Monthly Archives: November 2018

40+ people killed in Cherry Valley Massacre 240 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 11 1778)

1770s, American Revolutionary War


Video: 'Cherry Valley Massacre'

(Wednesday, November 11, 1778, early morning local time; during the American Revolutionary War, part of the American Revolution) — A mixed force of Loyalists, British soldiers, Seneca and Mohawks descended on Cherry Valley in central New York today and killed more than 40 people in the Cherry Valley Massacre, described as one of the most horrific frontier massacres of the American Revolutionary War. Continue reading 40+ people killed in Cherry Valley Massacre 240 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 11 1778) →

World War I ends as armistice comes into force 100 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 11 1918)

1910s, World War I

<
Video: 'Armistice Day 1918 (1918)'

(Monday, November 11, 1918, 11:00 a.m. Western European Time/12:00 noon Central European Time/6:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time; during World War I) — The Armistice of 11 November 1918, the armistice that ended fighting on land, sea and air in World War I, the largest war in human history (to date), between the Allies and their opponent, Germany, came into force this morning at “the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month,” less than six hours after it was signed inside a railroad car belong to Allied Supreme Commander, Marshal Ferdinand Foch, in Compiègne Forest, France. Continue reading World War I ends as armistice comes into force 100 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 11 1918) →

Germans sign armistice to end Great War 100 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 11 1918)

1910s, World War I

<
Video: 'Armistice Day 1918 (1918)'

(Monday, November 11, 1918, 5:12-5:20 a.m. Western European Time/6:12-6:20 a.m. Central European Time/12:12-12:20 a.m. Eastern Standard Time); during World War I) — The Armistice of 11 November 1918, the armistice that ended fighting on land, sea and air in World War I, the largest war in human history (to date), between the Allies and their opponent, Germany, was signed this morning inside a railroad car belonging to Allied Supreme Commander, Marshal Ferdinand Foch, in Compiègne Forest, France. Continue reading Germans sign armistice to end Great War 100 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 11 1918) →

The Doors perform in Minneapolis 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 10 1968)

1960s, Popular Music 1960s, The Doors


Video: 'The Doors Minneapolis Concert Hall [Full Album]'

(Sunday, November 10, 1968; 8:00 p.m. CST scheduled start time) — The Doors performed tonight at Minneapolis Concert Hall in Minneapolis, Minnesota, featuring five songs with Tony Glover on harmonica. Continue reading The Doors perform in Minneapolis 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 10 1968) →

Kate Smith performs Irving Berlin’s ‘God Bless America’ for first time 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 10 1938)

1930s


Video: 'God Bless America, First Radio performance, Armistice Day November 10, 1938, Kate Smith'

(Thursday, November 10, 1938, 8:00-9:00 p.m. EST) — Kate Smith first sang Irving Berlin’s “God Bless America” on her CBS radio program tonight. Continue reading Kate Smith performs Irving Berlin’s ‘God Bless America’ for first time 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 10 1938) →

‘It’s Only Make Believe’ by Conway Twitty peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 10 1958)

1950s, Popular Music 1950s

(Monday, November 10, 1958) — “It’s Only Make Believe” by Conway Twitty peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two non-consecutive weeks (Nov. 10/24, 1958). Continue reading ‘It’s Only Make Believe’ by Conway Twitty peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 10 1958) →

‘Piece of My Heart’ by Big Brother and the Holding Company peaks at #12 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 9 1968)

1960s, Popular Music 1960s

(Saturday, November 9, 1968) — “Piece of My Heart” by Big Brother and the Holding Company peaked at #12 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Piece of My Heart’ by Big Brother and the Holding Company peaks at #12 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 9 1968) →

Death of German diplomat sparks Kristallnacht 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 9 1938)

1930s, The Holocaust


Video: 'Night of Broken Glass - Decades TV Network'

(Wednesday, November 9, 1938, approximately 4:30 p.m. Western European Time) — German diplomat Ernst vom Rath, shot Nov. 7, 1938, at the German embassy in Paris by Herschel Grynszpan, 17, whose Jewish parents were among those recently deported from Germany to Poland, died this afternoon at the Clinique de l’Alma. Continue reading Death of German diplomat sparks Kristallnacht 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 9 1938) →