(Saturday, March 15, 1975) — “Stand by Me” by ex-Beatle John Lennon debuted at #78 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.
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The Beatles continue filming in Austria for ‘Help!’ 50 years ago today (Mar 15 1965)
Video: 'The Beatles - The Filming Of Help: Home Movies in Colour - GREAT CLIPS' (Mar. 15-17, 1965, at 18:03)
(Monday, March 15, 1965) — The Beatles’ second day of filming for Help! in Austria took place today on the ski slopes in Obertauern, Austria. Continue reading The Beatles continue filming in Austria for ‘Help!’ 50 years ago today (Mar 15 1965)
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General to LBJ: Vietnam ‘could take five years and 500,000 men’ 50 years ago today (Mar 15 1965)
Video: 'American Experience Lyndon B Johnson PBS Documentary' (Mar. 15, 1965, at 30:56)
(Monday, March 15, 1965, during the the Vietnam War, the Indochina Wars and Cold War) — U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson Johnson met with the Joint Chiefs of Staff today and General Harold K. Johnson made a prediction that sent a shock wave through the room: “To win the war,” he said, “it could take five years and 500,000 men.”
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Busby Berkeley movie musical ‘Gold Diggers of 1935’ released in U.S. 80 years ago today (Mar 15 1935)
Video: 'Gold Diggers of 1935' (trailer)
(Friday, March 15, 1935) — Gold Diggers of 1935, a Warner Bros. musical film about a socialite who is bamboozled into producing a stage show in her home, was released in today in the U.S.
Directed by Busby Berkeley, the film starred Dick Powell, Adolphe Menjou, Gloria Stuart and Alice Brady.
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‘Monty Python and the Holy Grail’ premieres in Los Angeles 40 years ago today (Mar 14 1975)
Video: 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail' trailer
(Thursday, March 14, 1975) — Monty Python and the Holy Grail, a British comedy film written and performed by the comedy group of Monty Python that follows King Arthur and his knights in their search for the Holy Grail, premiered today in Los Angeles.
Directed by Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones, the film starred Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Gilliam, Eric Idle, Jones and Michael Palin.
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Petula Clark performs on ‘Ed Sullivan’ 50 years ago this hour (Mar 14 1965)
Video: 'Petula Clark "Downtown" on The Ed Sullivan Show'
(Sunday, March 14, 1965, 8:00-9:00 p.m. EST) — Petula Clark made her debut appearance tonight on the live CBS television variety series The Ed Sullivan Show, performing “Downtown” and “I Know a Place” from CBS Studio No. 50 in New York City. Continue reading Petula Clark performs on ‘Ed Sullivan’ 50 years ago this hour (Mar 14 1965)
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The Beatles begin filming in Australia for ‘Help!’ 50 years ago today (Mar 14 1965)
Video: 'The Beatles 1965 Movie "Help!" Restored - Official Trailer' (Mar. 14, 1965, at 1:03-1:05)
(Sunday, March 14, 1965) — Following two weeks of filming in the Bahamas, The Beatles began work today on scenes in the snowy climes of outside the Hotel Edelweiss in Obertauern, Austria. Continue reading The Beatles begin filming in Australia for ‘Help!’ 50 years ago today (Mar 14 1965)
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Thieu orders South Vietnamese forces to abandon northern, central provinces 40 years ago this hour (Mar 14 1975)
Video: 'Vietnam a Television History Episode 11' (Mar. 14, 1975, at 27:04)
(Friday, March 14, 1975, 11:00 a.m. ICT; during the Battle of Ban Me Thuot, part of the Vietnam War, the Indochina Wars and Cold War) — South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu today ordered his forces to abandon the northern and central provinces and form a new line of defense further south.
But, hoping to avoid panic, he did not announce the withdrawal or reveal his plans. As the rumors flew, fear spread. Nobody knew what to believe and nobody wanted to be left behind.
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Johnson pledges vote for all, calls Selma ‘American tragedy’ 50 years ago today (Mar 13 1965)
Video: 'President Johnson's Meeting with Governor George Wallace, 3/13/65. MP538.'
(Saturday, March 13, 1965, during the African-American Civil Rights Movement (1954–68)) — U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson told Gov. George C. Wallace Alabama today that police brutality in Selma, Alabama, “just must not be repeated” and that federal force would be used if necessary to protect African-Americans there. Continue reading Johnson pledges vote for all, calls Selma ‘American tragedy’ 50 years ago today (Mar 13 1965)
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‘Eight Days a Week’ by The Beatles peaks at #1 in USA 50 years ago today (Mar 13 1965)
(Saturday, March 13, 1965) — “Eight Days a Week” by The Beatles peaked today at #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 singles chart for two consecutive weeks (Mar. 13/20, 1965). It was the group’s seventh of a record 20 number one hits on the chart (1964-1970).
