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.)
No comments:
Post a Comment