Video: '1965 Oscars' (20 videos)
(Monday, April 5, 1965, 7:00 p.m.-9:50 p.m. PST) — My Fair Lady, an American musical about a phonetics instructor who bets that he can pass a street urchin off as a lady, won eight Oscars tonight at the 37th Academy Awards, including Best Picture, George Cukor for Best Director and Rex Harrison for Best Actor. Continue reading ‘My Fair Lady’ wins Best Picture at 37th Academy Awards 50 years ago this hour (Apr 5 1965)
(Saturday, April 5, 1975) — “Harry Truman” by Chicago peaks at #13 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks.
(Saturday, April 5, 1975) — “Lovin’ You” by Minnie Riperton peaks at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
Video: 'Vietnam a Television History Episode 11' (Apr. 5, 1975, at 34:33)
(Saturday, April 5, 1975; during the 1975 Spring Offensive of the Vietnam War, part of the Indochina Wars and Cold War) — Just back from South Vietnam, General Frederick Weyand met today with U.S. President Gerald Ford and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger at Palm Springs.
They concluded that a military deadlock was their best hope. Even if only part of South Vietnam could be defended, the Communists might agree to a political deal — with or without South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu.
(Saturday, April 5, 1975) — “No No Song” by former Beatle Ringo Starr peaked at #3 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. It was Starr’s seventh of seven top ten hits on the chart (1971-1975; The Beatles had 34 top ten hits from 1964-1995).
Video: 'The Beach Boys - Help Me, Rhonda (stereo)'
(Monday, April 5, 1965) — The single “Help Me, Rhonda”/“Kiss Me, Baby” by The Beach Boys was released today by Capitol Records. Continue reading ‘Help Me, Rhonda/Kiss Me, Baby’ single by The Beach Boys released in USA 50 years ago today (Apr 5 1965)
Video: '2007 The Making of HELP Part 1/6' (Indian restaurant scenes at 3:39-4:15)
(Monday, April 5, 1965) — The Beatles began filming the Rajahama Indian restaurant scenes for Help! today (through Apr. 6, 1965) at Twickenham Film Studios. While making the scenes The Beatles had their first exposure to Indian music.
Video: 'The Making of "We Are the World" - USA for Africa - 1985'
(Good Friday, April 5, 1985, 10:50 a.m. EST) — “We Are The World” by USA for Africa, a song and charity single for African famine relief featuring 45 famous recording artists, was played simultaneously today in a special Good Friday broadcast on more than 5,000 radio stations in the U.S.
Video: 'Winston Churchill Retires 1955'
(Tuesday, April 5, 1955) — Sir Winston Churchill, 80, resigned today as British prime minister, aware that he was slowing down both physically and mentally.
Tomorrow, Queen Elizabeth II will summon Sir Anthony Eden to Buckingham Palace and ask him to form a new government.
