Kookaburras Kookaburras are terrestrial tree kingfishers of the genus Dacelo native to Australia and New Guinea, which grow to between 28–42 cm (11–17 in) in length. The name is a loanword from Wiradjuri guuguubarra, onomatopoeic of its call. The photo displays the bird during the November Australian fires. Adam Stevenson.
Bonnaroo Music Festival Genre Pop, alternative rock, indie rock, hip hop, R&B, electronic, metal, funk, stoner rock, jazz, jam bands, Americana, country, folk, bluegrass, gospel, reggae, world Dates June 13–16, 2019 Location(s) Great Stage Park, Manchester, Tennessee, U.S. The Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival is an American annual four-day music festival developed and produced by …
The Last Waltz Directed by Martin Scorsese Produced by Robbie Robertson Jonathan Taplin Starring Rick Danko Levon Helm Garth Hudson Richard Manuel Robbie Robertson Music by The Band The Last Waltz was a concert by the Canadian-American rock group The Band, held on American Thanksgiving Day, November 25, 1976, at Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco. …
Reba (album) Released April 18, 1988 Studio Sound Stage Studios and Emerald Sound, Nashville, TN Genre Country Length 35:46 Reba is the thirteenth studio album by American country singer Reba McEntire, released on April 18, 1988. Gone were the honky tonk stable steel guitars and fiddles of My Kind of Country and Have I Got …
ON THIS DAY Search Results for Month: DECEMBER SIR DONALD BRADMAN – DIES DIED Event Date: Tuesday 25 December 2001 Description: Bradman consistently scored at a level that made him, in the words of former Australia captain Bill Woodfull, “worth three batsmen to Australia”. Summary: Sir Donald George Bradman, AC. “The Don”, was an Australian …
ON THIS DAY Search Results for Month: MAY PHAR LAP DIED Event Date: Thursday 5 May 1932 Description: Phar Lap haemorrhaged to death. 1932 Summary: Phar Lap.Early on 5 April 1932, the horse’s strapper for the North American visit, Tommy Woodcock, found him in severe pain and having a high temperature. Within a few hours, …
ON THIS DAY Search Results for Month: APRIL THE FIRST TONY AWARDS Event Date: Sunday 6 April 1947 Description: The first awards ceremony was held on April 6, 1947, at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York City. Summary: Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award. The award was founded in …
ON THIS DAY Search Results for Month: MARCH JACK RUBY – MURDER OF LEE HARVEY OSWALD EVENT Event Date: Saturday 14 March 1964 Description: Convicted of the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald on March 14, 1964 Summary: Jacob Leon Rubenstein (April 25, 1911 – January 3, 1967), who legally changed his name to Jack …
ON THIS DAY – The month of February RCA RECORDS Event Date: 1 February RELEASE THE FIRST 45rpm RECORDS REPLACING THE OUT DATED 78 RECORDINGS. 1949. BANJO PATERSON BORN Event Date: Wednesday 17 February 1864 Description: Paterson’s more notable poems include “Waltzing Matilda”, “The Man from Snowy River” Summary: Andrew Barton “Banjo” Paterson, OBE …
ON THIS DAY – The month of January DONALD CAMPBELL – DIES EVENT Event Date: Wednesday 4 January 1967 Description: 1967, Campbell was killed when Bluebird K7 flipped and disintegrated at a speed in excess of 300 mph (480 km/h). Summary:Donald Malcolm Campbell, CBE (23 March 1921 – 4 January 1967) was a British speed …