(Saturday, January 16, 1965) — “Love Potion No. 9” by The Searchers peaked at #3 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks.
Monthly Archives: January 2015
‘The Jerk’ by The Larks peaks at #7 in USA 50 years ago today (Jan 16 1965)
(Saturday, January 16, 1965) — “The Jerk” by The Larks peaked at #7 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
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‘Too Many Fish in the Sea’ by The Marvelettes peaks at #25 in USA 50 years ago today (Jan 16 1965)
(Saturday, January 16, 1965) — “Too Many Fish in the Sea” by The Marvelettes peaked at #25 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
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Americans, British link up at Houffalize during Battle of the Bulge 70 years ago today (Jan 16 1945)
Video: 'The World At War: Pincers 5/5' (Jan. 16, 1945, at 0:35)
(Tuesday, January 16, 1945; during the Battle of the Bulge on the Western Front of World War II) — The 11th Armored Division, which was a part of the Third US Army, joined forces with the 2nd Armored Division and the 84th Infantry Division of the First Army today at Houffalize, Belgium, about 20 miles east northeast of St. Hubert.
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Fred ‘Ma’ Barker die in shootout with federal agents 80 years ago this hour (Jan 16 1935)
Video: '"Ma" Barker Gang Hideout' (Jan. 16, 1935, at 1:49)
(Wednesday, January 16, 1935, around 11:00 a.m. EST) — Fugitive gangster Fred Barker and his mother, Kate “Ma” Barker, were killed in an intense, hours-long shootout with the FBI today at Lake Weir, Florida.
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General Sherman issues ’40 acres and a mule’ order 150 years ago today (Jan 16 1865)
Video: 'Special Field Order # 15' (Jan. 16, 1865, at 3:41)
(Monday, January 16, 1865; during the American Civil War) — Union Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman issued Special Field Order No. 15, which decreed that 400,000 acres of land in South Carolina, Georgia and Florida would be confiscated, divided into 40-acre lots and given to former slaves.
The order, which was later revoked by President Andrew Johnson, is believed to have inspired the expression, “Forty acres and a mule.”
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The Beach Boys complete ‘Help Me, Rhonda’ (single version) 50 years ago today (Mar 21 1965)
Video: 'Help Me, Rhonda [Single Version] - The Beach Boys (with lyrics)'
(Friday, January 15, 1965) — The Beach Boys overdubbed vocals to the Dec. 16, 1964, instrumental master of “Kiss Me, Baby” today at United Western Recorders studio in Los Angeles for the group’s album The Beach Boys Today!.
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President Ford declares ‘state of Union is not good,’ hopeful of future 40 years ago this hour (Jan 15 1975)
Video: 'Gerald Ford' (Jan. 15, 1975, 4-video playlist)
(Wednesday, January 15, 1975, 1:00 p.m. EST) — U.S. President Gerald Ford, declaring that “the state of the Union is not good,” urged the Democratic Congress today to enact speedily his new plan for stimulating the economy and to approve a sweeping program aimed at achieving energy independence.
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Confederates lose last major seaport to Federals 150 years ago today (Jan 15 1865)
Video: 'The US Civil War - Second Battle of Fort Fisher, January 1865, US Civil War'
(Sunday, January 15, 1865; during the American Civil War) — The Second Battle of Fort Fisher near Wilmington, North Carolina, ended today as Union forces captured the “Gibraltar of the South,” depriving the Confederates of their last major seaport.
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The Beach Boys record ‘Bull Session with the “Big Daddy”‘ 50 years ago today (Jan 13 1965)
Video: 'Bull Session With "Big Daddy"'
(Wednesday, January 13, 1965) — The Beach Boys recorded “Bull Session with the “Big Daddy”” today at Western Recorders studio in Los Angeles for the group’s album The Beach Boys Today!. Continue reading The Beach Boys record ‘Bull Session with the “Big Daddy”‘ 50 years ago today (Jan 13 1965)
