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On Nov. 4, 1963, The Beatles performed for the Queen Mother in London. John Lennon commented that people in the cheap seats could clap and the rest could rattle their jewelry. In 1974, Elton John…
On Nov. 3, 1957, two future number one pop songs were released: “Great Balls Of Fire” by Jerry Lee Lewis and “At The Hop” by Danny and the Juniors. In 1961, Jimmie Rodgers, Hank Williams…
On Nov. 2, 1955, Tennessee Ernie Ford’s “Sixteen Tons” first appeared on the charts. In 1959, game show contestant Charles Van Doren told a House panel that he had been given questions and answers in…
On Nov. 1, 1955, the Famous Flames, featuring James Brown, recorded “Please, Please, Please” at a radio station in Macon, Georgia. In 1963, the Rolling Stones single “I Wanna Be Your Man” was released in…
On Oct. 31, 1926, magician Harry Houdini died in Detroit of gangrene and peritonitis resulting from a ruptured appendix. He was 52. In 1967, The Stooges played their first concert, at a Halloween party at…
On Oct. 30, 1938, the radio play “The War of the Worlds,” starring Orson Welles, aired on CBS. Using fake news bulletins and simulated on-scene reports to portray an invasion by Martians, the broadcast sparked…
Today in History Today is Sunday, Oct. 29, the 302nd day of 2023. There are 63 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Oct. 29, 1929, “Black Tuesday” descended on the New…
On Oct. 29, 1936, singer Hank Snow made his first recordings, “Lonesome Blue Yodel” and “Prisoned Cowboy.” In 1956, “The Huntley-Brinkley Report” premiered as NBC’s nightly television newscast, replacing “The Camel News Caravan.” In 1964,…
Today in History Today is Sunday, Oct. 29, the 302nd day of 2023. There are 63 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Oct. 29, 1929, “Black Tuesday” descended on the New…
On Oct. 28, 1939, country performer Bill Monroe joined the Grand Ole Opry. In 1950, “The Jack Benny Program” debuted on CBS. In 1956, Elvis Presley made his second appearance on “The Ed Sullivan Show.”…
This week’s new entertainment releases include Taylor Swift's “1989 (Taylor’s Version),” a glossy look at opioid addiction with the movie “Pain Hustlers” starring Emily Blunt, Chris Evans and Andy Garcia, and the streaming horror flick “Five Nights at Freddy’s.” There's also Matt Bomer and Jonathan Bailey co-starring in "Fellow Travelers" as two men whose love story stretches across the cultural and political milestones in U.S. history. And there's a documentary on the duo Milli Vanilli that examines one of music’s biggest lip-syncing scandals and Apple TV+ has a new family friendly animated series from Dreamworks called “CURSES!” in time for Halloween.
On Oct. 27, 1936, country musician Ernest Tubb made his first recordings. In 1947, the radio show “You Bet Your Life,” starring Groucho Marx, premiered on ABC. It later became a television show on NBC.…
Today in History Today is Friday, Oct. 27, the 300th day of 2023. There are 65 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Oct. 27, 2018, a gunman shot and killed 11…