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‘Mission: Impossible’ series debuts on CBS-TV 60 years ago this hour (Sep 17 1966)
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(Saturday, September 17, 1966, 9:00-10:00 p.m. EDT) — Mission: Impossible, an action/adventure television series that chronicles the missions of a team of secret government agents known as the Impossible Missions Force (IMF) (starring Steven Hill, Barbara Bain, Greg Morris and Peter Lupus), premiered tonight on CBS. Continue reading ‘Mission: Impossible’ series debuts on CBS-TV 60 years ago this hour (Sep 17 1966)
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Former U.S. Vice President Spiro Agnew, 77, dies in Berlin, Maryland 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 17 1996)
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(Tuesday, September 17, 1996, 6:30 p.m. EDT) — Spiro Agnew, who was forced to resign as the 39th Vice President of the United States in 1973 when he pleaded no contest to a charge of income-tax evasion, died today at Atlantic General Hospital in Berlin, Maryland, after struggling with undiagnosed acute leukemia. Continue reading Former U.S. Vice President Spiro Agnew, 77, dies in Berlin, Maryland 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 17 1996)
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‘Ringo’s Rotogravure’ studio album by Ringo Starr released 50 years ago today (Sep 17 1976)
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(Friday, September 17, 1976) — Ringo’s Rotogravure, the fifth studio album by ex-Beatle Ringo Starr, was released today in the UK (Sept. 27, 1976, in the U.S.). Continue reading ‘Ringo’s Rotogravure’ studio album by Ringo Starr released 50 years ago today (Sep 17 1976)
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‘Yellow Submarine’ by The Beatles peaks at #2 in USA 60 years ago today (Sep 17 1966)
(Saturday, September 24, 1966) — “Yellow Submarine” by The Beatles peaked at #2 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week, becoming the most successful Beatles track to feature drummer Ringo Starr as lead vocalist. Continue reading ‘Yellow Submarine’ by The Beatles peaks at #2 in USA 60 years ago today (Sep 17 1966)
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‘Bus Stop’ by The Hollies peaks at #5 in USA 60 years ago today (Sep 17 1966)
(Saturday, September 17, 1966) — “Bus Stop” by The Hollies peaked at #5 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for three weeks. Continue reading ‘Bus Stop’ by The Hollies peaks at #5 in USA 60 years ago today (Sep 17 1966)
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‘Wouldn’t It Be Nice’ by The Beach Boys peaks at #8 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 17 1966)
(Saturday, September 17, 1966) — “Wouldn’t It Be Nice” by The Beach Boys peaked at #8 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Wouldn’t It Be Nice’ by The Beach Boys peaks at #8 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 17 1966)
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‘Guantanamera’ by The Sandpipers peaks at #9 in USA 60 years ago today (Sep 17 1966)
(Saturday, September 17, 1966) — “Guantanamera” by The Sandpipers peaked at #9 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Guantanamera’ by The Sandpipers peaks at #9 in USA 60 years ago today (Sep 17 1966)
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‘Help/We Can Work It Out’ episode airs on ‘The Beatles’ cartoon series 60 years ago this hour (Sep 17 1966)
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(Saturday, September 17, 1966, 10:30 a.m. EDT) — The Beatles are visiting Paris, when Paul and Ringo spot a beautiful woman, and later while in Hollywood, the band runs into a magician that uses his magic in order to rob them on this morning’s episode of The Beatles, a weekly cartoon television series on ABC. Continue reading ‘Help/We Can Work It Out’ episode airs on ‘The Beatles’ cartoon series 60 years ago this hour (Sep 17 1966)
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The Doors complete recording epic song ‘The End’ 60 years ago this hour (Sep 16 1966)
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(Friday, September 16, 1966, 7:00-10:00 p.m. PDT) — The Doors (Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger and John Densmore) complete the recording of “The End” for their debut album tonight at Sunset Sound Recorders, 6650 Sunset Blvd. in Hollywood. Continue reading The Doors complete recording epic song ‘The End’ 60 years ago this hour (Sep 16 1966)
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Metropolitan Opera House opens at Lincoln Center in New York City 60 years ago this hour (Sep 16 1966)
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(Friday, September 16, 1966, curtain rose at 8:27 p.m. EDT) — The Metropolitan Opera officially opened its new opera house at New York’s Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts tonight with the world premiere of Samuel Barber’s “Antony and Cleopatra.” Continue reading Metropolitan Opera House opens at Lincoln Center in New York City 60 years ago this hour (Sep 16 1966)
