This Day In History

November 15th

1881  The Federation of Organized Trades & Labor Unions of the US and Canada formed in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
1884   The first newspaper chain started by Samuel Sidney McClure of New York City.
1926   NBC started broadcasting 24 radio stations from from the Waldorf=Astoria Hotel in New York City.
1938   NBC's W2XBT-TV  became the first on-the-scene program when they televised a fire on Ward's Island, New York.
1956  The first Elvis Presley film debuted, Love Me Tender was defined as a "rock and roll western.

1887  Artist Georgia O'Keefe
1891  US Diplomat & NY Governor W. Averell Harriman
1928  Singer C.W. McCall (born as William Fries)
1929  Actor Edward Asner
1932  Singer Petula Clark

1961

• Big Bad John - Jimmy Dean

• Fool #1 - Brenda Lee

• Tower of Strength - Gene McDaniels

• Walk on By - Leroy Van Dyke

1969

• Wedding Bell Blues - The 5th Dimension

• Take a Letter Maria - R.B. Greeves

• Smile a Little Smile for Me - The Flying Machine

• Okie from Muskogee - Merle Haggard

1977

• You Light Up My Life - Debbie Boone

• Nobody Does It Better - Carly Simon

• That's Rock 'N' Roll - Shaun Cassidy

• More to Me - Charley Pride

1985

• Miami Vice Theme - Jan Hammer

• Head Over Heels - Tears for Fears

• You Belong to the City - Glenn Frey

• Can't Keep a Good Man Down - Alabama

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