(Saturday, December 4, 1965) — “Something About You” by the Four Tops peaked at #19 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Something About You’ by Four Tops peaks at #19 in USA 50 years ago today (Dec 4 1965)
Monthly Archives: December 2015
‘I’ll Follow The Sun/When I Get Home’ episode airs on ‘The Beatles’ cartoon series 50 years ago this hour (Dec 4 1965)
Video: 'The Beatles Cartoons Episode 11'
(Saturday, December 4, 1965, 10:30 a.m. EST) — The Beatles are captured by a cowboy outlaw when their car breaks down and later meet Quasimodo when they visit the Cathedral of Notre Dame on this morning’s episode of The Beatles, a weekly cartoon television series on ABC.
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Gershwin’s ‘Concerto in F’ premieres in New York 90 years ago this hour (Dec 3 1925)
Video: 'Hamelin plays Gershwin - Concerto in F'
(Thursday, December 3, 1925, 3:00 p.m. EST) — George Gershwin’s “Concerto in F” had its world premiere today at New York’s Carnegie Hall, with Gershwin at the piano.
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The Beatles’ final UK tour begins in Glasgow 50 years ago this hour (Dec 3 1965)
(Friday, December 3, 1965, 6:15 p.m. GMT) — The Beatles began a 10-day, nine-venue, eight-city tour of the UK today with two shows at the Odeon Cinema in Glasgow, Scotland. Continue reading The Beatles’ final UK tour begins in Glasgow 50 years ago this hour (Dec 3 1965)
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The Beatles release sixth British album ‘Rubber Soul’ 50 years ago today (Dec 3 1965)
Video: 'The Beatles: Rubber Soul - 1965 (Full Album. 2009 Stereo Remaster)'
(Friday, December 3, 1965) — Rubber Soul, the sixth studio album by British rock group the Beatles, was released today today in the UK. Continue reading The Beatles release sixth British album ‘Rubber Soul’ 50 years ago today (Dec 3 1965)
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‘We Can Work It Out/Day Tripper’ single by The Beatles released 50 years ago today (Dec 3 1965)
Video: 'The Beatles - We Can Work it Out'
(Friday, December 3, 1965) — The single “We Can Work It Out”/“Day Tripper” by The Beatles was released today in the UK (Dec. 6, 1965, in the U.S.). Continue reading ‘We Can Work It Out/Day Tripper’ single by The Beatles released 50 years ago today (Dec 3 1965)
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‘One Sweet Day’ by Mariah Carey featuring Boyz II Men peaks at #1 in USA 20 years ago today (Dec 2 1995)
(Saturday, December 2, 1995) — “One Sweet Day” by Mariah Carey featuring Boyz II Men peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for 16 weeks (Dec. 2/9/16/23/30, 1995, Jan. 6/13/20/27, Feb. 3/10/17/24, Mar. 2/9/16, 1996), the longest running number one song on the chart. It was Carey’s tenth of 18 number one hits on the chart (1990-2008) and Boyz II Men’s fourth of five number one hits on the chart (1992-1997).
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Communist-led Pathet Lao takes full control over Laos 40 years ago today (Dec 2 1975)
Video: 'Secret War in Laos Documentary Film: Laotian Civil War and U.S. Government Involvement'
(Tuesday, December 2, 1975) — The 22-year Laotian Civil War ended today as Laos came under full communist control today when the 19-month-old coalition government fell to Pathet Lao leader Prince Souphanouvong, establishing the People’s Democratic Republic of Laos.
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NASA launches craft to peer at the Sun 20 years ago this hour (Dec 2 1995)
Video: 'NASA/ESA SOHO - Launch, December 2, 1995'
(Saturday, December 2, 1995, 3:08 a.m. EST) — NASA today launched the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO), a joint project of the United States and the European Space Agency, on a $1 billion mission to study the sun and interplanetary space.
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Rosa Parks arrested after refusing to give bus seat to white man 60 years ago this hour (Dec 1 1955)
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(Thursday, December 1, 1955, around 6 p.m. local time) — Rosa Parks, an African-American seamstress, was arrested today after refusing to obey bus driver James F. Blake’s order that she give up her seat to make room for a white passenger on a Montgomery, Alabama, city bus, sparking a year-long boycott of the buses by blacks.
