February 07, 2024

What happened On This Day in History?!

2 minutes

On This Day...

Monopoly, marketed by Parker Brothers, went on sale in the US in 1935.

Pinocchio, the Disney animated film, premiered in the US in 1940.

Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered in caves west of Jordan in 1947.

Bee Gees left Australia and returned to the UK in 1967.

Swiss Women were allowed to vote for the first time in 1971.

Pink Floyd performed The Wall for the first time in concert in Los Angeles in 1980.

Michael Jackson's Thriller became the best-selling album of all time in 1984.

Lindy Chamberlain was freed from prison in 1986.

Concorde took a then record 2 hr 52-minute flight between New York and London in 1996.

And Melbourne recorded it's hottest day with a temp of 46.4 degrees.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBgyVY_ClzQ

Source: YouTube/Disney/ClassicTrailers

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By 91.7 The Wave