Monthly Archives: November 2024

Paul McCartney and Wings begin recording fourth studio album ‘Venus and Mars’ in London 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 5 1974)

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


Video: 'Paul McCartney Letting Go Early Take 1, Nov 1974'

(Tuesday, November 5, 1974; during sessions for Venus and Mars) — Former Beatle Paul McCartney and his British-American band Wings began recording their fourth studio album today as the band tracked “Letting Go” at EMI Studios in London (take 21 was the master; overdubs would be added next year). Continue reading Paul McCartney and Wings begin recording fourth studio album ‘Venus and Mars’ in London 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 5 1974) →

George Harrison performs at Seattle Center Coliseum 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 4 1974)

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


Video: 'George Harrison Live At The Center Coliseum, Seattle - November 4th, 1974'

(Monday, November 4, 1974, scheduled to begin at 9:00 p.m. PST; during George Harrison and Ravi Shankar’s 1974 North American tour) — Ex-Beatle George Harrison performed tonight at Seattle Center Coliseum in Seattle, Washington, on the second stop of his 45-show George Harrison & Friends North American Tour in support of his next single “Dark Horse,” the title track of his new album, and his new label, Dark Horse Records. Continue reading George Harrison performs at Seattle Center Coliseum 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 4 1974) →

U.S. President Calvin Coolidge elected to full term, defeating John W. Davis 100 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 4 1924)

1920s, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'The American Presidential Election of 1924'

(Tuesday, November 4, 1924, during the 1924 presidential campaign) — Republican U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt of New York was elected to a full term today, defeating Democratic challenger John W. Davis, former United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom. Continue reading U.S. President Calvin Coolidge elected to full term, defeating John W. Davis 100 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 4 1924) →

Grover Cleveland elected 22nd president of the United States, defeating James G. Blaine 140 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 4 1884)

1880s, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'The American Presidential Election of 1884'

(Tuesday, November 4, 1884, during the 1884 presidential campaign) — Democratic Governor Grover Cleveland of New York was elected as the 22nd president of the United States today, defeating Republican former U.S. House Speaker James G. Blaine of Maine. Continue reading Grover Cleveland elected 22nd president of the United States, defeating James G. Blaine 140 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 4 1884) →

U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson elected to full term, defeating Barry Goldwater 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 3 1964)

1960s, U.S. Presidents


Video: '1964 US Presidential Election - CBS Election Night Coverage - 6:30PM - 2:00AM'

(Tuesday, November 3, 1964, during the 1964 presidential campaign) — Democratic U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas was elected to a full term today, easily defeating Senator Barry Goldwater of Arizona. Continue reading U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson elected to full term, defeating Barry Goldwater 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 3 1964) →

Jewish diarist Anne Frank, 15, arrives at Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in northern Germany 80 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 3 1944)

1940s, The Holocaust, World War II


Video: 'Anne Frank in Bergen-Belsen and her death' (Nov. 1-3, 1944, at 1:10)

(Friday, November 3, 1944; part of The Holocaust during World War II) — The first of three evacuation trains carrying Jewish women from the Auschwitz II-Birkenau concentration and extermination camp in Nazi-occupied Poland arrived today at the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in northern Germany. Continue reading Jewish diarist Anne Frank, 15, arrives at Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in northern Germany 80 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 3 1944) →