Daily Archives: June 26, 2015

‘The Gold Rush’ premieres in Los Angeles 90 years ago tonight (June 26 1925)


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(Monday, June 26, 1925, evening)The Gold Rush, a silent film about a lost soul in the Yukon who seeks love and wealth, premiered today at Grauman’s Egyptian Theater in Los Angeles.

Directed by Charlie Chaplin, the film starred Chaplin, Mack Swain and Tom Murray.

President Truman closes UN Conference with plea to translate charter into deeds 70 years ago this hour (June 26 1945)


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(Wednesday, June 26, 1945, 5:28 p.m. PDT; on the Western Front and Eastern Front during World War II) — The United Nations Conference ended this afternoon with a demand by President Truman to translate the lofty words of the new world Charter into worthy deeds ringing in the ears of the delegates from fifty nations who signed it today. Continue reading President Truman closes UN Conference with plea to translate charter into deeds 70 years ago this hour (June 26 1945)

Bob Hope performs on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ 60 years ago this hour (June 26 1955)


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(Sunday, June 26, 1955, 8:00-9:00 p.m. EDT) — Comedian Bob Hope performed “on tonight’s live edition of the CBS-TV variety show The Ed Sullivan Show from CBS Studio No. 50 in New York City. Continue reading Bob Hope performs on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ 60 years ago this hour (June 26 1955)

‘Venus and Mars’ TV commercial promoting Wings album debuts in UK 40 years ago tonight (June 26 1975)


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(Thursday, June 26, 1975) — A 60-second TV commercial to promote the Venus And Mars album by (former Beatle) Paul McCartney and his band Wings, directed by Karel Reisz at a private house in Holland Park, London the previous month, debuted tonight across the UK ITV network.

‘Mr. Tambourine Man’ by The Byrds peaks at #1 in USA 50 years ago today (June 26 1965)

(Saturday, June 26, 1965)“Mr. Tambourine Man” by The Byrds (the group’s first appearance on the chart) peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. The Byrds’ version of “Mr. Tambourine Man” was listed as the number 79 song on Rolling Stone‘s list of the “500 Greatest Songs of All Time.”