All our yesterdays 27th June - 3rd July

 This time, we're looking back to the week of 27th June - 3rd July

On 27th June 2007,  After having served as chancellor of the Exchequer (1997–2007), British Labour Party politician Gordon Brown became prime minister of the United Kingdom.

On 28th June 1997, In a boxing match for the heavyweight title, Mike Tyson was disqualified after he twice bit Evander Holyfield's ears; as a result of the infraction, he temporarily lost his boxing license.

On 29th June 1974, While on tour with the Kirov (now Mariinsky) Ballet in Toronto, Mikhail Baryshnikov defected from the Soviet Union, citing artistic reasons, and he later settled in the United States.

On 30th June 1936, American author Margaret Mitchell published Gone with the Wind, a sweeping romance set during the Civil War; the novel later won a Pulitzer Prize and was adapted into a hugely successful film.

On 1st July 1997, The crown colony of Hong Kong officially reverted to Chinese sovereignty, ending 156 years of British rule.

On 2nd July 1937, The aeroplane piloted by American aviator Amelia Earhart disappeared over the central Pacific Ocean during her attempt to fly around the world.

On 3rd July 1969, just weeks after being fired from the Rolling Stones, Brian Jones was found dead in his swimming pool.

And finally, this week in 1969, The Beatles were having their third and final week at Number One in the UK with 'The Ballad Of John & Yoko."

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The Music of my Life 36

 

It's the Summer of 1965 and we've just moved to Burnham on Sea to take on this arcade on the seafront. I've just had my 5th birthday and it's the start of the 6 week's Summer Holidays.

In the back room of the arcade, Dad had a record player and a reel to reel tape recorder that he used to pipe music throughout the arcade.

This album was released at the beginning of the month, and I can still remember vividly the excitement I felt when Dad brought the album out of the bag and put it on the record player.

And almost 56 years later, I still get that feeling whenever I look at the cover of this album. I'm a little boy again!

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