Monthly Archives: November 2023

‘Keep on Truckin’ (Part 1)’ by Eddie Kendricks peaks at #1 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 10 1973)

1970s, Popular Music 1970s

(Saturday, November 10, 1973) — “Keep on Truckin’ (Part 1)” by Eddie Kendricks peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks (Nov. 10/17, 1973). Continue reading ‘Keep on Truckin’ (Part 1)’ by Eddie Kendricks peaks at #1 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 10 1973) →

‘Mind Games’ by John Lennon debuts at #76 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 10 1973)

1970s, Popular Music 1970s, The Beatles 1970s


Video: 'Mind Games (Remastered 2010)

(Saturday, November 10, 1973) — “Mind Games” by ex-Beatle John Lennon debuted at #76 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. Continue reading ‘Mind Games’ by John Lennon debuts at #76 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 10 1973) →

The Beatles perform first of two shows at Granada Cinema in East Ham, London 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 9 1963)

1960s, Popular Music 1960s, Television 1960s, The Beatles 1960s


Video: 'The Beatles Live At Granada Cinema, East Ham (9 November 1963)'

(Saturday, November 9, 1963, 6:45 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. GMT) — The Beatles performed tonight at the Granada Cinema in East Ham, London, on the eighth date of the rock music band’s 1963 Autumn Tour. Continue reading The Beatles perform first of two shows at Granada Cinema in East Ham, London 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 9 1963) →

Adolf Hitler attempts to seize power in Germany with ‘Beer-Hall Putsch’ in Munich 100 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD(Nov 8 1923)

1920s

Video: 'Hitler's Beer Hall Disaster I BETWEEN 2 WARS I 1923 Part 1 of 1'

(Thursday, November 8, 1923, 8:30 p.m. Central European Time; during the Beer Hall Putsch, part of political violence in Germany (1918–1933)) — The Beer Hall Putsch, a failed coup d’état by Nazi Party leader Adolf Hitler, Generalquartiermeister Erich Ludendorff and other Kampfbund leaders in Munich, Bavaria, began tonight as approximately two thousand Nazis marched on the Feldherrnhalle, in the city center. Continue reading Adolf Hitler attempts to seize power in Germany with ‘Beer-Hall Putsch’ in Munich 100 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD(Nov 8 1923) →

Beatles cross into Northern Ireland, interviewed for ‘Ulster News’ 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 8 1963)

1960s, Popular Music 1960s, Television 1960s, The Beatles 1960s


Video: 'The Beatles Car Breaks Down In Belfast, Ireland - Color Home Movie - 8 November 1963'

(Friday, November 8, 1963; afternoon GMT) — The Beatles were interviewed today in Killeen by Jimmy Robinson for Ulster News, shortly after the rock music band from Liverpool, England, crossed the border while being driven from Dublin in the Republic of Ireland to Belfast, Northern Ireland, for the seventh stop the group’s 1963 Autumn Tour. Continue reading Beatles cross into Northern Ireland, interviewed for ‘Ulster News’ 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 8 1963) →

‘It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World’ epic comedy film premieres in Hollywood 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 7 1963)

1960s, Movies 1960s


Video: ‘It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World’ trailer

(Thursday, November 7, 1963) — It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, an epic comedy film about the madcap pursuit of a suitcase full of stolen cash by a colorful group of strangers, premiered tonight at the Cinerama Dome in Hollywood, California. Continue reading ‘It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World’ epic comedy film premieres in Hollywood 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 7 1963) →

The Beatles perform at Adelphi Cinema in Dublin, Ireland 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 7 1963)

1960s, Popular Music 1960s, Television 1960s


Video: 'The Beatles Live At Adelphi Theatre, Dublin, Ireland - 7 November 1963'

(Thursday, November 7, 1963, 6:30 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. GMT) — During their Autumn 1963 UK Tour, The Beatles performed two shows tonight at the Adelphi Cinema in Dublin, Ireland. Continue reading The Beatles perform at Adelphi Cinema in Dublin, Ireland 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 7 1963) →