(Sunday Wednesday, July 31, 1963, 8:34 p.m.) — A fictional BJ (Billy Joel) and the Affordables performed “Tell Her About It” tonight on The Ed Sullivan Show. Although the 1983 promotional video indicates July 31, 1963, fell on a Sunday (the real ‘Sullivan’ show having aired on Sundays at 8 p.m. on CBS), July 31, 1963, actually fell on a Wednesday. Also on that date, Joel was in reality a 14 year old living in Hicksville, New York.
Monthly Archives: July 2013
Automaker Henry Ford born in Dearborn, Michigan 150 years ago today (1863)
Video: 'The Live Of Henry Ford'
(Thursday, July 30, 1863) — Henry Ford, founder of the Ford Motor Company and developer of modern mass production, was born today in what is now Dearborn, Michigan, just outside Detroit.
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Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band performs at Radio City Music Hall in New York 10 years ago tonight (2003)
Video: 'Colin Hay - Overkill (Ringo Starr All Starr Band, New York 2003)'
(Tuesday, July 29, 2003) — Ex-Beatle Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band (Colin Hay, Paul Carrack, John Waite, Sheila E. and Mark Rivera) performed tonight at Radio City Music Hall in New York on the fifth night and fourth stop of his 30-city tour of the Eighth All-Starr Band.
Video: 'Colin Hay - Waiting For My Real Life to Begin (Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band, New York, 2003)'
Video: 'All Starr Band 2003 feat. Colin Hay - Here Comes The Sun (Live in New York, 2003)'
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$203,000 discovered stolen from Led Zppelin’s safe deposit box in New York 40 years ago this hour (1973)
Video: 'Led Zeppelin - The Robbery (infamous Drake Hotel robbery - interview with Peter Grant) 1973'
(Sunday, July 29, 1973) — Led Zeppelin’s safe deposit box at The Drake Hotel in New York was robbed today. The band lost $203,000 in concert receipts from two shows at Madison Square Garden.
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President Roosevelt announces ‘first crack in the Axis,’ ends coffee rationing 70 years ago today (1943)
Video: 'Franklin D. Roosevelt's War Progress Report'
(Wednesday, July 28, 1943, 9:30 p.m. EWT; during the Allied invasion of Sicily, part of the Italian Campaign of World War II) — During a speech on the fall of Italy’s fascist dictator Benito Mussolini, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt informed the nation that “the first crack in the Axis has come.” He also announced the end of coffee rationing, which had limited people to one pound of coffee every five weeks since it began in November 1942.
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600,000 attend Summer Jam at Watkins Glen 40 years ago today (1973)
Video: 'The Band Live at Watkins Glen'
(Saturday, July 28, 1973) — Summer Jam at Watkins Glen, one of the biggest rock festivals at the time, took place today in Watkins Glen, New York, as about 600,000 people came to see The Grateful Dead, the Allman Brothers and The Band. Continue reading 600,000 attend Summer Jam at Watkins Glen 40 years ago today (1973)
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Guns of war fall silent in Korea 60 years ago this hour (1953)
Video: 'Korean War - PART 28, End of the War, 6.25' (truce takes effect at 9:14)
(Monday, July 27, 1953, 10:00 p.m. local time; during the Korean War, part of the Cold War) — The guns of the Korean War fell silent tonight as a truce ended 37 months of conflict on the Korean Peninsula. The last reported Allied barrage halted at 9:43 p.m. and then it was quiet. Continue reading Guns of war fall silent in Korea 60 years ago this hour (1953)
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Castro launches Cuban Revolution with failed attack on army barracks 60 years ago today (1953)
Video: 'M-26-7 - The 26th of July Movement (Cuba)'
(Sunday, July 26, 1953; during the Cuban Revolution, part of the Cold War) — Fidel Castro, 26, began his revolt against Fulgencio Batista today with an unsuccessful attack on the Moncada Barracks, an army facility in the city of Santiago de Cuba in eastern Cuba. Castro would oust Batista in 1959.
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Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band performs at Casino Rama in Toronto 10 years ago tonight (2003)
Video: 'Ringo Starr - Yellow Submarine live @ Toronto 2003 HQ'
(Friday, July 25, 2003) — Ex-Beatle Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band (Colin Hay, Paul Carrack, John Waite, Sheila E. and Mark Rivera) performed tonight at Casino Rama in Toronto, Canada, on the second night of the first stop of his 30-city tour of the Eighth All-Starr Band.
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Cambodian raids brought to light 40 years ago today (1973)
Video: Seamans on July 25, 1973 (at 40:41)
(Wednesday, July 25, 1973) — Robert C. Seamans, Jr., Secretary of the Air Force when the U.S. secretly bombed Cambodia in 1969 and 1970, told the Senate Armed Services Committee today that he was not told of it.
