40 years in the past right now, three dozen musicians from the UK gathered in a London studio to document Do They Know It’s Christmas for the only objective of elevating cash to ship meals to ravenous households in Ethiopia. Dreamed up and written by Bob Geldof, music gross sales for Band Support, the world’s first charity super-group, raised $14 million. Watch their music video beneath, starring a younger Phil Collins, Sting, Paul McCartney, and Bono. LISTEN to the music beneath… (1984)
The up to date 2014 model of the music, by Band-Support 30, raised cash for the Ebola disaster. Geldof, who later created Stay Support, up to date his music “Do They Know…” to explain the Ebola epidemic (see the video on YouTube). Buy both of these tunes right now and 100% of the cash will go towards serving to our buddies in Africa… (1984)
MORE Good Information on this Date:
- Percy Sledge, the R&B singer with the No.1 hit ‘When A Man Loves A Lady’ was born in Alabama (1940)
- The Statehood of Bosnia and Herzegovina was re-established in Yugoslavia (1943)
- The Agatha Christie murder-mystery The Mousetrap—a few group of strangers stranded throughout a snow storm with considered one of them being a assassin—opened in London, and went on to turn into the longest continuously-running play in historical past—nonetheless operating right now, having been carried out greater than 26,000 occasions (1952)
- Suriname gained independence from the Netherlands (1975)
- Union chief Lech Wałęsa gained the primary fashionable election within the historical past of Poland, a charismatic electrician who inspired unlawful employee boycotts, was jailed for it, however helped topple Communism by way of nonviolent means—negotiating with Social gathering officers, and known as for nationwide strikes that hamstrung the county, and profitable the Nobel Peace Prize (1990)
- Captain Eddie ‘Max’ Stovall III heard a misery name in Port Isabel, Texas, from a stranded freighter carrying a crew of twenty-two ravenous Pakistanis and their captain, and commenced supply of meals, water, gas, and provides (1998)
- A Korean Analysis group introduced their use of wire blood stem cells to regrow a spinal wire as affected person walks for the primary time in 19 years (2004)
44 years in the past right now, “Sugar” Ray Leonard reclaimed his WBC Welterweight world championship in New Orleans after a masterful show that famously, infamously, left his opponent Roberto Durán in such a state that he stated to the referee “No mas.” Consistently transferring, using footwork and a devastating jab, Leonard outworked his opponent who both threw within the towel due to abdomen cramps or as a result of he was embarrassed.
The “No mas” in Louisiana was the rematch between the 2 fighters. Of their first bout, Durán had narrowly gained on the judges’ scorecards, although some observers believed he gained the struggle.
“My intention was to struggle Durán ASAP as a result of I knew Durán’s habits,” stated Leonard in an interview lengthy after the struggle. “I knew he would indulge himself; he’d acquire 40–50 lbs after which sweat it off to make 147.”
Proving himself not solely a sport fighter and a skillful technician, but in addition a intelligent strategist, Durán fell into Leonard’s lure, happening a partying binge after his victory. Leonard went on to win two extra title fights after the Durán victory, together with the 14th-round knockout of Tommy Hearns, one of many biggest title fights in all of boxing. (1980)
Completely happy 72nd Birthday to the American author Crescent Dragonwagon. Certainly that’s her actual title, which has appeared on the entrance of over 50 printed works, together with a poetry guide, greater than 20 youngsters’s books, a number of fantasy novels, and seven cookbooks, together with Passionate Vegetarian, which gained her the James Beard Award.
Again within the Nineteen Sixties, Dragonwagon and her first husband determined to search for historical meanings to their names, and the thought to alter them spun uncontrolled a bit.
“His previous first title, Mark, meant ‘the warrior’; we have been anti-war. My previous first title, Ellen, meant ‘the Queen’; we have been anti-authoritarian. It was the ’60’s; we didn’t agree with a lot. He got here up with the brand new first names for us: Crispin, for him, that means ‘the curly-headed one’; Crescent, for me, that means ‘the rising’.
“The marriage drew nearer. We nonetheless hadn’t give you a brand new final title. Sooner or later, after attempting and discarding a number of prospects, I stated, ‘Possibly we’re taking ourselves too severely, possibly we must always decide one thing utterly frivolous.’ He stated, ‘Like what?’ I stated, ‘Oh, um, uh, like Dragonwagon.’
This frivolity shouldn’t detract from her distinctive physique of labor, which continues to land her profile in journals just like the New York Instances and the Boston Globe which function her beautiful recipes and unimaginable youngsters’s books, like Half a Moon and One Entire Star, and All The Awake Animals Are Nearly Asleep. (1952)
48 years in the past right now, The Final Waltz live performance by The Band, was filmed by a younger Martin Scorsese in San Francisco. It was their farewell live performance, and featured an all-star solid of performers who needed to say goodbye—together with Eric Clapton, Joni Mitchell, Neil Younger, Muddy Waters, Ringo Starr, Van Morrison, and Bob Dylan.
The live performance, later launched as a 3-CD set, happened on Thanksgiving at an previous ice-skating rink known as the Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco, lasted 5 hours–and nobody made a mistake. Live performance promoter Invoice Graham introduced the live performance on Thanksgiving Day and fed the 5,000 viewers members a feast, whereas a waltz orchestra serenaded them. The Band, which featured principally Canadians, included Robbie Robertson, Levon Helm, and Rick Danko, would by no means document once more. Robbie Robertson authored a brand new guide, entitled Testimony, recalling the times he spent with the group.
The Scorsese movie, which has been known as the best live performance movie ever shot, begins with the Band performing the final encore of the night, a canopy model of Marvin Gaye’s “Don’t Do It”. It then flashes again to the start of the live performance and follows it kind of chronologically, together with the backstage banter. The Band is backed by a big horn part and performs a lot of its hit songs, together with “Up on Cripple Creek,” “Stage Fright,” and “The Night time They Drove Outdated Dixie Down.” WATCH the encore of Dylan’s I Shall Be Launched—carried out with everybody on stage… (1976)
And, 104 years in the past right now, the primary Thanksgiving Day parade was held—and it wasn’t the Macy’s division retailer that based the apply. It was the Gimbels retailer in Philadelphia.
That Thanksgiving Day Parade continues to be being held yearly, though, this 12 months amid the pandemic, a parade is not going to be marching up the parkway. The celebration shall be held because of video conferencing, nonetheless that includes dozens of acts, together with marching bands, dance crews, choirs, and celebrities—plus, the all-important big balloons being filmed for tv at iconic places together with The Philadelphia Zoo, Independence Corridor, faculty campuses, and museums. Different segments have been pre-taped in Florida, California, Nevada, New York, Alabama, and Tennessee.
Just like what the Macy’s Day parade is doing on NBC, the oldest parade will air the morning of November twenty sixth beginning at 9am to midday on ABC-6, and can conclude with the arrival of Santa. WATCH the most effective balloons and floats from 2019… (1920)
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