The Mason Jar was invented and patented (U.S. patent #22,186) by Philadelphia tinsmith John Landis Mason.
November 30, 1934 -
W.C. Fields was very busy in 1934 - his fifth film of the year, It's a Gift, co-starring Baby LeRoy, premiered on this date.
The $5,000 that W.C. Fields' character pays for the "orange grove" in California would be equal to $89,000 in 2015.
November 30, 1971 -
The TV movie that makes 'real men' weep unabashedly, Brian's Song debuted on ABC-TV on this date.
In real life, James Caan, who had been a football player in high school, was a much better athlete than Billy Dee Williams. In the movie, Gale Sayers, was supposed to surpass Brian Piccolo, in speed and playing ability. When Caan raced Williams on film, Caan was forced to slow down considerably so Williams could beat him.
November 30, 1979 -
Pink Floyd released its album The Wall on this date.
Syd Barrett had a great influence on the other band members even after he left. In the movie The Wall, several scenes are inspired from actual events involving Syd. In the movie, the character Pink shaves off all his facial hair, including his eyebrows - something Syd once arrived to the studio having done himself.
November 30, 1982 -
Michael Jackson’s second solo album, Thriller, produced by Quincy Jones, was released on this date.
Unfortunately for the Jackson estate, The Eagles' Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975), which was originally released in 1976, surpassed Thriller as the best-selling album of all-time in the US, with the Recording Industry Association Of America (RIAA) reporting sales of 38 million copies, nationwide. Thriller, meanwhile, is five million behind at a measly 33 million copies. How will they ever make ends meet.
November 30, 1990 -
Rob Reiner's adaptation of Stephen King's thriller, Misery, premiered on this date.
James Caan once showed up to the set hungover, and all of the scenes he shot that day were unuseable. Rob Reiner told Caan he had to do the scenes again because there was "a problem at the lab". When Caan learned it had nothing to do with labs, he offered to cover the money he lost the studio.
The holidays during wartime
The focus of Today in History on this date should be used as a guide to help you realize the blessings you should find in life:
On November 30, 1935, the German government proclaimed a failure to accept the tenets of Nazism as grounds for divorce.
Be grateful you never married a Nazi.
Jonathan Swift was born on November 30, 1667,
and Mark Twain was born exactly 170 years later, in 1835.
Be grateful that not everyone is taking everything so goddamn seriously.
Winston Churchill (one of my favorite American who became British Prime Minister) was also born on November 30, in 1874, in a coat closet of his family home (really).
Be grateful that not everyone was so grateful for Peas In Our Time.
Otherwise, here are some other events that occurred on this date
November 30, 1900 -
Celebrated Irish author and noted card carrying sodomite Oscar Wilde, died in Paris of meningitis on this date. Wilde had been charged three times with indecency, specifically "the seduction and corruption of young men." Evidence admitted against him included testimony about fecal stains on his sheets.
Be thankful that we obviously have better cleaning detergents than the French did in 1900.
November 30, 1929 -
Dick Clark, the American Bandstander, was born on this date.
Be thankful the few of us are faced with bargaining with Satan for our careers.
November 30, 1936 -
The Crystal Palace, originally built by Sir Joseph Paxton in London's Hyde Park for the 1851 Great Exhibition, burns to the ground on this date.
It was said that over 75,000 people came to watch the blaze, among them Winston Churchill, who said, "This is the end of an age". The glow was visible across eight counties.
Be thankful that you weren't down wind from this one.
November 30, 1954 -
At 1 pm, an 8.5 pound stone meteorite fell from the sky and struck Ann Elizabeth Hodges from Sylacauga, Alabama. She was the first reported person in modern times to be struck by an object from outer space.
Oh the humanity!
And so it goes!
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