Daily Archives: November 17, 2014

The Beatles record performances for ‘Top Gear’ 50 years ago this hour (Nov 17 1964)


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(Tuesday, November 17, 1964, 7:30-11:30 p.m. GMT) — The Beatles recorded an appearance tonight for the BBC Light Programme Top Gear at Playhouse Theatre in London, for airing on Nov. 26, 1964, at 10 p.m. Continue reading The Beatles record performances for ‘Top Gear’ 50 years ago this hour (Nov 17 1964)

‘It’s a Gift’ released in the U.S. 80 years ago today (Nov 17 1934)


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(Saturday, November 17, 1934)It’s a Gift, a comedy film about the trials and tribulations of a grocery store owner, was released in today in the U.S.

Directed by Norman Z. McLeod, the film starred W. C. Fields, Kathleen Howard, Jean Rouverol, Julian Madison and Tammany Young.