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December 1In 1967, The Jimi Hendrix Experience release their second album, Axis: Bold as Love. In 1913, the Ford Motor Company introduces the world’s first moving assembly line in their factory. |
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December 2In 1697, St Paul’s Cathedral is consecrated in London. In 1908, at the age of two, Aisin-Gioro Puyi becomes last Emperor of China. |
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December 3In 1960, the popular stage musical Camelot debuts at the Majestic Theatre on Broadway in New York City. In 1976, an assassination attempt is made on reggae star Bob Marley. He is shot twice but manages to perform a concert two days later. |
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December 4In 1956, rock ‘n’ roll pioneers Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Johnny Cash get together for a jam session at Sun Studios in Memphis, Tennessee. The session is recorded and later released as an album called The Million Dollar Quartet. In 1954, in Miami, Florida the first Burger King fast food restaurant opens. |
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December 5Today is Father’s Day in Thailand, so don’t forget to do something special for your dad! In 1492, Christopher Columbus becomes the first European to set foot on the island of Hispaniola, which is today divided into the countries of Haiti and the Dominican Republic. |
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December 6Today and tomorrow, don’t miss the fun of Big Mountain Music Festival 6 at Nakhon Ratchasima. Enjoy camping and watching performances by Greasy Cafe, Moderndog, Palmy, Paradox, Scrubb, Boom Boom Cash, Slot Machine, 25 hours, Carabao, Lomosonic, Hariguem Zaboy, Thaitanium, Stamp and many more from noon until late at Bonanza Khao Yai. Tickets are 1,500 to 2,000 baht at Thai Ticketmajor. For more information, call 02 565 3456. In 2006, NASA reveals photographs taken by Mars Global Surveyor suggesting the presence of liquid water on Mars. |
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December 7Today is the last day at Ardel’s Third Place Gallery on Thonglor Soi 10 to see Genii Loci, an exhibition of sculptures, architecture and furniture design inspired by traditional Thai culture by Rush Pleansuk. The gallery is open Tuesday to Sunday from 10:30 am to 7 pm. For more details, call 02 422 2092. In 1972, NASA launches Apollo 17, the last Apollo mission to the moon. The crew takes the famous photograph known as The Blue Marble as they leave the Earth. |
