On this Day July 3rd
July 3rd
Robert of Rhuddlan - the hated Norman Lord of much of north-east Wales was killed by a volley of Welsh arrows on this day 1093. The raiders then sailed off with his head attached to the mast of one of their vessels.
1767 Pitcairn Island is discovered by Midshipman Robert Pitcairn on an expeditionary voyage in the Pacific, commanded by Philip Carteret.
1778 British forces massacre 360 men, women, and children in Wyoming, Pennsylvania.
1806 Michael Keens exhibits the first large-scale cultivated strawberry, a large fruit strawberry called the Keen Seedling.
1845 Pioneering French magician Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin opens his magic theatre in Paris.
1942 Adolf Hitler visits Field Marshal Von Bock's headquarters in Ukraine
1942 German troops march into Sevastopol , Crimea.
1967 "News at 10" premieres on British TV.
3 Jul 1967
A private party was held at the Speakeasy Club in London, England for The Monkees. Guests included: John Lennon, George Harrison, Paul McCartney, Dusty Springfield, Eric Clapton, Lulu and all the members from Manfred Mann, The Who and Procol Harum.
1970 Atlanta International Pop Festival opens, 200,000 attend over 3 days; performers include Allman Brothers; Grand Funk Railroad, Jimi Hendrix Experience; Richie Havens; Cat Mother & the All-Night Newsboys; B.B. King; Mott the Hoople; and John Sebastian.
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3 Jul 1973
After 182 Ziggy Stardust concert performances, David Bowie announced he was about to retire from live performing, although it eventually transpires that the stage persona is being retired and not Bowie himself. Only his guitarist Mick Ronson knew about the announcement, which came as a complete shock not only to the audience but the rest of Bowie's band and crew.
I remember Radio Luxembourg announcing this.
Robert of Rhuddlan - the hated Norman Lord of much of north-east Wales was killed by a volley of Welsh arrows on this day 1093. The raiders then sailed off with his head attached to the mast of one of their vessels.
1767 Pitcairn Island is discovered by Midshipman Robert Pitcairn on an expeditionary voyage in the Pacific, commanded by Philip Carteret.
1778 British forces massacre 360 men, women, and children in Wyoming, Pennsylvania.
1806 Michael Keens exhibits the first large-scale cultivated strawberry, a large fruit strawberry called the Keen Seedling.
1845 Pioneering French magician Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin opens his magic theatre in Paris.
1942 Adolf Hitler visits Field Marshal Von Bock's headquarters in Ukraine
1942 German troops march into Sevastopol , Crimea.
1967 "News at 10" premieres on British TV.
3 Jul 1967
A private party was held at the Speakeasy Club in London, England for The Monkees. Guests included: John Lennon, George Harrison, Paul McCartney, Dusty Springfield, Eric Clapton, Lulu and all the members from Manfred Mann, The Who and Procol Harum.
1970 Atlanta International Pop Festival opens, 200,000 attend over 3 days; performers include Allman Brothers; Grand Funk Railroad, Jimi Hendrix Experience; Richie Havens; Cat Mother & the All-Night Newsboys; B.B. King; Mott the Hoople; and John Sebastian.
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3 Jul 1973
After 182 Ziggy Stardust concert performances, David Bowie announced he was about to retire from live performing, although it eventually transpires that the stage persona is being retired and not Bowie himself. Only his guitarist Mick Ronson knew about the announcement, which came as a complete shock not only to the audience but the rest of Bowie's band and crew.
I remember Radio Luxembourg announcing this.
61-69, M
