(Saturday, October 12, 1985, 10:00 p.m. EDT) — Andy Warhol is on board the Pacific Princess, and he wants to paint a portrait of Kansas housewife Mary Hammond on tonight’s episode of the ABC-TV sitcom The Love Boat.
In 1997, TV Guide ranked this episode number 82 on its “100 Greatest Episodes of All Time” list.
(Saturday, October 12, 1985) — “Oh Sheila” by Ready for the World peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
(Saturday, October 12, 1985) — “Dancing in the Street” by David Bowie and Mick Jagger peaked at #7 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
Video: 'The Beatles - Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) (Take 1, Take 2, Take 3, Take 4) (Remastered)' (Oct. 12, 1965, at 0:00-2:07)
(Tuesday, October 12, 1965, 7:00-11 p.m. BST) — The Beatles resumed recording their sixth studio album Rubber Soul this evening at EMI Studio 2 in London, tracking the first take of John Lennon’s “Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown).” Continue reading The Beatles record first take of ‘Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)’ 50 years ago this hour (Oct 12 1965)
(Saturday, October 12, 1985) — “Communication” by The Power Station peaked at #34 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks.
(Saturday, October 12, 1985) — “Weird Science” by Oingo Boingo peaked at #45 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one two weeks.
(Saturday, October 12, 1985) — “Born in East L.A” by Cheech & Chong peaked at #48 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one two weeks.
Video: 'The Beatles Run For Your Life (takes 1&5)'
(Tuesday, October 12, 1965, 2:30-7:00 p.m. BST) — The Beatles began recording their sixth studio album Rubber Soul this afternoon at EMI Studio 2 in London, recording five takes of John Lennon’s “Run For Your Life.” Continue reading The Beatles begin recording sixth studio album 50 years ago this hour (Oct 12 1965)
Video: 'The Story behind the War Heroine Edith Cavell || SeaMeXchange 2014'
(Tuesday, October 12, 1915, 7:00 a.m. CET; during World War I) — British nurse Edith Cavell, 49, was executed today by a German firing squad at the Tir national (National shooting range) in the municipality of Schaerbeek in Brussels, Belgium, for helping Allied soldiers escape from Belgium.
