(Saturday, May 22, 1965) — “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious” by Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke peaked at #66 on today’s Billboard‘s Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
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‘Good Lovin” by The Olympics peaks at #79 in USA 50 years ago today (May 22 1965)
(Saturday, May 22, 1965) — “Good Lovin'” by The Olympics peaked at #81 on today’s Billboard‘s Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks.
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‘Play with Fire’ by The Rolling Stones peaks at #96 in USA 50 years ago today (May 22 1965)
(Saturday, May 22, 1965) — “Play with Fire” by The Rolling Stones peaked at #96 on today’s Billboard‘s Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
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Democrats nominate Van Buren-Johnson ticket 180 years ago today (May 22 1835)
(Friday, May 22, 1835) — Vice President Martin Van Buren of New York was unanimously nominated president today at the 1835 Democratic National Convention meeting at the Fourth Presbyterian Church in Baltimore, more than 19 months ahead of the 1836 general election. Continue reading Democrats nominate Van Buren-Johnson ticket 180 years ago today (May 22 1835)
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‘The Return of the Pink Panther’ opens in U.S. theaters 40 years ago today (May 21 1975)
Video: 'The Return of the Pink Panther' trailer
(Wednesday, May 21, 1975) — The Return of the Pink Panther, the fourth in a series of comedy films featuring an inept French police detective, Inspector Jacques Clouseau, opened today in U.S. theaters.
Directed by Blake Edwards, the film starred Peter Sellers, returning to the role of Inspector Clouseau for the first time since A Shot in the Dark (1964), Catherine Schell, Christopher Plummer and Herbert Lom.
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Chuck Berry records his first single, ‘Maybellene’ for Chess Records in Chicago 60 years ago today (May 21 1955)
Video: 'Chuck Berry - Maybelline (1955)'
(Saturday, May 21, 1955, afternoon) — Chuck Berry today recorded “Maybellene,” his first single release and his first hit, at Universal Recording Studios in Chicago for Chess Records.
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‘Dance with Me, Henry’ by Georgia Gibbs peaks at #2 in USA 60 years ago today (May 21 1955)
(Saturday, May 21, 1955) — “Dance with Me, Henry” by Georgia Gibbs was the #2 song on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for one week.
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Film actors Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall wed 70 years ago this hour (May 21 1945)
(Monday, May 21, 1945, shortly after noon EWT; during World War II) — Actors Humphrey Bogart, 45, and Lauren Bacall, 20, were married today in the spacious hallway of the twenty-room house of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Louis Bromfield on Malabar Farm in Lucas, Ohio, in a three-minute ceremony.
It was his fourth marriage, her first, and would last until Bogart’s death in 1957.
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The Rolling Stones perform for ‘Shindig’ 50 years ago today (May 20 1965)
Video: 'MUSIC OF THE SIXTIES SHINDIG 1965 THE ROLLING STONES'
(Monday, May 20, 1965) — The Rolling Stones taped a performance today in Los Angeles for the May 26, 1965, edition of the ABC-TV variety series Shindig!, performing “Down The Road A Piece,” “Little Red Rooster,” “The Last Time,” “Play with Fire” and “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction.” The vocals were live on prepared backing tracks recorded two days earlier.
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Connie Chung fired as co-anchor of ‘CBS Evening News’ 20 years ago tonight (May 20 1995)
Video: 'CBS Evening News says goodbye to Connie Chung'
(Saturday, May 20, 1995, evening) — CBS News has removed Connie Chung, the second woman to work as a regular anchor on a network evening newscast, from her post, the network announced tonight.
In response, Chung told CBS News executives that she wanted to be let out of her contract with the network, people close to the talks said.
