Video: 'The Beatles at The Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles on 29-30 August 1965'
(Monday, August 30, 1965, 8:00 p.m. PDT) — The Beatles performed again tonight at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, California, the 14th of sixteen concerts on the band’s ten-city 1965 North American tour. Continue reading The Beatles perform again at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles 50 years ago this hour (Aug 30 1965)
(Saturday, August 30, 1975) — “Get Down Tonight” by KC and the Sunshine Band peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. It was the group’s first of five number one hits on the chart (1975-1980).
(Saturday, August 30, 1975) — “How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)” by James Taylor peaked at #5 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks.
Video: 'History in Five: The Real Ty Cobb'
(Wednesday, August 30, 1905) — Ty Cobb, 18, made his major-league debut today as a player for the Detroit Tigers, hitting a double in his first at-bat in a game against the New York Highlanders. The Tigers won, 5-3.
Video: 'Highway 61 Revisited' (9 videos)
(Monday, August 30, 1965) — Highway 61 Revisited, the sixth studio album by the American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan (using rock musicians as his backing band on all but one track, having until then recorded mostly acoustic music), was released today.
The album was ranked number four on Rolling Stone‘s “500 Greatest Albums of All Time.”
Video: 'Anna Karenina' trailer
(Friday, August 30, 1935, 10:45 a.m. EDT) — Anna Karenina, a film adaptation of Tolstoy’s classic tale of a woman who deserts her family for an illicit love, premiered this morning at the Capitol theater in New York.
Directed by Clarence Brown, the film starred Greta Garbo, Fredric March, Maureen O’Sullivan, Freddie Bartholomew, Basil Rathbone and Reginald Owen.
Video: 'Allied Forces Land In Japan (1945)' (Aug. 30, 1945, at 7:34)
(Thursday, August 30, 1945, 2:00 p.m. JST; during World War II) — American Gen. Douglas MacArthur landed today at Atsugi Air Force Base in Japan to set up Allied occupation headquarters. Continue reading MacArthur arrives in Japan to set up Allied occupation headquarters 70 years ago this hour (Aug 30 1945)
