The world’s first ‘Nickel-In-The-Slot Phonograph’ introduced the concept of the jukebox to the public.
12th April 1917: The Canadian Corps successfully capture Vimy Ridge
12th April 2020
13 million people tuned in, securing it the second-highest audience share, but the film garnered an almost universally-negative response.
On the 10th November 1969, the American children’s television show Sesame Street was broadcast for the first time.
On the 6th November 1975, the Sex Pistols played their first gig at St. Martin’s College of Art in London.
On the 27th October 1960 American singer Ben E. King recorded the renowned song Stand By Me.
World-renowned escapologist Harry Houdini performed his final show in Detroit while suffering from appendicitis.
Lead singer Ronnie Van Zant, guitarist Steve Gaines, and backing singer Cassie Gaines were all killed in the crash.
Set in the distant future where books are outlawed, the story focuses on Guy Montag whose job as a fireman sees him burn houses that are found to contain books.
With 80% of all American television households watching at least one PBS program each year, it has been consistently rated the most-trusted national institution in the United States according to Roper Opinion Research polls.
Washington’s face was the first to be completed, seven years after work began. In July 1939 Roosevelt was the final likeness to be dedicated.
11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed
11th November 2020
1st September 1939: Nazi Germany invades Poland
1st September 2018
9th November 1989: East Germany opens the Berlin Wall
9th November 2019