Video: 'The Girl From Ipanema by Astrud Gilberto'
(Tuesday, April 13, 1965, evening PST) — Astrud Gilberto and Stan Getz won Record of the Year for “The Girl from Ipanema” at the 7th Annual Grammy Awards tonight, held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. Continue reading Gilberto, Getz win ‘Record of the Year,’ The Beatles ‘Best New Artist’ at Grammys 50 years ago tonight (Apr 13 1965)
(Tuesday, March 13, 1965; during the African-American Civil Rights Movement (1954–68)) — 16-year-old Lawrence Wallace Bradford Jr. was appointed today by New York Republican Jacob Javits to be the first black page of the U.S. Senate.
Video: '1975 Oscars' (25 videos)
(Tuesday, April 8, 1975, 7:00 p.m.-9:50 p.m. PDT) — The Godfather Part II, an American musical about a phonetics instructor who bets that he can pass a street urchin off as a lady, won eight Oscars tonight at the 47th Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Francis Ford Coppola for Best Director. Continue reading ‘The Godfather Part II’ wins Best Picture at 47th Academy Awards 40 years ago this hour (Apr 8 1975)
Video: '1965 Oscars' (20 videos)
(Monday, April 5, 1965, 7:00 p.m.-9:50 p.m. PST) — My Fair Lady, an American musical about a phonetics instructor who bets that he can pass a street urchin off as a lady, won eight Oscars tonight at the 37th Academy Awards, including Best Picture, George Cukor for Best Director and Rex Harrison for Best Actor. Continue reading ‘My Fair Lady’ wins Best Picture at 37th Academy Awards 50 years ago this hour (Apr 5 1965)
