Video: 'I Beatles in Italia (1/12) Twist and Shout' (The Beatles arrive at 0:33-1:46)
(Wednesday, June 23, 1965, evening CEST) — The Beatles traveled tonight from Lyon, France, to Milan, Italy ahead of the fifth and sixth shows of their 1965 European Tour the following day at Velodromo Vigorelli.
Video: 'June 23, 1985: Air India Flight 182 Crashes'
(Sunday, June 23, 1985, 7:14:01 UTC) — All 329 people aboard an Air India Boeing 747 were killed today when the plane crashed into the Atlantic Ocean near Ireland because of a bomb authorities believe was planted by Sikh separatists.
Video: 'Apollo 13' trailer
(Thursday, June 22, 1995) — Apollo 13, a historical docudrama film about the tense days of the Apollo 13 lunar mission crisis in 1970, premiered today at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Beverly Hills, California.
Directed by Ron Howard, the film starred Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, Bill Paxton, Gary Sinise and Ed Harris.
(Saturday, June 22, 1985) — “Heaven” by Bryan Adams peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two consecutive weeks (June 22/29, 1985).
(Saturday, June 22, 1985) — “Walking on Sunshine” by Katrina and the Waves peaked at #9 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
(Saturday, June 22, 1985) — “Smuggler’s Blues” by Glenn Frey peaked at #12 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
Video: 'The Beatles à Lyon 1965'
(Tuesday, June 22, 1965) — The Beatles traveled today from Paris to Lyon, where they played two shows at the Palais d’Hiver at 8:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. the third and fourth shows of their 1965 European Tour.
Video: 'What's New Pussycat?' (trailer)
(Tuesday, June 22, 1965) — What’s New Pussycat?, a comedy film about a fashion editor who seeks psychiatric help when he can’t stop beautiful women from pursuing him, opened today at the Astor and Trans-Lux East Theaters in New York City. Continue reading ‘What’s New Pussycat?’ opens in New York City 50 years ago today (June 22 1965)
Video: 'Napoleon Bonaparte Biography'
(Thursday, June 22, 1815) — Napoleon Bonaparte, 45, today abdicated for a second time as Emperor of the French, this time in favor of his son Napoleon II.
Video: 'Mississippi Burning Trial: Civil Rights Workers Murders - Edgar Ray Killen Day 6 - Verdict (2005)'
(Tuesday, June 21, 2005) — Forty-one years to the day after three civil rights workers (Michael Schwerner, Andrew Goodman and James Chaney) were beaten and shot to death in Mississippi, Edgar Ray Killen, an 80-year-old former Ku Klux Klansman, was found guilty today of manslaughter.
Killen was sentenced on June 23, 2005, to 60 years in prison.
