On this day 11 November

 ...a different smile like that of one who knows.

1966 11 November On This Day The Yardbirds on Milton Berle scheduled, actually aired 02 December

• 1966 The Yardbirds – Indianapolis at Indiana Fairgrounds Coliseum
• 1967 The Yardbirds - Vancouver, Canada at PNE Garden Auditorium
• 1971 Led Zeppelin - Newcastle upon Tyne, England at Newcastle City Hall 
• 1988 Jimmy Page Outrider Tour - Portland, ME at Cumberland Civic Center
• 1994 Page & Plant - Later with Jools Holland scheduled on BBC
• 1997 Led Zeppelin BBC Sessions released
• 1997 The Girl I Love / Whole Lotta Love single released
• 2014 Jimmy Page book event, Los Angeles at Barnes and Noble 
• 2015 Led Zeppelin - Classic Rock Reissue of the Year award

1966:

The filming that took place in October was scheduled to be aired on the Milton Berle Show on this day actually was telecast on 02 December.

1969/1997:

The Girl I Love was recorded in 1969 but was released on the BBC sessions and as a single in 1997.  Compare to Moby Dick.

1971 Jimmy Page/Led Zeppelin - Newcastle upon Tyne, England at Newcastle City Hall

2014:
Terry Reid, the vocalist who turned down the Led Zeppelin offer, came to Jimmy Page's book event in Los Angeles. How different things would have turned out. Not necessarily better, just different.

2014 Jimmy Page & Terry Reid at book event, Los Angeles (Ross Halfin photo)

2015:
Photos & video from the Classic Rock Awards.  Jimmy Page accepted the Reissue of the Year award for Led Zeppelin.

2016
Classic Rock Awards Tokyo

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♪  Happenings Ten Years Time Ago (Yardbirds - lipsynched - for Milton Berle Show 1966) 
♪  The Girl I Love (Led Zeppelin, BBC Sessions)  
♪  Moby Dick (Led Zeppelin How the West Was Won 1972) 
♪  Led Zeppelin (Newcastle at Newcastle City Hall, 11 November 1971) 
♪  Jimmy Page Outrider (Portland ME at Cumberland Civic Center, 11 November 1988)

On this day 25 October

 Good old Surrey U

1968 25 October On This Day Led Zeppelin at Surrey University

• 1966 The Yardbirds - Los Angeles, CA at ABC TV Center, taping for The Milton Berle Show
• 1968 Led Zeppelin - London, England at University of Surrey, Great Hall
• 1969 Led Zeppelin - Boston, MA at Boston Garden
• 1988 Jimmy Page Outrider Tour - Rochester, NY at Rochester Community War Memorial 

1968:

Although the poster used as the background for today's On This Day post is for The New Yardbirds, in fact Led Zeppelin performed as Led Zeppelin for the first time. The poster, authenticated and auctioned off in 2003, apparently was printed in advance of the gig and prior to when Peter Grant and Jimmy Page decided to switch the name of the band to Led Zeppelin, sometime in mid-October.

Dave Lewis quotes Jimmy Page telling Chris Welch (Melody Maker), "It's refreshing to know that today you can go out and form a group to play the music you like and people will listen. It's what musicians have wanted for twenty years."

~ Dave Lewis, Led Zeppelin: The Concert File

Surrey University is also where, on 20 June 2008, Jimmy Page was awarded the honorary degree of Doctorate of the University of Surrey, in recognition of his services to the music industry. 

By the way, if you don't have a copy of  Dave Lewis' book, you really should get one. It's an incredible resource. I keep mine on my desk where I can reach for it whenever I need it.

1988 Jimmy Page Outrider Tour, Rochester NY (Jason Bonham drums) (photo by smagin)

2013 Jimmy Page visits Arctic Monkeys backstage at Earls Court (Ross Halfin photo)

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♪  Happenings Ten Years Time Ago (Yardbirds - lip synched - for Milton Berle Show 1966) 
♪  Jimmy Page  Outrider tour(Rochester NY at Rochester Community War Memorial, 25 October 1988) 

On this day 21 October

Waiting for the Happenings A Year To Come, but oh well...

1966 21 October On This Day Yardbirds Happenings Ten Years Time Ago

• 1966 The Yardbirds release Happenings Ten Years Time Ago 
• 1966 The Yardbirds - Worcester, MA at The Comic Strip
• 1967 The Yardbirds - Dallas, TX at Studio Club
• 1976 Premiere of "The Song Remains the Same" movie, Los Angeles CA
• 1988 Jimmy Page Outrider Tour - Dayton, OH at Hara Arena
• 1995 Page & Plant Unledded Tour - Hartford, CT at Hartford Civic Center

1966:

You might want to listen to Jimi Hendrix's House Burning Down right after listening to Happenings Ten Years Time Ago. Maybe it's just me, but I feel a connection there, like maybe Jimi was influenced by Jimmy, or at least by The Yardbirds' song, which was released two years prior to Hendrix's.

Not saying anybody else will hear it. Not saying it's a bad thing, if it's actually a thing. Not saying anything about anyone "stealing" a song, either. To me it just shows once again how a great musician stands on the shoulders of the musicians before him (or her). And if Hendrix never ever heard the Yardbirds 

1976

Just ten years later, Led Zeppelin was premiering their movie, "The Song Remains the Same". An amazing journey.

2010

Jimmy Page in Lid Magazine

2010 Jimmy Page on cover of October Lid Magazine

2010 October issue of Lid Magazine's Jimmy Page article

2010 Lid Magazine Jimmy Page article (Ross Halfin photo, right)

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♪  Happenings Ten Years Time Ago (The Yardbirds 1966) 
♪  House Burning Down (Jimi Hendrix, 1968) YouTube
♪  Jimmy Page (Dayton OH at Hara Arena, 21 October 1988) 
♪  Page & Plant (Hartford CT at Hartford Civic Center, 21 October 1995) 

On This Day11 November

...a different smile like that of one who knows.

1966 11 November On This Day The Yardbirds on Milton Berle scheduled, actually aired 02 December

• 1966 The Yardbirds – Indianapolis at Indiana Fairgrounds Coliseum
• 1967 The Yardbirds - Vancouver, Canada at PNE Garden Auditorium
• 1971 Led Zeppelin - Newcastle upon Tyne, England at Newcastle City Hall 
• 1988 Jimmy Page Outrider Tour - Portland, ME at Cumberland Civic Center
• 1994 Page & Plant - Later with Jools Holland scheduled on BBC
• 1997 Led Zeppelin BBC Sessions released
• 1997 The Girl I Love / Whole Lotta Love single released
• 2014 Jimmy Page book event, Los Angeles at Barnes and Noble 
• 2015 Led Zeppelin - Classic Rock Reissue of the Year award

1966:

The filming that took place in October was scheduled to be aired on the Milton Berle Show on this day actually was telecast on 02 December.

1969/1997:

The Girl I Love was recorded in 1969 but was released on the BBC sessions and as a single in 1997. Compare Jimmy Page's guitar riff for this song with Moby Dick.

1971 Jimmy Page/Led Zeppelin - Newcastle upon Tyne, England at Newcastle City Hall

2014 Jimmy Page & Terry Reid at book event, Los Angeles (Ross Halfin photo)

2014:
Terry Reid, the vocalist who turned down the Led Zeppelin offer, came to Jimmy Page's book event in Los Angeles. How different things could have turned out.

2015:
Photos & video from the Classic Rock Awards.  Jimmy Page accepted the Reissue of the Year award for Led Zeppelin.

Ten more years to go.  I mean days.

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♪  Happenings Ten Years Time Ago (Yardbirds - lipsynched - for Milton Berle Show 1966)YouTube
♪  The Girl I Love (Led Zeppelin, BBC Sessions) YouTube
♪  Moby Dick (Led Zeppelin II 1969) YouTube
♪  Dazed and Confused (Led Zeppelin, Newcastle 1971) YouTube
♪  Going to California / That's the Way (Led Zeppelin, BBC Sessions released 1997) YouTube

On This Day 25 October

Good old Surrey U

1968 25 October On This Day Led Zeppelin at Surrey University

• 1966 The Yardbirds - Los Angeles, CA at ABC TV Center, taping for The Milton Berle Show
• 1968 Led Zeppelin - London, England at University of Surrey, Great Hall
• 1969 Led Zeppelin - Boston, MA at Boston Garden
• 1988 Jimmy Page Outrider Tour - Rochester, NY at Rochester Community War Memorial 

1968:

Although the poster used as the background for today's On This Day post is for The New Yardbirds, in fact Led Zeppelin performed as Led Zeppelin for the first time. The poster, authenticated and auctioned off in 2003, apparently was printed in advance of the gig and prior to when Peter Grant and Jimmy Page decided to switch the name of the band to Led Zeppelin, sometime in mid-October.

Dave Lewis quotes Jimmy Page telling Chris Welch (Melody Maker), "It's refreshing to know that today you can go out and form a group to play the music you like and people will listen. It's what musicians have wanted for twenty years."

~ Dave Lewis, Led Zeppelin: The Concert File

Surrey University is also where, on 20 June 2008, Jimmy Page was awarded the honorary degree of Doctorate of the University of Surrey, in recognition of his services to the music industry. 

By the way, if you don't have a copy of  Dave Lewis' book, you really should get one. It's an incredible resource. I keep mine on my desk where I can reach for it whenever I need it.

1988 Jimmy Page Outrider Tour, Rochester NY (Jason Bonham drums) (photo by smagin)

1988 Jimmy Page Outrider Tour, Rochester NY (photo by smagin)

2013 Jimmy Page visits Arctic Monkeys backstage at Earls Court (Ross Halfin photo)

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♪  Happenings Ten Years Time Ago (Yardbirds - lipsynched - for Milton Berle Show 1966) YouTube
♪  Outrider / album (Jimmy Page 1988) YouTube

On This Day 21 October

Waiting for the Happenings One Year To Come.

1966 21 October On This Day Yardbirds Happenings Ten Years Time Ago

• 1966 The Yardbirds release Happenings Ten Years Time Ago 
• 1966 The Yardbirds - Worcester, MA at The Comic Strip
• 1967 The Yardbirds - Dallas, TX at Studio Club
• 1988 Jimmy Page Outrider Tour - Dayton, OH at Hara Arena
• 1995 Page & Plant Unledded Tour - Hartford, CT at Hartford Civic Center

1966:

You might want to listen to Jimi Hendrix's House Burning Down right after listening to Happenings Ten Years Time Ago. Seems to me pretty clear that Jimi was influenced by Jimmy, or at least by The Yardbirds' song, which was released two years prior to Hendrix's.

Not saying if it's true it's a bad thing. Not saying anything about anyone "stealing" a song, either. To me it just shows once again how a great musician stands on the shoulders of the musicians before him (or her). 

2010 Jimmy Page on cover of October Lid Magazine

2010 October issue of Lid Magazine's Jimmy Page article

2010 Lid Magazine Jimmy Page article (Ross Halfin photo, right)

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♪  Happenings Ten Years Time Ago (The Yardbirds 1966) YouTube
♪  House Burning Down (Jimi Hendrix, 1968) YouTube
♪  Emerald Eyes (Jimmy Page, Dayton OH 1988) YouTube
♪  Black Dog (Page & Plant, Hartford CT 1995) YouTube