Video: 'Ringo & Paul - Palam Airport, New Delhi, India (19.02.1968)'
(Monday, February 19, 1968, 8:15 a.m. IST) — Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr of The Beatles arrived today at Palam Airport in New Delhi, India, to study Transcendental Meditation with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi at his ashram in Rishikesh. Continue reading McCartney, Starr arrive in India to study meditation 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 19 1968)
Video: '1978 - Ringo (2 of 6)' (Feb. 18, 1978, scenes at 3:49-4:55)
(Saturday, February 18, 1978) — Former Beatle Ringo Starr continued shooting Ringo, a television special loosely based on Mark Twain’s The Prince and the Pauper, today in Los Angeles for broadcast on NBC on Apr. 26, 1978. Continue reading Ringo Starr continues shooting TV special 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 18 1978)
(Saturday, February 18, 1978) — “Just the Way You Are” by Billy Joel peaked at #3 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Just the Way You Are’ by Billy Joel peaks at #3 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 18 1978)
(Saturday, February 18, 1978) — “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood” by Santa Esmeralda peaked at #15 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood’ by Santa Esmeralda peaks at #15 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 18 1978)
(Saturday, February 18, 1978) — “Native New Yorker” by Odyssey peaked at #21 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Native New Yorker’ by Odyssey peaks at #21 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 18 1978)
(Saturday, February 18, 1978) — “Theme from Close Encounters“ by Meco peaked at #25 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Theme from Close Encounters’ by Meco peaks at #25 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 18 1978)
Video: 'The Big Broadcast of 1938 W.C. Fields, Martha Raye, Dorothy Lamour'
(Friday, February 18, 1938) — The Big Broadcast of 1938, a musical film about a radio announcer who tries to juggle musical acts and his ex-wives while broadcasting from an ocean liner, was released today in the U.S. (it opened in New York City on Mar. 9, 1938). Continue reading ‘The Big Broadcast of 1938’ released in U.S. 80 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 18 1938)
Video: 'Ringo & Paul - London Airport, Heathrow, England (18.02.1968)'
(Sunday, February 18, 1968) — Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr of The Beatles, plus McCartney’s girlfriend, Jane Asher, and Starr’s wife, Maureen, departed London Airport today, bound for Delhi, India, where two other members of the group, John Lennon and George Harrison (and their wives) had arrived three days earlier. Continue reading McCartney, Starr depart London to study meditation in India 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 18 1968)
