Today in History

On this Day - 20th November:

1965 - The Supremes
The Supremes had their sixth US No.1 single with the Motown production team, Holland–Dozier–Holland's, 'I Hear A Symphony'.

1966 - The Supremes
The Supremes were at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'You Keep Me Hanging On', the group's seventh US No.1 spent two weeks at the top of the charts was also a No.8 hit in the UK.

 

On this Day - 20th November:

1974 - Keith Moon *
Drummer with The Who, Keith Moon collapsed during a concert after his drink was spiked with horse tranquilliser.
19 year-old Scott Halpin who was in the audience, volunteered to replace him on drums for the remaining three numbers.

1975 - The Who
The Who kicked off a month-long North American tour at The Summit in Houston.
At a party afterwards drummer * Keith Moon was arrested for disorderly conduct and spent the night in jail.

 

On this Day - 20th November:

2002 - Midge Ure
Former Ultravox member Midge Ure was fined £500 and ordered to pay £35 costs by magistrates in King's Lynn, Norfolk, after he admitted driving without due care and attention.
The court heard that Ure was involved in a minor accident in Norfolk while driving his Chrysler people carrier to a concert near Fakenham where he was performing.

2003 - Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson flew to Santa Barbara to be arrested by police.
He was seen in handcuffs being taken into the police station.
The singer had his mug shot and fingerprints taken before being freed on $3m bail.

2004 - Liam Gallagher
Oasis singer Liam Gallagher was fined £40,000 after a fight in a German hotel. Gallagher was arrested along with drummer Alan White and three other members of the band's entourage after the brawl in Munich in December 2002.
Gallagher lost two front teeth in the fight, which led to the band abandoning their German tour.

 

On this Day - 20th November:
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1941 - Dr John
Dr John, (Malcolm John Rebennack), US R&B pianist, guitarist, singer. He wrote 'I Walk On Guilded Splinters.' Active as a session musician from the late 1950s until his death, he gained a following in the late 1960s after the release of his album Gris-Gris and his appearance at the Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music. He died of a heart attack on 6 June 2019 age 77.

1942 - Norman Greenbaum
Norman Greenbaum, singer, songwriter, guitarist, and One Hit Wonder with the 1970 UK No.1 & US No.3 single 'Spirit In The Sky'.

1946 - Duane Allman
Duane Allman, guitarist, and co-founder and leader of The Allman Brothers Band who released the classic album Eat a Peach in 1972 and had the 1973 US No.12 single 'Ramblin Man'. Allman was killed in a motorcycle accident on 29th October 1971 in Macon, Georgia, when he collided with the rear of a flatbed truck that had turned in front of him.

1946 - Ray Stiles
Ray Stiles, from English glam rock band Mud who had the 1974 UK No.1 single 'Tiger Feet' which was the UK's best-selling single of 1974 plus 14 other UK Top 40 singles.

1947 - Joe Walsh
Joe Walsh, guitarist, singer, songwriter, who led The James Gang. He joined the Eagles in 1975 who scored the 1977 US No.1 & UK No.8 single 'Hotel California', plus 5 US No.1 albums. As a solo artist under the name Barnstorm he had the 1973 breakthrough album The Smoker You Drink, the Player You Get featuring the single, 'Rocky Mountain Way' and had the 1978 UK No.14 single 'Life's Been Good'

 

On this Day - 21st November: (1950's)
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1954 - Rosemary Clooney



American singer and actress Rosemary Clooney was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'This Ole House.'
Her nephew, George Clooney was a pallbearer at her funeral in 2002.
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1955 - Elvis Presley



RCA Records purchased Elvis Presley's recording contract from Sam Phillips at Sun Records for an unprecedented sum of $35,000.

 

On this Day - 21st November: (1960's)

1960 - Maurice Williams
Maurice Williams and The Zodiacs went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Stay', the shortest ever US No.1 single at one minute 37 seconds.

Stay - Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs - YouTube

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1960 - The Beatles
The Beatles played at the Kaiserkeller Club in Hamburg, Germany without George Harrison.


The guitarist had been deported on this day for being underage (he was 17) and not legally allowed to remain in a nightclub after midnight

 

On this Day - 21st November: (1970's)

1970 - Jimi Hendrix
Two months after his death Jimi Hendrix was No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Voodoo Child (Slight Return)-(named the 11th greatest solo of all-time)

The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Voodoo Child (Slight Return) (Live In Maui, 1970) - YouTube

1974 - Wilson Pickett
Wilson Pickett was arrested in New York City for possession of a dangerous weapon after he pulled a gun during an argument.
A Jury today convicted him after rejecting his claim that he did not realize the shotgun he took to the scene of a tavern fight was loaded.

1975 - Elton John
At the start of Elton John week in Los Angeles, the singer received a Star on Hollywood's Walk Of Fame.

 

On this Day - 21st November: (1980's)

1980 - Don Henley
Don Henley was arrested after a naked 16-year old girl was found at his home in Los Angeles suffering from a drug over-dose.,
Paramedics attending the 911 call found a nude, sixteen year-old girl suffering from drug intoxication at his home.
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'It was said':= The night before, Henley hosted a gathering of Eagles crew members and associates as a farewell, since the band was splitting up.
He called a madam who arranged for the girl, who turned out to be 16 - Henley claims he did not know her age and did not have sex with her.
When she showed signs of a seizure the next morning, Henley made the 911 call and medical personnel arrived
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Hours later, police arrive to arrest Henley, who pleads no contest to contributing to the delinquency of a minor, a misdemeanor that lands him a $2,000 fine and two years' probation.
** Henley claims he took the fall for the roadies who supplied the drugs. "I took complete blame for everything," he tells GQ. "I was stupid; I could have flushed everything down the toilet. I didn't want this girl dying in my house."
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Henley was charged with unlawful possession of marijuana, cocaine and Quaaludes and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
He received a $2,000 fine with two years probation.

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1983 - Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson's 14-minute video for Thriller was premiered in Los Angeles. Directed by John Landis and co-starring former Playboy centerfold Ola Ray.
The video (like the song) contains a spoken word performance by horror film veteran Vincent Price.
The video was filmed at the Palace Theatre in downtown Los Angeles, the zombie dance sequence at the junction of Union Pacific Avenue and South Calzona Street in East Los Angeles and the final house scene in the Angeleno Heights neighborhood at 1345 Carroll Avenue.

 

On this Day - 21st November: (1990's)

1990 - Mick Jagger
Mick Jagger married Jerry Hall in Bali. The marriage was declared 'null and void' on 13th August 1999 after a judge ruled that the six- hour ceremony in Bali was never registered.

1995 - Peter Grant
Legendary manager of Led Zeppelin Peter Grant died from a heart attack aged 60. Known as being one of the shrewdest and most ruthless managers in rock history, Grant secured 90% of concert gate money and intimidated record store owners who dealt in bootlegs. The former wrestler, also worked as a film extra and bodyguard. During the early 60’s Grant worked as a tour manager for Bo Diddley, The Everly Brothers, Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Eddie Cochran, Gene Vincent and The Animals.

1995 - The Beatles
The Beatles Anthology 1 was released in the US, featuring 60 tracks including the track 'Free As A Bird', a song originally composed and recorded in 1977 as a home demo by John Lennon. In 1995 a studio version of the recording, incorporating contributions from Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr was released as a single by The Beatles.

The Beatles - Free As A Bird - YouTube

 

On this Day - 21st November: (...And beyond)

2003 - Phil Spector
Record producer Phil Spector appeared before a California court and was formally charged with murder. B-movie actress Lana Clarkson had been found at his mansion in February of this year with a fatal gunshot wound to her face.
Spector pleaded not guilty to her murder during a brief hearing in Alhambra, near Los Angeles and was released on $1m bail.
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BBC NEWS | World | Americas | Phil Spector denies murder charge

2009 - Pete Doherty
Pete Doherty was arrested on suspicion of possessing a controlled drug, moments after escaping a prison sentence at a court-hearing. The Babyshambles singer allegedly dropped a wrap of ‘little blue crystals’ when he was being frisked by security as he entered the court.

2012 - Stone Roses
Stone Roses guitarist John Squire's art studio burnt down at his home in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England, after it caught fire. Two paintings from Squire's recent Celebrity series were lost but no other works were in the studio at the time.

2017 - David Cassidy
American actor, singer, songwriter, and guitarist David Cassidy died of liver failure aged 67. He was known for his role as Keith Partridge, the son of Shirley Partridge (played by his stepmother Shirley Jones), in the 70s musical-sitcom
The Partridge Family, which led to him becoming one of popular culture's teen idols. The Partridge Family had the 1970 US No.1 single 'I Think I Love You', and the 1972 UK No.3 single 'Breaking Up Is Hard To Do'. As a solo artist he scored the 1972 UK No.1 single 'How Can I Be Sure'.

 

On this Day - 21st November:
1676 - Faster than: =
Danish astronomer Ole Rømer discovered the speed of light . Before Rømer figured it out, scientists thought that light travels instantaneously, or infinitely fast.



On This Day in Space! Nov. 21, 1676: Astronomer accidentally discovers speed of light (msn.com)

 

I'm not a conspiracy theorist I believe Lee Harvey Oswald was the lone gunman who killed JFK but I still find it uncanny the large number of people close to the event who died shortly after his slaying

 

JFK was shot four days before my 13th birthday. I was watching TV live when Jack Ruby shot Lee Harvey Oswald.

 

On this Day - 24th November:
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1642- - - Dutch explorer Abel Tasman discovers Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania)


Explorer and SeafarerAbel Tasman = Abel Tasman - Wikipedia

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1859 - - - English naturalist Charles Darwin publishes "On the Origin of Species"


NaturalistCharles Darwin

radically changing the view of evolution and laying the foundation for evolutionary biology

On the Origin of Species - Wikipedia

 

On this Day - 24th November:

• 1954 Air Force One, 1st US Presidential airplane, christened

First Air Force One Christened — Mystic Stamp Discovery Center
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• 1955 1st test flight of Fokker's F-27 Friendship

Fokker F27 Friendship - Wikipedia
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• .1966 A Bulgarian plane with 82 people on board crashes near Bratislava, Slovakia.

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TABSO Flight 101 - Wikipedia

 

On this Day - 24th November:
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1979 Agent Orange in Vietnam
Senate report proves US troops in Vietnam were exposed to the toxic chemical defoliant Agent Orange


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American C-123 spraying chemical defoliant, Agent Orange, on a dense Vietnamese jungle
Agent Orange in Vietnam (Famous Photo) - On This Day

Agent Orange - Wikipedia

 

On this Day - 24th November:
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2008 - Boy George
Snaresbrook Crown Court heard how Boy George chained a male escort to his bedroom wall and beat him with a metal chain after accusing him of hacking into his laptop.

The singer had made contact with Mr Carlsen, 29, on the social networking website Gaydar. Mr Carlsen told the court that he was dragged along the floor towards the bed and a handcuff was put on his right hand.
The manacle was attached to a hook drilled into the wall by the bed. The police later photographed welts on Mr Carlsen's arm where the handcuffs had been.
The fire brigade had to be called to cut the cuffs off.

BBC NEWS | England | London | Boy George 'chained male escort'

 

Oswald shot by Jack Ruby on live tv--November 24th, 1963. I saw it happen.

 

The Original Gerber Baby turns 95 years old

 

On this Day - 25th November:

1980 Sugar Ray Leonard regains WBC welterweight boxing crown



Roberto Durán quits in the 8th round of infamous “no mas” fight at the Superdome, New Orleans
With a masterful boxing performance. Ray Leonard reigned in five different divisions and in all he shone enormously with class, talent, heart and natural ability.

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1983 Larry Holmes TKOs Marvis Frazier



Larry Holmes is known to have possessed one of the best jabs in the history of boxing but make no mistake, there was plenty of power to boot behind that incredible jab – as 44 of his 69 wins in his pro career demonstrated.
Joe Frazier’s son was to find that fact out all too well on November 25th, 1983 when he took on Holmes at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
There was the argument that the fight should have been perhaps stopped a little earlier than it was, with Holmes even waving to the referee at the end to step in and stop the fight.
Referee Mills Lane was a little late to stop the fight many thought.