Mariner 4 on course for Mars; to send TV pictures next July 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 28 1964)

1960s, space exploration


Video: 'MARINER 4 Launch (1964/11/28) Atlas LV-3 Agena-D, Cape Canaveral LC-12'

(Saturday, November 28, 1964, 9:22:01 a.m. EST) — The United States successfully launched the Mariner 4 space probe from Cape Kennedy today, setting it on a course toward Mars just three weeks after the failed attempt with Mariner 3. Continue reading Mariner 4 on course for Mars; to send TV pictures next July 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 28 1964) →

First Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade held in New York City 100 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 27 1924)

1920s, Christmas


Video: 'Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade 90th Anniversary Special'

(Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 27, 1924, 9:00 a.m. EST) — In a grand celebration marking the start of the holiday season, Macy’s department store hosted its first-ever Thanksgiving Day parade today, captivating over 250,000 spectators along a two-mile stretch of Broadway in the Manhattan borough of New York City. Continue reading First Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade held in New York City 100 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 27 1924) →

George Harrison performs in Baton Rouge 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 26 1974)

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

Video: 'George Harrison Baton Rouge 11/26/74'

(Tuesday, November 26, 1974, afternoon/evening CST; during George Harrison and Ravi Shankar’s 1974 North American tour) — Ex-Beatle George Harrison performed tonight at LSU Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on the 14th 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 in Baton Rouge 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 26 1974) →

John Lennon rehearses with Elton John for ‘surprise’ appearance in New York 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 26 1974)

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


Video: 'Elton John/John Lennon I Saw Her Standing There (rehearsal) 1974'

(Tuesday, November 26, 1974) — Ex-Beatle John Lennon joined Elton John in rehearsals today at the Record Plant studios in New York, for Elton’s Nov. 28, 1974, Thanksgiving concert at Madison Square Garden. Continue reading John Lennon rehearses with Elton John for ‘surprise’ appearance in New York 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 26 1974) →

The Beatles record performances for ‘Saturday Club’ 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 25 1964)

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


Video: 'Rock and Roll Music (Live At The BBC For "Saturday Club" / 26th December, 1964)'

(Wednesday, November 25, 1964, 7:00-10:30 p.m. GMT) — The Beatles performed tonight for the BBC radio’s Saturday Club series at Studio 2, Aeolian Hall in London, for airing on Boxing Day, Dec. 26, 1964, at 10:00 a.m. Continue reading The Beatles record performances for ‘Saturday Club’ 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 25 1964) →

Rock stars record Ethiopia famine benefit song in London 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 25 1984)

1980s, Popular Music 1980s, The Beatles 1980s


Video: 'Band Aid - Do They Know its Christmas - The Making of - 1984 Video'

(Sunday, November 25, 1984, recording was scheduled to begin at 10:30 a.m. GMT; during the 1983–1985 famine in Ethiopia) — Thirty-six top musicians, mostly British and Irish, gathered today at Sarm West Studios in Notting Hill, London, to record Band-Aid‘s “Do They Know It’s Christmas” to benefit Ethiopia’s 1983–1985 famine. Continue reading Rock stars record Ethiopia famine benefit song in London 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 25 1984) →

George Harrison performs in Houston 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 24 1974)

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


Video: 'George Harrison Hofheinz Pavillion Houston, TX 11/24/1974' (sound is from The Concert for Bangladesh not from 1974)

(Sunday, November 24, 1974, afternoon/evening CST; during George Harrison and Ravi Shankar’s 1974 North American tour) — Ex-Beatle George Harrison performed the first of two shows today at Hofheinz Pavilion, University of Houston in Houston, Texas, on the 13th 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 in Houston 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 24 1974) →