On This Day

[Odds]

In 1956, Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins, dubbed the “Million Dollar Quartet,” gathered for the first and only time for a jam session at Sun Records in Memphis.

The signatures on that magazine could be worth a million bucks today.

 

[Mottie]

…100 years ago, Dick Van Dyke was born and he's still going strong.

Dick Van Dyke's health tips uncovered as Mary Poppins star turns 100

Dick Van Dyke will celebrate his 100th birthday on December 13, with fans marvelling at his remarkable health.

www.express.co.uk

 

[Odds]

in the inaugural NFL championship football game, the Chicago Bears defeated the New York Giants, 23-21.

 

[Exedon]

Today first powered flight 1903
Wright brothers at Kitty hawk lasted 12 seconds and covered 120ft.

 

[morqthana]

18th December 2019:

First impeachment of Donald Trump - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[morqthana]

Today first powered flight 1903
Wright brothers at Kitty hawk lasted 12 seconds and covered 120ft.

And someone old enough at that time to remember witnessing it all their life could easily have lived to see man walk on the moon.

 

[Brigadier]

England were crap at cricket.
Again.

 

[Odds]

On this day in 1892, Tchaikovsky’s ballet “The Nutcracker” publicly premiered in St. Petersburg; although now considered a classic, it received a generally negative reception from critics.

Often the way with new works that confound the expectations of critics. Bizet's 'Carmen' and Stravinsky's 'Rite of Spring' are among the works panned by 'experts' who didn't really know what they were listening to at the time.