Tuesday, November 23, 2010

November 23

Track Year Event Artist Song Album
1. 534 BC Thespis of Icaria becomes the first actor to portray a character onstage. Kind of Like Spitting Your Favorite Actor Your Favorite Actor
2. 1644 John Milton publishes Areopagitica, a pamphlet decrying censorship. Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons Silence Is Golden Rag Doll
3. 1889 The first jukebox goes into operation at the Palais Royale Saloon in San Francisco. Saves the Day Jukebox Breakdown Stay What You Are
4. 1890 King William III of the Netherlands dies without a male heir and a special law is passed to allow his daughter Princess Wilhelmina to become his heir. Morrissey Heir Apparent Rare Tracks
5. 1936 The first edition of Life is published. The Beatles In My Life Rubber Soul
6. 1955 The Cocos Islands are transferred from the control of the United Kingdom to Australia. Coco Out of Time K Records: Invisible Shield
7. 1963 The BBC broadcasts the first ever episode of Doctor Who (starring William Hartnell) which is the world's longest running science fiction drama. Barry Mann Who Put the Bomb Who Put the Bomb

(Historical facts about November 23 are from Wikipedia.)

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