(Saturday, July 18, 1964) — “Mexican Shuffle” by Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass peaked today at #85 on Billboard’s Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
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‘Ain’t She Sweet’ by The Beatles debuts at #90 in USA 50 years ago today (July 18 1964)
(Saturday, July 18, 1964) — “Ain’t She Sweet” by The Beatles debuted today at #90 on Billboard’s Hot 100 singles chart. Recorded on June 23, 1961 at the Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Hamburg, Germany with Pete Best on drums, it was the group’s 20th appearance on the chart since Jan. 18, 1964.
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Tojo out as Japanese premier, war minister 70 years ago today (July 18 1944)
(Tuesday, July 18, 1944; during the Pacific War of World War II) — Nine days after the fall of Saipan, Hideki Tojo resigned today as the 40th Prime Minister of Japan and Minister of War because of a series of setbacks suffered by his country in the war, effective July 22, 1944.
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320 sailors and civilians killed in Port Chicago disaster 70 years ago this hour (July 17 1944)
Video: 'The Great Port Chicago Explosion'
(Monday, July 17, 1944, 10:20 p.m. PWT; during World War II) — 320 men, two-thirds of them African-Americans, were killed tonight when a pair of ammunition ships exploded at the Port Chicago Naval Magazine in Port Chicago, California. Another 390 people were injured.
