NOVEMBER 7 ~ ON THiS DAY in History

1665 – The London Gazette the the oldest surviving journal was 1st published on the 7th November 1665.

1728 – James Cook the English navy officer, explorer, and cartographer was born on the 7th November 1728 (died 1779).

1786 – The oldest musical organization in the United States was founded as the Stoughton Musical Society on the 7th November 1786.

1837 – In Alton, Illinoisabolitionist printer Elijah P. Lovejoy was shot dead by a mob on the 7th November 1837, while attempting to protect his printing shop from being destroyed for the 3rd time.

1861 ~ ARCHER the Australian Thoroughbred racehorse won the 1st MELBOURNE CUP on the 7th November 1861.

1874 – A cartoon by Thomas Nast in Harper’s Weekly on the 7th November 1874 was considered the 1st important use of an elephant as a symbol for the United States Republican Party.

1879 – Leon Trotsky the Russian theorist and politician and founder of the Red Army was born on the 7th November 1879 (died 1940).

1908 – Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid were reportedly killed on the 7th November 1908, in San Vicente, Bolivia.

1910 – The 1st air freight shipment was undertaken on the 7th November 1910, by the Wright Brothers and department store owner Max Moorehouse, from Dayton, Ohio, to Columbus, Ohio.

1912 – The Deutsche Opernhaus (now Deutsche Oper Berlin) opened on the 7th November 1912 in the Berlin neighborhood of Charlottenburg, with a production of Beethoven‘s Fidelio.

1914 – The 1st issue of The New Republic magazine was published on the 7th November 1914.

1916 – Jeannette Rankin was the 1st woman elected to the United States Congress on the 7th November 1916.

1929 – The Museum of Modern Art In New York City opened to the public on the 7th November 1929.

1940 – In Tacoma, Washington, the original Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapsed in a windstorm on the 7th November 1940, only 4 months after the bridge’s completion.

1944 – Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected for a record 4th term as President of the United States of America on the 7th November 1944.

1949 – The 1st oil was taken in Oil Rocks (Neft Daşları) on the 7th November 1949, on the World’s 1st offshore oil platform.

1957 – Cold War: The Gaither Report called for more American missiles and fallout shelters on the 7th November 1957.

1963 – Wunder von Lengede (Miracle of Lengede): 11 miners were rescued from a collapsed mine In Germany, after 14 days. The children’s television series Thunderbirds (1964–1966) rescue organisation was inspired by the diasaster.

1964 – Sandra Denton the American rapper from Salt-N-Pepa was born on the 7th November 1964.

1967 – Carl B. Stokes was elected as Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio on the 7th November 1967, becoming the 1st African American mayor of a major American city.

1987 – Singapore’s 1st Mass Rapid Transit line was opened on the 7th November 1987, starting with train services between Yio Chu Kang and Toa Payoh stations.

1988 ~ Tinie Tempah the English rapper was born Patrick Okogwu   in London on the 7th November 1988. Tinie Tempah online: Official website: TinieTempah.com |  Facebook.com/TinieTempahOfficial  |  Twitter.com/TinieTempah  |  TinieTempah.tumblr.com |  Google+  |  YouTube channel  |  itunes.apple.com  |  Spotify  |  SoundCloud.com/TinieTempah  |  YouTube video: Tinie Tempah (feat. John Martin) – Children Of The Sun (with lyrics)…

1989 – Douglas Wilder wins the governor’s seat in Virginia, becoming the first elected African American governor in the United States.

1989 – David Dinkins became the 1st African American to be elected mayor of New York City on the 7th November 1989.

1989 – East German Prime Minister Willi Stoph, along with his entire cabinet, was forced to resign on the 7th November 1989, after huge anti-government protests.

1990 – Matt Corby the Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist was born on the 7th November 1990.

1990 – Mary Robinson became the 1st woman to be elected President of the Republic of Ireland on the 7th November 1990.

1991 – Magic Johnson announced that he is infected with HIV on the 7th November 1991, and retired from the NBA.

1994 – WXYC, the student radio station of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, provided the world’s 1st internet radio broadcast on the 7th November 1994.

1996 – NASA launched the Mars Global Surveyor on the 7th November 1996.

1996Lorde the New Zealand singer-songwriter was born Ella Yelich-O’Connor on the 7th November 1996. Lorde released her 1st EP The Love Club EP in March 2013 and her 2nd single Tennis Court in June 2013, at the age of 16.

2002 – Iran banned advertising of United States products on the 7th November 2002.

2004 – War in Iraq: The interim government of Iraq called for a 60-day state of emergency on the 7th November 2004, as U.S. forces storedm the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah.

2007 – Jokela school shooting in Tuusula, Finland were on the 7th November 2007, resulting in the death of 9 people.

2012 – An earthquake off the Pacific coast of Guatemala on the 7th November 2012 killed at least 52 people.

Today in History for November 7th ~ video presented by the Associated Press…  

METALLiCA Heavy Metal Mayhem Headlines Soundwaves 2013 in Australia

METALLiCA will make metal mayhem in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth when they celebrate their 30th anniversary getting heavy downunder in Australia. Metallica will be headlining the 2013 SOUNDWAVE FESTiVAL

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Robert Trujillo, Lars Ulrich, James Hetfield & Kirk Hammett from METALLiCA, the SOUNDWAVE 2013 headline act on the SoundwaveFestival.com website

METALLiCA formed in 1981, in San Francisco Bay Area, United States, as an underground heavy metal band, and now one of the most successful acts in the world. Metallica have sold over 100 million albums worldwide, won 9 Grammy Awards, 2 American Music Awards, many MTV Video Music Awards and others.

METALLiCA “The Black Album” has earned the prestigious RIAA Diamond Award for sales of 28 million copies worldwide. Their latest full length album, “Death Magnetic” (2008) charted at #1 in 32 countries, and has currently sold 5 million records worldwide. In addition, the Metallica live box-set release, containing over 8 hours of live music and video, selling for about $80, has already sold over 1 million units worldwide, making it the biggest selling box-set of its kind in history.

METALLiCA: Some Kind of Monster, the award winning documentary film, directed by Joe Berlinger & Bruce Sinofsky, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2004. It took over 3 years to make.

Soundwave 2013 Lineup Metallica Linkin Park Blink 182 Offspring Slayer Garbage Australia rock metal punk music festival concert gig
Soundwave 2013 Lineup: Metallica, Linkin Park, Blink 182, A Perfect Circle, The Offspring, Paramore, Slayer, Garbage, Cypress Hill and heaps more…

Metallica performing Enter Sandman to a massive crowd at the Monsters of Rock hard rock / heavy metal music festival in Moscow on the 28th September 1991 (YouTube video). Metallica was in a line up featuring AC/DC, Pantera, The Black Crowes,E.S.T. (Russia).The song at the beginning is The Ecstasy of Gold from the film: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

NOVEMBER 6 ~ ON THiS DAY in History

1856 ~ Scenes of Clerical Life, the 1st work of fiction by George Eliot was submitted for publication on the 6th November 1856.

1877 ~ CHESTER won the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday the 6th November 1877. This was the first time the Melbourne Cup was held on a Tuesday, from which it was then held traditionally on the first Tuesday of November to current time.

1900 ~ CLEAN SWEEP won the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday the 6th November 1900.

1906 ~ POSEiDON won the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday the 6th November 1906.

1913 ~ Mohandas Gandhi was arrested while leading a march of Indian miners in South Africa on the 6th November 1913.

1917 ~ WESTCOURT won the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday the 6th November 1917

1923 ~ BiTALLi won the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday the 6th November 1923.

1926Zig Ziglar the American author was born on Tuesday the 6th November 1926 (died 2012).

1928 ~ STATESMAN won the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday the 6th November 1928.

1934 ~ PETER PAN won the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday the 6th November 1934.

1935 ~ The Hawker Hurricane had its first flight on the 6th November 1935.

1935Parker Brothers acquired the forerunner patents for Monopoly from Elizabeth Magie on the 6th November 1935.

1943Ian Turpie the Australian actor and television personality was born on the 6th November 1943 (died 11th March 2012).

1945 ~ RAiNBiRD won the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday the 6th November 1945. See the original film footage of the 1945 Melbourne Cup.

1946 ~ Sally Field the American actress was born on Tuesday the 6th November 1946.

1947George Young the Scottish guitarist, songwriter, and producer  from the Easybeats and Flash and the Pan was born on Tuesday the 6th November 1947.

1947 ~ Meet the Press made its television debut on the 6th November 1947.

1948Glenn Frey the American singer-songwriter and guitarist from the Eagles was born on Tuesday the 6th November 1948.

1951 ~ DELTA won the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday the 6th November 1951.

1956 ~ EVENiNG PEAL the mare ridden by George Podmore won the MELBOURNE CUP on Tuesday 6th November 1956, trained by E. D. Lawson. Evening Peal was the first mare to win the Melbourne Cup since Rainbird won in 1945, and was the first horse to have an Oaks-Cup double victory in successive years.

1962 ~ EVEN STEVENS the chestnut stallion thoroughbred racehorse ridden by Les Coles won the MELBOURNE CUPon Tuesday 6th November 1962, trained by Arch McGregor. Even Stevens was the 1st “fly in” to win the Melbourne Cup, when he was on the inaugural Qantas flight for horses from Wellington to Melbourne on the 2nd October 1962.

1964Arkie Whiteley the Australian actress was born on Tuesday the 6th November 1964 (died 2001).

1968Jerry Yang the Taiwanese-American businessman and co-founder of Yahoo! was born on Tuesday the 6th November 1968.

1969Downhill Racer the American drama film starring Robert RedfordGene Hackman, and Camilla Sparv was released on Tuesday the 6th November 1969.

1970 ~ Ethan Hawke the American actor, director, and screenwriter was born on Tuesday the 6th November 1970.

1973 ~ GALA SUPREME the Victorian bred grey gelding thoroughbred racehorse ridden by Frank Reys won the MELBOURNE CUPon Tuesday 6th November 1973, trained by Ray J. Hutchins. Gala Supreme became a successful show horse after his racing days were over. Frank Reys (1931–1984) was the first and only Australian Aboriginal jockey to win the Melbourne Cup when he rode to victory on Gala Supreme.

1983 ~ Jon Hume the Australian singer-songwriter from Evermore was born on Tuesday the 6th November 1983.

1984 ~ BLACK KNiGHT the bay / brown gelding thoroughbred racehorse ridden by Peter Cook won the MELBOURNE CUP on Tuesday 6th November 1984. Black Knight was trained by George Hanlon.

1979 ~ HYPERNO the bay gelding thoroughbred racehorse ridden by Harry White won the MELBOURNE CUP on Tuesday 6th November 1979trained by Bart Cummings. Hyperno enjoyed his retirement  on Harry White’s rural property until he died in 2002.

1990 ~ KiNGSTON RULE the chestnut stallion thoroughbred racehorse ridden by Darren Beadman won the MELBOURNE CUP on Tuesday 6th November 1990. Kingston Rule was trained by Bart Cummings.

1999 ~ The Head of the Commonwealth was voted by Australians to be kept as their head of state in the Australian republic referendum on the 6th November 1999.

2001 ~ ETHERAL the bay mare thoroughbred racehorse ridden by Scott Seamer won the MELBOURNE CUP on Tuesday 6th November 2001. was trained by Sheila Laxon.

2007 ~ EFFiCiENT the grey gelding thoroughbred racehorse ridden by Michael Rodd won the MELBOURNE CUP on Tuesday 6th November 2012Efficient was trained by Graeme Rogerson.

2012 ~ GREEN MOON the bay stallion thoroughbred racehorse ridden by Brett Prebble won the MELBOURNE CUP on Tuesday 6th November 2012. Green Moon was trained by Robert Hickmott.

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The Green Moon Melbourne Cup page at PuntersParadise.com.au ~ 2012

2012 ~ OZ LOTTO had the draw for the largest Australianlotto jackpot prize on Tuesday 6th November 2012. Four winners shared a Division 1 prize pool of $111,972,151 in draw #977, on Melbourne Cup Day. The 4 division 1 winners each received $27,993,037.

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The Oz Lotto balls dropping in the Australian record $100 million draw (6th November 2012)
Oz Lotto $100 million largest Australian Tattslotto jackpot prize record results Tuesday 6th November 2012 draw numbers
The Oz Lotto Australian record $100 million draw results & prizes (Tuesday 6th November 2012)

Today in History for November 6th ~ video presented by the Associated Press…  

NOVEMBER 5 ~ ON THiS DAY in History

1605 – Guy Fawkes was arrested during a search of the Palace of Westminster on the 5th November 1605, which foiled Robert Catesby‘s plot to destroy the House of Lords and all within it. GUY FAWKES NiGHT aka Guy Fawkes DayBonfire Night and Firework Night, is an annual commemoration observed on the 5th November since 1605.

1743 –  The transit of Mercury coordinated scientific observations were organized by Joseph-Nicolas Delisle worldwide on the 5th November 1743.

1895 – George B. Selden was granted the first U.S. patent for an automobile on the 5th November 1895.

1913 – King Otto of Bavaria was deposed by his cousin, Prince Regent Ludwig, who assumed the title Ludwig III on the 5th November 1913.

1911 – Roy Rogers the American singer, guitarist, and actor was born on the 5th November 1911 (d. 1998).

1913 – Vivien Leigh the English actress was born on the 5th November 1913 (d. 1967).

1940 – Elke Sommer the German actress was born on the 5th November 1940.

1941 – Art Garfunkel the American singer-songwriter and guitarist from Simon & Garfunkel was born on the 5th November 1941.

1946 – Gram Parsons the American singer-songwriter and guitarist was born on the 5th November 1946 (d. 1973).

1945Les Murray (AM) the Australian sports journalist and soccer broadcaster was born on the 5th November 1945.

1957 – Mike Score the English singer-songwriter and musician from A Flock of Seagulls was born on the 5th November 1957.

1963 – Tatum O’Neal the American actress and author was born on the 5th November 1963.

2006 – Saddam Hussein the former president of Iraq, and his 2 co-defendants were sentenced to death on the 5th November 2006, in the al-Dujail trial for the role in the massacre of the 148 Shi’as in 1982.

2007 – Chang’e 1, China’s 1st lunar satellite, went into orbit around the Moon on the 5th November 2006.

2013 ~ FiORENTE the Thoroughbred racehorse bred in Ireland ridden by Damien Oliver won the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday 5th November 2013, trained by Gai Waterhouse. In the 2012 Melbourne Cup Fiorente ran 2nd to Green Moon.

Today in History for November 5th ~ video presented by the Associated Press…  

NOVEMBER 4 ~ ON THiS DAY in History

1783 – Mozart‘s Symphony No. 36 was performed for the 1st time on the 4th November 1783, in Linz, Austria.

1879 – Will Rogers the American actor was born on the 4th November 1979 (died 1935).

1890 ~ CARBiNE won the Melbourne Cup on the 4th November 1873 with jockey R. Ramage. Carbine came from New Zealand and was a direct descendant of Phar Lap. He competed carrying the weight record of 65.77kg, beating 38 other runners. The Melbourne Cup prize money was £13,230.

1921 – Hara Takashi the Japanese Prime Minister was assassinated in Tokyo on the 4th November 1921.

1922 – Howard Carter the English archaeologist and his men found the entrance to Pharaoh Tutankhamun‘s tomb in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt on the 4th November 1922.

1930 ~ PHAR LAP won the Melbourne Cup on the 4th November 1930 with jockey Jim Pike. Phar Lap was the only horse to be given legend status by the Australian Racing Hall of Fame. He holds the record for the shortest priced favourite in the Melbourne Cup. During the 1930 Melbourne Cup, bookmakers realised they would lose a fortune if Phar Lap was to win, and incidentally, he was shot at by gangsters on that day. Tommy Woodcock saved Phar Lap by placing himself and his pony between the shot.The Melbourne Cup prize money was £12,429.

Phar Lap jockey Jim Pike riding Flemington race track 1930 Melbourne Cup horse racing Charles Daniel Pratt photo
Phar Lap, the 1930 Melbourne Cup champion winner, with jockey Jim Pike at Flemington race track (1930 Photo by Charles Daniel Pratt)
Phar Lap winning Melbourne Cup Race 5th November 1930 horses finishing line big crowd black & white photo Argus
Phar Lap winning the Melbourne Cup on the 4th November 1930 (Argus news photo)

1932 – Thomas Klestil the 10th President of Austria was born on the 4th November 1932 (died 2004).

1946 – Laura Bush the American educator and 45th First Lady of the United States was born on the 4th November 1946.

1952 – The National Security Agency was established by the United States government on the 4th November 1952.

1953 – Jacques Villeneuve the Canadian race car driver was born on the 4th November 1953.

1955 – The Vienna State Opera reopened with a performance of Beethoven‘s Fidelio on the 4th November 1955, after being rebuilt after it was destroyed in World War II.

1957 – Tony Abbott the Australian politician was born on the 4th November 1957.

1960 – Dr.Jane Goodall observed chimpanzees creating tools at the Kasakela Chimpanzee Community in Tanzania on the 4th November 1960, becoming the first-ever observation of this kind in non-human animals.

1962 – The NiM-14-Nike-Hercules was the last atmospheric nuclear test conducted by the United States on the 4th November 1962. The air defense missile was tested with it’s detonation at 69,000 feet above Johnston Island.

1969 ~ RAiN LOVER won the Melbourne Cup on the 4th November 1969 with jockey Jim Johnson, and also won the 1968 Melbourne Cup. The Melbourne Cup prize money was $77,000.

1973 – Car Free Sunday was experienced for the first time in the Netherlands on the 4th November 1973.

1975 – Curtis Stone the Australian chef and author was born on the 4th November 1975.

1994 – The World Wide Web 1st conference that focused exclusively on the subject of the commercial potential of it was held in San Francisco on the 4th November 1994.

2008 – Barack Obama became the 1st African-American to be elected President of the United States on the 4th November 2008.

Today in History for November 4th ~ video presented by the Associated Press…  

MELBOURNE CUP ~ The Horse Race That Stops A Nation

1976 Melbourne Cup gold trophy won by Van Der Hum horse race winner
The 1976 Melbourne Cup trophy won by Van der Hum (NZ) ridden by Bob Skelton (Photo by Moriori’s Son)

The MELBOURNE CUP also known as The race that stops a nation, is Australia’s major Thoroughbred horse race, held annually on the 1st Tuesday of November since the 1800s. The 3,200 metre race for 3 year old horses is the richest 2 mile handicap in the world, and also one of the richest turf races. The race event is all conducted by the Victoria Racing Club on the Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The Melbourne Cup race starts at 3pm (daylight saving time) the first Tuesday in November.

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www.MelbourneCup.com official website for the Melbourne Cup ~ November 2012

The Melbourne Cup race started in 1861, and was originally held over 2 miles (about 3,218 metres). In 1972 the current race distance of 3,200 metres was established due to Australia’s adoption of the metric system.

1881 Melbourne Cup finish line Flemington Racecourse horse race horses racing historic crowd art engraving Australians illustrated artwork
The 1881 Melbourne Cup finish line (Art engraving by “S.B.” published in the Illustrated Australian News in November 1881)

2013 ~ FiORENTE the Thoroughbred racehorse bred in Ireland ridden by Damien Oliver won the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday 5th November 2012, trained by Gai Waterhouse. In the 2012 Melbourne Cup Fiorente ran 2nd to Green Moon.

2012 ~ GREEN MOON the bay stallion thoroughbred racehorse ridden by Brett Prebble won the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday 6th November 2012, trained by Robert Hickmott. Green Moon was originally intended to be ridden in the cup by Damien Oliver, who was dropped by the owner, Lloyd Williams, after being accused of illegal betting.

Fox Sports .com.au website Green Moon Melbourne Cup winner Brett Prebble jockey winning racehorse Spring racing carnival Flemington racecourse
www.FoxSports.com.au featuring Green Moon winning the 2012 Melbourne Cup ridden by Brett Prebble
MCUP.com.au Green Moon won 2012 Melbourne Cup winner bay stallion thoroughbred racehorse jockey Brett Prebble horse racing form guide betting
The Green Moon Melbourne Cup page on MCUP.com.au

2011 ~ DUNADEN the bay stallion thoroughbred racehorse ridden by Christophe Lemaire won the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday 1st November 2011. Dunaden was trained by Mikel Delzangles. He was the 1st horse to win the Hong Kong Vase (11 December 2011) after winning the Melbourne Cup. Dunaden was originally purchased for €1,500 as a foal at a sale in France in 2006, and sold to Pearl Bloodstock Pty (Mgr. R Levitt) in 2010 for about $200,000., and won $3.3 million at the 2011 Melbourne Cup. Dunaden beat Red Cadeaux in the closest photo-finish ever in the Melbourne Cup.

Dunaden & Red Cadeaux Photo finish 2011 Melbourne Cup horse race horses racing across the line
Dunaden & Red Cadeaux in the closest ever photo finish in Melbourne Cup ~ Tuesday 1st November 2011

2011 Emirates Melbourne Cup video…

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Dunaden, the 1st horse to win the Hong Kong Vase after winning the Melbourne Cup (2011 Photo by Flamelai)

2010Americain

2009 ~ SHOCKiNG the bay stallion thoroughbred racehorse ridden by Corey Brown won the 149th Melbourne Cup on Tuesday 3rd November 2009. Shocking was trained by Mark Kavanagh.

2008Viewed

2007 ~ EFFiCiENT the grey gelding thoroughbred racehorse ridden by Michael Rodd won the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday 6th November 2007. Efficient was trained by Graeme Rogerson.

2006Delta Blues

2005Makybe Diva

2004Makybe Diva

2003Makybe Diva

2002Media Puzzle

2001 ~ ETHERAL the bay mare thoroughbred racehorse ridden by Scott Seamer won the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday 6th November 2001. Etheral was trained by Sheila Laxon.

2000Brew

1999Rogan Josh

1998 ~ JEZABEEL the brown mare thoroughbred racehorse ridden by Chris Munce won the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday 3rd November 1998, trained by Brian Jenkins. Jezabeel was the only horse to have won both the Melbourne Cup and the Auckland Cup in 1998.

1997Might and Power

1996Saintly

1995Doriemus

1994Jeune

1993Vintage Crop

1992 ~ SUBZERO the grey gelding thoroughbred racehorse ridden by Greg Hall won the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday 3rd November 1992. Subzero was trained by Lee Freedman.

Subzero at Mansfield Secondary College the grey gelding thoroughbred racehorse won 1992 Melbourne Cup winner1
Subzero the 1992 Melbourne Cup winner (Photo from Mansfield Secondary College on Wikipedia)

1991Let’s Elope

1990 ~ KiNGSTON RULE the chestnut stallion thoroughbred racehorse ridden by Darren Beadman won the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday 6th November 1990. Kingston Rule was trained by Bart Cummings.

1989Tawrrific

1988Empire Rose

1987 ~ KENSEi (NZ) the chestnut gelding thoroughbred racehorse ridden by Larry Olsen won the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday 3rd November 1987. Kensei was trained by Les J. Bridge.

1986At Talaq

1985What A Nuisance

1984 ~ BLACK KNiGHT the bay / brown gelding thoroughbred racehorse ridden by Peter Cook won the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday 6th November 1984. Black Knight was trained by George Hanlon.

1983Kiwi

1982 ~ GURNER’S LANE the chestnut gelding thoroughbred racehorse ridden by Mick Dittman won the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday 3rd November 1978, trained by Geoff T. Murphy. Gurner’s Lane is best remembered for winning the Caulfield Cup and Melbourne Cup double in 1982.

1981Just A Dash

1980Beldale Ball

1979 ~ HYPERNO the bay gelding thoroughbred racehorse ridden by Harry White won the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday 6th November 1979, trained by Bart CummingsHyperno enjoyed his retirement  on Harry White’s rural property until he died in 2002.

1978Arwon

1977Gold and Black

1976Van der Hum

1975Think Big

1974Think Big

1973 ~ GALA SUPREME the Victorian bred grey gelding thoroughbred racehorse ridden by Frank Reys won the 1973 Melbourne Cupon Tuesday 6th November 1973trained by Ray J. Hutchins. Gala Supreme became a successful show horse after his racing days were over. Frank Reys (1931–1984) was the first and only Australian Aboriginal jockey to win the Melbourne Cup when he rode to victory on Gala Supreme.

1972Piping Lane

1971Silver Knight

1970Baghdad Note

1969 ~ RAiN LOVER won the Melbourne Cup on the 4th November 1969 with jockey Jim Johnson, and also won the 1968 Melbourne Cup. The Melbourne Cup prize money was $77,000.

1968 ~ RAiN LOVER

1967Red Handed

1966Galilee

1965Light Fingers

1964Polo Prince

1963Gatum Gatum

1962 ~ EVEN STEVENS the chestnut stallion thoroughbred racehorse ridden by Les Coles won the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday 6th November 1962, trained by Arch McGregor. Even Stevens was the 1st “fly in” to win the Melbourne Cup, when he was on the inaugural Qantas flight for horses from Wellington to Melbourne on the 2nd October 1962.

1961Lord Fury

1960Hi Jinx

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1951 ~ DELTA won the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday the 6th November 1951.

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1956 ~ EVENiNG PEAL the mare ridden by George Podmore won the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday 6th November 1956, trained by E. D. Lawson. Evening Peal was the 1st mare to win the Melbourne Cup since Rainbird won in 1945, and was the 1st horse to have an Oaks-Cup double victory in successive years.

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1945 ~ RAiNBiRD won the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday the 6th November 1945. See the original film footage of the 1945 Melbourne Cup.

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1934 ~ PETER PAN won the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday the 6th November 1934.

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1930 ~ PHAR LAP won the Melbourne Cup on the 4th November 1930 with jockey Jim Pike. Phar Lap was the only horse to be given legend status by the Australian Racing Hall of Fame. He holds the record for the shortest priced favourite in the Melbourne Cup. During the 1930 Melbourne Cup, bookmakers realised they would lose a fortune if Phar Lap was to win, and incidentally, he was shot at by gangsters on that day. Tommy Woodcock saved Phar Lap by placing himself and his pony between the shot.The Melbourne Cup prize money was £12,429.

Phar Lap jockey Jim Pike riding Flemington race track 1930 Melbourne Cup horse racing Charles Daniel Pratt photo
Phar Lap, the 1930 Melbourne Cup champion winner, with jockey Jim Pike at Flemington race track (1930 Photo by Charles Daniel Pratt)
Phar Lap winning Melbourne Cup Race 4th November 1930 horses finishing line big crowd black & white photo Argus
Phar Lap winning the Melbourne Cup on the 4th November 1930 (Argus news photo)

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1928 ~ STATESMAN won the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday the 6th November 1928.

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1923 ~ BiTALLi won the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday the 6th November 1923.

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1917 ~ WESTCOURT won the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday the 6th November 1917

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1906 ~ POSEiDON won the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday the 6th November 1906.

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1900 ~ CLEAN SWEEP won the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday the 6th November 1900.

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1890 ~ CARBiNE won the Melbourne Cup on the 4th November 1873 with jockey R. Ramage. Carbine came from New Zealand and was a direct descendant of Phar Lap. He competed carrying the weight record of 65.77kg, beating 38 other runners. The Melbourne Cup prize money was £13,230.

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1877 ~ CHESTER won the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday the 6th November 1877. This was the first time the Melbourne Cup was held on a Tuesday, from which it was then held traditionally on the first Tuesday of November to current time.

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1862Archer

1861ARCHER the Australian Thoroughbred racehorse won the 1st Melbourne Cup on the 7th November 1861.

NOVEMBER 3 ~ ON THiS DAY in History

1493 – Christopher Columbus first sighted the island of Dominica in the Caribbean Sea on the 3rd November 1493.

1783 – John Austin the highwayman was the last person to be publicly hanged at London‘s Tyburn gallows on the 3rd November 1783.

1783Continental Army in America was disbanded on the 3rd November 1783.

1793 – Olympe de Gouges the French playwright, journalist and feminist was guillotined on the 3rd November 1793.

1838 – The Times of India, the world’s largest circulated English language daily broadsheet newspaper was founded as The Bombay Times and Journal of Commerce. on the 3rd November 1838.

1911 – Chevrolet officially entered the automobile market in competition with the Ford Model T on the 3rd November 1911.

1913 – The United States introduced an income tax on the 3rd November 1913.

1957 –  Laika the dog, the 1st animal to enter orbit was launched by the Soviet Union aboard Sputnik 2 on the 3rd November 1957.

1973 – Mariner 10 was launched by NASA destined for Mercury on the 3rd November 1973. Mariner 10 became the 1st space probe to reach the planet Mercury on the 29th March 1974.

1978 – Dominica gained independence from the United Kingdom on the 3rd November 1978.

1982 ~ GURNER’S LANE the chestnut gelding thoroughbred racehorse ridden by Mick Dittman won the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday 3rd November 1978, trained by Geoff T. Murphy. Gurner’s Lane is best remembered for winning the Caulfield Cup and Melbourne Cup double in 1982.

1987 ~ KENSEi (NZ) the chestnut gelding thoroughbred racehorse ridden by Larry Olsen won the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday 3rd November 1987. Kensei was trained by Les J. Bridge.

1992 ~ SUBZERO the grey gelding thoroughbred racehorse ridden by Greg Hall won the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday 3rd November 1992. Subzero was trained by Lee Freedman.

Subzero at Mansfield Secondary College the grey gelding thoroughbred racehorse won 1992 Melbourne Cup winner1
Subzero the 1992 Melbourne Cup winner (Photo from Mansfield Secondary College on Wikipedia)

1995 – Kendall Jenner the American model was born on the 3rd November 1995.

1998 ~ JEZABEEL the brown mare thoroughbred racehorse ridden by Chris Munce won the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday 3rd November 1998, trained by Brian Jenkins. Jezabeel was the only horse to have won both the Melbourne Cup and the Auckland Cup in 1998.

2009 ~ SHOCKiNG the bay stallion thoroughbred racehorse ridden by Corey Brown won the 149th Melbourne Cup on Tuesday 3rd November 2009. Shocking was trained by Mark Kavanagh. Today in History for November 3rd ~ video presented by the Associated Press…  

NOVEMBER 2 ~ ON THiS DAY in History

1868 – Time zoneNew Zealand officially adopted a standard time to be observed nationally on the 2nd November 1868.

1882 –  The Great Oulu Fire of 1882 devastated Oulu in Finland on the 2nd November 1882.

1889 – North and South Dakota were admitted as the 39th and 40th U.S. states on the 2nd November 1889.

1898 – Cheerleading was started on the 2nd November 1898, at the University of Minnesota leading the crowd in cheering on the football team.

1920 – KDKA started broadcasting as the 1st commercial radio station on the 2nd November 1920, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in the United States.

1936 – The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation was established on the 2nd November 1936.

1936 – The British Broadcasting Corporation initiated the BBC Television Service, the world’s first regular, high-definition service on the 2nd November 1936. It was renamed BBC1 in 1964.

1947 – The H-4 Hercules also known as the Spruce Goose was flown by Howard Hughes on its maiden (and only) flight on the 2nd November 1947, in California. The H-4 Hercules was the largest fixed-wing aircraft ever built, the largest flying boat ever built and had the largest wingspan of any aircraft in history.

1957 – The Levelland UFO Case in Levelland, Texas on the 2nd November 1957 generated national publicity.

1959 – The M1 motorway first section of the 1st inter-urban motorway in the United Kingdom was opened on the 2nd November 1959, between the present day junctions 5 and 18, along with the M10 motorway and M45 motorway.

1960 – Penguin Books was found not guilty of obscenity in the trial R v Penguin Books Ltd., the Lady Chatterley’s Lover case on the 2nd November 1960.

1982Cosentino the Australian illusionist and escapologist was born Paul Cosentino in Victoria on the 2nd November 1982. Cosentino came 2nd in the 2011 series of Australia’s Got Talent. Cosentino won Dancing With the Stars in 2013.  official website: Cosentino.com.au | social media : Facebook | Twitter | videos : Youtube | video : Cosentino Highlights Reel (uploaded Marrch 2018)…

1983 – U.S. President Ronald Reagan signed a bill creating Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on the 2nd November 1983.

1984 – Velma Barfield became the 1st woman executed in the United States since 1962, on the 2nd November 1984.

1988 – The Morris worm became the 1st internet-distributed computer worm to gain significant mainstream media attention when launched from MIT on the 2nd November 1988.

2000 –The ISS first resident crew Expedition 1 docked on the Soyuz TM-31 on the 2nd November 2000.

2003 Cliff Young the Australian potato farmer and athlete from Beech Forest, Victoria died at the age of 81 on the 2nd November 2003 (born 1922). Cliff Young is best known for his unexpected win of the inaugural Sydney to Melbourne Ultramarathon in 1983 at the age of 61. See more about Cliff, and his potato farm for sale, and Cliffy the movie. | video : Cliff Young Shuffle – Ultramarathon Runner – Never Give Up!

Today in History for November 2nd ~ video presented by the Associated Press…  

NOVEMBER 1 ~ ON THiS DAY in History

1512 –  The Sistine Chapel ceiling painted by Michelangelo was exhibited to the public for the first time on the 1st November 1512.

1520 – The Strait of Magellan was first discovered and navigated by by European explorer Ferdinand Magellan on the 1st November 1520, during the 1st recorded circumnavigation voyage.

1570 – The All Saints’ Flood devastated the Dutch coast on the 1st November 1570.

1604 – Othello by William Shakespeare was presented for the first time at Whitehall Palace in London on the 1st November 1604.

1611 – The Tempest by William Shakespeare was presented for the first time, at Whitehall Palace in London on the 1st November 1611.

1683 – The British crown colony of New York was subdivided into 12 counties on the 1st November 1683.

1755 – The Lisbon earthquake destroyed Lisbon the capital city of Portugal on the 1st November 1755. The massive earthquake and tsunami killed over 60,000 people.

1757 – Antonio Canova the Italian sculptor was born on the 1st November 1757 (died 1822).

1805 – Napoleon Bonaparte invaded Austria during the War of the Third Coalition on the 1st November 1805.

1848 – The 1st medical school for women opened  in BostonMassachusetts on the 1st November 1848. The Boston Female Medical School later merged with the Boston University School of Medicine.

1870 –The National Weather Service in the U.S made its 1st official meteorological forecast on the 1st November 1870, when it was originally known as the Weather Bureau.

1872 – Louis Dewis the Belgian-French painter was born on the 1st November 1872 (died 1946).

1888 – George Kenner the German painter was born on the 1st November 1888 (died 1971).

1889 – Hannah Höch the German painter and photographer was born on the 1st November 1889 (died 1978).

1896 – The National Geographic magazine showed the bare breasts of a woman for the first time on the 1st November 1896.

1905 – Paul-Émile Borduas the Canadian painter was born on the 1st November 1905 (died 1960).

1911 – The 1st dropping of a bomb from an airplane in combat was on the 1st November 1911, during the Italo-Turkish War.

1917 – Margaret Taylor-Burroughs the American painter and co-founder of the DuSable Museum of African American History was born on the 1st November 1917 (died 2010).

1938 – Seabiscuit defeated War Admiral in an upset victory during a match race deemed the match of the century in horse racing on the 1st November 1938.

1939 – The first rabbit born after artificial insemination was exhibited to the world on the 1st November 1939.

1941 – Ansel Adams the American photographer took a picture of a moonrise over the town of Hernandez in New Mexico on the 1st November 1941, that would later become one of the most famous images in the history of photography.

1944 – Kinky Friedman the American singer-songwriter and author was born on the 1st November 1944.

1945 – Australia joined the United Nations on the 1st November 1945.

1950 – Dan Peek the American guitarist from the soft rock band America was born on the 1st November 1950 (died 2011).

1952 – Ivy Mike the first large hydrogen bomb was detonated on the 1st November 1952 by the United States on Enewetak, an atoll in the Pacific Ocean, as part of Operation Ivy. The codename Ivy Mike [“M” for megaton] was given to the first test of a thermonuclear device, in which part of the explosive yield came from nuclear fusion.

1953 – Jan Davis the American astronaut was born on the 1st November 1953.

1957 – The Mackinac Bridge, the world’s longest suspension bridge between anchorages at the time, opens to traffic connecting Michigan’s upper and lower peninsulas on the 1st November 1957.

1958 – Robert Hart the English rock vocalist and songwriter from Bad Company and Manfred Mann’s Earth Band was born on the 1st November 1958.

1960 – John F. Kennedy, while campaigning for President of the United States, announced his idea of the Peace Corps on the 1st November 1960.

1961 –The Women Strike for Peace (WSP) against nuclear proliferation was held on the 1st November 1961, with 50,000 women in 60 cities participating.

1962 – Magne Furuholmen the Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist from A-ha was born on the 1st November 1962.

1962 – Anthony Kiedis the American singer-songwriter from Red Hot Chili Peppers was born on the 1st November 1962.

1963 – The Arecibo Observatory in AreciboPuerto Rico, with the largest radio telescope ever constructed, officially opened on the 1st November 1963.

1963 – Rick Allen the English drummer from Def Leppard was born on the 1st November 1963.

1967 – Sophie B. Hawkins the American singer-songwriter and guitarist was born on the 1st November 1967.

1967 ~ Tina Arena the Australian singer-songwriter was born in Keilor East, Victoria, on the 1st November 1967. She has sold over 10 million records worldwide. official website : TinaArena.com | social media : Facebook | Twitter | instagram | videos : YouTube | video : Tina Arena performing her song “Sorrento Moon” in 1994

1967 – Carla van de Puttelaar the Dutch photographer was born on the 1st November 1967.

1968 – The Motion Picture Association of America‘s film rating system was officially introduced on the 1st November 1968, originating with the ratings G, M, R, and X.

1972 – Toni Collette the Australian actress was born on the 1st November 1972.

1978 – Jessica Valenti the American blogger was born on the 1st November 1978. Official website: www.JessicaValenti.com

1981 – LaTavia Roberson the American singer-songwriter from Destiny’s Child was born on the 1st November 1981.

1982 – Honda became the 1st Asian automobile company to produce cars in the United States with the opening of their factory in Marysville, Ohio on the 1st November 1982. The Honda Accord was the first car produced there.

2000 – Serbia joined the United Nations on the 1st November 2000.

2002The Sleepover Club Australian television series was first broadcast on the 1st November 2002, until the 7th March 2008.

2011 ~ DUNADEN the French trained thoroughbred racehorse won the 2011 MELBOURNE CUP on Tuesday 1st November 2000. Dunaden was ridden by Christophe Lemaire and trained by Mikel Delzangles. He was the 1st horse to win the Hong Kong Vase after winning the Melbourne Cup. Dunaden was originally purchased for €1,500 as a foal at a sale in France in 2006, and sold to Pearl Bloodstock Pty (Mgr. R Levitt) in 2010 for about $200,000., and won $3.3 million at the 2011 Melbourne Cup. Dunaden beat Red Cadeaux in the closest photo-finish ever in the Melbourne Cup.

Dunaden & Red Cadeaux Photo finish 2011 Melbourne Cup horse race horses racing across the line
Dunaden & Red Cadeaux in the closest ever photo finish in Melbourne Cup ~ Tuesday 1st November 2011

2011 Emirates Melbourne Cup video…

Dunaden 1st horse won Melbourne Cup & Hong Kong Vase 2011 horse race thoroughbred racing bay stallion
Dunaden, the 1st horse to win the Hong Kong Vase after winning the Melbourne Cup (2011 Photo by Flamelai)

Today in History for November 1st ~ video presented by the Associated Press…  

OCTOBER 31 ~ ON THiS DAY in History

1632 ~ Johannes Vermeer the Dutch painter was born on the 31st October 1632 (died 15th December 1675 aged 43).

1864 – Nevada was admitted as the 36th U.S. state on the 31st October 1864.

1883 – Marie Laurencin the French painter was born on the 31st October 1883 (died 1956).

1912 – Ollie Johnston the American animator was born on the 31st October 1912 (died 2008).

1913 – Dedication of the Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across United States on the 31st October 1913.

1920 – Helmut Newton the German photographer was born on the 31st October 1920 (died 2004).

1923 – Marble BarAustralia had the first of 160 consecutive days of 100 degrees Fahrenheit (37.7 degrees celsius) on the 31st October 1923.

1926 – Magician Harry Houdini died of gangrene and peritonitis on the 31st October 1926, after his appendix ruptured.

1926 – Jimmy Savile the English radio and television host was born on the 31st October 1926 (died 2011).

1955Ruby Hunter the Australian singer and songwriter was born on the banks of the Murray River in South Australia on the 31st October 1955 (died 2010 aged 54). Ruby Hunter was a member of the Ngarrindjeri nation of Aboriginal tribes, and often performed with her partner Archie Roach, whom both met as homeless teenagers. Ruby was forcibly taken from her family at the age of 8 as part of the Stolen Generation. Ruby Hunter received two ARIA Award nominations, for Best Indigenous Release for Thoughts Within (1995), and Best Blues & Roots Album for Feeling Good (2000).

1961 – In the Soviet UnionJoseph Stalin‘s body was removed from Lenin’s Tomb on the 31st October 1961.

1961 – Peter Jackson the New Zealand actor, director, screenwriter, and producer was born on the 31st October 1961.

1963 – Johnny Marr the English singer-songwriter and guitarist from The Smiths and Modest Mouse was born on the 31st October 1963.

1966 – Ad-Rock the American rapper from the Beastie Boys was born on the 31st October 1966.

1966 – Annabella Lwin the Burmese singer from Bow Wow Wow was born on the 31st October 1966.

1967 – Vanilla Ice the American rapper and actor was born on the 31st October 1967.

1970 – Linn Berggren the Swedish singer-songwriter from Ace of Base was born on the 31st October 1970.

1970 – Rogers Stevens the American guitarist from Blind Melon was born on the 31st October 1970.

1999 – Yachtsman Jesse Martin returned to Melbourne on the 31st October 1999, after 11 months of circumnavigating the world, solo, non-stop and unassisted.

1999 – EgyptAir Flight 990 crashed into the Atlantic Ocean on the 31st October 1999, killing all 217 people on board.

2000 – Willow Smith the American actress and singer was born on the 31st October 2000.

2003Bethany Hamilton the American 13 year old professional surfer had her left arm bitten off by a 14 to 15 foot tiger shark on the 31st October 2003, while having a morning surf along Tunnels Beach, Kauai with her best friend Alana Blanchard, her father and brother. Bethany overcame the injury and returned to professional surfing. She wrote about her experience in the 2004 autobiography Soul Surfer: A True Story of Faith, Family, and Fighting to Get Back on the Board. In 2011 the feature film Soul Surfer was released, based on the book.

Today in History for October 31st ~ video presented by the Associated Press…  

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