Video: 'John Lennon - Happy Xmas (War Is Over) (2010 Stereo Remastered) [HiD]'
(Monday, November 29, 1982) — The single Happy Xmas (War Is Over)/Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy) by the late John Lennon was released in the U.S. today, pulled from the recent compilation album The John Lennon Collection. Continue reading ‘Happy Xmas (War Is Over)/Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)’ by John Lennon released in U.S. 30 years ago today (1982)
Video: 'High Rise Building Fire - 6 die - Nov 29, 1972'
(Wednesday, November 29, 1972) — Fire raced across a posh penthouse cafe and through the top three floors of 16-story Rault Center building in downtown New Orleans today, trapping diners and office workers behind walls of flame and smoke.
Six persons were killed, including four women who jumped to their deaths from the 15th floor to escape the inferno. Continue reading Crowd screams as women jump to escape high-rise fire in New Orleans 40 years ago today (1972)
Video: 'Pong (1972, Atari)'
(Wednesday, November 29, 1972) — Atari today announced the release of the video arcade game Pong, the first commercially successful video game, which led to the start of the video game industry.
Video: 'Gone Troppo' (ten tracks)
(Saturday, November 27, 1982) — Gone Troppo by Ex-Beatle George Harrison debuted at #119 on today’s Billboard 200 albums chart.
Video: 'Heroic End Of French Fleet 1942' (click image to watch video)
(Friday, November 27, 1942, part of the Mediterranean Theatre of World War II) — The Vichy French navy at Toulon scuttled its ships and submarines today to avoid capture by Nazi German forces during Operation Lila of the Case Anton takeover of Vichy France.
Audio: 'Paul McCartney - Hello Goodbye+Jet Back in The US live 2002'
(Tuesday, November 26, 2002) — Back in the U.S., a DVD to commemorate his first set of concerts in almost ten years, was released today by Paul McCartney from his spring 2002 Driving USA Tour in the U.S. in support of his 2001 album Driving Rain.
Video: 'Paul McCartney - Hope Of Deliverance'
(Thursday, November 26, 1992) — Ex-Beatle Paul McCartney today completed shooting of a promotional film video at Black Island Studios, North Acton, a place in West London, UK, for his new single Hope of Deliverance (which will be released in the UK on Dec. 28, 1992, and Jan. 17, 1993 in the U.S.).
(Thursday, November 26, 1942, Thanksgiving Day during World War II) — U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt served notice tonight that the government would begin the nationwide rationing of gasoline to conserve rubber on Dec. 1, as scheduled. Continue reading President Roosevelt orders full ‘gas’ rationing 70 years ago tonight (1942)
Video: 'The Mousetrap'
(Tuesday, November 25, 1952) — The play The Mousetrap, a murder mystery by Agatha Christie, first opened today in London’s West End at the New Ambassadors Theatre. It is the longest continuously running show in history with over 24,500 performances so far.
Video: 'Paul McCartney - Hope Of Deliverance'
(Tuesday, November 24, 1992) — Ex-Beatle Paul McCartney today began filming a promotional film video at Ashdown Forest south of London in the county of East Sussex, England, for his new single Hope of Deliverance (which will be released in the UK on Dec. 28, 1992, and Jan. 17, 1993 in the U.S.).
