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Saturday Night

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1896 - Bud Flanagan

Bud Flanagan was one half of the comedy and singing duo ‘Flanagan and Allen’. Bud grew up in a poor family in London and travelled to America to work on the stage. He returned to join the army in World War One and met Chesney Allen in Belgium. In 1932 the duo joined with others at the London Palladium to form the Crazy Gang. Allen was the straight man, with a neat, well-tailored image complete with trilby, while comedian Flanagan wore a large mangy fur coat and a battered straw hat. They were a favourite of the royal family, especially King George VI. Flanagan and Allen went on to record “Underneath the Arches” (1937), “We’re Going to Hang out the Washing on the Siegfried Line” (1939) and “Run, Rabbit, Run” (1939), becoming household names in the 1940s. Bud’s final recording was “Who Do You Think You Are Kidding, Mr Hitler?” for “Dad’s Army”.

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Apollo 7

Apollo 7, the first manned Apollo mission, is launched with astronauts Walter M. Schirra, Jr , Donn F. Eisele, and Walter Cunningham onboard. They transmitted the first live television broadcasts from orbit. The mission lasted 260 hours, 9 minutes and 3 seconds.

1938 - Louis Armstrong

1975 - Saturday Night

Saturday Night Live created by Lorne Michaels premieres on NBC with George Carlin as host. During the show’s first episode, Chevy Chase had the honor of saying the iconic intro line, “Live from New York, it’s Saturday night!”.

On this day, Jazz musician Louis Armstrong weds longtime girlfriend Alpha Smith and she became his 3rd wife after his other 2 marriages ended in divorce. His marriage to his third wife lasted four years, and they divorced in 1942. Louis then went on to marry Lucille Wilson.

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1968 - Enriqueta Basilio

Enriqueta Basilio, a Mexican track and field athlete became the 1st woman to light Olympic flame at the 19th Summer Olympics in Mexico. Basilio competed in the 400-meter, the 80-meter hurdles, and the 400-meter relay. But she was eliminated in each event and never again competed.

1935 - Pavarotti

Born on this day, Tenor Luciano Pavarotti made his operatic debut at the Teatro Reggio Emilia in 1961, performing as ‘Rodolfo’ in La Boheme. At around the age of 9, he began singing with his father in a small local church choir.

1968 - Noël Coward

Noël Coward’s ‘Sweet Potato’ closes at Barrymore NYC after 17 performances. In this play a cast of nine performs songs, sketches, and scenes from plays written by Noël Coward. It was conceived by Roger Cook and directed by Lee Theodore.

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Top Spinning DayInternational Top Spinning Day is on the 2nd Wednesday of October. In 2003, the Spinning Top and Yo-Yo Museum in Burlington, Wisconsin created the Day.The goal of International Top Spinning Day is to get at least 10,000 tops spinning around the world.

1978 - 52nd Street

‘52nd Street’ the 6th studio album by Billy Joel is released and went on to win the Grammy Award Album of the Year in 1979. Joel’s US album sales stand at 81.5 million units which put him above even Micheal Jackson! He started out with British Invasion covers like the Beatles music.

1950 - All About Eve

‘All About Eve’ directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and starring Bette Davis and Anne Baxter premieres . It was condemned by the national fire protection association due to characters smoking in bed. Bette Davis married Gary Merrill who played her boyfriend lasting 10 years.

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1892 - Arthur Conan Doyle

Arthur Conan Doyle publishes “The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes” collection of 12 stories originally published in “The Strand Magazine”. Sherlock Holmes is the most filmed fictional character that has appeared in over 226 films. Sherlock was originally named Sherrinford.

1977 - Kiss

Rock band KISS release their 2nd live album ‘Alive II’ Most of the songs were recorded at the August 16th, 17th, and 18th, 1977 shows at The Forum in Los Angeles. KISS presented themselves as a star-child, a demon, a spaceman, and a cat-man. Marvel even made them a comic!

1927 - Roger MooreBorn on this day, Roger Moore was the third actor to portray fictional British secret agent James Bond. He was knighted by in 2003 for services to charity. Roger Moore is credited with inspiring the Walls Magnum after saying he wanted ‘A choc ice on a stick.’

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1952 - Charlotte’s Web

Charlotte’s Web by E. B. White is published by Harper & Brothers. The author actually was a farmer and hated killing animals he had grown fond of. Charlotte was based on a spider he had found in his barn and Wilbur, a sick pig he had tried to nurse back to health instead of kill.

1976 - Ringo Starr

On this day, Ringo Starr released the single ‘A Dose of Rock ‘n’ Roll’ in the UK. The song was written by Carl Groszman. While it was very popular in the US, this single failed to chart in the UK after release. Ringo Starr’s real name is actually Sir Richard Starkey.

1940 - Charlie Chaplin

‘The Great Dictator’, a satiric social commentary film by and starring Charlie Chaplin was released on this day. They were initially concerned that it would be censored in Britain and America. He went through with producing it anyway and it became a ‘box office smash’.

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World Food Day

World Food Day this year will be celebrated in Brussels with a theme of sustainability. The day promote worldwide awareness and action for those who suffer from hunger and for the need to ensure healthy diets for all.

1938 - Billy the Kid

Aaron Copland’s & Eugene Loring’s ballet “Billy the Kid” premieres in Chicago. The story follows the life of the infamous outlaw Billy the Kid. It is most famous for its incorporation of several cowboy tunes and American folk songs.

1923 - Disney

The Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio was founded. Mickey Mouse was created 5 years later to feature in‘Steamboat Willie’ and became his first highly popular success, even initially voiced by Walt himself. After these shorts, he went to the ambitious project of Snow White.

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1963 - The Beatles

The Beatles record “I Want to Hold Your Hand” at EMI Studios in London. This was the first Beatles song to catch on in America and is still the best-selling Beatles single in the US. The Beatles performed this on their first two Ed Sullivan Show appearances.

‘Around the World in 80 Days’, based on the book by Jules Verne, directed by Michael Anderson and starring David Nivon and Cantinflas, premieres in New York. The film won 5 Academy Awards! More than 40 famous performers make cameo appearances!

1959 - Queen Fined

Queen Elizabeth II is fined $140 for withdrawing her racehorse; ‘Above Suspicion’. He was bred by The Queen and was the last horse she used for riding out before switching to ponies. The Stud that fathered the horse was called ‘Court Martial’.

1956 - 80 Days

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Bud Flanagan Apollo 7

Spinning Top Sherlock Holmes

Saturday Night Live Louis Armstrong

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Kiss Roger Moore

Charlotte’s Web Charlie Chaplin

Ringo Starr Disney

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