Daily Archives: August 25, 2013

Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band performs in New York 10 years ago tonight (2003)


Video: 'Ringo Starr - Live in Albuquerque - 8/25/2003' (26 videos)

(Monday, August 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 Sandia Casino in Albequerque, New Mexico, on the 23rd night and 21st stop of his 30-city tour of the Eighth All-Starr Band.

Roosevelt warns Nazis to surrender now 70 years ago today (1943)


Video: 'Quebec Conference' (Aug. 25, 1943, at 8:26)

(Wednesday, August 25, 1943; during World War II) — U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt told the people of Canada today that if Adolf Hitler and his generals had attended the First Quebec Conference they would have realized that “surrender would pay them better now than later.” Continue reading Roosevelt warns Nazis to surrender now 70 years ago today (1943)

Loretta Lynn, Marty Robbins perform on ‘Midnight Special’ 40 years ago this hour (1973)


Video: 'Midnight Special'

(Saturday, August 25, 1973, 1:00 a.m. EDT) — Loretta Lynn and Marty Robbins were among the performers on tonight’s episode of the late-night musical variety NBC-TV series The Midnight Special as co-hosted tonight by Lynn and Robbins. Continue reading Loretta Lynn, Marty Robbins perform on ‘Midnight Special’ 40 years ago this hour (1973)