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August 11Birthday wishes go out to American singer-songwriter with Death Cab for Cutie and The Postal Service, Ben Gibbard (1976). In 1942, Hedy Lamarr and George Antheil receive a patent for a Frequency-hopping spread spectrum communication system that later becomes the basis for modern technologies in wireless telephones and Wi-Fi. |
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August 12Until September 14 at Ardel’s Third Place Gallery on Thonglor Soi 10, see Tik Shiro’s DNA, a new exhibition of sculptures and paintings by singer and artist Manasawin Nantasen, also known as Tik Shiro. The gallery is open Tuesday to Sunday from 10:30 am to 7 pm. For more details, call 02 422 2092. In 1981, the popular and influential IBM Personal Computer is released. |
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August 13In 1942, Walt Disney’s 5th full-length animated film, Bambi, is released in the US. In 1969, the Apollo 11 astronauts, who were the first to walk on the Moon, are released from a three-week quarantine to enjoy a ticker tape parade in New York. |
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August 14In 1975, the popular musical movie Rocky Horror Picture Show opens at the USA Theatre in Westwood, Los Angeles. In 1888, in London, a recording of composer Arthur Sullivan’s “The Lost Chord,” one of the first recordings of music ever made, is played during a press conference introducing Thomas Edison’s phonograph. |
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August 15In 1969, the Woodstock Music and Art Fair begins. The outdoor music festival attracts an audience of around 400,000 people. In 1939, the famous movie The Wizard of Oz premieres at Grauman’s Chinese Theater in Los Angeles. |
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August 16See electronic dance artist Gene Kasidit at the BLONDE 2Be WILD dance party concert. Enjoy songs from Gene’s new album Blonde as well as a fashion show at 7 pm at ZEN Event Gallery, Central World. Tickets are 1,000 to 1,500 baht at Thai Ticketmajor. For more information, call 02 565 3456. In 1974, at New York’s CBGB club, punk rock band The Ramones play their first show. . |
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August 17Happy Birthday to beautiful Japanese actress and model Yu Aoi (1985). In 1959, the best-selling jazz album of all time, Kind of Blue by Miles Davis, is released. |
