Video: 'Tribute to the USS Bismarck Sea CVE-95'
(Wednesday, February 21, 1945, 6:45 p.m. JST; during the Battle of Iwo Jima, part of the Pacific Theatre of World War II) — The escort carrier USS Bismarck Sea was sunk today by Japanese kamikazes suicide attacks with the loss of 318 men.
(Saturday, February 20, 1965) — “This Diamond Ring” by Gary Lewis & the Playboys peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two consecutive weeks (Feb. 20/27, 1965).
(Saturday, February 20, 1965) — “I Go to Pieces” by Peter & Gordon peaked at #9 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks.
(Saturday, February 20, 1965) — “The ‘In’ Crowd” by Dobie Gray peaked at #13 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
(Saturday, February 20, 1965) — “Heart of Stone” by The Rolling Stones peaked at #19 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
(Saturday, February 20, 1965) — “Eight Days a Week” by The Beatles debuted today at #53 on Billboard’s Hot 100 singles chart. It was the group’s 31st appearance on the chart since Jan. 18, 1964.
(Saturday, February 20, 1965) — “I Don’t Want to Spoil the Party” by The Beatles debuted today at #81 on Billboard’s Hot 100 singles chart. It was the group’s 32nd appearance on the chart since Jan. 18, 1964.
Video: 'MUN Supreme Court Video: Jacobson v. Massachusetts'
(Monday, February 20, 1905) — The U.S. Supreme Court, in Jacobson v. Massachusetts, today upheld, 7-2, compulsory vaccination laws intended to protect the public’s health. Continue reading U.S. Supreme Court upholds compulsory vaccination laws 110 years ago today (Feb 20 1905)
Video: '01 - The Beatles - That Means A Lot (Take 1)' (Feb. 20, 1965, at 0:00-3:39; 10:13-12:39)
(Saturday, February 20, 1965, noon-5:15 p.m. GMT) — The Beatles this afternoon continued production of their fifth album Help! at EMI Studio 2 in London, making a first attempt at “That Means A Lot” (which would not be released until 1995).
Video: 'Vietnam: A Television History - LBJ Goes to War [3/11]' (Feb. 19, 1965, at 26:18)
(Friday, February 19, 1965; during the Vietnam War, part of the Indochina Wars and the Cold War) — The planned Feb. 20, 1965, launch of Operation Rolling Thunder, an extended bombing campaign to force North Vietnam to stop supporting Vietcong guerrillas in the South, was postponed today due to a coup attempt in Saigon.
