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Wings release ‘Let ‘Em In’/’Beware My Love’ single 50 years ago today (Jun 28 1976)
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(Monday, June 28, 1976) — The single “Let ‘Em In“/”Beware My Love” by ex-Beatle Paul McCartney and his band Wings was released today in the U.S. (July 23, 1976, in the UK), the second single from the group’s album Wings at the Speed of Sound. Continue reading Wings release ‘Let ‘Em In’/’Beware My Love’ single 50 years ago today (Jun 28 1976)
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Legendary actor and comedian Mel Brooks born in Brooklyn 100 years ago today (Jun 28 1926)
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(Monday, June 28, 1926) — Actor, filmmaker, comedian, songwriter and playwright Mel Brooks, one of America’s most influential comedy legends, with a career spanning more than seven decades across television, film, Broadway and publishing, was born Melvin James Kaminsky today on a tenement kitchen table at 515 Powell Street in Brownsville, Brooklyn, New York. Continue reading Legendary actor and comedian Mel Brooks born in Brooklyn 100 years ago today (Jun 28 1926)
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Former U.S. President James Madison, 85, dies in Orange, Virginia 190 years ago this hour (Jun 28 1836)
Video: 'James Madison - 4th U.S. President & Father of the Constitution| Mini Bio | BIO'
(Tuesday, June 28, 1836, 6:00 a.m. local time) — James Madison, the nation’s fourth president and one of the principal architects of the United States Constitution, died today at his Montpelier plantation in Orange County, Virginia. He was 85. Continue reading Former U.S. President James Madison, 85, dies in Orange, Virginia 190 years ago this hour (Jun 28 1836)
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Rioting bursts out in Poznan, Poland 70 years ago this hour (Jun 28 1956)
Video: 'Poznan June: 1956 Anti-Soviet Uprising DOCUMENTARY'
(Thursday, June 28, 1956, 6:00 a.m. CET; during the Cold War) –The Poznan 1956 protests, the first of several massive protests against the government of the People’s Republic of Poland, began on today at Poznan’s Cegielski Factories and were met with violent repression. Continue reading Rioting bursts out in Poznan, Poland 70 years ago this hour (Jun 28 1956)
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FDR accepts Democratic presidential nomination for a second term 90 years ago this hour (June 27 1936)
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(Saturday, June 27, 1936, 10:00 p.m. EDT) — Under a cloud-veiled moon, in skies suddenly cleared of rain, to a mass of more than 100,000 people gathered in the stadium of the University of Pennsylvania, and by radio to unnumbered millions all over the nation and world, Franklin Delano Roosevelt tonight accepted the nomination of the Democratic party for a second term as President of the United States and, avoiding personalities of any description, defined the issue of this campaign as it appears to him. Continue reading FDR accepts Democratic presidential nomination for a second term 90 years ago this hour (June 27 1936)
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‘Dark Shadows’ soap opera debuts on ABC-TV 60 years ago this hour (Jun 27 1966)
Video: 'Dark Shadows Original B/W Opening'
(Monday, June 27, 1966, 4:00-4:30 p.m. EDT) — Dark Shadows, a gothic soap opera having to do with mysterious and supernatural goings-on in Collinsport, Maine, premiered today on ABC-TV. Continue reading ‘Dark Shadows’ soap opera debuts on ABC-TV 60 years ago this hour (Jun 27 1966)
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The Beatles depart Hamburg for long journey to Tokyo 60 years ago this hour (June 27 1966)
Video: '(June 27, 1966) The Beatles am 26. Juni 1966 in der Ernst Merck Halle.'
(Monday, June 27, 1966, approx. 9:00 a.m. Central European Time) — Following their three-city, six-show mini-tour of West Germany, The Beatles flew today from Fuhlsbüttel Airport in Hamburg to London Airport to catch a connecting flight to Japan to perform five shows in Tokyo, but a decidedly unscheduled typhoon rerouted them to Alaska in the United States, where they spent the night at the Westwood Hotel in Anchorage. Continue reading The Beatles depart Hamburg for long journey to Tokyo 60 years ago this hour (June 27 1966)
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‘The Outlaw Josey Wales’ revisionist Western film premieres in in Ketchum, Idaho 50 years ago this hour (Jun 26 1976)
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(Tuesday, June 29, 1976, 6:00 p.m. MDT) — The Outlaw Josey Wales, a revisionist Western film about a peaceful farmer who turns vigilante when soldiers murder his family, was pre-screened today at the Sun Valley Center for the Arts and Humanities in Ketchum, Idaho, during a five-day conference entitled Western Movies: Myths and Images. Continue reading ‘The Outlaw Josey Wales’ revisionist Western film premieres in in Ketchum, Idaho 50 years ago this hour (Jun 26 1976)
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The Beatles perform second 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, approximately 8:25-8:55 p.m. Central European Time) — The Beatles performed the second of two shows at Ernst Merck Halle in Hamburg, West Germany, this evening, on the third of five stops on the band’s tour of Germany, Japan and the Philippines. Continue reading The Beatles perform second of two shows at Ernst-Merck-Halle in Hamburg, West Germany 60 years ago #OTD this hour (Jun 26 1966)
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‘Sara Smile’ by Hall & Oates peaks at #4 in USA 50 years ago today (June 26 1976)
(Saturday, June 26, 1976) — “Sara Smile” by Hall & Oates peaked at #4 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Sara Smile’ by Hall & Oates peaks at #4 in USA 50 years ago today (June 26 1976)
