
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Post by bunkerfan on Sept 14, 2022 5:43:53 GMT
14th September In 1939 World’s 1st practical helicopter, the VS-300 designed by Igor Sikorsky takes (tethered) flight in Stratford, Connecticut. 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. ( Anyone else remember F-Troop or am I the only old codger that does? ) 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 JTull 007 on Sept 15, 2022 0:39:23 GMT
14th September In 1965 Western sitcom "F-Troop" premieres in the US on ABC. ( Anyone else remember F-Troop or am I the only old codger that does? ) One of the most enjoyable shows during the GOOD 'OLE DAYS
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