Video: 'Sonny & Cher - I got you babe (HQ)'
(Friday, July 9, 1965) — The single “I Got You Babe” by Sonny & Cher was released today by ATCO Records.
Monthly Archives: July 2015
‘Rock Around the Clock’ by Bill Haley & His Comets peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago today (July 9 1955)
(Saturday, July 9, 1955) — “Rock Around the Clock” by Bill Haley & His Comets, widely considered to be the record that, more than any other, brought rock and roll into mainstream culture around the world, was the #1 song on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for eight consecutive weeks (July 9/16/23/30, Aug. 6/13/20/27, 1955).
The song is ranked No. 158 on the Rolling Stone magazine’s list of “The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.”
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Ringo Starr performs at Star Plaza Theatre in Merrillville, Indiana 20 years ago this hour (July 8 1995)
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(Saturday, July 8, 1995, 7:00 p.m. CDT) — Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band performed tonight at Star Plaza Theatre in Merrillville, Indiana, with John Entwistle, Randy Bachman, Mark Farner, Felix Cavaliere, Billy Preston, Zak Starkey and Mark Rivera.
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52 killed as bomb destroys Canadian Pacific Air Lines flight 50 years ago this hour (July 8 1965)
(Thursday, July 8, 1965, 3:40 p.m. PDT) — Canadian Pacific Air Lines Flight 21, a Douglas DC-6B, crashed today in British Columbia after the tail separated from the fuselage; all 52 people on board were killed in what authorities said was the result of an apparent bombing.
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Jim Morrison bumps into Ray Manzarek, agree to form a band 50 years ago this hour (July 8 1965)
Video: 'Ray Manzarek in Venice' (July 8, 1965, at 5:02)
(Thursday, July 8, 1965, at approximately 1:00 p.m. PDT) — Jim Morrison ran into former UCLA classmate Ray Manzarek today in Venice Beach, California, and after hearing some of Morrison’s songs, Manzarek agreed to form The Doors with him.
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‘Waterfalls’ by TLC peaks at #1 in USA 20 years ago today (July 8 1995)
(Saturday, July 8, 1995) — “Waterfalls” by TLC peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for seven consecutive weeks (July 8/15/22/29, Aug. 5/12/19, 1995).
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Nude photos of pop star Madonna go on sale 30 years ago today (July 8 1985)
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(Monday, July 8, 1985) — Playboy and Penthouse magazines went on sale today featuring nude photos of pop star Madonna.
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President Ford announces candidacy for 1976 to ‘finish the job’ 40 years ago today (July 8 1975)
(Tuesday, July 8, 1975) — U.S. President Gerald R. Ford announced formally today that he would seek the Republican nomination for the Presidency in 1976 “in order to finish the job I have begun.”
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Four Lincoln assassination conspirators executed 150 years ago this hour (July 7 1865)
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(Friday, July 7, 1865, 1:26 p.m. local time) — Four people, including Mary Surratt, Lewis Powell, David Herold, and George Atzerodt, were hanged today in the Old Arsenal Penitentiary courtyard in Washington, D.C., after being convicted of conspiring with John Wilkes Booth to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln.
Surratt was the first woman to be executed by the U.S. federal government.
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Daytime drama ‘Ryan’s Hope’ premieres on ABC-TV 40 years ago this hour (July 7 1975)
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(Monday, July 7, 1975, 1:00 p.m. EDT) — Ryan’s Hope, a television soap opera that revolves around the trials and tribulations within a large Irish-American family in the Riverside district of New York City, debuted this afternoon on ABC. Continue reading Daytime drama ‘Ryan’s Hope’ premieres on ABC-TV 40 years ago this hour (July 7 1975)
