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Today's EarthStation1.com 15% Off Commemorative Memorial Title: Combat At Sea Documentary Series + Bonus MP4 Video Download DVD Set
Today, October 21, 2025

October 21: Trafalgar Day: -- A celebration throughout the British Empire of the victory won by the Royal Navy, commanded by Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, over the combined French and Spanish fleets at the Battle Of Trafalgar on October 21, 1805. The victorious British ended the threat of Napoleon's invasion of England. British naval hero Admiral Horatio Nelson was mortally wounded aboard his ship Victory. Each October 21 the commissioned officers of the Royal Navy celebrate the victory at the Battle Of Trafalgar by holding a Trafalgar Night dinner in the Officer's Mess. At such a Trafalgar Night banquet or dinner, a speech is usually made by a guest of honour, who ends the speech with a toast to "The Immortal Memory..." or "To the immortal memory..." (The rest of the wording of the toast vary depending on what is said in the speech). On Trafalgar 200, the 200th anniversary of The Battle Of Trafalgar, ) on October 21, 2005, the traditional toast given by Queen Elizabeth II at such a dinner was "The Immortal Memory of Lord Nelson and those who fell with him". Such dinners also occur each year on or around October 21 in locations other than Royal Navy ships. The Royal Naval Museum in Portsmouth hold a "Trafalgar Night Dinner" each year on a date close to October 21; the British ambassador in Washington hosts such a dinner at which the guest of honour may be a senior officer in the United States Navy. Sea Cadet Corps in the United Kingdom hold a youth cadet parade known as the National Trafalgar Day Parade on Trafalgar Square each year. The parade is formed with a platoon from each area, a guard and a massed band. This is held on the closest Sunday to October 21. Units and Districts from around the country celebrate this day - usually with a town parade. Birmingham celebrates the anniversary with a ceremony at the statue of Lord Nelson - the oldest such statue in the United Kingdom - in the Bull Ring. The ceremony is led by the Lord Mayor of Birmingham and involves men and women of HMS Forward, Sea Cadet units from across the West Midlands and various civic organisations, including The Nelson Society and The Birmingham Civic Society. Afterwards representatives of naval and civic organisations lay wreaths and a parade marches off to Victoria Square, the public square in front of the seat of local government, where the Lord Mayor takes the salute. Another aspect of the Birmingham celebration is that the statue is regaled with swags of laurel and flowers, possibly due to its location by the wholesale flower markets of the city. This tradition, marked through most of the nineteenth century, was revived in 2004. In Edinburgh, citizens commissioned the Nelson Monument on Calton Hill in memory of Admiral Lord Nelson. Weather permitting, the Trafalgar flag signal "England expects that every man will do his duty" is flown from the monument on Trafalgar Day. Looking like a tall stone telescope, the Nelson Monument contains a time ball which drops at 1 o'clock daily. The village of Dervock in County Antrim (Northern Ireland) has the only known memorial which takes the form of a stained-glass window depicting Admiral Lord Nelson minutes before he was killed on board HMS Victory in 1805. It is believed that this is the only memorial on the island, Nelson's pillar in Dublin (the earliest memorial to Admiral Nelson) having been destroyed in 1966, and in 2015 residents organised their first ever "Trafalgar Day". In Gibraltar, the Trafalgar Day service takes place at the Trafalgar Cemetery, where the senior Naval Commander reads an extract from the Gibraltar Chronicle newspaper, the first periodical to report on the battle. Some sailors died in Gibraltar of wounds received at Trafalgar; they are buried in Gibraltar. HMS Victory, with Nelson's body on board, underwent repairs in Gibraltar prior to sailing for Britain. In the Isle of Man, the steersman of HMS Victory is buried in the graveyard of Kirk Arbory, Ballabeg. An annual parade and church service takes place on Trafalgar Day. The victory is celebrated in Nelson, New Zealand (named after Horatio Nelson) usually in Trafalgar Square and sometimes involves pupils from the local Victory Primary School. Many streets in Nelson are named after Trafalgar and crew members of Victory. The victory is celebrated each year in the Australian town of Trafalgar, Victoria, in which the small town of 2,200 hold an annual Battle Of Trafalgar Festival with the Trafalgar Day Ball held on the Friday or Saturday closest to October 21 each year. On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/combat-at-sea-dvd-set-all-12-naval-warfare-tv-shows-6-di126.html

Today's EarthStation1.com 15% Off Commemorative Memorial Title: Napoleon (1955) Raymond Pellagrin Orson Welles DVD, Download, USB
Today, October 21, 2025

October 21, 1805: The Age Of Enlightenment (The Enlightenment, The Age Of Reason): The Age Of Revolution: The Atlantic Revolutions: The French Revolution: The French Revolutionary And Napoleonic Wars (The Great French War) (The French Revolutionary Wars, The Napoleonic Wars): The Napoleonic Wars: The Coalition Wars: The War Of The Third Coalition: The Trafalgar Campaign: The Battle Of Trafalgar (Trafalgar Day): -- The British Royal Navy wins a glorious victory against the combined fleets of the French and Spanish Navies during the War of the Third Coalition (August-December 1805) of the Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815). As part of an overall French plan to combine all French and allied fleets to take control of the English Channel and thus enable Napoleon's Grande Armee to invade England, the French and Spanish fleets under French Admiral Villeneuve sailed from the port of Cadiz in the south of Spain on October 18, 1805. They encountered the British fleet under Admiral Lord Nelson, recently assembled to meet this threat, in the Atlantic Ocean along the southwest coast of Spain, off Cape Trafalgar, near the town of Los Canos de Meca. Villeneuve was uncertain about engaging the British, and the Franco-Spanish fleet failed to organise fully. In contrast, Nelson was decisive, directing the British fleet into two columns sailing straight into the enemy to pierce its wavering lines. In a particularly fierce battle, 27 British ships of the line fought 33 French and Spanish ships of the line. The lead ships of the British columns were heavily battered, with Nelson's flagship HMS Victory nearly disabled, but the greater experience and training of the Royal Navy overcame greater numbers. The Franco-Spanish fleet lost 22 ships while the British lost none. Nelson himself was shot by a French musketeer, and died shortly before the battle ended. Villeneuve was captured along with his flagship Bucentaure. He attended Nelson's funeral while a captive on parole in Britain. Admiral Federico Gravina, the senior Spanish flag officer, escaped capture with the remnant of the fleet. He died of his wounds five months later The victory confirmed the naval supremacy Britain had established during the course of the eighteenth century, and was achieved in part through Nelson's departure from prevailing naval tactical orthodoxy. Conventional battle practice at the time was for opposing fleets to engage each other in single parallel lines, in order to facilitate signalling and disengagement and to maximise fields of fire and target areas. Nelson instead arranged his ships into columns sailing directly towards and into the enemy fleets' line. On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/napoleon-1955-dvd-raymond-pellagrin-orson-welles-2-19552.html

Today's EarthStation1.com 15% Off Commemorative Memorial Title: Edison's Miracle Of Light History Peter Coyote MP4 Video Download DVD
Today, October 21, 2025

( #JCKaelin here: This occurred atop the hill in the vicinity of the neighborhood where I grew up, overlooking my boyhood home in Edison, New Jersey! ) ========= October 21, 1879: The History Of Electric Light: Great Inventions: The Invention Of The Electric Light: -- Thomas Edison invents the first electric light when, after having applied earlier in the day for a patent for this design of an incandescent light bulb, Edison successfully tests this electric incandescent lamp with a carbonized filament at his laboratory in Menlo Park, New Jersey, keeping it lit for over 13 hours into the next day. An incandescent light bulb, incandescent lamp or incandescent light globe is an electric light with a wire filament heated until it glows. The filament is enclosed in a bulb to protect the filament from oxidation. Current is supplied to the filament by terminals or wires embedded in the glass. A bulb socket provides mechanical support and electrical connections. Incandescent bulbs are manufactured in a wide range of sizes, light output, and voltage ratings, from 1.5 volts to about 300 volts. They require no external regulating equipment, have low manufacturing costs, and work equally well on either alternating current or direct current. As a result, the incandescent bulb became widely used in household and commercial lighting, for portable lighting such as table lamps, car headlamps, and flashlights, and for decorative and advertising lighting. Incandescent bulbs are much less efficient than other types of electric lighting, converting less than 5% of the energy they use into visible light. The remaining energy is lost as heat. The luminous efficacy of a typical incandescent bulb for 120 V operation is 16 lumens per watt, compared with 60 lm/W for a compact fluorescent bulb or 150 lm/W for some white LED lamps. Some applications use the heat generated by the filament. Heat lamps are made for uses such as incubators, lava lamps, and the Easy-Bake Oven toy. Quartz tube lamps are used for industrial processes such as paint curing or for space heating. Incandescent bulbs typically have short lifetimes compared with other types of lighting; around 1,000 hours for home light bulbs versus typically 10,000 hours for compact fluorescents and 20,000-30,000 hours for lighting LEDs. Incandescent bulbs can be replaced by fluorescent lamps, high-intensity discharge lamps, and light-emitting diode lamps (LED). Some areas have implemented phasing out the use of incandescent light bulbs to reduce energy consumption. On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/edmioflihipe.html

Today's EarthStation1.com 15% Off Commemorative Memorial Title: The Nobel Century Nobel Prize History TV Series DVD, MP4, USB Stick
Today, October 21, 2025

( #JCKaelin here: Directly beneath the hill where Edison invented the electric light mentioned in the listing above, a catastrophic and much covered up explosion occurred in August 1944 at what is now Metropark train station, where an ammunition dump was located. I, and many other people who grew up in the vicinity of that area in what is now Edison, New Jersey came down with Fibromayalgia - the same disease that Alfred Nobel suffered from in his final years, a disease likewise attributed to his contact with explosives! ) ========= October 21, 1833: #BOTD: #HBD! Alfred Nobel, Swedish businessman, chemist, engineer, inventor, and philanthropist, inventor of Dynamite and founder of the Nobel Prize (d. December 10, 1896) is #born Alfred Bernhard Nobel in Stockholm, Sweden, the third son of Immanuel Nobel (1801-1872), an inventor and engineer, and Karolina Andriette (Ahlsell) Nobel (1805-1889). Alfred Bernhard Nobel held 355 different patents, dynamite being the most famous. The synthetic element nobelium was named after him. He owned Bofors, which he had redirected from its previous role as primarily an iron and steel producer to a major manufacturer of cannon and other armaments; his 40 MM anti-aircraft guns would be the weapon of choice of combatants on all sides of the Second World War. His name survives in companies such as Dynamit Nobel and AkzoNobel, which are descendants of mergers with companies that Nobel established. After he read a premature obituary which condemned him for profiting from the sales of arms, he resolved to bequeath his fortune to institute the Nobel Prize. In his letters to his mistress, Hess, Nobel described constant pain, debilitating migraines, and "paralyzing" fatigue, leading some to believe that he suffered from fibromyalgia. However, his concerns at the time were dismissed as hypochondria, leading to further depression. By 1895, Nobel had developed angina pectoris, and on. November 27, 1895, he finalized his will and testament, leaving most of his wealth in trust, unbeknownst to his family, to fund the Nobel Prize awards. He died aged 63 in Sanremo, Liguria, Kingdom of Italy when he suffered a stroke/intracerebral hemorrhage. Based on his experimentation with explosives, his strenuous work habit, and the decline in his health at the end of the 1870s, some hypothesize that nitroglycerine poisoning was a contributing factor to his death at a premature age. He is buried in Norra begravningsplatsen in Stockholm. His will stipulated that income from his 9M USD estate be used for awards recognizing persons who have made valuable contributions to humanity. Nobel recipients are chosen by a committee of the Norwegian parliament. Prizes for Peace, Physics, Chemistry, Medicine, Literature and Economics are presented annually in a ceremony in Stockholm, Sweden, on the anniversary of his death. Each prize is valued at about 1M USD. On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/the-nobel-century-nobel-prize-history-tv-series-dvd-mp4-us4.html

Today's EarthStation1.com 15% Off Commemorative Memorial Title: Remember When: On The Air Radio History w/Dick Cavett DVD Download USB
Today, October 21, 2025

October 21, 1915: Broadcasting: The History Of Broadcasting: Radio Broadcasting: The History Of Radio Broadcasting: Transoceanic Broadcasting: Transoceanic Radio Broadcasting: -- The first transoceanic radio voice message (both transatlantic and transpacific) was made by the American Telephone and Telegraph Company when the word "hello" was spoken in Arlington, Virginia and was heard both atop the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France and at a receiving station in Honolulu, Hawaii. The word originated from the vibrations in the vocal chords of Mr. B. B. Webb, an engineer at the Arlington radio station. That sound passed through Webb's lips, entered a radio mouthpiece, and crossed Virginia airspace when it was converted into electromagnetic waves, enabling human speech to do something it had never done before: cross the Atlantic Ocean. On the European end, an antenna atop the Eiffel Tower picked up the radio waves. Two engineers with the American Telephone and Telegraph Company (now A T & T) stationed at the receiver, which demodulated information from the signals into audio, heard Webb's voice on the Paris side. The two engineers were H.E. Shreeve and A.M. Curtis, who reported that they could also hear other phrases from Webb, concluding with "Goodbye, Shreeve." The broadcast was so successfull that the transmission was also successfully received in the city of Honolulu in the American possession of Hawaii. That night, the American Telephone and Telegraph Company president Theo Vail sent a dispatch that said: "The talk from Washington this morning, heard both in Paris and Honolulu... establishes as a fact that under favorable atmospheric and electrical conditions, with proper equipment which the engineers of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company have developed, we will be able to carry on conversation between New York and European points as well as to the western coast and points across the Pacific Ocean." In 1915, the telephone call was not particularly new; Alexander Graham Bell's famous first phone call had taken place in 1876 using a liquid transmitter and electromagnetic receiver. And the first wireless phone call took place four years later, with speech traveling over 213 meters to Bell's laboratory. The speech transmission to Paris was possible because engineer and tower designer Alexandre-Gustave Eiffel wanted to keep the tower that bore his name useful. So, he affixed an antenna to the top in 1898, so that people could conduct experiments in wireless telegraphy. The city subsequently re-funded the tower rather than disassembling it for scrap metal. Paris and Arlington had exchanged wireless signals for the first time two years earlier, in 1913, to measure the difference in longitude between the two cities. After the speech transmission in 1915, it would then take more than 11 more years for the first two-way transatlantic call to take place, between New York and London. On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/remember-when-on-the-air-dvd-us-radio-history-dick-cavett.html

Today's EarthStation1.com 15% Off Commemorative Memorial Title: The Best Of Sunday Night Jools Holland & David Sanborn DVD, MP4, USB
Today, October 21, 2025

October 21, 1917: #BOTD: #HBD! Dizzy Gillespie, African American Jazz trumpet trumpet virtuoso and improviser, composer, band leader and singer who became a major figure in the development of bebop and modern jazz (d. January 6, 1993) is #born John Birks Gillespie in Cheraw, South Carolina. Gillespie built upon the virtuoso style of Roy Eldridge, adding layers of harmonic complexity previously unheard in jazz. His beret and horn-rimmed spectacles, his scat singing, his bent horn, puffed cheeks and his light-hearted personality were essential in popularizing bebop. In the 1940s Gillespie, with Charlie Parker, both brought about the birth and development of bebop and modern jazz. He taught and influenced many other musicians, including trumpeters Miles Davis, Jon Faddis, Fats Navarro, Clifford Brown, Arturo Sandoval, Lee Morgan, Chuck Mangione and balladeer Johnny Hartman. Dizzy Gillespie died at his longtime residence in Englewood, New Jersey of pancreatic cancer at the age of 75. He is buried in Flushing Cemetery, Queens, New York City. Mike Longo delivered a eulogy at his funeral. On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/the-best-of-sunday-night-w-jools-holland-amp-david-sanborn-dvd-mp4-us4.html

Today's EarthStation1.com 15% Off Commemorative Memorial Title: The Golden Age Of Rock 'N' Roll DVD, MP4 Video Download, Flash Drive
Today, October 21, 2025

October 21, 1941: #BOTD: #HBD! Steve Cropper, American guitarist, songwriter, record producer and actor, is #born Steven Lee Cropper in Dora, Missouri. Steven Lee Cropper is best known as the guitarist of the Stax Records house band, Booker T. and the M.G.'s, which backed artists such as Otis Redding, Sam and Dave, Carla Thomas, Rufus Thomas and Johnnie Taylor. He also acted as the producer of many of these records. He was later a member of the Blues Brothers band. Rolling Stone magazine ranked him 39th on its list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time. On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/the-golden-age-of-rock-39n39-roll-dvd-complete-tv-series-5-39395.html

Today's EarthStation1.com 15% Off Commemorative Memorial Title: Kamikaze Documentaries: Japanese WWII Suicide Planes MP4 Download DVD
Today, October 21, 2025

October 21, 1944: World War II: The Pacific War (The Asia-Pacific War, The Asiatic-Pacific Theater, The Pacific Theater Of World War II): The Pacific Ocean Theater Of World War II: The Southwest Pacific Theater Of World War II: The Philippines Campaign (1944-1945) (Battle Of The Philippines, Second Philippines Campaign, The Liberation Of The Philippines, Operation Musketeer I, II, and III): The Battle Of Leyte Gulf: World War II Suicide Weapons Of Japan: Kamikaze (Japanese, "Divine Wind", "Spirit Wind"; Suicide Planes): -- History's first premeditated kamikaze attack occurs at the beginning of The Battle Of Leyte when a Japanese fighter plane carrying a 200-kilogram bomb attacks HMAS Australia off Leyte Island. The main fighting of the Battle Of Leyte Gulf would begin two days later between October 23-26. Although historian George Hermon Gill claims in the official war history of the RAN that Australia was the first Allied ship hit by a kamikaze attack, other sources, such as Samuel Eliot Morison in History of United States Naval Operations in World War II disagree as it was not a preplanned suicide attack (the first attack where the pilots were ordered to ram their targets occurred four days later), but was most likely performed on the pilot's own initiative, and similar attacks by damaged aircraft had occurred as early as 1942. On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/kamikaze-dual-layer-dvd-wwii-pacific-air-war-documentaries.html

Today's EarthStation1.com 15% Off Commemorative Memorial Title: Black Stars In Orbit: The Black Astronauts Of NASA MP4 Download Or DVD
Today, October 21, 2025

October 21, 1950: #BOTD: #HBD! Ronald McNair, African American NASA astronaut and physicist, mission specialist on Space Shuttle Mission STS-41-B aboard Challenger, becoming thereby the second black American in space, mission specialist again aboard Challenger on the ill-fated launch of Space Shuttle Mission STS-51-L, and outstanding human being (d. January 28, 1986) is #born Ronald Erwin McNair in Lake City, South Carolina to Carl C. McNair, an auto repairman, and his wife, a high school teacher named Pearl. Growing up alongside his older brother, Carl S., as well as his younger brother, Eric, McNair grew up in a low-income household, his home having lacked both electricity and running water. The family later moved into a better, though still poor-quality household following the death of McNair's grandfather. His older brother, writing in a posthumous biography about McNair, described how the family "covered the floor and furniture with pots and pans to catch the water dripping through the roof" when it rained. In the summer of 1959, McNair refused to leave the segregated Lake City Public Library without being allowed to check out his books. After the police and his mother were called, McNair was allowed to borrow books from the library; the building that housed the library at the time is now named after him. A children's book, Ron's Big Mission, offers a fictionalized account of this event. McNair attended Lake City Elementary School and Carver High School, where he graduated as valedictorian in 1967. In 1971, McNair received a Bachelor of Science degree in physics, magna cum laude, from the North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University in Greensboro, North Carolina. At North Carolina A & T, he studied under professor Donald Edwards, who had established the physics curriculum at the university. In 1976, McNair received a PhD degree in physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under the guidance of Michael Feld, becoming nationally recognized for his work in the field of laser physics. That same year, McNair won the AAU Karate gold medal. He would subsequently win five regional championships and earn a fifth-degree black belt in karate. McNair received four honorary doctorates, as well as a score of fellowships and commendations. He became a staff physicist at the Hughes Research Lab in Malibu, California. McNair was also a member of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity. Mcnair was a member of the Baha'i Faith. In 1978, McNair was selected as one of 35 applicants from a pool of 10,000 for the NASA astronaut program. He was one of several astronauts recruited by Nichelle Nichols as part of a NASA effort to increase the number of minority and female astronauts. McNair flew as a mission specialist on STS-41-B aboard Challenger from February 3 to 11, 1984, becoming the second African American to fly in space. Following the STS-41-B mission, McNair was selected for STS-51-L as one of three mission specialists in a crew of seven. The mission launched on January 28, 1986. He died aged 35 along with six other crew members when Challenger disintegrated nine miles above the North Atlantic Ocean, 73 seconds after liftoff. McNair was initially buried at Rest Lawn Memorial Park in Lake City, South Carolina. His remains were disinterred in 2004 and moved to Ronald E. McNair Memorial Park, located elsewhere in Lake City. McNair was also an accomplished saxophonist and jazz enthusiast. Before his last fateful space mission, McNair worked with French composer and performer Jean-Michel Jarre on a piece of music for Jarre's then-upcoming album Rendez-Vous. It was intended that McNair would record his saxophone solo on board the Challenger, which would have made McNair's solo the first original piece of music to have been recorded in space (although the song "Jingle Bells" had been played on a harmonica during an earlier Gemini 6 spaceflight). However, the recording was never made, as the flight ended in the disaster and the deaths of its entire crew. The final track on Rendez-Vous, "Last Rendez-Vous," has the subtitle "Ron's Piece," and the liner notes include a dedication from Jarre: "Ron was so excited about the piece that he rehearsed it continuously until the last moment. May the memory of my friend the astronaut and the artist Ron McNair live on through this piece." McNair was supposed to have taken part in Jarre's Rendez-vous Houston concert through a live feed from the orbiting Shuttlecraft. McNair was posthumously awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor in 2004, along with all crew members lost in the Challenger and Columbia disasters. A large variety of public places, people and programs have been renamed in honor of McNair. Just a few of the very many include: The crater McNair on the Moon is named in his honor; The McNair Building (a.k.a. Building 37) at MIT, his alma mater, houses the Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research; The McNair Science Center at Francis Marion University in Florence, South Carolina; The McNair Center for Aerospace Innovation and Research at the University of South Carolina is named in his honor; The McNair Park & Recreation Center in Pompano Beach, Florida is named in his honor; and Ronald McNair Boulevard in Lake City, South Carolina is named in his honor and lies near other streets named for astronauts who perished in the Challenger crash. On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/black-stars-in-orbit-the-black-astronauts-of-nasa-mp4-download-or-dvd.html

Today's EarthStation1.com 15% Off Commemorative Memorial Title: Anti-War Films Of The 1960s: Protest In America DVD, Download, USB
Today, October 21, 2025

October 21, 1967: The Aftermath Of World War II: The Cold War: The Cold War In Asia: The Indochina Wars: The Vietnam War (The Second Indochina War, The Vietnam Conflict, The Resistance War Against America): The United States In The Vietnam War: Opposition To United States Involvement In The Vietnam War: The March On The Pentagon: -- The National Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam ("The Mobe") leads a march of 50K people from the Lincoln Memorial to the Pentagon. Ultimately more than 100K anti-war protesters gathered at the Pentagon in a rally against the Vietnam War. About 250 were arrested. No shots were fired, but demonstrators were struck with nightsticks and rifle butts. Similar demonstrations occur simultaneously in Japan and Western Europe. Among those arrested at the Pentagon area were author Norman Mailer; Dagmar Wilson, head of the Women Strike for Peace, and Dave Dellinger, chairman of the National Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam, sponsor of the rally (to whom the Justice Department later meted out charges of conspiracy and incitement to riot in connection with the 1968 Democratic Convention at Chicago, a mere five to eight days later, among a group that became famous as the Chicago Eight, later as the Chicago Seven). At one point, about 100 young persons stood up and burned their draft cards. Dr. Benjamin Spock, the prominent baby physician and leader of the Committee for Sane Nuclear Policy, fought through the drone of passing airplanes to denounce President Johnson and the war. At one point, the program featured folk songs by Peter, Paul and Mary and a new favorite--"I Declare the War is Over," sung by Phil Ochs. There were hippies and housewives, veterans and aging pacifists, but the overwhelming majority were college or high-school aged students. On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/antiwar-films-of-the-1960s-protest-in-america1960.html

Today's EarthStation1.com 15% Off Commemorative Memorial Title: Paul Is Dead Paul McCartney Death Hoax Radio Shows MP3 CD Download USB
Today, October 21, 2025

October 21, 1969: Conspiracy Theories: Paul Is Dead: The Roby Yonge Paul Is Dead Broadcast: -- Roby Yonge goes on the air with the Paul McCartney "death" rumor on WABC-AM during his overnight radio show, having heard the rumor from kids calling in from a college in Indiana, and as revenge for not having his contract renewed. In December 1967, Yonge moved to New York and WABC. Originally hired for the 1-3 PM shift, Yonge was moved into the overnight shift in August 1969 when Charlie Greer left the station. He was told by WABC program director Rick Sklar, in the early fall of that year, that his contract was up in two weeks and would not be renewed. Roby then told Sklar, "I won't be in anymore but you'll be famous in the morning". He subsequently went on the air and stated that his contract would not be renewed, and that since it was 12:39 AM, he would not be cut off the air because there was nobody around to cut him. Yonge then began to speculate on rumors circulating about the possible death of McCartney. He never said that Paul was dead, but rather enumerated various "clues" in album cover art and within certain songs, some played backwards with clues like "Paul Is Dead" and "I buried Paul" which he said had been catalogued by thirty Indiana University Bloomington students. Callers lit up the station switchboard. Since all the phone lines were jammed with thousands of calls, Rick Sklar could not get through to the station and it was an hour and a half before Program Director Sklar arrived at the station in his bath robe. He got Les Marshak the newsman on duty in the adjacent studio to relieve Yonge and Sklar told Roby, "When you come in tomorrow to do your show, I don't want you to talk any more about this McCartney might be dead rumor". The next day, many newspapers nationwide carried the story about the "is Paul dead" rumor and Roby Yonge. In an interview with his friend John Paul Roberts ("JPR"), former WQAM DJ, Roby said this about the Paul McCartney rumor, "I never said the guy is dead, and I don't say it now, but there's reason to believe something is going on". The Paul Is Dead legend alleges that Paul McCartney, of the English rock band Beatles, died on November 9 1966 and was secretly replaced by a look-alike, most often named as Billy Shears, a character in the Beatles song Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Rumours of Paul McCartney's supposed death began circulating around 1967, but in September 1969, the rumour began spreading across college campuses in the United States. The rumour was based on perceived clues found in Beatles songs and album covers. Clue-hunting proved infectious, and within a few weeks had become an international phenomenon. According to the theory, McCartney died in a car crash and, to spare the public from grief, the surviving Beatles replaced him with the winner of a McCartney look-alike contest, sometimes identified as "William Campbell" or "Billy Shears". Afterwards, the band left messages in their music and album artwork to communicate the truth to their fans. These include the 1968 song "Glass Onion", in which Lennon sings "here's another clue for you all / the walrus was Paul", and the cover photo of their album Abbey Road, in which McCartney is shown barefoot and walking out of step with his bandmates. The Paul Is Dead legend entered into the realm of broadcast media when on October 12, 1969, a caller to Detroit radio station WKNR-FM told disc jockey Russ Gibb about the rumor and its clues. Gibb and other callers then discussed the rumor on the air for the next hour. Two days after the WKNR broadcast, The Michigan Daily published a satirical review of Abbey Road by University of Michigan student Fred LaBour under the headline "McCartney Dead; New Evidence Brought to Light". It identified various clues to McCartney's death on Beatles album covers, including new clues from the just-released Abbey Road LP. As LaBour had invented many of the clues, he was astonished when the story was picked up by newspapers across the United States. Gibb further fueled the rumor with a special two-hour program on the subject, "The Beatle Plot", which aired on October 19, 1969, and in the years since on Detroit radio. Rumours declined after an interview with McCartney, who had been secluded with his family in Scotland, was published in Life magazine in November 1969. During the 1970s, the phenomenon was the subject of analysis in the fields of sociology, psychology and communications. References to the legend are still occasionally made in popular culture. McCartney himself poked fun at it with his 1993 live album, titling it Paul Is Live, with cover art parodying clues allegedly placed on the cover of the Beatles' album Abbey Road. In 2009, Time magazine included "Paul Is Dead" in its feature on ten of "the world's most enduring conspiracy theories". On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/paul-is-dead-mp3-cd-paul-mccartney-death-hoax-radio-show3.html

Today's EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: The Orson Welles Radio Anthology MP3 MegaSet DVD, Download, USB Drive
Today, October 21, 2025
October 21: National Apple Day: -- A day dedicated entirely to celebrating all things apple: apple pie, apple sauce, apple crisp_ The list goes on and on. This holiday reminds us to appreciate the apple in its myriad forms. On October 21st, pick out your favorite variety, try a new kind of apple (like the super crispy, bright yellow, non-browning Opal_ apples), and celebrate with apple lovers across the world. Studies have shown that the earliest known wild apple trees cropped up in regions of central Asia anywhere between 10 and 20 million years ago. Though initially their flavor skewed toward sour, apple trees would evolve to produce sweeter fruits. This development would make them a more attractive food for wild animals and thereby assist with their diffusion throughout the continent. The apple would eventually spread to Europe as early as the 17th century BC; some historians believe it was during this time that the Roman populus cultivated and developed the apple into the larger, sweeter, more edible fruits that we are familiar with today. Since then, the apple has found its way to the forefront of parts of American consciousness and identity (the iconic story of Johnny Appleseed, the phrase "as American as apple pie," and the nickname "The Big Apple" all come to mind). In fact, though, the United States plays a small part in the worldwide history of the apple; the only native variety to the country is the crabapple, often dismissed as too bitter to enjoy naturally. Furthermore, though also observed in America, National Apple Day actually has its roots in Europe. It was created by the U.K.-based charity organization Common Ground on October 21st of 1990 in an effort to raise awareness about the importance of diversity in different communities. Though the initial meaning of the holiday has been somewhat forgotten, apple-lovers everywhere still enthusiastically use the holiday as a chance to rave about their love for the more than 7,500 different varieties of apple grown across the globe! https://store.earthstation1.com/orson-welles-radio-mp3-dvd-complete-broadcast3.html

Today's EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: The Old Time Radio Crime & Detective MP3 MegaSet DVD, Download, USB
Today, October 21, 2025
October 21: National Pumpkin Cheesecake Day: -- National Pumpkin Cheesecake Day is celebrated every year on October 21 and it honestly might be our favorite fall holiday. Fall screams pumpkin in every way - pumpkin pie, Halloween, pumpkin spiced latte, pumpkin-patch dates - and pumpkin cheesecake is yet another way to win any American's heart. Cheesecakes can be dated as far back as the 5th century B.C. when the ancient Greeks made the earliest form of cheesecake. This essentially consisted of cheese pounded with honey and flour, and cooked on an old-timey griddle. It was known as the 'plakous' meaning 'flat mass'. The cheesecake was then elevated in late medieval England, where it emerged with a tart-like pastry base. It spread rapidly across the region. Given its popularity in England, cheesecake soon made an appearance in American colonies. Cheesecake bakers here began to experiment with several different currants and spices as infusions, however, American cheesecake truly took a new form when cream cheese was introduced. Cream cheese made the base creamier and sturdier than it had ever been before. This new and improved cheesecake became all the rage in the 1930s when Arnold Reuben (the creator of the Reuben sandwich) introduced the 'New York cheesecake' to the city. Bakers went on to experiment with an endless array of different flavorings and toppings - blueberry, strawberry, chocolate - and along the way, the pumpkin cheesecake was born. The pumpkin cheesecake went on to win hearts and gain popularity, so much so that cheesecake lovers declared October 21 to be National Pumpkin Cheesecake Day in 2011, and it has since been celebrated every year nationwide. https://store.earthstation1.com/old-time-radio-crime-and-detective-megaset-3-dual-layer-mp3-dv33.html

Today's EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: Sacred Serpents: Snake Worship Documentaries DVD, MP4, USB Drive
Today, October 21, 2025
October 21: National Reptile Awareness Day: -- Godzilla. Reptar. Yoshi. The Geico Gecko. Those two lizards that always hang out around your back porch. These are just a few of the famous reptiles we love. But on October 21, we celebrate all of our cold-blooded friends. This day is observed to educate and raise awareness of threats to the natural habitats that our reptilian companions rely on to survive. National Reptile Awareness Day brings attention to our cold-blooded friends. This day is all about recognizing reptiles' unique role in the ecosystem and raising awareness about the threats they face. From controlling pests to being an integral part of the food chain, reptiles have a vital role in maintaining ecological balance. However, they often face challenges like habitat loss, illegal hunting, and the pet trade, which threaten their survival. This special day also seeks to change the way people view reptiles. Despite the common fear and misunderstanding, reptiles are fascinating creatures that have adapted to survive in various environments over millions of years. Through education and awareness efforts, National Reptile Awareness Day aims to dispel myths and encourage a deeper appreciation for these animals. Activities like visiting zoos, participating in conservation projects, or learning about reptiles can help spread the word and support their conservation. Understanding and respecting reptiles is crucial for their conservation and the health of our ecosystem. Whether by volunteering at a conservation organization or sharing information on social media, everyone can contribute to their well-being. National Reptile Awareness Day has its roots in the broader environmental and conservation movements that gained momentum in the mid-20th century, particularly with the passage of the Endangered Species Act in 1966 and efforts to ban DDT in the United States following Rachel Carson's influential book, "Silent Spring." While the specific origins of National Reptile Awareness Day are not well-documented, it is clear that the day emerged from a desire to protect reptiles and their habitats, which are increasingly threatened by human activity and environmental changes. Reptiles, which include snakes, lizards, crocodiles, turtles, and tortoises, play a crucial role in our ecosystems. They are important for controlling pests, pollinating plants, and contributing to nutrient cycling. However, misconceptions and fears about reptiles, such as unwarranted phobias towards snakes and lizards, have led to their mistreatment and harm. National Reptile Awareness Day aims to address these issues by educating the public about the value of reptiles, promoting conservation efforts, and encouraging appreciation and understanding of these often misunderstood creatures. https://store.earthstation1.com/sacred-serpents-snake-worship-documentaries--dvd-mp4-us4.html

Today's EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: Animals At War: Animals In The Military + Bonus Title MP4 Download DVD
Today, October 21, 2025
October 21: National Pets For Veterans Day: --It all started with a dog named Bear. Bear was quite the ham and knew how to interact differently based on the individual needs of the Veterans. He would lie quietly on the bed if needed or put his paws up to encourage others. This led many Veterans to ask if they could take Bear home with them. Bear's owner thought, "why is therapy one hour a week inside when it could be 24/7 at home?" Since Bear was spoken for, his owner thought she could help more veterans find their own Bear to help them rehabilitate. To spread the word, we're celebrating Bear and all other Service Animals on October 21! So what all started as a celebration of a dog named Bear ended up as with a celebration of all other Service Animals as well as Bear and all our veterans who need a "bear hug"! Bear was quite the ham and knew how to interact differently based on the individual needs of the Veterans. He would lie quietly on the bed if needed or put his paws up to encourage others. This led many Veterans to ask if they could take Bear home with them. Bear's owner thought, "why is therapy one hour a week inside when it could be 24/7 at home?" Since Bear was spoken for, his owner thought she could help more veterans find their own Bear to help them rehabilitate. https://store.earthstation1.com/animals-at-war-military-animals-mp4-video-download-dv4.html

Today's EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: Old Time Crime & Fire Prevention Films DVD, Video Download, USB Drive
Today, October 21, 2025
October 21: Police Commemoration Day (India): -- A national holiday that pays tribute to the martyrs who have sacrificed their lives in the line of duty. It is also a day to express gratitude to the officers and the families of those who continue to serve and protect us every day. Due to incidents during 1958 and 1959, the relationship between India and China was changing. There were political and geographical issues that escalated, creating turmoil between the countries. On October 21, 1959, it is believed that China initiated its first attack on India in the Aksai Chin region. The People's Liberation Army allegedly attacked the Intelligence Bureau and Central Reserve Police Force (C.R.P.F), killing 10 men and taking seven as prisoners. As per official accounts from the time, three reconnaissance parties were launched from Ladakh the day before, as part of an Indian expedition to Lanak La. However, only two of these parties returned. The following morning, a party of 20 personnel consisting of people from the Intelligence Bureau and C.R.P.F. was led by D.C.I.O Shri Karam Singh to search for the missing party. They moved on horseback while all other personnel followed on foot. Around midday, the Chinese army opened fire and threw grenades at Singh's party, which was without cover. The attack led to the death of 10, the capturing of seven and injuries to the remaining men who fortunately managed to escape. It was only after a full three weeks that the Chinese handed over the bodies of the martyrs to the nation. They were then cremated with proper police honors in the Hot Springs in Ladakh. Along with widespread rage that swept the country, there was also overwhelming gratitude for the brave soldiers who had fought until the end. At the annual Conference of Inspectors General of Police of States and Union Territories in January 1960, October 21 was declared as 'Commemoration Day'. https://store.earthstation1.com/crime-and-fire-prevention-films-dvd.html

Today's EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: Theatre-Five Radio Drama Series MP3 Set DVD, Download, USB Drive
Today, October 21, 2025
October 21: Count Your Buttons Day: -- Buttons can be found anywhere and everywhere from shirts to jackets to pants. They also come in various shapes, sizes, and colors. 'Counting your buttons' can be a fun and practical activity. The creator of this unusual, unofficial holiday remains unknown but we are guessing it's someone who, maybe, had an impressive collection of buttons or is just fascinated by them. What we do know for a fact is that buttons have been around with us for eons; it goes way back since the Indus Valley Civilization, 2000 B.C. Buttons are integral to the fashion and interior decor industry. Until the 13th century, buttons were used for decoration and as jewelry. Originally made of seashells, bones, and ivory, its embellishment on a person's attire signified wealth or status. It was in the 1200s in Europe that people started using buttons to attach pieces of fabric. Later, with the 19th-century Industrial Revolution, machines took over the manufacturing of buttons, making them more slick and crisp and, most importantly, in larger quantities and soon became affordable to most. Buttons gained popularity in the 20th century. Their demand, as well as their production, increased - making their way into every home. Today, buttons are found in many clothing items and are functional and aesthetic. https://store.earthstation1.com/theater-five-mp3-dvd-complete-old-time-radio-serie3.html

Today's EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: Mark Twain Documentaries & Radio Shows MP4 Video Download DVD Set
Today, October 21, 2025
October 21: Everyone Writes Day (United Kingdom) -- Celebrated on October 21, although if a school can't manage this date, they're encouraged to celebrate on the day that is most convenient to them. It could even coincide with Science and Engineering Week, Arts Week, or Summer Fair. Primary and secondary schools change the curriculum for one whole day to celebrate writing in all its forms. Every pupil and staff member gets to enjoy writing - including catering staff, site managers, and parent volunteers. Schools may choose to run one big writing event to engage all pupils or opt for a series of playful and engaging writing activities. The origins of writing begin at the start of the pottery phase of the Neolithic when clay tokens were used to record specific amounts of livestock or commodities. These tokens were initially impressed on the surface of round clay envelopes and then stored in them. The earliest known writing may be the Kish tablet from Sumer, with pictographic writing, from 3500 B.C. The tokens were then slowly replaced by flat tablets, on which signs were recorded with a stylus. True writing is first recorded in Uruk, at the end of the fourth millennium B.C., and soon after in various parts of the Near East. An ancient Mesopotamian poem from circa 1800 B.C., called "Enmerkar and the Lord of Aratta," gives the first known story of the invention of writing, which says: "Because the messenger's mouth was heavy and he couldn't repeat (the message), the lord of Kulaba patted some clay and put words on it, like a tablet. Until then, there had been no putting words on clay." The history of literature begins with the history of writing, but literature and writing, though connected, are not the same. The very first writings from ancient Sumer by any reasonable definition do not amount to literature. Early Egyptian hieroglyphs and ancient Chinese government records are similarly regarded. Scholars disagree when record-keeping shifted into literature, but the oldest surviving texts date from nearly 1,000 years from the first recorded use of writing. Early authors such as the Egyptian Ptahhotep, from the 24th century B.C., and the Sumerian Enheduanna, from the 23rd century B.C., are some of the oldest examples recorded. https://store.earthstation1.com/mark-twain-dvd-samuel-clemens-biography-documentary.html

Today's EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: Kerouac: The Movie (1985) Jack Kerouac Documentary DVD, Download, USB
Today, October 21, 2025
October 21, 1969: #DOTD: #RIP: Jack Kerouac, American novelist and poet (b. March 12, 1922) #dies of esophageal hemorrhage caused by cirrhosis of the liver at St. Anthony's Hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida, aged 47. He is buried at Edson Cemetery in his birth town of Lowell, Massachusetts. Born Jean-Louis Kerouac to French Canadian parents, Jack Kerouac is considered a literary iconoclast and, alongside William S. Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg, a pioneer of the Beat Generation. Kerouac is recognized for his method of spontaneous prose. Thematically, his work covers topics such as Catholic spirituality, jazz, promiscuity, Buddhism, drugs, poverty, and travel. He became an underground celebrity and, with other beats, a progenitor of the hippie movement, although he remained antagonistic toward some of its politically radical elements. In 1969, aged 47, Kerouac died from internal bleeding due to long-term alcohol abuse. Since his death, Kerouac' literary prestige has grown, and several previously unseen works have been published. All of his books are in print today, including The Town and the City, On the Road, Doctor Sax, The Dharma Bums, Mexico City Blues, The Subterraneans, Desolation Angels, Visions of Cody, The Sea Is My Brother, and Big Sur. Jack Kerouac died of esophageal hemorrhage caused by cirrhosis of the liver at St. Anthony's Hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida, aged 47. #born Jean-Louis Kerouac, he is considered a literary iconoclast and, alongside William S. Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg, a pioneer of the Beat Generation. Kerouac is recognized for his method of spontaneous prose. Thematically, his work covers topics such as Catholic spirituality, jazz, promiscuity, Buddhism, drugs, poverty, and travel. He became an underground celebrity and, with other beats, a progenitor of the hippie movement, although he remained antagonistic toward some of its politically radical elements. Jack Kerouac died 5:15 in the morning at St. Anthony's Hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida of an esophageal hemorrhage from internal bleeding due to long-term alcohol abuse, aged 47. The prior morning, Kerouac was working in St. Petersburg on a book about his father's print shop. He suddenly felt nauseated and went to the bathroom, where he began to vomit blood. Kerouac was taken to St. Anthony's Hospital, where he received several transfusions in an attempt to make up for the loss of blood, and doctors subsequently attempted surgery, but a damaged liver prevented his blood from clotting. He never regained consciousness after the operation. His cause of death was listed as an internal hemorrhage (bleeding esophageal varices) caused by cirrhosis, the result of longtime alcohol abuse. A possible contributing factor was an untreated hernia he suffered in a bar fight several weeks earlier. His funeral was held at St. Jean Baptiste Church in Lowell, Massachusetts, where he was buried at Edson Cemetery. At the time of his death, Kerouac was living with his third wife, Stella Sampas Kerouac. His mother, Gabrielle, inherited most of his estate. `Since his death, Kerouac's literary prestige has grown, and several previously unseen works have been published. All of his books are in print today, including The Town and the City, On the Road, Doctor Sax, The Dharma Bums, Mexico City Blues, The Subterraneans, Desolation Angels, Visions Of Cody, The Sea Is My Brother, and Big Sur. https://store.earthstation1.com/kerouac-the-movie-dvd-1985-jack-kerouac-documentary-1985.html

Today's EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: War: The Great European Civil War And Its Legacy DVD MP4 USB Drive
Today, October 21, 2025
October 21, 1931: Japan: The History Of Japan: Imperial Japan (The Empire Of Japan, The Japanese Empire, Japan): Politics Of The Empire Of Japan: Coups, Rebellions, And Revolts In Japan: Rebellions In Japan: Attempted Coups In Japan: Assassinations In Japan: The Showa Restoration: Fascist Revolts: Fascist Revolts In Japan: The October Incident (The Imperial Colors Incident) (Japanese: Jugatsu Jiken): -- The Sakurakai (The Cherry Blossom Society), an ultra-nationalist secret society established by young officers within the Imperial Japanese Army, launches an abortive coup d'etat attempt, aided by civilian ultranationalist groups. The Sakurakia was founded in September 1930 with the goal of reorganizing the state along totalitarian militaristic lines, via a military coup if necessary. Their avowed goal was a Showa Restoration, which they claimed would restore the Emperor Hirohito to his rightful place, free of party politics and evil bureaucrats in a new military dictatorship. Having failed to replace the government with a totalitarian state socialist military dictatorship in the abortive coup of the March Incident of March 1931, Lt. Col. Kingoro Hashimoto of the Sakurakai and his ultra-nationalist civilian supporters, including Shumei Okawa, resolved to try again in October 1931. Soon after the Japanese Invasion Of Manchuria by the Kwantung Army, without prior authorization from the Imperial Japanese Army General Staff Office and over the ongoing objections of the Japanese civilian government, Capt. Isamu Cho returned secretly to Japan (without orders) from North China to lead the plot to "prevent the government from squandering the fruits of our victory in Manchuria". He was able to recruit the support of 120 members of the Sakurakai, ten companies of troops from the Imperial Guards and ten bomber aircraft from the Imperial Japanese Navy. The plot included: Key statesmen and officials such as Prime Minister Wakatsuki Reijiro, Grand Chamberlain Saito Makoto, Prince Saionji Kinmochi, and Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal Makino Nobuaki (Foreign Minister Kijuro Shidehara were to be assassinated); The Imperial Palace, Tokyo Metropolitan Police Headquarters, and other key government buildings that were to be seized by troops loyal to the Sakurakai; A new cabinet the plotters intended would be formed under the auspices of Gen. Sadao Araki, chief of the radical Imperial Way Faction; the new government that plotters planned would result would ban political parties, and would consolidate the recent territorial gains of Japan in Manchuria; and the Emperor would be forced to accept this Showa Restoration, under threat of physical violence if necessary. However, younger elements within the conspiracy came to doubt their leaders and seceded from the plot, and Hashimoto and Cho were arrested by the Kempeitai military police on 17 October 1931. The punishments for this abortive coup were even milder than for the previous March Incident, as Gen. Minami publicly excused the plot as simply an excess of patriotic zeal. Hashimoto was sentenced to 20 days house arrest, Cho to 10 days and the other ringleaders were simply transferred. https://store.earthstation1.com/war-the-great-european-civil-war-and-its-legacy-dvd-mp4-usb-driv4.html

Today's EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: The Twentieth Century With Walter Cronkite TV Series DVD MP4 USB Drive
Today, October 21, 2025
October 21, 1944: World War II: The Pacific War (The Asia-Pacific War, The Asiatic-Pacific Theater, The Pacific Theater Of World War II): The Pacific Ocean Theater Of World War II: The Southwest Pacific Theater Of World War II: The Philippines Campaign (1944-1945) (Battle Of The Philippines, Second Philippines Campaign, The Liberation Of The Philippines, Operation Musketeer I, II, and III): The Battle Of Leyte (Codename: King Two; Filipino: Labanan Sa Leyte; Waray: Gubat Ha Leyte; Japanese: Reite No Tatakai) --The 1st Cavalry Division of Maj. Gen. Verne D. Mudge secures the Leyte province's provincial capital of Tacloban. The Battle Of Leyte (Filipino: Labanan sa Leyte; Waray: Gubat ha Leyte; Japanese: Reite No Tatakai) in the Pacific campaign of World War II was the amphibious invasion of the island of Leyte in the Philippines by American forces and Filipino guerrillas under the overall command of General Douglas MacArthur, who fought against the Imperial Japanese Army in the Philippines led by General Tomoyuki Yamashita. The operation, codenamed King Two, launched the Philippines Campaign of 1944-45 for the recapture and liberation of the entire Philippine Archipelago and to end almost three years of Japanese occupation. https://store.earthstation1.com/the-twentieth-century-with-walter-cronkite-5-dual-layer-dvd5.html

Today's EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: The Complete Kennedy-Nixon Debates All 4 + Bonus Doc DVD MP4 USB Drive
Today, October 21, 2025
October 21, 1960: Elections: Elections In The United States: The 1960 United States Presidential Election: The Kennedy-Nixon Debates: The Fourth Kennedy-Nixon Debate: -- The final Kennedy-Nixon debate, the fourth-ever televised presidential debate, occurs between presidential candidates John F. Kennedy and Richard M. Nixon at ABC Studios New York (Nixon) with Quincy Howe as moderator and panelists Frank Singiser, John Edwards, Walter Cronkite and John Chancellor. 60.4 million people watch the debate on television. https://store.earthstation1.com/the-great-kennedynixon-debate-dvd.html

Today's EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: The Cuban Missile Crisis: At The Brink + Bonus MP4 Download DVD
Today, October 21, 2025
October 21, 1962: Cuba: The History Of Cuba: The Aftermath Of World War II: The Cold War: The Cold War (1962-1979): The Cuban Cold War: The Cuban Missile Crisis: -- Kennedy meets with members of EXCOMM and other top advisers throughout the day to consider two remaining options for handling the crisis: 1) an air strike primarily against the Cuban missile bases, or 2) a naval blockade of Cuba. A full-scale invasion was not the administration's first option. McNamara supported the naval blockade as a strong but limited military action that left the US in control. The term "blockade" was problematic. According to international law, a blockade is an act of war, but the Kennedy administration did not think that the Soviets would be provoked to attack by a mere blockade. Additionally, legal experts at the State Department and Justice Department concluded that a declaration of war could be avoided if another legal justification, based on the Rio Treaty for defence of the Western Hemisphere, was obtained from a resolution by a two-thirds vote from the members of the Organization of American States (OAS). Admiral Anderson, Chief of Naval Operations wrote a position paper that helped Kennedy to differentiate between what they termed a "quarantine" of offensive weapons and a blockade of all materials, claiming that a classic blockade was not the original intention. Since it would take place in international waters, Kennedy obtained the approval of the OAS for military action under the hemispheric defence provisions of the Rio Treaty: Latin American participation in the quarantine now involved two Argentine destroyers which were to report to the US Commander South Atlantic [COMSOLANT] at Trinidad on November 9. An Argentine submarine and a Marine battalion with lift were available if required. In addition, two Venezuelan destroyers (Destroyers ARV D-11 Nueva Esparta" and "ARV D-21 Zulia") and one submarine (Caribe) had reported to COMSOLANT, ready for sea by November 2. The Government of Trinidad and Tobago offered the use of Chaguaramas Naval Base to warships of any OAS nation for the duration of the "quarantine". The Dominican Republic had made available one escort ship. Colombia was reported ready to furnish units and had sent military officers to the US to discuss this assistance. The Argentine Air Force informally offered three SA-16 aircraft in addition to forces already committed to the "quarantine" operation. This initially was to involve a naval blockade against offensive weapons within the framework of the Organization of American States and the Rio Treaty. Such a blockade might be expanded to cover all types of goods and air transport. The action was to be backed up by surveillance of Cuba. The CNO's scenario was followed closely in later implementing the "quarantine." https://store.earthstation1.com/the-cuban-missile-crisis-at-the-brink-dvd-mp4-download-usb-driv4.html

Today's EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: JFK Assassination MP3 Collection CD, MP3 Download, USB Flash Drive
Today, October 21, 2025
October 21, 1992: #DOTD: #RIP: Jim Garrison, American lawyer and judge, District Attorney of Orleans Parish, Louisiana, from 1962 to 1973, Democratic Party member, best known for his investigations into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and the arrest and trial of New Orleans businessman Clay Shaw in 1969, to date the only trial to be brought for the assassination of President Kennedy (b. November 20, 1921) #dies of cancer in New Orleans, Louisiana, aged 70. He is interred at Metairie Cemetery in New Orleans. The author of five books, he was portrayed by Kevin Costner in Oliver Stone's JFK, while Garrison himself portrayed Earl Warren. Jim Garrison was born Earling Carothers Garrison in Denison, Iowa, the first child and only son of Earling R. Garrison and Jane Anne Robinson who divorced when he was two years old. His family moved to New Orleans in his childhood, where he was raised by his divorced mother. He served in the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II, having joined the year before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. After the war he obtained a law degree from Tulane University Law School in 1949. He then worked for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for two years where he was stationed with the Seattle office. Leading up to the Korean War era Garrison joined the National Guard, even applying for active duty with the Army in 1951, but because of recurring nightmares of past missions Garrison was then relieved of duty by the Army. Remaining in the Guard when it became apparent that he suffered from shell shock due to his numerous bombing missions flown during World War II, leading one Army doctor to conclude that Garrison had a "severe and disabling psychoneurosis" which "interfered with his social and professional adjustment to a marked degree. He was considered totally incapacitated from the standpoint of military duty and moderately incapacitated in civilian adaptability." Yet when his record was reviewed further by the U.S. Army Surgeon General, he "found him to be physically qualified for federal recognition in the national army." Upon returning again to civilian life, Garrison worked in several different trial lawyer positions before winning election as New Orleans District Attorney, starting with his first of three terms in January 1962. In the years prior to winning office as New Orleans District Attorney in 1961, Garrison worked for New Orleans law firm of Deutsch, Kerrigan & Stiles from 1954 to 1958, before he first became an assistant district attorney. Garrison became a flamboyant, colorful, well-known figure in New Orleans but was initially unsuccessful in his run for public office. He lost a 1959 election for criminal court judge. In 1961, he ran for district attorney and won against incumbent Richard Dowling by 6,000 votes in a five-man Democratic primary. Despite lack of major political backing, his performance in a television debate and last-minute television commercials facilitated his victory. Once in office Garrison cracked down on prostitution and the abuses of Bourbon Street bars and strip joints. He indicted Dowling and one of his assistants for criminal malfeasance, but the charges were dismissed for lack of evidence. Garrison did not appeal. Garrison received national attention for a series of vice raids in the French Quarter, staged sometimes on a nightly basis. Newspaper headlines in 1962 praised Garrison's efforts, "Quarter Crime Emergency Declared by Police, DA. - Garrison Back, Vows Vice Drive to Continue - 14 Arrested, 12 more nabbed in Vice Raids." Garrison's critics often point out that many of the arrests made by his office did not result in convictions, implying that he was in the habit of making arrests without evidence. However, assistant DA William Alford has said that charges would more often than not be reduced or dropped if a relative of someone charged gained Garrison's ear. Alford said Garrison had "a heart of gold." After a conflict with local criminal judges over his budget, he accused them of racketeering and conspiring against him. The eight judges charged him with misdemeanor criminal defamation, and Garrison was convicted in January 1963. In 1964 the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the conviction and struck down the state statute as unconstitutional. At the same time, Garrison indicted Judge Bernard Cocke with criminal malfeasance and, in two trials prosecuted by Garrison himself, Cocke was acquitted. Garrison charged nine policemen with brutality, but dropped the charges two weeks later. At a press conference, he accused the state parole board of accepting bribes, but could obtain no indictments. Critical of the state legislature, Garrison was unanimously censured by it for "deliberately maligning all of the members". In 1965, running for reelection against Judge Malcolm O'Hara, Garrison won with 60 percent of the vote. As New Orleans D.A. in late 1966, Garrison began an investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, after receiving several tips from Jack Martin that a man named David Ferrie may have been involved in the assassination. The result of Garrison's investigation was the arrest and trial of New Orleans businessman Clay Shaw in 1969, with Shaw being unanimously acquitted less than one hour after the case went to the jury. Garrison was able to subpoena the Zapruder film from Life magazine. Thus, members of the American public - i.e. the jurors of the case - were shown the movie for the first time. Until the trial, the film had rarely been seen, and bootleg copies were made by assassination investigator Steve Jaffe working with Garrison, which led to the film's wider distribution by David S. Lifton. In 2015, Garrison's lead investigator's daughter released his copy of the film, along with a number of his personal papers from the investigation. Garrison's key witness against Shaw was Perry Russo, a 25-year-old insurance salesman from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. At the trial, Russo testified that he had attended a party at anti-Castro activist David Ferrie's apartment. At the party, Russo said that Lee Harvey Oswald (who Russo said was introduced to him as "Leon Oswald"), David Ferrie, and "Clem Bertrand" (who Russo identified in the courtroom as Clay Shaw) had discussed killing President Kennedy. The conversation included plans for the "triangulation of crossfire" and alibis for the participants. Russo's version of events has been questioned by some historians and researchers, such as Patricia Lambert, once it became known that part of his testimony might have been induced by hypnotism, and by the drug sodium pentothal (sometimes called "truth serum"). An early version of Russo's testimony (as told in Assistant D.A. Andrew Sciambra's memo, before Russo was subjected to sodium pentothal and hypnosis) fails to mention an "assassination party" and says that Russo met Shaw on two occasions, neither of which occurred at the party. However, in his book On the Trail of the Assassins, Garrison says that Russo had already discussed the party at Ferrie's apartment before any "truth serum" was administered. Scambria said that the party information was simply accidentally left off the notes of his encounter with Russo. Throughout his life, Russo reiterated the same account of being present for a party at Ferrie's house along with the Mr. Bertrand where the subject of Kennedy's potential assassination had come up. Garrison defended his conduct regarding witness testimony, stating: "Before we introduced the testimony of our witnesses, we made them undergo independent verifying tests, including polygraph examination, truth serum and hypnosis. We thought this would be hailed as an unprecedented step in jurisprudence; instead, the press turned around and hinted that we had drugged our witnesses or given them posthypnotic suggestions to testify falsely." In January 1968, Garrison subpoenaed Kerry Wendell Thornley - an acquaintance of Oswald's from their days in the military - to appear before a grand jury, questioning him about his relationship with Oswald and his knowledge of other figures Garrison believed to be connected to the assassination. Thornley sought a cancellation of this subpoena on which he had to appear before the Circuit Court. Garrison charged Thornley with perjury after Thornley denied that he had been in contact with Oswald in any manner since 1959. The perjury charge was eventually dropped by Garrison's successor Harry Connick Sr. During Garrison's 1973 bribery trial, tape recordings from March 1971 revealed that Garrison considered publicly implicating former United States Air Force General and Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency Charles Cabell of conspiracy in the assassination of Kennedy after learning he was the brother of Earle Cabell, the Dallas mayor in 1963. Theorizing that a plot to kill the president was masterminded out of New Orleans in conjunction with the CIA with cooperation from the Dallas police department and city government, Garrison tasked his chief investigator, Pershing Gervais, of looking into the possibility that General Cabell had stayed in the city's Fontainebleau Motel at the time of the assassination. The Washington Post reported that there was no evidence that Gervais ever followed through with the request and that there was no further mention of General Cabell in Garrison's investigation. US talk radio host David Mendelsohn conducted a comprehensive interview with Garrison which was broadcast in 1988 by KPFA in Berkeley, California. Alongside Garrison, the program featured the voices of Lee Harvey Oswald and JFK filmmaker Oliver Stone. Garrison explains that cover stories were circulated in an attempt to blame the killing on the Cubans and the Mafia but he blames the conspiracy to kill the president firmly on the CIA who wanted to continue the Cold War. In 1973, Garrison was tried and found not guilty by the jury for accepting bribes to protect illegal pinball machine operations. The prosecutor was Gerald J. Gallinghouse the United States Attorney for Eastern District of Louisiana, who was seeking to halt public corruption. Pershing Gervais, Garrison's former chief investigator, testified that Garrison had received approximately 3K USD every two months for nine years from the dealers. Acting as his own defense attorney, Garrison called the allegations baseless and claimed that they were concocted as part of a U.S. government effort to destroy him because of Garrison's efforts to implicate the CIA in the Kennedy assassination. The jury found Garrison not guilty. In an interview conducted by New Orleans reporter Rosemary James with Pershing Gervais, Gervais had admitted to concocting the charges. In the same year, Garrison was defeated for reelection as district attorney by Harry Connick Sr. On April 15, 1978, Garrison won a special election over a Republican candidate, Thomas F. Jordan, for Louisiana's 4th Circuit Court of Appeal judgeship, a position for which he was later reelected and which he held until his death. In 1987, Garrison appeared as himself in the film The Big Easy, and was featured in The Men Who Killed Kennedy series, beginning in 1988. After the Shaw trial, Garrison wrote three books on the Kennedy assassination, A Heritage of Stone (1970), The Star Spangled Contract (1976, fiction, but based on the JFK assassination), and his best-seller, On the Trail of the Assassins (1988). A Heritage of Stone, published by Putnam, places responsibility for the assassination on the CIA and says the Warren Commission, the Executive Branch, members of the Dallas Police Department, the pathologists at Bethesda, and various others lied to the American public. The book does not mention Shaw or Garrison's investigation of Shaw. Garrison's investigation received widespread attention through Oliver Stone's film, JFK (1991), which was largely based on Garrison's book as well as Jim Marrs' Crossfire: The Plot That Killed Kennedy. Kevin Costner played a fictionalized version of Garrison in the movie. Garrison himself had a small on-screen role in the film, playing United States Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren. Garrison also appears live and comments on the Shaw Trial in the documentary The JFK Assassination: The Jim Garrison Tapes, written and directed by actor John Barbour. Political analyst Carl Oglesby was quoted as saying, "... I have done a study of Garrison: I come out of it thinking that he is one of the really first-rate class-act heroes of this whole ugly story [the killing of John F. Kennedy and subsequent investigation]." Others have stated that Garrison's persecution of Shaw was "one of the great miscarriages of justice in US history" and criticized Garrison for being reckless. At the time, Garrison came under criticism from author and researcher Sylvia Meagher, who in 1967 wrote: "... as the Garrison investigation continued to unfold, it gave cause for increasingly serious misgivings about the validity of his evidence, the credibility of his witnesses, and the scrupulousness of his methods." According to Shaw's defense team, witnesses, including Russo, claimed to have been bribed and threatened with perjury and contempt of court charges by Garrison in order to make his case against Shaw. However, in a later interview with public radio, Russo stated: "Well, the truth of the matter was that Garrison was very sincere. Well, [NBC News reporter and ex FBI Agent] Walter Sheridan tells me and threatens me that he's gonna take Garrison out and take me with him. ... And he says [if] you do that [revoke his testimony], we won't go after you." https://store.earthstation1.com/jfk-assassination-mp3-set-cd-download-usb-flash-driv3.html

Today's EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: Secret Files: History Of Washington, Israel & The Gulf DVD, MP4, USB
Today, October 21, 2025
October 21, 2014: #DOTD: #RIP: Ben Bradlee, one of the most prominent journalists of post-World War II America, serving first as managing editor, then as executive editor at The Washington Post, from 1965 to 1991 (b. August 26, 1921) #dies at his home in Washington, D.C., at the age of 93. He is buried at Oak Hill Cemetery in Washington, D.C.. Ben Bradlee was born Benjamin Crowninshield Bradlee in Boston, Massachusetts. He became a public figure when he joined the New York Times in publishing the Pentagon Papers and gave the go-ahead for the paper's extensive coverage of the Watergate scandal. He was also criticized for editorial lapses when the Post had to return a Pulitzer Prize in 1981 after it discovered its award-winning story was false. After retirement, Bradlee continued to be associated with the Post, holding the position of "Vice President at-large" until his death. In retirement Bradlee was an advocate for education and the study of history, including working for years as an active trustee on the boards of several major educational, historical, and archaeological research institutions. https://store.earthstation1.com/secret-files-history-of-washington-israel-amp-the-gulf-dvd-download-usb.html

Today's EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: Frank Lloyd Wright Documentaries DVD, Video Download, USB Flash Drive
Today, October 21, 2025
October 21, 1959: Grand Openings: Museum Grand Openings: -- The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City first opens its doors, ten years after the death of Solomon Guggenheim and six months after the death of Frank Lloyd Wright. The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, often referred to as The Guggenheim, is an art museum located at 1071 Fifth Avenue on the corner of East 89th Street in the Upper East Side neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. It is the permanent home of a continuously expanding collection of Impressionist, Post-Impressionist, early Modern, and contemporary art and also features special exhibitions throughout the year. The museum was established by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation in 1939 as the Museum of Non-Objective Painting, under the guidance of its first director, Hilla Von Rebay. It adopted its current name in 1952, three years after the death of its founder Solomon R. Guggenheim. In 1959, the museum moved from rented space to its current building, a landmark work of 20th-century architecture designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. The cylindrical building, wider at the top than at the bottom, was conceived as a "temple of the spirit". Its unique ramp gallery extends up from ground level in a long, continuous spiral along the outer edges of the building to end just under the ceiling skylight. The building underwent extensive expansion and renovations in 1992 when an adjoining tower was built, and from 2005 to 2008. The museum's collection has grown over eight decades and is founded upon several important private collections, beginning with that of Solomon R. Guggenheim. The collection is shared with sister museums in Bilbao, Spain and elsewhere. In 2013, nearly 1.2 million people visited the museum, and it hosted the most popular exhibition in New York City. https://store.earthstation1.com/frank-lloyd-wright-documentaries-dvd.html

Today's EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: The Race For Space 1961 Historic Soviet Space Films DVD, Download, USB
Today, October 21, 2025
October 21, 1959: The History Of Rocketry: The History Of Spaceflight: The Aftermath Of World War II: The Cold War: The Space Age: Space Agencies Of The United States: The National Aeronautics And Space Administration (NASA): The National Aeronautics And Space Act (The National Aeronautics and Space Act) Of 1958): -- U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs an executive order transferring of all US Army space-related activities to NASA, including most of the Army Ballistic Missile Agency, reassigning Wernher Von Braun and other German scientists from the United States Army to NASA. The Army Ballistic Missile Agency (ABMA) was formed to develop the U.S. Army's first large ballistic missile. The agency was established at Redstone Arsenal on February 1, 1956, and commanded by Major General John B. Medaris with Wernher Von Braun as technical director; when the agency was handed over to NASA, it became the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center (Marshall Space Flight Center, MSFC) within the Redstone Arsenal garrison complex, all of which continue to operate to this day. In the Aftermath Of World War II, a number of German rocket scientists and engineers were moved to the United States as part of Operation Paperclip. Rocketry was at that time considered to be a sort of long-range artillery, and naturally fell to the Army to explore. The group was settled at Fort Bliss, Texas - where they aided General Electric's Project Hermes efforts to build and test a variety of V-2-derived designs at the nearby White Sands Proving Ground. In the aftermath of the infighting during the 1950s between the US Army and US Air Force over surface-to-air missiles and anti-ballistic missiles, Secretary Of Defense Charles Erwin Wilson decided to end it once and for all by limiting the Army to weapons with a range of 200 miles (320 km) or less, and those dedicated to air defense to half that. When the Army was stripped of their long-range surface-to-surface role, the question arose as to what to do with the ABMA team. The Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA, today's DARPA) provided ABMA, who had been working on the Jupiter and Juno series of launch vehicles, with initial funding to keep the Juno V project moving, and assigned it Von Braun's preferred name of "Saturn", meaning "the one after Jupiter". Meanwhile, Eisenhower was interested in handing the job of space exploration to a civilian body, which would avoid any potential issues over the militarization of space. This was formed as NASA in late 1958. When Kennedy announced the goal of landing on the Moon on May 25, 1961, two competing designs were considered for the booster, Marshall's Saturn V and the NASA Nova. The subsequent selection of the smaller Saturn was a factor in the success of the Apollo project. https://store.earthstation1.com/the-race-for-space-dvd-1961-secret-soviet-f1961.html

Today's EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: Command Performance WWII Old Time Radio Series MP3 DVD, Download, USB
Today, October 21, 2025
October 21, 1912: #BOTD: #HBD! Don Byas, African American jazz tenor saxophonist and educator (d. August 24, 1972) is #born Carlos Wesley Byas in Muskogee, Oklahoma. Most associated with bebop, Don Byas played with Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Art Blakey, and Dizzy Gillespie, among others, and also led his own band. He lived in Europe for the last 26 years of his life. Don Byas died in Amsterdam from lung cancer at the age of 59. His burial details are not publicly disclosed. https://store.earthstation1.com/command-performance-in-world-war-ii-radio-broadcasts-mp3-c3.html

Today's EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: Rock! UK: British Invasion Rock Documentary DVD, Download, Flash Drive
Today, October 21, 2025
October 21, 1940: #BOTD: #HBD! Manfred Mann, South African-English keyboard player, guitarist, vocalist and producer is #born Manfred Sepse Lubowitz in Johannesburg, Transvaal, Union Of South Africa. Best known as a founding member and namesake of Manfred Mann, Manfred Mann Chapter Three and Manfred Mann's Earth Band, Manfred Mann were regularly in the charts in the 1960s. Three of the band's most successful singles, "Do Wah Diddy Diddy", "Pretty Flamingo" and "Mighty Quinn", topped the US and UK Singles Charts. They were the first south-of-England-based group to top the US Billboard Hot 100 during the British invasion. The hits of Manfred Mann's Earth Band include covers of Bruce Springsteen's "For You", "Blinded by the Light" and "Spirit in the Night". https://store.earthstation1.com/rock-uk-british-invasion-rock-1960s119601980.html

Today's EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: Follow The Boys 1944 All-Star WWII Morale Booster Film Download Or DVD
Today, October 21, 2025
October 21, 1995: #DOTD: #RIP: Maxene Andrews, American singer and actress, famous as a member of The Andrews Sisters vocal group (b. January 3, 1916) #dies on a Saturday at Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis, Mass of a heart attack, aged 79; her ashes and those of her sister LaVerne are interred in the Columbarium Of Memory of the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California, close to the ashes of their parents. Maxene Andrews was born Maxene Angelyn Andreas in Mound, Minnesota to Olga "Ollie"(nee Sollie) and Peter Andreas. Mr. Andreas (later 'Andrews') was Greek, and his wife was of Norwegian ancestry raised in the Lutheran faith. Maxene Angelyn Andrews is best known as a member of the Andrews Sisters, an American close harmony singing group of the swing and boogie-woogie eras, the most popular female vocal group of the first half of the 20th century. The group consisted of three sisters: contralto LaVerne Sophia (July 6, 1911 - May 8, 1967), soprano Maxene Anglyn (January 3, 1916 - October 21, 1995), and mezzo-soprano Patricia Marie "Patty" (February 16, 1918 - January 30, 2013). Throughout their career, the sisters sold over 75 million records (the last official count released by MCA Records in the mid-1970s). Their 1941 hit "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" can be considered an early example of rhythm and blues or jump blues. Other songs closely associated with the Andrews Sisters include their first major hit, "Bei Mir Bist Du Schon (Means That You're Grand)" (1938), "Beer Barrel Polka (Roll Out the Barrel)" (1939), "Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar" (1940), "Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree (With Anyone Else but Me)" (1943), and "Rum and Coca Cola" (1945), which helped introduce American audiences to calypso. The Andrews Sisters' harmonies and songs are still influential today, and have been copied and recorded by entertainers such as Bette Midler, Christina Aguilera, Pentatonix, and others. They are still widely acclaimed today for their famous close harmonies. Later in life, according to Maxene's adopted daughter Aleda Ann, Maxene entered a thirteen-year relationship with her manager Lynda Wells and later spent many years as life partners. "To me, being gay was not a central focus of Maxene's life at all," Wells told radio station The Current (KCMP) in a 2019 interview. "Her art was. Her singing was." But Wells says that their status as companions, and Maxene's health issues as she got older, led Maxene to adopt her as a daughter. "There was no such thing as being married at that time," she said. "During her lifetime, there was no such thing that existed for us." https://store.earthstation1.com/follow-the-boys-1944-all-star-wwii-morale-booster-film-download-or-dvd.html

Today's EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: The Roswell Incident (The Roswell UFO Incident) MP4 Video Download DVD
Today, October 21, 2025
October 21, 1934: #BOTD: #HBD! Frankie Rowe, major figure in The Roswell Incident (The Roswell UFO Incident) who was threatened with murder by U.S. army officers if she spoke of the incident, daughter of one of the firemen who had direct involvement with two dead and one live Roswell Incident aliens (d. July 28, 2017) is #born and raised Frankie Dwyer Rowe in Roswell, New Mexico, location of The Roswell Incident (The Roswell UFO Incident), the crash of an unidentified flying object (UFO) and the retrieval of dead and live aliens near Roswell, New Mexico. On CNN's July 04, 2008 21:00 ET edition of The Larry King Show , Frankie Rowe appeared as part of a panel that included distinguished astronaut and lunar explorer Edgar Mitchell, himself born and raised in Roswell, to discuss the Roswell UFO Incident. She said her father said of the live alien "This little person communicated they've been watching us for a long time. And he said they're not here to hurt us, not to be afraid." Her father had returned home and reported to his family that in addition to a crashed saucer, he saw two full body bags and one living little person about the size of a small 10-year-old. She said of her father: "He said that they tried to help it (the live alien), and that the little person told them that there was nothing that they could do to help him... He did not talk to them in words. He talked to them in their head. But they all understood and heard the same thing at the same time... And before they could actually do anything there at the crash site itself, the military came and escorted them off of the location... What he told us, he told us exactly what he saw. Weather balloons don't talk. This little person communicated they'd been watching us for a long time. And he said they're not here to hurt us, not to be afraid." In other intervews over many years, a clearly frightened Frankie Rowe consistently repeated an account corroborated, in appearance and wording, by many other witnesses and those involved in the event: that a red-haired Army officer and big African American sergeant threatened them by ordering them that they never saw or heard anything, that they were not to ever speak about the incident ever again, and if they did, "they'll be picking your bones out of the desert and no one will ever know what happened to you." Frankie Rowe died in Breckenridge, Texas, aged 82. She is buried at South Park Cemetery in Roswell, New Mexico beneath a tombstone that reads "FRANKIE M. ROWE". https://store.earthstation1.com/the-roswell-incident-the-roswell-ufo-incident-mp4-video-download-dv4.html

Today's EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: From Star Wars To Jedi: The Making Of A Saga 1983 DVD, MP4, USB Drive
Today, October 21, 2025
October 21, 1956: #BOTD: #HBD! Carrie Fisher, American actress, writer, and comedian, best known for playing Princess Leia in the Star Wars films, a role for which she was nominated for four Saturn Awards, whose other film credits include Shampoo (1975), The Blues Brothers (1980), Hannah and Her Sisters (1986), The 'Burbs (1989), When Harry Met Sally... (1989), Soapdish (1991), and The Women (2008) (d. December 27, 2016) is #born Carrie Frances Fisher at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, California. She was nominated twice for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for her performances on the television series 30 Rock and Catastrophe. She was posthumously made a Disney Legend in 2017, and in 2018 she was awarded a posthumous Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album. Fisher wrote several semi-autobiographical novels, including Postcards from the Edge and an autobiographical one-woman play, and its non-fiction book, Wishful Drinking, based on the play. She wrote the screenplay for the film version of Postcards From The Edge which garnered her a BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay nomination, and her one-woman stage show of Wishful Drinking was filmed for television and received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Special. She worked on other writers' screenplays as a script doctor, including tightening the scripts for Hook (1991), Sister Act (1992), The Wedding Singer (1998), and many of the films from the Star Wars franchise, among others. In later years, she earned praise for speaking publicly about her experiences with bipolar disorder and drug addiction. Fisher was the daughter of singer Eddie Fisher and actress Debbie Reynolds. Her mother and she appear in Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds, a documentary about their relationship. It premiered at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. Carrie Fisher died of a sudden cardiac arrest on December 27, 2016, at age 60, four days after experiencing a medical emergency during a transatlantic flight from London to Los Angeles. On December 28, 2016, the day after Fisher's death, her mother, Debbie Reynolds, had a stroke at the home of her son, Todd, where the family was planning Fisher's burial arrangements. She was taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where she died later that afternoon. According to Todd, Reynolds had said, "I want to be with Carrie" immediately before she had the stroke. On January 5, 2017, a joint private memorial was held for Fisher and Reynolds. Fisher was cremated while her mother was entombed. A portion of her ashes was placed beside Reynolds in a crypt at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood Hills. The remainder of those ashes are held in a giant novelty Prozac pill. One of her final films, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, was released on December 15, 2017 and is dedicated to her; however, Fisher appeared in Star Wars: Episode IX through the use of unreleased footage from The Force Awakens and The Last Jedi. https://store.earthstation1.com/from-star-wars-to-jedi-the-making-of-a-saga-dvd.html

Today's EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: De Gaulle And France TV Series DVD, Video Download, USB Flash Drive
Today, October 21, 2025
October 21, 1945: Women's Suffrage: France: The History Of France: The French Fourth Republic The 1945 French Legislative Election: -- Women cast votes in France for the first time. Legislative elections were held to elect a Constituent Assembly to draft a constitution for a Fourth French Republic. A total of 522 seats were elected through proportional representation. French voters were called to make two choices: 1) the election of their deputies, and 2) a referendum in order to authorize the elected National Assembly to prepare a new constitutional text. De Gaulle and the Three Parties Alliance - The French Communist Party (PCF) (Communist), The French Section of the Workers' International (SFIO) (Socialists) and the Popular Republican Movement (MRP) (Christian Democrats) - called for a "Yes" vote, whereas the Radicals and the Conservatives campaigned for a "No". Unsurprisingly, the Three-Parties alliance won a large majority in the National Assembly, thereby creating a mode of French government known as Tripartisme, which lasted until The May 1947 Crises (The Exclusion Crises), a series of constitutional crises in May 1947 that contributed to the start of the Cold War in Western Europe. The Radical Party, which had been the leading party of the left in the Third Republic, suffered a catastrophic result, and the right was equally destroyed (because of its support of Marshal Philippe Petain). They appeared as being the forces of the past, as symbols of capitulation to Nazi Germany and the regime which collapsed in 1940. https://store.earthstation1.com/de-gaulle-and-france-3-part-tv-documentary-series-2-disc-dvd-s32.html