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Post by elvisuk on Jul 4, 2011 14:49:02 GMT
On this day 4 July
1964 - The Rolling Stones' "Tell Me" was released.
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Post by elvisuk on Jul 5, 2011 18:09:40 GMT
On this day 5 July
1954 - Elvis Presley's first commercial recording session took place in Memphis, TN. He recorded "That's All Right (Mama)" and "Blue Moon of Kentucky."
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Post by marcus on Jul 5, 2011 19:42:40 GMT
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5th July 1948
National Health Service Acts created the National Health Service in the United Kingdom.
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Post by marcus on Jul 6, 2011 6:26:32 GMT
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6th July 1964
The Beatles' film "Hard Day's Night" first shown , in London.
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Post by elvisuk on Jul 6, 2011 18:45:39 GMT
On this day 6th July
1957 - John Lennon and Paul McCartney were introduced to each other.
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Post by marcus on Jul 7, 2011 6:59:38 GMT
On this day ....
7 July 1930
Death of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. ( Author of the 'Sherlock Holmes' stories)
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Post by elvisuk on Jul 7, 2011 13:03:40 GMT
On This Day 7th July
1954 - Memphis D.J. Dewey Phillips of WHBQ became the first D.J. to play an Elvis Presley record.
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Post by marcus on Jul 8, 2011 6:53:22 GMT
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8th July 1960
U.S. Pilot Francis Gary Powers shot down while flying a secret mission over Moscow,
Gary Powers was charged with espionage by the Soviet Union on this day in 1960. Although he would not be found guilty until 17 August of the same year, Powers' indictment signalled a massive setback in the peace process between the United States and the Soviet Union.
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Post by elvisuk on Jul 8, 2011 18:35:29 GMT
On this day 8 July
1958 - The first gold record album was presented by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The award went to the soundtrack "Oklahoma!"
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Post by marcus on Jul 9, 2011 17:47:53 GMT
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9th July 1877
First lawn tennis tournament held by the All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club at Wimbledon.
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Post by elvisuk on Jul 9, 2011 18:10:11 GMT
On This Day 9th July
1958 - Johnny Cash signed with Columbia Records.
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Post by marcus on Jul 10, 2011 6:47:06 GMT
On this day ...
10th July 1958
1st parking meter installed in England .
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Post by elvisuk on Jul 10, 2011 13:41:43 GMT
On this day July 10
1965 - Wilson Pickett's "In The Midnight Hour" was released.
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Post by marcus on Jul 11, 2011 12:58:12 GMT
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11th July 1930
Cricket : Donald Bradman scored 309 in a day, Australia vs England at Leeds, went on to 334 .
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Post by elvisuk on Jul 11, 2011 18:40:04 GMT
On This Day 11 July
1969 - David Bowie's "Space Oddyssey" album was released.
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Post by elvisuk on Jul 12, 2011 8:50:21 GMT
On This Day 12 July
1954 - Elvis Presley signed his first recording contract and quit his job as a truck driver. The contract was with Sun Records.
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Post by marcus on Jul 12, 2011 16:10:20 GMT
On this day ....
12 July 102 BC
Birth of Julius Caesar
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Post by elvisuk on Jul 13, 2011 10:43:46 GMT
On this day 13 July
1959 - The Shirelles' "Dedicated To The One I Love" was released.
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Post by marcus on Jul 13, 2011 12:43:30 GMT
On this day
13 July 1898
Guglielmo Marconi patented the radio
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Post by marcus on Jul 14, 2011 6:58:11 GMT
On this day ....
14th July 1789
Fall of the Bastille in Paris
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Post by elvisuk on Jul 14, 2011 12:37:36 GMT
On this day 14 July
1973 - The Everly Brothers announced their break up during a show at Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park, CA.
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Post by marcus on Jul 15, 2011 7:09:36 GMT
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14th July 1662
Granting of the Royal Charter to the Royal Society.
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Post by marcus on Jul 16, 2011 6:57:54 GMT
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16th July
Russia : Czar Nicholas II and his family were executed by the Bolsheviks, bringing an end to the three-century-old Romanov dynasty.
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Post by elvisuk on Jul 16, 2011 13:20:19 GMT
On this day 16 July
1959 - The Coasters recorded "Poison Ivy."
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Post by marcus on Jul 17, 2011 7:05:00 GMT
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17th July 1979
Sebastian Coe ran a world record 3:49 mile, in Oslo
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Post by elvisuk on Jul 17, 2011 13:34:19 GMT
On this day 17 July
1965 - The Miracles' "Tracks of My Tears" was released.
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Post by marcus on Jul 18, 2011 8:49:11 GMT
On this day ...
18th JUly 1817
Jane Austin died.
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Post by elvisuk on Jul 18, 2011 13:15:09 GMT
On this day 18.July
1960 - Hank Ballard and the Midnighters released "The Twist." The song didn't become a hit until later in the year when Chubby Checker covered it.
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Post by marcus on Jul 19, 2011 16:16:41 GMT
On this day ....
19th July 1545
Sinking of Henry VIII's flagship, 'Mary Rose' at Portsmouth
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Post by elvisuk on Jul 19, 2011 18:22:12 GMT
On this day 19 July
1969 - The Rolling Stones' "Honky Tonk Women" was released.
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