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Post by marcus on May 22, 2011 6:47:19 GMT
On this day ....
22 May 1981
The Yorkshire ripper, Peter Sutcliffe, found guilty of killing 13 women and the attempted murder of 7 others. and sentenced to a minimum of 30 years in jail.
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Post by elvisuk on May 22, 2011 12:34:37 GMT
On this day 22 May
1955 - In Bridgeport, CT, a Fats Domino concert was canceled because policed feared a rock 'n' roll riot would occur.
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Post by marcus on May 23, 2011 6:38:48 GMT
On this day ....
23rd May 1934
On May 23, 1934, bank robbers Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker were shot to death in a police ambush in Bienville Parish, Louisiana. USA
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Post by elvisuk on May 23, 2011 13:47:43 GMT
On this day 23 May
1960 - The Everly Brothers recorded "Cathey's Clown."
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Post by marcus on May 24, 2011 5:49:11 GMT
On this day ....
24th May 1944
76 Allied officers escaped Stalag Luft 3 German POW Camp. (The Great Escape)
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Post by nocky2 on May 24, 2011 12:13:25 GMT
On this day 24th May 1941
The German battleship Bismarck sank the British battle-cruiser HMS Hood with great loss of lives. In response, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill issued the order to "Sink the Bismarck".
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Post by elvisuk on May 24, 2011 18:19:46 GMT
On this day 24 May
1986 - Davy Jones, Mickey Dolenz, and Peter Tork reunited as the Monkees. They kicked off their reunion tour at the Concord Hotel, in New York's Catskills Mountains.
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Post by marcus on May 25, 2011 7:08:38 GMT
On this day .....
25th May 1977
‘Star Wars’ opens
On this day in 1977, Memorial Day weekend opens with an intergalactic bang as the first of George Lucas' blockbuster ‘Star Wars’ movies hits American theatres. The incredible success of ‘Star Wars’ – seven Oscars, $461 million in U.S. ticket sales and a gross of close to $800 million worldwide – began with an extensive, coordinated marketing push by Lucas and his studio, 20th Century Fox, months before the movie's release date.
Source : wikipedia
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Post by nocky2 on May 25, 2011 14:12:47 GMT
On this day, 25th May 1967
Celtic has become the first British team to win the European Cup, beating favourites Internazionale Milan 2-1.
An estimated crowd of 70,000 crammed into the Portuguese National Stadium in Lisbon to witness the Glasgow side lift the greatest prize in club football.
Milan have been champions of Europe three times in the past four years and this was only their second defeat in continental competition in that time.
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Post by elvisuk on May 25, 2011 18:18:17 GMT
On this day 25 May
1968 - The Rolling Stones released "Jumpin' Jack Flash."
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Post by marcus on May 26, 2011 6:34:05 GMT
On this day ....
26th May 1897
‘Dracula’ went on sale
The first copies of the classic vampire novel ‘Dracula’, by Irish writer, Bram Stoker, appeared in London bookshops .
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Post by Lynnrose on May 27, 2011 17:08:20 GMT
27th May 2008 Hundreds of lorry drivers protested in London over the continuing rising cost of fuel and a two-mile line of lorries crawled along the M4 towards Cardiff.
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Post by marcus on May 27, 2011 17:20:31 GMT
on this day ....
27th May 1679
The 'Habeas Corpus Act' was passed.
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Post by marcus on May 28, 2011 6:16:04 GMT
On thi9s day ....
28th May 1937
The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California, was officially opened by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in Washington, D.C., who pushed a button signaling the start of vehicle traffic over the span.
Source : wikipedia
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Post by elvisuk on May 28, 2011 12:01:09 GMT
On this day 28 May
1957 - The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) was established. The NARAS is known for organizing the Grammy Awards.
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Post by nocky2 on May 28, 2011 18:10:57 GMT
On this day, 28th May, 585 BC
A solar eclipse occurs, as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling Cyaxares in the Battle of the Eclipse, leading to a truce. This is one of the cardinal dates from which other dates can be calculated.
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Post by marcus on May 29, 2011 11:35:49 GMT
On this day ....
29 May 1953
Edmund Hillary and Tensing Norkay are 1st to reach summit of Everest
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Post by elvisuk on May 29, 2011 12:06:02 GMT
On this day 29 May
1959 - Ray Charles, B.B. King and Jimmy Reed performed for about 9,000 people at Atlanta's Herndon Stadium. It was one of the first outdoor rock festivals.
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Post by marcus on May 30, 2011 7:54:49 GMT
ON this day .....
30th May 1431
Joan of Arc is burned at the stake.
At Rouen in English-controlled Normandy, Joan of Arc, the peasant girl who became the saviour of France, is burned at the stake for heresy.
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Post by elvisuk on May 30, 2011 13:12:13 GMT
On this day 30 May
1972 - Roxy Music played their first major date at England's Great Western Express Festival.
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Post by marcus on May 31, 2011 5:04:39 GMT
On this day ......
31 May 1859
Big Ben goes into operation in London
The famous tower clock known as Big Ben, located at the top of the 320-foot-high St. Stephen's Tower, rings out over the Houses of Parliament in Westminster, London, for the first time on this day in 1859...
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Post by nocky2 on May 31, 2011 10:22:06 GMT
On this day in history: 31st May 1669
Samuel Pepys` last diary entry, (he was losing his sight)
And thus ends all that I doubt I shall ever be able to do with my own eyes in the keeping of my journal, I being not able to do it any longer, having done now so long as to undo my eyes almost every time that I take a pen in my hand; and, therefore, whatever comes of it, I must forbear: and, therefore, resolve, from this time forward, to have it kept by my people in long-hand, and must therefore be contented to set down no more than is fit for them and all the world to know; or, if there be any thing, which cannot be much, now my amours to Deb. are past, and my eyes hindering me in almost all other pleasures, I must endeavour to keep a margin in my book open, to add, here and there, a note in short-hand with my own hand.
And so I betake myself to that course, which is almost as much as to see myself go into my grave: for which, and all the discomforts that will accompany my being blind, the good God prepare me!
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Post by elvisuk on May 31, 2011 18:51:54 GMT
On this day 31 May
1956 - Buddy Holly was inspired to write "That'll Be the Day" after he saw the John Wayne movie "The Searchers."
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Post by marcus on Jun 1, 2011 6:59:33 GMT
On this day .....
1st June 1939
The British submarine "Thetis" sank in Liverpool Bay with a loss of all 99 men aboard.
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Post by elvisuk on Jun 1, 2011 12:18:59 GMT
On this day 1 June
1967 - In Britain, "Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" was released by the Beatles. It was released June 2 in the U.S.
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Post by marcus on Jun 2, 2011 6:38:16 GMT
On thi9s day
2nd June 1910
Charles Rolls, co-founder of Rolls-Royce Limited, becomes the first man to make a non-stop double crossing of the English Channel by plane.
Source : wikipedia.
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Post by elvisuk on Jun 2, 2011 12:39:11 GMT
On this day 2 June
1972 - Dion & The Belmonts reunited for one show at Madison Square Garden.
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Post by marcus on Jun 3, 2011 11:36:12 GMT
On this day ....
3rd June 1937
The Duke of Windsor married Wallis Simpson.
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Post by elvisuk on Jun 3, 2011 12:00:47 GMT
On this day 3 June
1964 - "The Hollywood Palace" hosted the first appearance of the Rolling Stones.
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Post by marcus on Jun 4, 2011 6:18:42 GMT
On this day ....
4th June 1876
An express train called the Transcontinental Express arrived in San Francisco, California, via the First Transcontinental Railroad only 83 hours and 39 minutes after leaving New York City.
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