(Saturday, May 3, 1975) — “He Don’t Love You (Like I Love You)” by Tony Orlando and Dawn peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for three consecutive weeks (May 3/10/17, 1975). It was the group’s third and final number one hit on the chart (1971-1975).
Daily Archives: May 3, 2015
‘Chevy Van’ by Sammy Johns peaks at #5 in USA 40 years ago today (May 3 1975)
(Saturday, May 3, 1975) — “Chevy Van” by Sammy Johns peaked at #5 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
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‘Long Tall Glasses (I Can Dance)’ by Leo Sayer peaks at #9 in USA 40 years ago today (May 3 1975)
(Saturday, May 3, 1975) — “Long Tall Glasses (I Can Dance)” by Leo Sayer peaked at #9 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks, the singer’s first appearance on the chart.
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The Beatles begin three-day Salisbury Plain shoot for ‘Help!’ film 50 years ago today (May 3 1965)
Video: 'Help 1965' (May 3-5, 1965, at 48:14-58:28)
(Monday, May 3, 1965) — The Beatles began a three-day location shoot today for the military scenes in their second feature film Help! on Salisbury Plain at Knighton Down in Larkhill, Wiltshire.
The band also mimed performances of their songs “I Need You” and “The Night Before” for the cameras.
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Abraham Lincoln returns to Springfield, Illinois 150 years ago this hour (May 3 1865)
Video: 'Ken Burns The Civil War: Episode 9 The Better Angels of Our Nature (1865) |Ken Burns Docum' (May 3, 1865 at 23:22)
(Wednesday, May 3, 1865, 9:00 a.m.; during the American Civil War) — The remains U.S. President Abraham Lincoln and his deceased son, William Wallace Lincoln, arrived today in Lincoln’s hometown of Springfield, Illinois, for public viewing at the Old State House, concluding a 1,654 mile train journey from Washington for final burial.
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First medical school in North America established 250 years ago today (May 3 1765)
(Friday, May 3, 1765) — The first school of medicine in the American colonies, the Medical School of the College of Philadelphia (now the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania), was founded today.
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Allied forces recapture Rangoon from the Japanese 70 years ago this hour (May 3 1945)
(Sunday, May 3, 1945; part of the Pacific Theatre of World War II) — Allied forces recaptured Rangoon (Yangon) in Burma from the Japanese today.
