Today in History

On this Day - 28th December

1934 First ever Women's cricket international begins England vs Australia in Australia
Queensland hosted the very first women's international cricket test match.
This historic match, Australia vs England, was played at the Brisbane Exhibition Grounds over three days.

The First International Women's Cricket Tour - Bradman Museum & International Cricket Hall of Fame — Google Arts & Culture

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1975 "The Hail Mary"

With 32 seconds left in the NFC Divisional Playoff Game, Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach throws a legendary 50-yard winning touchdown pass to Drew Pearson to defeat the Minnesota Vikings, and the "Hail Mary" play is born
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On this Day - 28th December
(TEST-WATCH)

• 1957 ..... USSR performs atmospheric nuclear test
• 1966 ..... China performs nuclear test at Lop Nor, PRC
• 1969 ..... USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
• 1972 ..... USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
• 1976 ..... US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
• 1984 ..... USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh, Semipalitinsk USSR
• 1985 ..... US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
• 1988 ..... USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR

 

On this Day - 28th December
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1972 Martin Bormann (Hitlers deputy)

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Bormann's skeleton is found in Berlin

Martin Bormann - Wikipedia

 

On this Day - 29th December

1170 - Thomas Becket
English Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Becket assassinated before the high altar of Canterbury Cathedral by four knights
The Death of Thomas Becket in Canterbury Cathedral
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1782 1st nautical almanac
... in US published by Samuel Stearns, Boston
Samuel Stearns - Wikipedia
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On this Day - 29th December

1835 Treaty of New Echota
..... & Trail of tears
. Signed between the US government and representatives of a minority Cherokee political faction to cede all lands of the Cherokee east of the Mississippi River to the United States.
U.S. government officials and about 500 Cherokee Indians claiming to represent their 16,000-member tribe, met at New Echota, Georgia, and signed a treaty.
The agreement led to the forced removal of Cherokees from their southeastern homelands to Indian Territory west of the Mississippi River.
The Treaty of New Echota and the Trail of Tears | NC DNCR
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1890 'Wounded Knee'
US 7th Cavalry massacre 200+ captive Sioux at Wounded Knee, South Dakota

Mass grave for the dead after the massacre

Wounded Knee Massacre - Wikipedia

 

On this Day - 29th December
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1933 "Sons of the Desert"
- film directed by William A. Seiter starring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy is released
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1967 Star Trek's "Trouble With Tribbles" 1st airs

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1956 - Elvis Presley
made chart history by having 10 songs on Billboards Top 100 for week ending Dec 19th.
1962 - Bob Dylan
During his first visit to the UK Bob Dylan performed at The Troubadour in London.
1966 - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
made their debut on the UK TV show Top Of The Pops performing 'Hey Joe'.
1967 - Dave Mason
British guitarist and singer Dave Mason quit Traffic after differences of musical opinion.
Mason wrote 'Hole in My Shoe', a psychedelic pop song that became a hit in for Traffic in 1967.
1973 - Jim Croce
scored his second No.1 US single of the year when 'Time In A Bottle' went to the top of the charts. ---Croce was killed in a plane crash on the way to a concert on September 20th 1973.
1980 - Tim Hardin
American singer, songwriter Tim Hardin died of a heroin overdose. Hardin wrote the songs 'If I Were A Carpenter' (covered by Bobby Darin, Johnny Cash and June Carter, The Four Tops, Leon Russell, Small Faces, Robert Plant and Bob Seger,) and 'Reason To Believe', (covered by Rod Stewart). Hardin appeared at the 1969 Woodstock Festival.

 

On this Day - 29th December
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1999 - Spice Ferrets
Three ferrets named Beckham, Posh Spice and Baby Spice were used to lay power cables for a rock concert being held in Greenwich, London, England, (workers were not allowed to dig up the turf at the Royal Park).
Ferrets are no strangers to performing under pressure. and for Britain’s Millennium Concert. Without these famous ferrets, there would have been significant changes made to the historical buildings, landscapes, and designs of Greenwich Park.


This could have meant millions of dollars in man-hours and repairs for a less efficient cabling system with a poor quality image for everyone tuning in. But a good cabling system is what we really really wanted. The Ferret Spice Girls made it happen.
Organizers found that rods could not push the cables through the tiny tunnels, which frequently bend and dog-leg.
The ferrets were eased into tiny nylon harnesses with wires which where then attached to a rope, the animals ran into a series of ducts which were under the stage like rabbit runs, leading the cables with them.
The ferrets instinctively make for any hole in the ground and are enticed to the end of the duct by a slab of smelly meat.
The New Years Eve concert featured Simply Red, Eurythmics and Bryan Ferry.

 

On this Day - 29th December
'HAPPY BIRTHDAY'
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Andrew Johnson

Born: December 29, 1808, Raleigh, North Carolina
Died: July 31, 1875, Elizabethton, Tennessee
= Known For : Andrew Johnson was Abraham Lincoln’s vice president and assumed the US presidency after Lincoln’s assassination in 1865.
Johnson was the first US president to face the process of impeachment but was acquitted by the Senate. He left office in 1869. He is ranked as one of the worst due to poor leadership during the Reconstruction era. He was the first former president to become a US Senator after he left office.
Andrew Johnson - Wikipedia

Mary Tyler Moore

Born: 29th December 1936 Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Died January 25th, 2017
Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S.
= Known For : Mary Tyler Moore best known for her time starring as Mary Richards in the Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970-1977) and her role as Dick Van Dyke's wife on The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961-1966).
Mary Tyler Moore - Wikipedia

Ted Danson

Born: 29th December 1947 San Diego, California, U.S.
= Known For : Ted Danson best known for the bar owner Sam Malone from the TV series Cheers which ran from 1982 - 1993, he also starred as Dr John Becker in the in the sucessful TV series "Becker" from 1998 - 2004.
In addition to his TV shows he has been in a number of well known movies including Three Men and a Baby, Three Men and a Little Lady and Saving Private Ryan.
His awards include Two Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series ( Cheers 1990 and 1993 ) .
Ted Danson - Wikipedia

 

In the early morning hours of Dec 29th, 2012, this happened...




Total loss...

 

It still makes me cry. I always loved visiting you and all your fur and feather babies.

 

My Gosh - So sorry to hear about that - Hope the days have seen Brighter days for you since.

 

On this Day - 30th December

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1835 - Georgia gold rush forces the Cherokees to move across the Mississippi River



Trail of Tears | Facts, Map, & Significance | Britannica
Cherokee removal - Wikipedia

 

On this Day - 30th December
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1460 - Wars of the Roses:

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Battle of Wakefield (Northern England), Duke of York killed and his forces soundly defeated by forces for King Henry VI

Battle of Wakefield - Wikipedia

 

On this Day - 30th December
HAPPY BIRTHDAY:
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1928 - Bo Diddley
Bo Diddley guitarist, singer, (R&B hits, 'Bo Diddley', 'You Can't Judge A Book By The Cover', 1963 UK No.34 single 'Pretty Thing'). When The Beatles first went to the US, John Lennon was asked what he would like to see; he replied Bo Diddley. Bo Diddley died from heart failure in Archer, Florida aged 79 on 2nd June 2008.
1934 - Del Shannon
American rock and roll and country musician and singer-songwriter Del Shannon best known for his 1961 UK and US No.1 single 'Runaway'. Suffering from depression, for which he was taking Prozac, Shannon committed suicide on February 8, 1990, killing himself with a .22-caliber rifle at his home in Santa Clarita, California.
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1946 - Patti Smith
American singer-songwriter, poet and visual artist Patti Smith, who became a highly influential component of the New York City punk rock movement. Smith had the 1976 album 'Horses', and the 1978 UK No.5 and US No.13 single 'Because The Night', co-written with Bruce Springsteen.
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1947 - Jeff Lynne
English songwriter, singer, record producer Jeff Lynne, who was a member of Idle Race, then The Move who had the 1969 UK No.1 single 'Blackberry Way'. He co-founded ELO who had the 1979 hit 'Don't Bring Me Down'. And with the Traveling Wilburys had the 1988 UK hit 'Handle With Care'. As a producer Lynne has worked with George Harrison, Tom Petty, Roy Orbison, Paul McCartney, Brian Wilson, Joe Walsh and others.

 

(Along with MONKEES)

1942 - Mike Nesmith
Mike Nesmith, vocals, guitar, The Monkees (1967 UK & US No.1 single 'I'm A Believer' plus 10 US & 8 UK Top 40 singles).
He wrote 'Different Drum' (sung by Linda Ronstadt with the Stone Poneys), and was the executive producer of the cult film Repo Man (1984).



1945 - Davy Jones
English singer-songwriter, musician and actor Davy Jones, The Monkees who had the 1967 UK & US No.1 single 'I'm A Believer' plus 10 US & 8 UK Top 40 singles.
His television acting debut was on the British television soap opera Coronation Street when he portrayed Colin Lomax, Ena Sharples' grandson. Jones died on 29 February 2012 of a severe heart attack due to atherosclerosis.

 

On this Day - 30th December
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1969 - Peter Tork
Peter Tork quit The Monkees buying himself out of his contract which left him broke.
He went on to form a group called Release and played banjo on George Harrison's soundtrack to the film Wonderwall.
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2002 - Diana Ross
Diana Ross was arrested for drink driving by the Arizona highway patrol after a motorist called to report a swerving vehicle in the western state of Arizona.
When asked to walk in a straight line she fell over, could not count to 30 or balance on one foot. Police said the singer was twice over the drink drive limit with a blood-alcohol of 0.20, the legal limit is 0.08.
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2009 - Neil Young
Singer, songwriter Neil Young was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. Other Canadian musicians who have been given the award include Bryan Adams, Leonard Cohen and the members of Rush.
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2012 - Brian May
Brian May was named animal welfare charity PETA UK's Person of the Year for his efforts to help stop the culling of badgers. The guitarist's group Save Me formed Team Badger alongside PETA and various other animal welfare groups.
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2014 - Pulp
The woman who inspired Pulp's hit song 'Disco 2000' died shortly after being appointed an MBE. Deborah Bone, from Hertfordshire was a childhood friend of lead singer Jarvis Cocker in Sheffield. She was diagnosed with cancer in 2013. The 1995 Britpop hit contains the lyric: "Your name is Deborah. Deborah. It never suited ya

 

On this Day - 31st December
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1911 Marie Curie
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- receives her second Nobel Prize, this time in Chemistry, for her work with radioactivity.
She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize as well as the first person—man or woman—to win the prestigious award twice.
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1958 Fulgencio Batista



Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista tells his Cabinet he is fleeing the country
Fulgencio Batista - Wikipedia

 

On this Day - 31st December
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1964 - Donald Campbell



Campbell breaks the world water speed record, becoming the first man to break the world land and water speed records in the same year.
He reached an average speed of 276.33mph (444.71km/h) in his speedboat, Bluebird, this afternoon on Lake Dumbleyung in Perth, Western Australia.
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1967 - Evel Knievel



Fails in his attempt to jump the Caesar's Palace Fountain, Las Vegas, breaking his pelvis, femur, wrist, hip and both ankles
On This Date: December 31, 1967 Evel Knievel Attempts to Jump Caesars Palace’s Fountains : Las Vegas 360