Video: 'Imagine John Lennon Documentation HD part 2' (Nov. 20, 1963 at 3:49)
(Wednesday, November 20, 1963) — The Beatles were interviewed today at ABC Cinema in Manchester, England, about their upcoming first visit to the United States for a Jan. 6, 1964, broadcast of Granada TV’s Scene at 6:30.
Video: 'The World At War: Pacific 1/5' (Nov. 20, 1943, at 3:46)
(Saturday, November 20, 1943, 9:00 a.m. GILT; during the Battle of Tarawa (Operation Galvanic) part of the Pacific War during World War II) — U.S. Marines today launched the Battle of Tarawa, the first American offensive in the critical central Pacific region, landing on Tarawa Atoll in the Gilbert Islands. The Marines suffered heavy fire from Japanese shore guns and machine guns.
Video: 'Paul McCartney - Pipes Of Peace (Full Album)'
(Saturday, November 19, 1983) — Pipes of Peace, the fifth solo studio album by ex-Beatle Paul McCartney featuring two duets with Michael Jackson and ex-Beatle Ringo Starr on drums for some of the tracks, debuted on today’s Billboard 200 albums chart at #54.
Video: 'Nirvana Unplugged Subtitulado Español + Ensayos'
(Thursday, November 18, 1993) — Nirvana taped an all-acoustic show today at Sony Music Studios in New York City for the Dec. 14, 1993, episode of MTV Unplugged. It was one of the last televised performances by Kurt Cobain, who would die about five months later.
Video: 'PAUL McCARTNEY SINGS SINATRA-GRANADA WEEKEND.1983.'
(Friday, November 18, 1983) — Ex-Beatle Paul McCartney was interviewed for tonight’s edition of “Weekend,” taped recently at AIR Studios in London.
(Sunday, November 18, 1883) — American and Canadian railroads today instituted five standard continental time zones, ending the confusion of thousands of local times.
Video: 'The Beatles: Let It Be... Naked - 2003 (Full Album)'
(Monday, November 17, 2003) — Let It Be… Naked, a remixed and remastered version of The Beatles’ 1970 album Let It Be without Phil Spector’s overdubs and incidental studio chatter, was released today
Video: 'Duck Soup' trailer
(Friday, November 17, 1933) — Duck Soup, a Marx Brothers anarchic comedy film about the mythical country of Freedonia which is broke and on the verge of revolution, was released today in U.S. theaters.
Directed by Leo McCarey, the film starred Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Chico Marx, Zeppo Marx, Margaret Dumont, Louis Calhern, Raquel Torres and Edgar Kennedy.
Video: '1980 Floor Show'
(Saturday, November 17, 1973, 1:00 a.m. EDT) — David Bowie’s first TV special The 1980 Floor Show, the first appearance of Bowie since his much publicized retirement on July 3, 1973, at the Hammersmith Odeon and his last appearance as “Ziggy Stardust,” aired tonight on NBC.
Video: 'Soviet Russia Recognized by US 1933/11/20'
(Thursday, November 16, 1933, 11:50 p.m. EST) — The United States and the Soviet Union established diplomatic relations tonight as President Franklin D. Roosevelt sent a telegram to the Soviet leader Maxim Litvinov, expressing hope that United States-Soviet relations would “forever remain normal and friendly.” Continue reading United States and Soviet Union establish diplomatic relations 80 years ago this hour (1933)
