(Saturday, March 13, 1965) — “Hurt So Bad” by Little Anthony & The Imperials peaked today at #10 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
Monthly Archives: March 2015
‘Midnight Special’ by Johnny Rivers peaks at #20 in USA 50 years ago today (Mar 13 1965)
(Saturday, March 13, 1965) — “Midnight Special” by Johnny Rivers peaked today at #20 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks.
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‘Goldfinger’ by Billy Strange peaks at #55 in USA 50 years ago today (Mar 13 1965)
(Saturday, March 13, 1965) — “Goldfinger” by Billy Strange peaked today at #55 on Billboard’s Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
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Confederates authorize recruitment of black soldiers in arms 150 years ago today (Mar 13 1865)
Video: 'PBS The Civil War: Episode 8 - War Is All Hell 1865' (Mar. 13, 1865, at 26:30)
(Monday, March 13, 1865; during the American Civil War) — Confederate President Jefferson Davis signed a measure today allowing black slaves to enlist in the Confederate States Army with the promise they would be set free.
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The Beatles arrive in Austria to continue filming ‘Help!’ 50 years ago today (Mar 13 1965)
Video: 'Die Beatles kommen nach Salzburg'
(Saturday, March 13, 1965, afternoon) — 4,000 fans and dozens of journalists and film crews greeted The Beatles today as they arrived at Flughafen Airport in Salzburg, Austria, on a flight from London to continue filming their second feature film Help!.
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The Beatles depart London for Austria to continue filming ‘Help!’ 50 years ago this hour (Mar 13 1965)
Video: 'The Beatles in newly found footage from Heathrow Airport in 1965'
(Saturday, March 13, 1965, 11:00 a.m. GMT) — Two days after arriving back in the UK from the Bahamas, The Beatles boarded a flight from London Airport to Salzburg, Austria, today to continue filming their second feature film Help!
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Charlie Parker, jazz master, dies 60 years ago this hour (Mar 12 1955)
Image: 'Charlie Parker - Charlie Parker Story'
(Saturday, March 12, 1955, 8:15 p.m. EST) — Legendary jazz musician Charlie “Bird” Parker died tonight in New York City of heart failure. Known as the inventor of bebop, Parker was 34.
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Union forces occupy Fayetteville, North Carolina 150 years ago today (Mar 11 1865)
(Saturday, March 11, 1865; during the Carolinas Campaign, part of the American Civil War) — Union forces under General William T. Sherman occupied Fayetteville, North Carolina, today.
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Gorbachev picked to succeed Chernenko as Soviet leader 30 years ago this hour (Mar 11 1985)
Video: '3/11/85: Gorbachev Becomes Soviet Leader'
(Monday, March 11, 1985, publicly announced at 6:15 p.m. MSK; during the Cold War) — Mikhail Gorbachev, 54, was elected General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union by the Politburo today, only three hours after the death of Konstantin Chernenko.
Gorbachev’s policies of glasnost (“openness”) and perestroika (“restructuring”) as well as summit conferences with United States President Ronald Reagan and his reorientation of Soviet strategic aims would contribute to the end of the Cold War.
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The Beatles arrive in London from the Bahamas 50 years ago this hour (Mar 11 1965)
Video: 'The Beatles return from the Bahamas with Eleanor Bron'
(Thursday, March 11, 1965, 7:05 a.m. GMT) — Following a fortnight of filming for their second feature Help! on New Providence Island, Bahamas, The Beatles arrived at London Airport early this morning.
