The purpose is to promote advocacy for diabetics as well as information for the general public on how to curb the disease from rising any further. The United Nations in 2007 made this an official day of their own adding to the day’s prestige and worldwide awareness.
November 14, 1941 -
Alfred Hitchcock stylist thriller Suspicion, starring Cary Grant, and Joan Fontaine, premiered in the U.S. on this date.
Movie historian Ben Mankiewicz noted that Cary Grant was so displeased with his experience with director Alfred Hitchcock, during the making of this movie, that he publicly vowed never to work again with Hitchcock. The rift between actor and director was mended, however, and Grant and Hitchcock collaborated on three more movies, Notorious, To Catch a Thief, and North by Northwest.
November 14, 1964 -
The cult classic Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (the non-MST3K version), starring featuring the classically kitch Pia Zadora, premiered on this date.
This film includes the first documented appearance of Mrs. Claus.
November 14, 1966 -
François Truffaut's foray into Science Fiction, Fahrenheit 451, opened in the US on this date.
The location filming of the final sequence with the Book People took place in poor weather. It was hoped the weather would improve for the final days of shooting. Instead, they discovered that it had begun snowing during the night. The presence of snow in the final shots were an unplanned contribution to the film's memorable ending.
November 14, 1976 -
Sidney Lumet's black comedy/drama Network, written by Paddy Chayefsky and starring Faye Dunaway, William Holden, Peter Finch, Robert Duvall, Ned Beatty, and Beatrice Straight, premiered on this date.
According to Sidney Lumet, the "Mad as Hell" speech was filmed in one and a half takes. Midway through the second take, Peter Finch abruptly stopped in exhaustion. Lumet was unaware of Finch's failing heart at the time, but in any case, did not ask for a third take. The complete film features the second half of the first take and the first half of the second take.
November 14, 1975 -
Queen released its fourth album A Night at the Opera on this date (There actually were other songs on the album besides Bohemian Rhapsody you know.)
As it appears on the album, the song Death on Two Legs had "Dedicated to..." written after it. It was dedicated to their ex-manager when he tried to sue for defamation of character. By doing so he rather admitted there was cause for them to dedicate the song to him.
November 14, 1980 -
One of the greatest films Martin Scorsese ever made, Raging Bull premiered in NYC on this date (I was actually at the premiere.)
To achieve the feeling of brotherhood between the two lead actors, Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci lived and trained with each other for some time before filming began. Ever since then, the two have been very close friends.
November 14, 1988 -
The comedy series Murphy Brown, starring Candice Bergen premiered on CBS TV on this date.
One of the running series jokes was Murphy Brown's inability to get a good secretary or one that could work with her. During the show's first ten seasons, Murphy had a total of ninety-three secretaries. They were referred to by number in the closing credits cast list, as "Secretary #1", "Secretary #2", et cetera. One that was very efficient was Marcia Wallace, playing her Carol Kester character from The Bob Newhart Show. At the end of the show, Dr. Robert Hartley (Bob Newhart) showed up and pleaded for her to return, which she did. In one episode, Murphy discovered there was a support group for her former secretaries, where they comforted each other over their inability to keep the job.
November 14, 1998 -
Pixar Animation Studios released the John Lasseter and Andrew Stanton funny animated film, A Bug's Life, featuring the voices of Dave Foley, Kevin Spacey and Julia Louis-Dreyfus, on this date.
This is the first Pixar film to have outtakes. The outtakes were shown theatrically and on the VHS, but are only available in the bonus features on the DVD and Blu-Ray versions of the film.
November 14, 2014 -
Alejandro G. Iñárritu surprise hit black comedy, Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance), starring Michael Keaton, Zach Galifianakis, Edward Norton, Emma Stone, and Naomi Watts, went into general release in the U.S., on this date.
Given the unusual style of filming long takes, Edward Norton and Michael Keaton kept a running tally of flubs made by the actors and actresses. Emma Stone made the most mistakes. Zach Galifianakis made the fewest. He actually did mess up a few lines during the filming, but played his mistakes off well enough that the shots were included in the film.
November 14, 2015 –
Singer Adele's song Hello, from her third studio album, 25, hit No. #1 on the Billboard charts on this date.
And just in time for Thanksgiving
The song was written by Adele and Greg Kurstin (Pink's Blow Me (One Last Kiss), Sia's Chandelier), who also produced the song. It appears to continue the theme of Adele's previous album, 21, which was a breakup record, but this time it's the singer who has broken someone's heart
Word of the Day
Today in History:
November 14, 1889 -
Nellie Bly, the pen name of journalist Elizabeth Cochran, sailed from New York to begin her record-breaking 24,899-mile trip around the world - a journey that would end on January 25, 1890.
The around-the-world trip originated in an attempt to beat the Jules Verne's fictional hero Phineas Fogg's 80-day journey. Millions of people followed the adventures of the plucky reporter through stories posted back to the World at every stop. Tremendous celebrations greeted Nellie when she arrived in New York. Her trip lasted 72 days, six hours and 11 minutes - a record that would stand until the Graf Zeppelin circled the globe in 20 days, four hours and 14 minutes in 1929.
November 14, 1908 -
Albert Einstein presented his quantum theory of light for the first time
McCarthy's communist witch-hunts of the mid-twentieth century live in infamy despite the fact that they failed to uncover a single communist witch.
Einstein's quantum theory remains popular because people like the word quantum. In fact, Einstein's seldom-cited Law of Quantum Usage states that there is an inversely proportionate relationship between one's understanding of quantum theory and one's likelihood of discussing it.
November 14, 1910 -
An airplane, piloted by Eugene Burton Ely, took off from the warship, USS Birmingham, off the coast of Hampton Roads, Virginia, on this date. The plane was the first airplane takes off from a ship.
The airplane plunged downward as soon as it cleared the 83-foot platform runway; and the aircraft wheels dipped into the water before rising. Ely's goggles were covered with spray, and the aviator promptly landed on a beach rather than landing at the Norfolk Navy Yard as planned.
November 14, 1940 -
The German raids, codenamed Moonlight Sonata, destroyed much of the historical, English city.
Bad Nazis.
November 14, 1948 -
Charles Philip Arthur George (Mountbatten-Windsor), former Prince of Wales and former Earl of Chester, former Duke of Cornwall, former Duke of Rothesay, former Earl of Carrick, former Baron of Renfrew, former Lord of the Isles, former Prince and Great Steward of Scotland, Royal Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, Extra Knight of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Member of the Order of Merit, Knight of the Order of Australia, Duke of Edinburgh, Earl of Merioneth, Baron Greenwich, and oh yeah, His Majesty The King of England, was born on this date.
https://i2-prod.cornwalllive.com/incoming/article6445898.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/0_The-Duke-And-The-Duchess-Of-Rothesay-Visit-Scotland.jpg Charles, was Prince of Wales for 64 years and 44 days between 1958 and 2022, longer than any predecessor. He was also heir apparent for longer than any other in British history. King Charles the III was eligible to draw his state pension for eight years but now he finally has a job.
November 14, 1969 -
Apollo 12, the sixth crewed flight in the United States Apollo program (and the second to land on the Moon,) was launched on this date.
Lightning struck the space vehicle twice, at 36.5 seconds and 52 seconds into the mission; however it suffers no discernible damage. The first strike is even visible to spectators at the launch site.
Before you go - More of the UK holiday commercials have been released. One of them is from McDonald's -
So, is the message behind the McDonald's commercial this year, don't be too greedy or Santa will force you to eat at McDonald's to salve you broken heart? I'm just asking.
And so it goes
Please don't forget one of Murphy Brown's better secretaries, one Cosmo Kramer.
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