Video: ‘THE BAND – I Shall Be Released (Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Ringo Starr, Joni Mitchell, E. Clapton, etc.)’
(American Thanksgiving Day, November 25, 1976, at around 9:00 p.m. PST) — The Last Waltz, a concert advertised as the Canadian-American rock group the Band’s “farewell concert appearance,” was held tonight at Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco. Continue reading The Band holds ‘Last Waltz’ farewell concert in San Francisco 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 25 1976)
Video: 'Moonlighting s03e07 Atomic Shakespeare'
(Tuesday, November 25, 1986, 9:00 p.m. EST) — A boy hoping to watch Moonlighting but forced to study Shakespeare instead daydreams about the cast performing their own version of The Taming of the Shrew on tonight’s episode of the CBS sitcom series Moonlighting.
In 2009, TV Guide ranked this episode #48 on its list of “TV’s Top 100 Episodes of All Time.”
Video: 'The Ed Sullivan Show - Vol. 1 (Hosted by Carol Burnett)' (Nov. 25, 1956, at 13:43)
(Sunday, November 25, 1956, 8:00-9:00 p.m. EST) — Teresa Brewer performed “Gonna Get Along Without You Now” and Maria Callas performed “Vissi d’arte” from Tosca on tonight’s edition of the CBS-TV variety show The Ed Sullivan Show from CBS Studio No. 50 in New York City. Continue reading Teresa Brewer, Maria Callas perform on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 25 1956)
Video: 'President Reagan's Press Briefing in the Press Room, November 25, 1986'
(Tuesday, November 25, 1986, 12:05 p.m. EST; during the Iran–Contra affair) — U.S. Attorney General Edwin Meese announced today that profits from covert weapons sales to Iran were illegally diverted to the anti-communist Contra rebels in Nicaragua. Continue reading Iran arms payment found illegally diverted to Nicaraguan Contras 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 25 1986)
Video: 'The Beatles - The Beatles Fourth Christmas Record - Pantomime: Everywhere It's Christmas'
(Friday, November 25, 1966, 3:00 p.m. GMT) — The Beatles’ fourth Christmas record, “Pantomime: Everywhere It’s Christmas,” was recorded today in London at the first floor demo studio owned by their publisher, Dick James.
A number of songs and skits were recorded, which were edited into a 10-part, six-minute piece.
