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ON THIS DATE...November 21th 1783 - François de Rozier and the Marquis dArlandres made the first human flight in a hot-air balloon, in Paris, in a balloon built by the Joseph-Michel Montgolfier and Jacques-Etienne Montgolfier. 1871 - The cigar lighter was patented by Moses F. Gale of New York City. 1877: Thomas Edison announced the invention of his phonograph. 1922: Rebecca Felton of Georgia became the first woman to serve in the United States Senate. 1925: Harold Red Grange played his final game for the University of Illinois. 1944: The Roy Rogers Show was heard for the first time on the Mutual Broadcasting System. 1945: the Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Diary of Anne Frank, opened on Broadway. 1964: the Verrazano Narrows Bridge opened. Upon its completion, the bridge was the worlds longest suspension bridge and linked the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn and Staten Island. 1970: The Partridge Family topped the pop singles chart with I Think I Love You. (Song) 1976: The movie Rocky starring Sylvester Stallone premiered on this date. (Trailer) 1980: 87 people died in a fire at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. 1980: 83-million viewers tuned in to Dallas to find out Who Shot J-R?. 1981: Olivia Newton-John topped the pop singles chart with Lets Get Physical. 1983: Michael Jacksons 14-minute Thriller video premiered in Los Angeles. It cost more than one-million dollars to produce. 1987: actors Bruce Willis and Demi Moore married in Las Vegas, Nevada. 1995: The Beatles’ Anthology I sold 450,000 copies in its first day of release. Acording to Capitol Records, it was the most single-day sales ever for an album. 2006: the Black Eyed Peas was the big winner at the 34th Annual American Music Awards. The group accepted three awards. Other winners included the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Mary J. Blige and Kelly Clarkson who all received two awards. Jimmy Kimmel hosted the event from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. 2010: Canadian pop star Justin Bieber was the big winner at the American Music Awards, winning four awards.
Posted on: Fri, 21 Nov 2014 10:51:53 +0000

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