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‘Rock ‘n’ Roll Music’ album by The Beatles debuts at #8 in USA 50 years ago today (Jun 26 1976)
Video: 'The Beatles - Rock 'n' Roll Music (1976)' (28 clips)
(Saturday, June 26, 1976) — Rock ‘n’ Roll Music, a compilation album by The Beatles that consisted of previously released tracks, debuted at #8 on today’s Billboard 200 albums chart. Continue reading ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll Music’ album by The Beatles debuts at #8 in USA 50 years ago today (Jun 26 1976)
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‘Takin’ It to the Streets’ by The Doobie Brothers peaks at #13 in USA 50 years ago today (June 26 1976)
(Saturday, June 26, 1976) — “Takin’ It to the Streets” by The Doobie Brothers peaked at #13 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Takin’ It to the Streets’ by The Doobie Brothers peaks at #13 in USA 50 years ago today (June 26 1976)
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The Beatles perform first of two shows at Ernst-Merck-Halle in Hamburg, West Germany 60 years ago #OTD this hour (Jun 26 1966)
Video: 'The Beatles - Live At Gruga-Halle, Essen, Germany, 1966' (27 clips)
(Sunday, June 26, 1966, 4:27 p.m. Central European Time) — The Beatles performed the first of two shows at Ernst Merck Halle in Hamburg, West Germany, this afternoon, on the third stop of the band’s tour of Germany, Japan and the Philippines. Continue reading The Beatles perform first of two shows at Ernst-Merck-Halle in Hamburg, West Germany 60 years ago #OTD this hour (Jun 26 1966)
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Jealous millionaire guns down famed architect in New York rooftop horror 120 years ago this hour (Jun 25 1906)
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(Monday, June 25, 1906, 11:05 p.m. local time) — Prominent architect Stanford White was shot and killed late tonight atop Madison Square Garden (second), a building he designed, in a sensational killing that stunned a fashionable theater crowd. Continue reading Jealous millionaire guns down famed architect in New York rooftop horror 120 years ago this hour (Jun 25 1906)
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‘Independence Day’ premieres in Los Angeles 30 years ago today (June 25 1996)
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(Tuesday, June 25, 1996) — Independence Day, an epic science fiction disaster film about an alien attack on Earth, had its world premiere today at Mann Village Theater in Westwood, California. Continue reading ‘Independence Day’ premieres in Los Angeles 30 years ago today (June 25 1996)
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The Monkees complete early version of ‘All The King’s Horses’ 60 years ago this hour (Jun 25 1966)
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(Saturday, June 25, 1966, 7:30 p.m.-12:15 a.m. PDT) — 15 days after the first official Monkees recording session for the band’s upcoming TV series, produced by Snuff Garret with no finished results (the tape of those sessions were lost), the made-for-TV band (with member Michael Nesmith producing) held its second recording session tonight at RCA Studio A, 6363 Sunset Blvd. in Hollywood, completing “All The King’s Horses.” astered Version – Mike’s Vocal)’
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The Beatles perform second of two shows at Grugahalle in Essen, West Germany 60 years ago this hour (Jun 25 1966)
Video: 'The Beatles - Live At Gruga-Halle, Essen, Germany, 1966' (8 clips)
(Saturday, June 25, 1966, scheduled for 9:00 p.m. Central European Time) — The Beatles performed the second of two shows at the Grugahalle in Essen, West Germany, this evening, on the second stop of the band’s tour of Germany, Japan and the Philippines. Continue reading The Beatles perform second of two shows at Grugahalle in Essen, West Germany 60 years ago this hour (Jun 25 1966)
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19 U.S. troops killed in truck bombing at big Saudi Arabia base 30 years ago this hour (June 25 1996)
Video: 'Khobar Towers Bombing - The Bomb Was Bigger Than Expected'
(Tuesday, June 25, 1996, 9:50 p.m. AST) — A truck bomb ripped through an apartment complex housing Air Force pilots and other American military personnel near the eastern Saudi Arabian city of Dhahran today, killing 19 Americans, wounding 498 people and raising new concern about the stability of the vast Saudi desert kingdom.
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Custer makes last stand at Little Bighorn 150 years ago today (Jun 25 1876)
Video: 'CUSTER'S LAST STAND - The Battle of Little Bighorn - 4K DOCUMENTARY'
(Sunday, June 25, 1876; during the Great Sioux War of 1876) — Lt. Col. Colonel George A. Custer and his 7th Cavalry were wiped out today by Lakota, Cheyenne and Arapaho Indians led by Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse in the Battle of the Little Bighorn in Montana.
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‘Paperback Writer’ by The Beatles peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago today (Jun 25 1966)
(Saturday, June 25, 1966) — “Paperback Writer” by The Beatles peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two non-consecutive weeks (June 25, July 9, 1966). Continue reading ‘Paperback Writer’ by The Beatles peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago today (Jun 25 1966)
