Daily Archives: November 27, 2017

‘Pins and Needles’ musical revue opens on Broadway 80 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 27 1937)


Video: 'Pins & Needles 1963'

(Saturday, November 27, 1937, evening EST)Pins and Needles, a musical revue produced by the International Ladies Garment Workers Union with music and lyrics by Harold Rome, opened tonight at the Labor Stage Theatre in New York. Continue reading ‘Pins and Needles’ musical revue opens on Broadway 80 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 27 1937)

159 die at sea in South Africa jet crash 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 28 1987)


Video: 'Air Crash Investigation - Fanning the Flames (South African Airways Flight 295)'

(Saturday, November 28, 1987, 4:07 a.m. MUT)South African Airways Flight 295, a commercial flight from Taiwan to South Africa, suffered a catastrophic in-flight fire in the cargo area early today and crashed into the Indian Ocean 125 miles southeast of Mauritius, killing all 159 people on board. Continue reading 159 die at sea in South Africa jet crash 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 28 1987)

The Beatles release ‘Magical Mystery Tour’ album 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 27 1967)


Video: 'Magical Mystery Tour (Full Album Remastered 2009) - The Beatles'

(Monday, November 27, 1967) — The English rock band The Beatles today released Magical Mystery Tour, an album featuring six songs from their Dec. 26, 1967, television special Magical Mystery Tour with the addition of five songs from the band’s 1967 singles. Continue reading The Beatles release ‘Magical Mystery Tour’ album 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 27 1967)

‘The “Chirping” Crickets’ by The Crickets released 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 27 1957)


Video: 'The "Chirping" Crickets' (12 videos)

(Wednesday, November 27, 1957)The “Chirping” Crickets, the self-titled debut album from the American rock and roll band The Crickets, led by Buddy Holly, was released today in the U.S. by Brunswick Records. Continue reading ‘The “Chirping” Crickets’ by The Crickets released 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 27 1957)

Caroline Kennedy born 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 27 1957)


Video: '"KENNEDYS DON'T CRY" (1975)' (Kennedy's christening at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City, December 13, 1957, at 26:02)

(Wednesday, November 27, 1957, 8:15 a.m. EST)Caroline Kennedy, the first child of U.S. Senator John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Lee Bouvier Kennedy, was born Caroline Bouvier Kennedy today at New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center in Manhattan. Continue reading Caroline Kennedy born 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 27 1957)