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November 2In 1979, Quadrophenia, the British film based on the 1973 rock opera of the same name by The Who, opens in the US. In 1988, the Morris worm, the first Internet-distributed computer worm to gain significant media attention and cause great damage to the Internet, is launched from the US. |
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November 3In 1957, a dog named Laika becomes the first animal to enter orbit, on board the Soviet Union’s spacecraft Sputnik 2. In 1954, the first Godzilla film is released in Japan. |
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November 4In 2010, a Qantas plane’s engines fail over Indonesia shortly after taking off from Singapore. The crew manages to land safely two hours later, saving all 469 passengers and crew. In 2008, Barack Obama becomes the first African-American to be elected President of the United States. |
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November 5Happy Birthday to American singer-songwriter Ryan Adams (1974). In 2007, the Android mobile operating system is launched by Google. |
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November 6In 2001, American pop star Britney Spears releases her third studio album Britney in the US, Canada and Japan. The album debuts at No. 1 on the US Billboard 200 chart. In 1935, Tammy Baldwin becomes the first openly gay politician to be elected to the United States Senate. |
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November 7Until December 12 at RMA Institute on Sukhumvit 22, see The Optimists, an exhibition by Paul Ulan-Taylor featuring mixed-media paintings as well as a series of photographs by Michael Shaowanasai. The gallery is open Tuesday to Sunday from 9 am to 7 pm. For more details, call 02 663 0809. Until December 26 at Kathmandu Photo Gallery on Pan Road, see Under the Bridge, an exhibition by British photographer Andrew McNeill that presents dramatic black-and-white portraits of homeless people in his hometown. The gallery is open Tuesday to Saturday, from 11 am to 7 pm. For more details, call 02 234 6700. |
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November 8See pop singers Aof Pongsak, Wan Thanakrit and Pop Pongkool perform together at 2 Saints Charity Concert. Organized by Saint Gabriel's College, this fundraising concert will donate proceeds to retired teachers. The show starts at 8 pm at Cloud 47 on Silom Road. Tickets are 1,200 baht from Thai Ticketmajor. For more information, call 02 262 3456. Today is the last day at DOB Hualamphong Gallery on Rama 4 Road to see More Beauty. The exhibition of paintings by local artist Suriwan Sutham explores the idea of women dealing with an obsession with beauty. The gallery is open Tuesday to Sunday, from 10:30 am to 7:30 pm. For more details, call 02 422 2092. |
