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...