December 1
• 1983: Neil Young is sued by Geffen Records for producing albums that are “not commercial in nature and musically uncharacteristic of his previous albums” • 1982: Epic Records releases Thriller – Michael Jackson’s first solo album in three years December 2 • 1970: Jay-Z is born Shawn Corey Carter • 1967: The Monkees set a record by achieving four number one albums in the same year December 3 • 1979: Eleven Who fans are trampled to death rushing to gain admittance for general seating at Cincinnati’s Riverfront Stadium. December 6 • 1988: Roy Orbison dies of a massive heart attack at the age of 52 • 1969: The Rolling Stones headline a free show at Altamont Speedway in California; the Hell’s Angels handle security and stab a man to death during the show (See: Gimme Shelter) • 1956: Randy Rhodes is born December 7 • 1949: Tom Waits is born December 8 • 1980: John Lennon is gunned down in front of his N.Y.C. apartment building after returning home from a recording session with his wife Yoko Ono • 1947: Gregg Allman is born • 1943: Jim Morrison is born December 10 • 1967: Otis Redding dies in a plane crash December 11 • 1964: Sam Cooke is shot and killed by hotel manager Bertha Franklin • 1957: Jerry Lee Lewis secretly weds his third wife, third cousin Myra Gale Brown December 18 • 1943: Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones is born December 23 • 1966: Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam is born • 1955: Bruce Hornsby is born December 24 • 1945: Lemmy of Motorhead is born December 25 • 1946: Jimmy Buffett is born December 26 • 1968: Led Zeppelin begins its first U.S. tour • 1940: Legendary music producer and “Wall of Sound” creator Phil Spector is born December 27 • 1932: Radio City Music Hall opens to the public in New York City’s Rockefeller Center • 1952: David Knopfler (the younger brother of Mark Knopfler) of Dire Straits is born December 30 • 1999: George Harrison is stabbed several times, but survives, after he and his wife, Olivia, are attacked by an intruder in their home outside London December 31 • 1943: John Denver is born John Henry Deutschendorf Source: http://marqueemag.com/2011/12/this-month-in-music-history-10/
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1 Nov.
1858 Following the bloody events of the Indian Mutiny Queen Victoria is proclaimed ruler of India, replacing the reign of theEast India Company. 2 Nov. 1936 The world's first regular TV service was started by the British Broadcasting Corporation, an estimated 100 TV owners tuned in. 3 Nov. 1942 British Field Marshall Bernard Montgomery's troops break through the front line of Erwin Rommel's Afrika Corps capturing 9000 prisoners. 4 Nov. 1843 The 5.5 metre statue of Lord Nelson was hauled to the top of its 60 metre column in Trafalgar Square, London. 5 Nov. 1605 Guy Fawkes is arrested beneath the House of Parliament as a plot to blow up England's King James I is uncovered. 6 Nov. 1429 Henry VI is crowned King of England. 7 Nov. 1917 Bolshevik Red Guards seize control of the Winter Palace and confirm Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov (Lenin) as leader of Russia. 8 Nov. 1656 Birth of Edmond Halley, English astronomer and mathematician, best known for identifying the comet named after him. 9 Nov. 1953 Death of the flamboyant Welsh bard Dylan Thomas at the age of 39. His heavy drinking and wild living contributing to his early demise. 10 Nov. 1871 Henry Morton Stanley tracks down "missing" Scottish explorer and missionary David Livingstone to the shores of Lake Tanganyika. 11 Nov. 1918 After four years and 97 days the guns finally fell silent as the Great War ended. Around 9 million lives lost with a further 27 million injured. 12 Nov. 1035 Death of Canute, Danish King of England. 13 Nov. 1850 Birth of Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson whose classic tales include Treasure Island, Kidnapped and Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. 14 Nov. 1940 In one raid 449 German Luftwaffe bombers dropped 503 tons of bombs and 881 incendiaries onto the English City of Coventry. 15 Nov. 1968 The largest passenger liner in the world, Cunard's flagship Queen Elizabeth, docked in Southhampton at the end of her last transatlantic voyage. 16 Nov. 1724 Highwayman Jack Sheppard is hanged at Tyburn, London in front of an estimated crowd of 200,000. 17 Nov. 1558 Death of England's first ruling Queen, Mary Tudor. Unpopular daughter of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon. 18 Nov. 1852 A massive state funeral for the Duke of Wellington is held in London. 19 Nov. 1620 The 180-ton wine ship Mayflower arrives at Cape Cod, America, it's passengers, 87 members of a Protestant sect - The Pilgrim Fathers. 20 Nov. 1947 Princess Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II) married her cousin Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten (Duke of Edinburgh) atWestminster Abbey. 21 Nov. 1695 Death of Henry Purcell, English composer and organist. 22 Nov. 1963 The world mourns at the news that President John F. Kennedy had been shot and killed in Dallas, Texas. 23 Nov. 1910 American-born Dr Hawley Harvey Crippen was hanged atPentonville Prison in London after poisoning his wife and dismembering her body. 24 Nov. 1859 Charles Darwin publishes his book Origin of the Species 25 Nov. 1984 Band Aid rock stars gather at Sarm Studios in London to record "Do They Know It's Christmas", all proceeds to Ethiopian famine relief. 26 Nov. 1922 Archaeologist Howard Carter and his sponsor the Earl of Caernavon make a hole in the door and gaze into the tomb of Tutankhamun. 27 Nov. 1875 Britain buys shares worth £4 million ($7 million) in the Suez Canal Company. 28 Nov. 1919 Nancy Astor is elected Member of Parliament for Plymouth,Devon, becoming Britain's first woman MP. 29 Nov. 1641 England's first newspaper is published. 30 Nov. 1936 One of London's best-loved landmarks, the Crystal Palace burned down. The huge glass building originally housed theGreat Exhibition of 1851. Source: http://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/Historic-November/ October 1st :
1908 The Ford Model T introduced to the public 1910 Los Angeles Times building is bombed 1918 Lawrence of Arabia Forces capture Damascus from Turkish forces 1946 Mensa Created 1962 First Broadcast Of The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson 1964 Shinkansen network of high-speed railway lines opens in Japan 1971 Walt Disney World Resort Opens Orlando 1975 "Thrilla in Manilla" match Muhammad Ali beats Joe Fraser 1982 Epcot Opens Orlando , Florida 1985 Brixton Toxteth and Peckham Riots In UK 2005 Suicide Bombers Strike Bali 2009 Earthquake Sumatra October 2nd : 1944 Warsaw Uprising Ends 2005 Ethan Allen capsizes on Lake George October 3rd : 1955 "The Mickey Mouse Club" begins on ABC 2002 Sniper Attacks "Beltway Sniper." Washington DC October 4th : 1927 Work Begins On Mount Rushmore 1957 The Space Race begins with Sputnik Launch 1970 Janis Joplin, is found dead 2002 John Walker Lindh is sentenced to 20 years October 5th : 1962 Beatles Release First Single "Love Me Do" 1999 Train Crash Paddington, London October 6th : 1926 Babe Ruth sets new record 1927 "The Jazz Singer" Premiers 1973 Yom Kippur War / Arab Israeli War Begins 1981 Anwar Sadat Assassinated October 7th : 1919 KLM Royal Dutch Airlines of the Netherlands is founded 1959 Southend Pier Fire 1982 Musical "Cats" Opens On Broadway 1985 Achille Lauro Hihack 1985 Tottenham Riots London, England October 8th : 1969 Days of Rage riots in Chicago 2004 Martha Stewart Found Guilty and Sentenced October 9th : 1936 Hoover Dam Starts Producing Electricity 1967 Che Guevara Executed 2006 Google announces the purchase of YouTube October 10th : 1913 The Panama Canal joined the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific ocean 1957 World's First Nuclear Accident Windscale October 11th : 1921 Sleeping Sickness Deaths Increase 1968 Apollo 7, is launched from Cape Canaveral 1975 Saturday Night Live premiered 1982 The Mary Rose Raised In The Solent October 12th : 1931 Johnny Weissmuller is chosen to play Tarzan 1962 The Columbus Day Storm strikes Northern California, Oregon, Washington and British Columbia 1978 Sid Vicious Arrested For Murder 1984 Conservative Party Conference Bombing Grand Hotel in Brighton 2000 The USS Cole attacked by two suicide terrorists October 13th : 1958 Paddington Bear Books Released 1960 Nixon - Kennedy Debate TV 1966 Strict New Apartheid Laws Take Effect In South Africa 2005 Apple introduce new iPod October 14th : 1947 Chuck Yeager becomes the first person to fly faster than the speed of sound breaking the elusive "Sound Barrier", His X-1 rocket plane 2006 United States population reaches 300 million October 15th : 1924 Chinese Tong Wars in New York 1928 "Graf Zeppelin" completes it's transatlantic flight from Europe to America 1940 Charlie Chaplin's satirical comedy The Great Dictator opens 1973 Iceland / Britain Cod Wars 1987 The Great Storm of 1987 Strikes UK 2003 Staten Island Ferry Accident October 16th : 1978 Pope John Paul II Elected As New Pope 1991 Killeen, Texas Massacres 1995 Million Man March October 17th : 1931 Scarface Al Capone found guilty of income tax evasion 1943 415-km Thailand Burma railroad ( Death Railway ) between Bangkok, Thailand and Rangoon, Burma is completed 1968 Black Power Salute Olympics 2003 Taipei 101 become the World's tallest highrise building October 18th : 1898 The us takes formal possession of Island of Puerto Rico 1922 The British Broadcasting Company Is Formed 1954 Texas Instruments announces the Regency TR-1 Transistor radio 1968 Bob Beamon breaks the world long jump record In Mexico October 19th : 1947 US minimum wage of 40 cents per hour October 20th : 1955 Final Book Of The Lord Of The Rings Published 1973 Sydney Opera House Opens 1991 Oakland Firestorm October 21st : 1879 Thomas Edison invented a commercially practical incandescent light 1944 First Japanese Kamikaze Attack 1966 Aberfan Disaster buried a junior school in Aberfan, Wales 1986 Antarctica scientists have been studying a huge hole that has appeared in the earths ozone layer over Antarctica October 22nd : 1910 Dr. Crippen Convicted Of Murder 1914 First Income Tax Laws 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis 1983 London CND March 2002 Washington Sniper claims his last victim and Arrested October 23rd : 1915 Suffrage Movement March In New York 1941 Dumbo is released 1963 "Doctor Who" Appears On British TV 1989 Phillips 66 Chemical Complex Explosion Houston, Texas 2002 Fifty Chechen rebels storm a Moscow Theatre taking 7,000 hostages October 24th : 1929 Wall Street Crash ( Black Thursday ) 1931 George Washington Bridge opened 1945 United Nations is formally established 2003 Concorde makes its final commercial passenger flight October 25th : 1944 Japanese deploy kamikaze suicide bombers against American warships 1952 The Mousetrap Opens In London's West End 1970 Pacific Glory Disaster October 26th : 1956 Hungary October Revolution October 27th : 1904 The New York subway opens 1970 Controlled Substance Act Becomes Law Outlawing Cannabis, marijuana, heroin and LSD amongst many others October 28th : 1929 Wall Street crash ( Black Monday ) Through The Next Week 1942 Alaska Highway (Alcan Highway) Completed 1965 The Gateway Arch St. Louis, Missouri is completed October 29th : 1927 Italian Liner Mafalda Sinks 1948 Donora Pennsylvania Deadly Smog Cloud 1956 Israel Invades Egypt 1969 The first host-to-host connection over the ARPANET ( predecessor of the Internet ) is made when the first message is sent between two computers at University of California, Los Angeles 1986 M25 Completed In UK October 30th : 1938 War of the Worlds Radio Play Causes Mass hysteria 1974 "Rumble In The Jungle" Muhammad Ali Vs George Foreman October 31st : 1941 The Mt. Rushmore sculpture is completed 1956 Suez Canal Crisis 1984 Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was gunned down outside of her home by Sikh extremists These are only a few of the stories included this day in history pages for each day in October , Source: http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/october.html
Sources "This Month in History: September." The History Place. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Sept. 2016. Artwork? Questions? Suggestions? Email: [email protected]
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