Today in History.....

[explrrrs]

November 21

One of my favorite authors, Voltaire is born

A horrible religious *&^% died (see if anyone can guess who and why he's a *&^%)

As for events:
Bloody Sunday (Dublin): Nov. 21, 1920... this didn't happen that long ago, violence among "civilized entities" still are very much a possibility.

Finally and much to my consternation
-The Paris Club writes of about 80% of Iraq's external debt (the price tag: $100 billion) one of these days, people will loose patience with being good and crack under the obligations

 

[smallsleepyrascalcat]

On November 21st 1620, the Mayflower Compact igot signed by the Pilgrim Fathers.

 

[goejavin]

November 23, 1993 - "Angels in America-Perestroika" the second part of "Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes" opens at Walter Kerr New York City for 216performances.

If anyone hasn't seen the HBO mini-series, Angels in America, I'd recommend it...its pretty cool.

 

[goejavin]

November 24, 1991 - Sad day in Rock and Roll history....Freddie Mercury dies.



RIP

 

[Jamie]

oh, awwww! I never knew that Freddie died on 24th of Nov. ! Oh, so many years passed ...

 

[smallsleepyrascalcat]

On November 24th 1859, a book named The Origin of Species by Charles darwin was published.

 

[iFairylicious]

lol one of the most controversial books in history!

 

[smallsleepyrascalcat]

one of the most important books in history ^^

 

[glamfunk84]

November 24, 1991 - Sad day in Rock and Roll history....Freddie Mercury dies.



RIP

Gone too soon...

 

[glamfunk84]

oh, awwww! I never knew that Freddie died on 24th of Nov. ! Oh, so many years passed ...

I remembered his death like it was yesterday. He was the first mainstream rock star (not particularly THE FIRST since Sylvester beat him three years prior) to admit he had HIV. He only did this because people were speculating, he hated the media trying to get into his personal life.

 

[glamfunk84]

Births:

Original Beatles drummer Pete Best is born on this day in 1941.

Donald "Duck" Dunn, musician for Booker T. & the MGs ("Green Onions") was born on this day in 1941.

Scottish comic Billy Connoly is born on this day in 1942.

ELO drummer Bev Bevan is born on this day in 1944.

Blondie drummer Clem Burke is born on this day in 1955.

WWE wrestler Beth Phoenix is born on this day in 1980.

Deaths (besides Freddie):

Rock & roll/rhythm & blues pioneer "Big" Joe Turner died on this day in 1985.

KISS drummer Eric Carr died on this day in 1991.

Blues guitarist Albert Collins died on this day in 1993.

Melanie Thornton (La Bouche) died on this day in 2001.

Pat Morita ("Happy Days", "The Karate Kid") died on this day in 2005.

 

[brmstn69]

I remembered his death like it was yesterday. He was the first mainstream rock star (not particularly THE FIRST since Sylvester beat him three years prior) to admit he had HIV. He only did this because people were speculating, he hated the media trying to get into his personal life.

Actually your wrong,although there was much speculation, Freddie only released a statement comfirming reports that he had AIDs and calling for public and political support for AIDs awareness just a single day before his death. He literally kept it to himself until the end...

 

[glamfunk84]

^^ I see... I thought it was because people were invading his personal space?

 

[goejavin]

November 28, 1997 - The final episode of "Beavis and Butt-Head" airs on MTV.

 

[smallsleepyrascalcat]

On November 28th 1942, Manolo Blahnik was born.

 

[goejavin]

On December 3, 1964 one of my favorite Holiday cartoons aired for the first time on TV, "Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer." It was on last night too...

 

[smallsleepyrascalcat]

this looks cute... I should get it, I love nearly all holiday movies ^^

Today is the 25th anniversary of the Bhopal disaster... and Dow Chemical still refuses to compensate the victims.

 

[glamfunk84]

November 28, 1997 - The final episode of "Beavis and Butt-Head" airs on MTV.

That was a sad day in my childhood history lol I loved those dumbasses. h go on: "Diara" was cool too but then that went off the air when I entered high school I think.

 

[glamfunk84]

Elvis' "'68 Comeback Special" aired on this night:

 

[glamfunk84]

Reggae icon Bob Marley survived an assassination attempt on his life after several people upset over his participation of a political rally concert went inside his house in an attempt to murder him and his band, including wife Rita Marley. Marley performed after a brief recovery as scheduled but soon left Jamaica for London.