u/RealWorldForever — 7 days ago
r/groovyhistory
Steve Reeves signing his autograph for a fan between takes of shooting his movie. 1957
u/JockBbcBoy — 4 days ago
May 10, 1865 - US Civil War: Confederate President Jefferson Davis (disguised as a woman) is captured by Union troops at Irwinsville, Georgia...
u/CrystalEise — 3 days ago
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May 13th, 1940- "I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat" Winston Churchill delivered the line in his first speech as Prime Minister to the House of Commons, shortly after replacing Neville Chamberlain during the early stages of World War II.
u/BirdBurnett — 21 hours ago
Our Gang / The Little Rascals - Filming Location - Honky Donkey - Then and Now - 1934 vs Today
(58 Seconds) Main Street in Culver City, California with The Culver Hotel in the distance, 1934 vs now. Here's a quick excerpt from my new then and now filming locations documentary video of the filming locations used in the Our Gang / The Little Rascals movie Honky Donkey. The full video is now up at https://ChrisBungoStudios.com
u/ChrisBungoStudios1 — 5 days ago
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May 10, 1969 - Flo & Eddie (The Turtles) play Tricia Nixon's party at the White House...
u/CrystalEise — 4 days ago
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May 12, 1963 - Bob Dylan walked out of dress rehearsals for The Ed Sullivan Show when CBS censors told him he could not perform Talkin' John Birch Paranoid Blues...
u/CrystalEise — 2 days ago
On May 13th, 1926, Disc jockey "Daddy-O" Dewey Phillips was born in Memphis, TN. Phillips was the host of WHBQ radio show "Red, Hot, and Blue". In 1954, he was the first to play Elvis's "That's All Right" / "Blue Moon of Kentucky", his debut single.
u/BirdBurnett — 22 hours ago
On May 12th, 1944, Drummer Ron Wilson was born in Los Angeles, CA. Wilson was the original drummer for The Surfaris and was responsible for the drum solo in the epic surf rock instrumental, "Wipe-out" in 1963.
u/BirdBurnett — 2 days ago
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May 11th, 1955- 'Bride of the Monster'(originally titled 'Bride of the Atom'), directed by Ed Wood, Jr, was released. Starring Bela Lugosi and Tor Johnson with a supporting cast featuring Tony McCoy and Loretta King.
u/BirdBurnett — 3 days ago
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May 12, 1846 – The Donner Party of pioneers departs Independence, Missouri for California, on what will become a year-long journey of hardship and cannibalism...
u/CrystalEise — 2 days ago
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May 11, 1956 - In order to fulfill contractual obligations with Prestige Records, Miles Davis and his band; John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers & Philly Joe Jones, go into the Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and record enough material for three albums...
u/CrystalEise — 3 days ago
(55 Seconds) Did you know that the "headquarters" used in the old Charlie's Angels TV show was right here in Beverly Hills? The corner of Clifton Way and North Robertson. It's featured in the first few seconds of this quick excerpt from my new then and now video of the filming locations used in the 1976 episode Target Angels from the TV series Charlie's Angels.
u/ChrisBungoStudios1 — 12 days ago
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May 11th, 1969- Monty Python was born from a gathering at a Kashmir tandoori restaurant in Hampstead, London, England.
u/BirdBurnett — 3 days ago
The Beverly Hills headquarters building for Charlie's Angels, seen in the 1976 episode Target Angels. More then and now filming locations photos at https://chrisbungostudios.com/photo-gallery-sampler
u/ChrisBungoStudios1 — 8 days ago