Daily Archives: August 18, 2015

The Beatles perform at Atlanta Stadium in Georgia 50 years ago this hour (Aug 18 1965)


Video: 'The Beatles at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium on 18 August 1965'

(Wednesday, August 18, 1965, 9:37 EDT) — The Beatles performed tonight at Atlanta Stadium (later renamed the Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium) in Atlanta, Georgia, the fourth of 16 concerts on the band’s ten-city 1965 North American tour.

‘Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing’ opens in New York City 60 years ago today (Aug 18 1955)


Video: 'Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing' trailer

(Thursday, August 18, 1955)Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing, a drama-romance film about a Eurasian doctor in Hong Kong who falls in love with a war correspondent, opened today at the Roxy theater in New York City.

Directed by Henry King, the film starred Jennifer Jones and William Holden.