Also on September 26, 1964, the Beach Boys appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show for the first time. They performed "I Get Around...."

On Sept. 28, 1924, two United States Army planes landed in Seattle, Washington, having completed the first round-the-world flight in 175 days.

Also on September 28, 1963, "She Loves You" by the Beatles was played on the radio by Murry The K in New York. It is believed that this was the first time a Beatles song was played in the U.S...

On Sept. 29, 1957, the New York Giants played their last game at the Polo Grounds, losing to the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-1. The Giants moved to San Francisco for the next season.

Also on September 29, 1963, the Rolling Stones opened their first English tour in London at the New Victoria. Also on the bill were Bo Diddley and the Everly Brothers...

On Sept. 30, 1938, British, French, German and Italian leaders agreed at a meeting in Munich that Nazi Germany would be allowed to annex Czechoslovakia's Sudetenland.

Also on September 30, 1989, Neil Young appeared on "Saturday Night Live" and performed "Rockin' In The Free World..."

On Oct 1st, 1908 Henry Ford introduced the Model T automobile to the market; each car cost $825.

Also on October 1, 1967, Pink Floyd arrived in New York to begin their first U.S. tour..

On October 2, 1976, John Belushi came out on stage with Joe Cocker while he was performing on "Saturday Night Live..."

Also on Oct. 2, 1967, Thurgood Marshall was sworn in as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, becoming the first black to serve on the high court.

On Oct. 3, 1990, West Germany and East Germany ended 45 years of postwar division, declaring the creation of a new unified country.

Also on October 3, 1965, Manfred Mann became the first western band to perform behind the Iron Curtain...

On Oct. 4, 1957, the Space Age began as the Soviet Union launched Sputnik, the first man-made satellite, into orbit.

Also on October 4, 1970, Janis Joplin was found dead of a heroin overdose at the age of 27. She had just finished recording her second solo album "Pearl..."

On October 5, 1947, in the first televised White House address, President Truman asked Americans to refrain from eating meat on Tuesdays and poultry on Thursdays to help stockpile grain for starving people in Europe.

Also on October 5, 1974, Randy Newman performed with an 87-piece symphony at the Atlanta Symphony Hall. The orchestra was conducted by Emil Newman, Randy's uncle...

On Oct. 6, 1981, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat was shot to death by Islamic militants while reviewing a military parade.

Also on October 6, 1976, "Disco Duck" by Rick Dees and His Cast of Idiots received a gold record. The song became only the fourth single to be certified platinum in December of 1976...

On Oct. 7, 1985 Palestinian gunmen hijacked the Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro in the Mediterranean with more than 400 people aboard.

Also on October 7, 1957, RCA Victor announced that they had already received 500,000 advance orders for Elvis Presley's Christmas album...

On Oct. 8, 1982, all labor organizations in Poland, including Solidarity, were banned.

Also on October 8, 1957, Jerry Lee Lewis recorded the song "Great Balls Of Fire..."

(now you gotta go to 'jokes'...)

^^ That's just gotta hurt ^^

something about a beatle and a birthday

Is it tomorrow already?

On October 9, 1966, the Rolling Stones recorded their first live album "Got Live if You Want It," and John Lennon met Yoko Ono for the first time at an Indica Gallery in London's West End...

On this day in history, Uncle Phil is up far too early for a retired Air Force guy that plays golf.

not when he's got a golf tournament at 9:00...

Also on Oct. 9th, 1930- Laura Houghtaling Ingalls became the first woman to fly across the United States as she completed a nine-stop journey from Roosevelt Field in New York to Glendale, Calif.

(No not the "Little House" author)

On October 10, 1962, the BBC banned the song "Monster Mash" by Bobby "Boris" Pickett...

Also on Oct. 10, 1973, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew pleaded no contest to one count of federal income tax evasion and resigned his office.

Thelonious Sphere Monk (October 10, 1917 – February 17, 1982) birthday.

Means something to me.

On Oct. 11, 1968, Apollo 7, the first manned Apollo mission, was launched with astronauts Wally Schirra, Donn Fulton Eisele and R. Walter Cunningham aboard.

Also on October 11, 1973, Elvis and Priscilla Presley's divorce became final...

On this day in 1975, one of my long time favorites, Saturday Night Live debuted with George Carlin as the host .

On Oct, 12th, 1810- The German festival Oktoberfest was first held in Munich to celebrate the wedding of Bavarian Crown Prince Ludwig and Princess Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen.

Also on October 12, 1957, Little Richard tossed four diamond rings into the Hunter River in Sydney, Australia, to prove that he was giving up rock-n-roll for his faith in God. He returned to music five years later...

Also on this day, in 1999, basketball great and ladies man, Wilt Chamberlain died in Los Angeles of cardiac arrest at age 63.

Fo those who like Beatles, in 2004, in the U.K. was released Paul McCarney's CD-Single - Tropical Island Hum

On Oct. 13, 1943, Italy declared war on Germany, its one-time Axis partner.

Also on October 13, 1975, Neil Young underwent surgery on his vocal chords in Los Angeles, CA..

On Oct. 14, 1964, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. was named winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.

Also on October 14, 1966, Grace Slick made her first appearance with Jefferson Airplane...

ooh I loove John waine

On Oct 15th, 1860- Eleven-year-old Grace Bedell of Westfield, N.Y., wrote a letter to presidential candidate Abraham Lincoln, suggesting he could improve his appearance by growing a beard.

On October 15, 1968, Led Zeppelin made its performance debut in England...

On Oct. 16th, 1962- The Cuban missile crisis began as President John F. Kennedy was informed that reconnaissance photographs had revealed the presence of missile bases in Cuba.

On Oct. 17, 1931, mobster Al Capone was convicted of income tax evasion and sentenced to 11 years in prison. He was released in 1939

On Oct. 18, 1968, the United States Olympic Committee suspended two black athletes, Tommie Smith and John Carlos, for giving a "black power" salute as a protest during a victory ceremony in Mexico City.

Also on October 18, 1968, John Lennon and Yoko Ono were arrested and charged with possession of marijuana when Ringo Starr's apartment was raided by police...

On Oct. 19, 1987, the stock market crashed as the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 508 points, or 22.6 percent in value - its second biggest percentage drop.

Also on October 19, 1966, the Yardbirds arrive in New York for their first U.S. tour...

On Oct. 20, 1973, in the so-called Saturday Night Massacre, President Nixon abolished the office of special Watergate prosecutor Archibald Cox, accepted the resignation of Attorney General Elliot L. Richardson and fired Deputy Attorney General William B. Ruckelshaus.

(^ - impeach the cox-sacker...)

Also on October 20, 1977, Lynyrd Skynyrd vocalist Ronnie Van Zant, guitarist Steve Gaines, Cassie Gaines (Steve's sister) and road manager Dean Kilpatrick were killed when their plane crashed in Gillsburg, MS. The other four members of the band were seriously injured but survived the crash...

On Oct. 21, 1879, Thomas Edison invented a workable electric light at his laboratory in Menlo Park, N.J.

Also on October 21, 1958, Buddy Holly recorded his last studio session. Holly and the Crickets recorded "True Love Ways," "Moondreams," "It Doesn't Matter Anymore," and "Raining in my Heart..."

On Oct. 22, 1962, President John F. Kennedy announced an air and naval blockade of Cuba, following the discovery of Soviet missile bases on the island.

Also on October 22, 1964, the Who failed an audition with EMI. They were known as High Numbers at the time...

On October 23, 1978, Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious attempted to commit suicide while awaiting trial for killing his girlfriend Nancy Spungen...

Also on Oct. 23, 1983, a suicide truck-bombing at Beirut International Airport in Lebanon killed 220 U.S. Marines, 18 sailors and 3 Army soldiers; a near-simultaneous attack on French forces killed 58 paratroopers.

On Oct 24th, 1861- The first transcontinental telegraph message was sent from California to President Abraham Lincoln.

Also on October 24, 1963, the Beatles left Great Britain for their first tour outside of their homeland...

On Oct. 25, 1971, the United Nations General Assembly voted to admit mainland China and expel Taiwan.

Also on October 25, 1969, "Ummagumma" was released by Pink Floyd...

picasso was born today

cute little guy, isn't he...

On Oct. 26, 1994, Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin of Israel and Prime Minister Abdel Salam Majali of Jordan signed a peace treaty in a ceremony attended by President Clinton.

Also on October 26, 1980, Paul Kantner of Jefferson Starship suffers a brain hemorrhage during a recording session. After 15 days in the hospital he recovers fully...

On Oct. 27, 1904, the first rapid transit subway, the IRT, opened in New York City.

Also on October 27, 1975, Bruce Springsteen was simultaneously on the cover of "Time" and "Newsweek..."

On Oct. 28, 1886, the Statue of Liberty, a gift from the people of France, was dedicated in New York Harbor by President Grover Cleveland.

Also on October 28, 1956, Elvis Presley's song "Love Me Tender" became the No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit. He became the first artist to follow himself into the No. 1 position. The song "Don't Be Cruel/Hound Dog" had been the No. 1 song for 11 weeks...

Oct 29, 1956- Israel invades Egypt; Suez Crisis begins.

Also on October 29, 1967, the musical "Hair" opened off Broadway...

On October 30, 1970, Jim Morrison was sentenced to 6 months in jail and fined $500 for exposing himself in Miami, FL...

Also on Oct. 30, 1974, Muhammad Ali knocked out George Foreman in the eighth round of a 15-round bout in Kinshasa, Zaire, to regain his world heavyweight title.

On October 31, 1970, Michelle Phillips, formerly of the Mamas and Papas, and actor Dennis Hopper were married. The two divorced 8 days later...

Also on Oct. 31, 1984, Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated near her residence by two Sikh security guards.

On Nov. 1, 1952, the United States exploded the first hydrogen bomb, in a test at Eniwetok in the Marshall Islands.

Also on November 1, 1968, George Harrison released the soundtrack "Wonderwall." He was the first Beatle to release a solo album...

On Nov. 2, 1976, former Georgia Gov. Jimmy Carter defeated Republican incumbent Gerald R. Ford, becoming the first U.S. president from the Deep South since the Civil War.

Also on November 2, 1963, the Beach Boys' "Be True To Your School" was released...

On November 3, 1957, "At the Hop" was released by Danny & the Juniors...

(personal note - the first 45 i ever bought...)

Also on Nov. 3, 1936, President Franklin D. Roosevelt was re-elected in a landslide over Republican Alfred M. ''Alf'' Landon.

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Prospect Creek Camp?

where in the world are you, tully?

I'm home, just had to pick up some friends, on very short notice, last night. First they were coming down then they weren't... then they were and then... well you can see there this is going. They came down but the flight got delayed. Was due in at 8, got here at 1am.

They're at their house and I'm at mine, all is back to normal whatever that is.

I have no idea how my answer to the WITW thread ended up here, lack of sleep?

On Nov. 4th, 1842 Abraham Lincoln married Mary Todd in Springfield, Ill.

On November 4, 1961, Bob Dylan made his concert hall debut in New York City. The show was seen by 50 people who paid two dollars each at Carnegie Hall...

On Nov. 5th, 1872 Suffragist Susan B. Anthony was fined $100 for attempting to vote in a presidential election.

Also on November 5, 1977, Ozzy Osbourne quit Black Sabbath only to rejoin a few weeks later. He later quit again to pursue a solo career...

On November 6, 1966, Bill Graham's Fillmore Auditorium opened in San Francisco, CA...

Also on Nov. 6, 1860, former Illinois congressman Abraham Lincoln defeated three other candidates for the U.S. presidency.

On November 7, 1986, Willie Nelson made a guest appearance the series "Miami Vice" as a corrupt policeman...

Also on Nov. 7, 1917, Russia's Bolshevik Revolution took place as forces led by Vladimir Ilyich Lenin overthrew the provisional government of Alexander Kerensky.

On November 8, 1960, Massachusetts Senator John F. Kennedy defeated Vice President Richard M. Nixon for the presidency.

Also on November 8, 1967, John Lennon's "How I Won the War" opened in the U.S. It was the first solo movie by a Beatle...

On November 9, 1967, the first issue of Rolling Stone was published in San Francisco...

On Nov. 10, 1982, the newly finished Vietnam Veterans Memorial was opened to its first visitors in Washington, D.C.

Also on November 10, 1969, "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" by Gene Autry received a gold record. The song had been released 20 years earlier...