Monthly Archives: November 2015

‘Better Living Through TV’ episode airs on ‘The Honeymooners’ 60 years ago this hour (Nov 12 1955)


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(Saturday, November 12, 1955, 8:00 p.m. EST) — Ralph devises a get-rich-quick scheme: selling Handy Housewife Helpers on TV on tonight’s episode of the CBS sitcom television series The Honeymooners.

In 2009, TV Guide ranked this episode number 7 on its “100 Greatest Episodes of All Time” list.

William O. Douglas retires from Supreme Court 40 years ago this hour (Nov 12 1975)


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(Wednesday, November 12, 1975, 5:00 p.m. EST)William O. Douglas retired from the Supreme Court today because of his failing health, ending a record 36-year term on the Court as one of the nation’s most adamant and controversial defenders of the liberal view of the Constitution.

Paul McCartney and Wings arrive in Melbourne, Australia 40 years ago today (Nov 12 1975)


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(Wednesday, November 12, 1975) — Former Beatle Paul McCartney and his band Wings arrived today at Melbourne Airport, also known as Tullamarine Airport, in Australia, responding to the previous day’s announcement that the Japanese government was banning him and his wife, Linda, from entering Japan for a series of concerts, citing their British drug conviction of March 8, 1973.

‘An Early Frost’ premieres on NBC-TV 30 years ago this hour (Nov 11 1985)


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(Monday, November 11, 1985, 9:00-11:00 p.m. EST)An Early Frost, the first major film, made for television or feature films, to deal with the topic of AIDS, was first broadcast on the NBC television network tonight.

Directed by John Erman, the film starred Aidan Quinn, Ben Gazzara and Gena Rowlands.

The Beatles finish recording ‘Rubber Soul’ album in 13-hour session 50 years ago this hour (Nov 11 1965)


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(Wednesday, November 10, 1965, 6:00 p.m.-7:00 a.m. GMT) — The Beatles completed recording their sixth studio album Rubber Soul this evening at EMI Studio 2 in London, tracking John Lennon and Paul McCartney’s “You Won’t See Me,” ‘Girl,” “Wait” and “I’m Looking Through You.” Continue reading The Beatles finish recording ‘Rubber Soul’ album in 13-hour session 50 years ago this hour (Nov 11 1965)

UN General Assembly approves resolution equating Zionism with racism 40 years ago this hour (Nov 10 1975)


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(Monday, November 10, 1975, 8:30 p.m. EST) — United Nations General Assembly Resolution 3379, an Arab-inspired resolution defining Zionism as “a form of racism and racial discrimination,” was approved tonight by a vote of 72–35 (with 32 abstentions; the world body repealed the resolution in Dec. 1991).

SS Edmund Fitzgerald lost in Lake Superior with 29 aboard 40 years ago this hour (Nov 10 1975)


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(Monday, November 10, 1975, shortly after 7:10 p.m. EST) — The 729-foot ore carrier SS Edmund Fitzgerald mysteriously sank tonight during a storm on Whitefish Bay on Lake Superior, taking the 29 member crew with it. Continue reading SS Edmund Fitzgerald lost in Lake Superior with 29 aboard 40 years ago this hour (Nov 10 1975)

The Beatles record ‘The Word’ 50 years ago this hour (Nov 10 1965)


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(Wednesday, November 10, 1965, 9:00 p.m.-4:00 a.m. GMT) — The Beatles resumed recording their sixth studio album Rubber Soul this evening at EMI Studio 2 in London, tracking John Lennon and Paul McCartney’s “The Word.” Continue reading The Beatles record ‘The Word’ 50 years ago this hour (Nov 10 1965)