Daily Archives: March 22, 2015

‘The Early Beatles’ album by The Beatles released in USA 50 years ago today (Mar 22 1965)


Video: 'The Beatles-Baby It's You off of The Early Beatles vinyl'

(Monday, March 22, 1965)The Early Beatles, the Beatles’ sixth release on Capitol Records and their eighth album for the American market, was relesed today.

The album resembles more of an early compilation because all of the tracks had previously been featured on the early 1964 Vee-Jay release Introducing… The Beatles.

First regular electronic TV service begins in Germany 80 years ago today (Mar 22 1935)


Video: 'First 2 Television Broadcasts of The Third Reich Nazi Germany (1935 & 1936)'

(Friday, March 22, 1935) — The first regular electronic television service in Germany began today in Berlin, as Deutscher Fernseh Rundfunk.

Broadcasting from the Fernsehsender Paul Nipkow, it used a 180-line system, and was on air for 90 minutes, three times a week. Very few receivers were ever privately owned, and viewers went instead to Fernsehstuben (television parlors).