CSB - Today in History

Today in History - Nov 15

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Today in history. It's our day in history, the fifteenth
of November, forty days until Christmas day time. And we
opened with The Doors, who officially signed with Elektra Records
in a deal for the band to produce seven albums
today in nineteen sixty six, and the band also reluctantly

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agreed to release break on Through this song as their
first single they Gone Through to the Other Side. A
few other things that happened on this day. Way back
in eighteen sixty one in Otago, the Otago Daily Times
was published as New Zealand's first daily newspaper on this
day in eighteen sixty one. Julius Vogel was the paper's

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first editor. Jump forward to nineteen fifty eight. The Uttia
Muri hydro power Station was opened today in nineteen fifty eight.
And also the first electricity generated from the wayraki Ga
Thermal Power Project happened on this day in nineteen fifty eight.
Fifteenth day of November, and we say happy birthday to

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a number of famous people, including the legendary Petula Clark,
English pop singer from the sixties. Really she is ninety
two today, isn't that wonderful? Happy Birthday? To Petula Clark,
so many big hits. American actor Sam Watterson been in
so many good movies. He is eighty four today from

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the English folk band Really the bass player. Ricky Kemp
from Steeleye Spam, not Steely Dan, but Steeleye Spam. Dear
Ritt Kemp. This is one of their hit singles. Roger Donaldson,
the movie director, producer movies like Cocktail, Dante's Peak, the

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World's Fastest Indian Smash Palace. Happy birthday to Roger Donaldson,
now lives in California. He's seventy nine today. His son Scrint.
His son Chris was a sprinter, represented New Zealand and
now works with the All Blacks. A happy birthday to him.
It's Anafred Lindstad's birthday today. We know her as Frieda
from Abba. It's a happy birthday Anafred Frida seventy nine today.

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A member of the band The Thompson Twins. Joseph Martin Leeway,
Joe Leeway. He is sixty nine today. Many happy returns
of the day to him and a couple of key
we sports legends. Hugh McGahan, former professional rugby league player.
Happy birthday to Hughes sixty three today in John Preston,

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half back in first five He represented New Zealand, played
for AH, Canterbury and Wellington. He is fifty seven today.
Many happies to John and there we go. That's our
famous people list of birthday people today Here on Gold Sport,
it's the Country Sport Breakfast. Good morning,