(Saturday, November 22, 1975) — “That’s the Way (I Like It)” by KC and the Sunshine Band peaks at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two non-consecutive weeks (Nov. 22, Dec. 20, 1975). Continue reading ‘That’s the Way (I Like It)’ by KC and the Sunshine Band peaks at #1 in USA 50 years ago today (Nov 22 1975)
‘This Will Be’ by Natalie Cole peaks at #6 in USA 50 years ago today (Nov 22 1975)
(Saturday, November 22, 1975) — “This Will Be” by Natalie Cole peaks at #6 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘This Will Be’ by Natalie Cole peaks at #6 in USA 50 years ago today (Nov 22 1975)
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Lord Kitchener orders British evacuation at Gallipoli 110 years ago today (Nov 22 1915)
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(Monday, November 22, 1915, during the Gallipoli Campaign in the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I) — Lord Kitchener, Britain’s Secretary of State for War, today ordered the evacuation of Winston Churchill’s disastrous Gallipoli Campaign. Continue reading Lord Kitchener orders British evacuation at Gallipoli 110 years ago today (Nov 22 1915)
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U.S. Vice President Henry Wilson, 63, dies in Washington, D.C. 150 years ago this hour (Nov 22 1875)
(Monday, November 22, 1875, 7:20 a.m. local time) — Henry Wilson, the 18th vice president of the United States, serving since March 4, 1873, under President Ulysses S. Grant, suffered a fatal stroke today while working in the United States Capitol Building. Continue reading U.S. Vice President Henry Wilson, 63, dies in Washington, D.C. 150 years ago this hour (Nov 22 1875)
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RCA Records signs Elvis Presley after buying out his Sun Records contract 70 years ago today (Nov 21 1955)
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(Monday, November 21, 1955) — RCA Records purchased the contract, singles and released masters of 20-year-old Elvis Presley today from Sam Phillips of Sun Records for an unprecedented sum of $40,000 ($35,000 to Sun and a $5,000 bonus to Presley).
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Navy intelligence analyst Jonathan Pollard arrested as spy 40 years ago this hour (Nov 21 1985)
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(Thursday, November 21, 1985, at about 11:00 a.m. EST; during the Cold War) — U.S. Navy intelligence analyst Jonathan Jay Pollard, 31, was arrested today near the Israeli Embassy in Washington on espionage charges, accused of selling classified code information to the Israeli government. Continue reading Navy intelligence analyst Jonathan Pollard arrested as spy 40 years ago this hour (Nov 21 1985)
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Nazi war criminals enter ‘not guilty’ pleas at Nuremberg 80 years ago today (Nov 21 1945)
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(Wednesday, November 21, 1945, morning Central European Time; during the Nuremberg trials) — One day after the trial of the major Nazi war criminals by the International Military Tribunal began in Nuremberg, Germany, the defendants entered their pleas of “not guilty.”
Hermann Göring tried to make a statement, but was prevented by the court from doing so. Continue reading Nazi war criminals enter ‘not guilty’ pleas at Nuremberg 80 years ago today (Nov 21 1945)
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Bo Diddley performs on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ 70 years ago this hour (Nov 20 1955)
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(Sunday, November 20, 1955, 8:00-9:00 p.m. EST) — Bo Diddley performed “Bo Diddley” on tonight’s live edition of the CBS-TV variety show The Ed Sullivan Show from CBS Studio No. 50 in New York City. Continue reading Bo Diddley performs on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ 70 years ago this hour (Nov 20 1955)
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Princess Diana admits adultery in BBC interview 30 years ago this hour (Nov 20 1995)
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(Monday, November 20, 1995, 9:40 p.m. GMT) — In an extraordinarily candid interview that the British Broadcasting Corporation estimated had been watched tonight by 15 million people in Britain, Princess Diana, the estranged wife of Prince Charles, the heir to the British throne, admitted being unfaithful to Prince Charles.
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Microsoft’s releases first version of Windows operating system 40 years ago today (Nov 20 1985)
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(Wednesday, November 20, 1985) — The first version of Microsoft’s Windows operating system, Windows 1.0, was officially released today.
It ran as a graphical, 16-bit multi-tasking shell on top of an existing MS-DOS installation, providing an environment which could run graphical programs designed for Windows, as well as existing MS-DOS software.
