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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)
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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)
Videos: 'The Crime of the Century'
(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 record early version of ‘I Don’t Think You Know Me’ 60 years ago this hour (Jun 25 1966)
Video: 'I Don't Think You Know Me (First Recorded Version)'
(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, tracking an early version of “I Don’t Think You Know Me.”
