Daily Archives: July 1, 2015

‘The Great Race’ released in U.S. 50 years ago today (July 1 1965)


Video: 'The Great Race' trailer

(Thursday, July 1, 1965)The Great Race, a slapstick comedy film about a bumbling villain who plots to win an early 20th-century auto race, was released today in the U.S. Continue reading ‘The Great Race’ released in U.S. 50 years ago today (July 1 1965)

The Beatles arrive in Madrid, Spain 50 years ago this afternoon (July 1 1965)


Video: 'THE BEATLES EN MADRID (1965)' (July 1, 1965, at 0:00-0:45)

(Thursday, July 1, 1965, afternoon CEST) — The Beatles arrived this afternoon at Madrid Airport ahead of the band’s 14th of 15 concerts of their 1965 European Tour.

American forces withdraw from Leipzig, Germany 70 years ago today (July 1 1945)


Video: 'The World At War 1973(World War II Documentary)Episode 25-Reckoning (April 1945)' (July 1, 1945, at 11:17)

(Sunday, July 1, 1945; during World War II) — American forces turned Leipzig, Germany, occupied by the U.S. since April 19, 1945, over to the Red Army today as it pulled back from the line of contact with Soviet forces to the predesignated occupation zone boundaries.