1960 England - - Lady Chatterley's Lover
1967 : Lady Chatterley's Lover which has been banned in England since it's publication in 1928 and which Penguin fought and won the right in a well publicised trial last month to publish the book in paperback 30 years later. It sold out of 200,000 copies on it's first day. DH Lawrence's sexually explicit novel was published in Italy in 1928 and in Paris the following year but has been banned in the UK till now it became available this morning in paperback for 3s 6d. ( about 17p in today's money )
1923 Holland - - Former Crown Prince
1923 : A former crown prince held hostage in Holland had recently escaped. This has caused great fear among the Allied Nations (countries opposed to Germany in World War I). It had seemed that the return of the captured prince was tied to General Erich Ludendorff's attempt to restore monarchy in Bavaria, a German Province. At the same time, Allied forces were being careful not to jump to conclusions.
1931
China - - Japanhe Chinese had denied any claims of war declaration. Word spread the day before that the Chinese had declared war on the Japanese, who had seized a large portion of Northeast China (Manchuria) at the time.
1938 U.S.A. - - God Bless America
1938 : Kate Smith sings a rendition of Irvin Berlin's 'God Bless America' during a special Armistice Day broadcast which turned the song into an instant hit. What many do not realize is Irvin Berlin gave the royalties of the song to the God Bless America Fund for redistribution to the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts of the USA.
1941 U.S.A. - - Piano Concerto in B Flat
The "Piano Concerto in B Flat" by the Freddy Martin Orchestra hits the top of the Billboard Pop charts. The bandleader's popularity resulted in him bringing his band to Hollywood and appearing in several films throughout the 1940's, including "Melody Time" and "Stage Door Canteen."
1944 World War II - - Philippines
1944 : The struggle for control of the Philippines was predicted at this time to be long and hard. A total of 35,000 Japanese troops had just entered the province of Leyte. Americans were hard at battle in this area as well. Furthermore, the United States was seemingly discouraged that the Japanese were able to quickly replace severe military losses so quickly. However, the American General Douglas Mc Arthur was not ready to give up.
1951 U.S.A. - - Direct Dial Calling Introduced
1956: Direct-dial, coast-to-coast telephone services begin as Mayor M. Leslie Denning of Englewood, New Jersey, called his counterpart in Alameda, California
1954 Kenya - - Mau Mau rebels
At least 35 so-called "anti-white Mau Mau rebels" had been killed by British security forces within 24 hours. About 25 of these said rebels were shot down along the banks of the Tana River. The news reported this as one of the most successful attacks against anti-white rebels for some time. This was one of the battle incidences that occurred during the time of the Mau Mau Uprising which took place between 1952 and 1954. The British had won over the Mau Mau people. However, the country of Kenya had still received almost everything they had demanded from the British, as a military incentive. Eventually, Kenya was turned into a democracy.
1954 U.S.A. - - Marine Corps War Memorial
The Iwo Jima statue is unveiled at the USMC War Memorial in Arlington National Cemetery. The cast bronze memorial is based on the iconic photo of the raising of the Flag on Iwo Jima by Associated Press photographer Joe Rosenthal and President Dwight D. Eisenhower performs the dedication ceremony.
1963 Venezuela - - Riots
Riots started by high school students broke out all over Coro and Valencia, Venezuela. These acts of violence were started in order to disrupt campaigns for upcoming December elections. The youth was allegedly being exploited by the local Communist party, which many of their teachers were a part of. This was one of many student demonstrations that had taken place within two weeks
1969 U.S.A. - - Sesame Street
Sesame Street known for its Muppet characters, created by the late Jim Henson makes it's debut on PBS. It is one of the longest-running U.S. television shows in history, and is syndicated worldwide because of it's mix of education and entertainment.
1973 USA - - Slaughterhouse Five
Newspapers in North Dakota report that over 35 copies of Kurt Vonnegut's "Slaughterhouse Five" are burned. Many residents felt that the book was too pessimistic and it was not appropriate for school-aged children.
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1973 Middle East - - Middle East Peace Document
Israel declared not ready to Sign Middle East Peace Document . This treaty, which included a six-point plan, would require further discussion on the part of the Israelis before a decision would be made.
The six-point plan of this Middle East peace treaty included the following aspects:
Suez Canal cease-fire, UN-initiated separations of forces and Israeli withdrawal, food and other supplies sent to Suez daily/wound citizens evacuated, no obstacle shall stop movement of non-military supplies to the Egyptian 3rd Army, Israel checkpoints replaced by UN checkpoints, and complete exchange of all prisoners.
1975 U.S.A. - - Edmund Fitzgerald
The Edmund Fitzgerald carrying Iron Ore sinks in Lake Superior in storm with winds up to 75 miles an hour, all 23 crew members are feared lost.
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