Daily Archives: February 25, 2014

Clay defeats Liston to become world heavyweight boxing champion 50 years ago tonight (Feb 25 1964)

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Video: 'Sonny Liston vs Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali) Boxing Match'

(Tuesday, February 25, 1964, evening) — Muhammad Ali (then known as Cassius Clay) became the world heavyweight boxing champion today as he defeated Sonny Liston at Convention Hall Miami Beach, Florida. The victory was scored as a technical knockout when an injured Liston failed to answer the bell for the seventh round.

The Beatles begin recording ‘And I Love Her’ 50 years ago this hour (Feb 25 1964)

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Video: 'And I Love Her' (take 2, mono)

(Tuesday, February 25, 1964, 2:30-5:30 p.m. GMT) — The Beatles worked on two songs this afternoon which ended up on the A Hard Day’s Night soundtrack. “And I Love Her” was the first to be tackled. Continue reading The Beatles begin recording ‘And I Love Her’ 50 years ago this hour (Feb 25 1964) →