Daily Archives: May 10, 2023

Nazis stage massive public book burnings in Germany 90 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 10 1933)

1930s


Video: 'Burning The Books - Germany 1933 (1933)'

(Wednesday, May 10, 1933, 11:00 p.m. Central European Time (CET); during Nazi book burnings) — The Nazis staged massive public book burnings tonight in Germany, including Berlin where some 40,000 people heard Joseph Goebbels, the Minister of Propaganda, delivered an address at 11:00 p.m. CET before students burned upwards of 25,000 volumes of “un-German” books in the square at the State Opera. Continue reading Nazis stage massive public book burnings in Germany 90 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 10 1933) →

The Rolling Stones record their first single ‘Come On’/’I Want to Be Loved’ in London 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 10 1963)

1960s, Popular Music 1960s


Video: 'Come On (2022 Stereo Mix / Remaster) - The Rolling Stones'

(Friday, May 10, 1963, evening British Summer Time) — The Rolling Stones recorded their first single tonight at Olympic Studios on Carton Street in London, covering Chuck Berry’s “Come On” and “I Want to Be Loved” by Willie Dixon. Continue reading The Rolling Stones record their first single ‘Come On’/’I Want to Be Loved’ in London 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 10 1963) →