(Saturday, August 21, 1965) — “All I Really Want to Do” by Cher peaked at #15 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks.
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‘You’d Better Come Home’ by Petula Clark peaks at #22 in USA 50 years ago today (Aug 21 1965)
(Saturday, August 21, 1965) — “You’d Better Come Home” by Petula Clark peaked at #22 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
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‘What Are We Going To Do?’ by David Jones peaks at #93 in USA 50 years ago today (Aug 21 1965)
(Saturday, August 21, 1965) — “What Are We Going To Do?” by future Monkee David Jones peaked at #93 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks.
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President Truman ends Lend-Lease program 70 years ago today (Aug 21 1945)
Video: 'Lend-Lease'
(Tuesday, August 21, 1945; during World War II) — U.S. President Harry S. Truman today ended the Lend-Lease program that had shipped some $50 billion in aid supplies to America’s allies during World War II.
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Gemini 5 blasts off for eight-day stay in space 50 years ago this hour (Aug 21 1965)
Video: 'Another Step Towards Moon (1965)'
(Saturday, August 21, 1965, 13:59:59 UTC) — Gemini 5, carrying astronauts Gordon Cooper and Charles “Pete” Conrad, blasted off today from Cape Canaveral, Florida, for a record eight-day trip in space, overcoming a few seconds of pogo (axial oscillation of the rocket) during first stage flight.
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The Beatles hold a press conference in Chicago 50 years ago this afternoon (Aug 20 1965)
Video: 'BEATLES August 20, 1965 Chicago CONCERT & Press conference'
(Friday, August 20, 1965, afternoon EDT) — The Beatles held a press conference this afternoon in Chicago between two performances at Comiskey Park, the seventh and eighth of 16 concerts on the band’s ten-city 1965 North American tour.
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The Beatles perform at Comiskey Park in Chicago 50 years ago this hour (Aug 20 1965)
Video: 'The Beatles Live In Chicago 1965'
(Friday, August 20, 1965, 3:00 p.m. CDT) — The Beatles performed the first of two shows in one day at Comiskey Park in Chicago, Illinois, this afternoon, the seventh of 16 concerts on the band’s ten-city 1965 North American tour.
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The Beatles perform again at Sam Houston Coliseum in Houston 50 years ago this hour (Aug 19 1965)
Video: 'The Beatles 1965.08.19 Houston Coliseum Evening Show Soundboard Audio'
(Thursday, August 19, 1965, 8:00 CDT) — The Beatles performed a second show tonight at Sam Houston Coliseum in Houston, Texas, the sixth of 16 concerts on the band’s ten-city 1965 North American tour. Continue reading The Beatles perform again at Sam Houston Coliseum in Houston 50 years ago this hour (Aug 19 1965)
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The Beatles perform at Sam Houston Coliseum in Houston 50 years ago this afternoon (Aug 19 1965)
Video: 'Live From The Sam Houston Coliseum Afternoon Show'
(Thursday, August 19, 1965, 4:30 p.m. CDT) — The Beatles performed the first of two shows in one day at Sam Houston Coliseum in Houston, Texas, this afternoon, the fifth of 16 concerts on the band’s ten-city 1965 North American tour.
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The Beatles hold a press conference in Houston 50 years ago this afternoon (Aug 19 1965)
Video: 'Beatles in Texas / Paul is Dead'
(Thursday, August 19, 1965, 2:00 p.m. CDT) — The Beatles held a press conference this afternoon at the Sheraton-Lincoln hotel in Houston prior to their first of two performances today at Sam Houston Coliseum in Houston, Texas, the fifth and sixth of 16 concerts on the band’s ten-city 1965 North American tour.
