Daily Archives: June 9, 2016

The Beatles complete recording ‘Good Day Sunshine’ 50 years ago this hour (June 9 1966)


Video: 'The Beatles - Good Day Sunshine (Animation and Lyrics!)'

(Thursday, June 9, 1966, 2:30-8:00 p.m. BST) — The English rock band The Beatles continued production of their seventh studio album Revolver this morning at EMI Studio 2 in London, completing “Good Day Sunshine” with the addition of various overdubs.

President Eisenhower undergoes emergency surgery to relieve intestinal blockage 60 years ago this hour (June 9 1956)


Video: 'Eisenhower Seriously Ill (1956)'

(Saturday, June 9, 1956, 2:59 a.m. EDT) — U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower, 65, was taken to Walter Reed hospital today for an emergency operation to remove an intestinal blockage. Eisenhower’s physicians termed his condition “excellent,” saying they looked for a “rapid and complete recovery.”