(Saturday, December 11, 1965) — “Let’s Hang On!” by The Four Seasons peaked at #3 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
Monthly Archives: December 2015
‘Everybody’s Trying To Be My Baby/I Should Have Known Better’ episode airs on ‘The Beatles’ cartoon series 50 years ago this hour (Dec 11 1965)
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(Saturday, December 11, 1965, 10:30 a.m. EST) –The Beatles are in Japan when they are forced to take shelter in a religious temple because of a rainstorm and later go to Rome to look for a place to rehearse for the next performance on this morning’s episode of The Beatles, a weekly cartoon television series on ABC.
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‘The Gift of the Magi’ short story published 110 years ago today (Dec 10 1905)
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(Sunday, December 10, 1905) — The O. Henry short story “The Gift of the Magi” about a young married couple and how they deal with the challenge of buying secret Christmas gifts for each other with very little money was published today in the New York Sunday World magazine under the title “Gifts of the Magi.”
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‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’ debuts on CBS-TV 50 years ago this hour (Dec 9 1965)
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(Thursday, December 9, 1965, 7:30 p.m. EST) — A Charlie Brown Christmas, the first animated TV special featuring characters from the Peanuts comic strip by Charles M. Schulz, was first broadcast tonight on CBS.
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‘Anthology 1’ album by The Beatles peaks at #1 in USA 20 years ago today (Dec 9 1995)
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(Saturday, December 9, 1995) — Anthology 1, by The Beatles, with their first new song in 25 years, peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard‘s 200 album chart for three consecutive weeks. Continue reading ‘Anthology 1’ album by The Beatles peaks at #1 in USA 20 years ago today (Dec 9 1995)
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James Bond film ‘Thunderball’ premieres in Tokyo 50 years ago today (Dec 9 1965)
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(Thursday, December 9, 1965) — James Bond hunts for stolen nuclear warheads in the Bahamas in Thunderball, the fourth spy film in the James Bond series, which premiered today in Tokyo.
Directed by Terence Young, the film starred Sean Connery, Claudine Auger, Adolfo Celi, Luciana Paluzzi and Rik Van Nutter.
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’12 Monkeys’ premieres in New York City 20 years ago tonight (Dec 8 1995)
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(Friday, December 8, 1995, evening EST) — 12 Monkeys, a crime film about a convict of the future who is sent back in time to gather information about the man-made virus that wiped out most of the human population on the planet, premiered tonight at Gotham Cinema in New York City.
Directed by Terry Gilliam, the film starred Bruce Willis, Madeleine Stowe, Brad Pitt, Christopher Plummer and David Morse.
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Surviving members of Grateful Dead announce break up 20 years ago today (Dec 8 1995)
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(Friday, December 8, 1995) — The surviving members of the rock band Grateful Dead announced today in a statement that they were breaking up after 30 years, four months after the death of lead guitarist Jerry Garcia.
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George Harrison releases ‘This Guitar (Can’t Keep from Crying)’/Maya Love’ single 40 years ago today (Dec 8 1975)
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(Monday, December 8, 1975) — The single “This Guitar (Can’t Keep from Crying)”/“Maya Love” by ex-Beatle George Harrison was released today in the U.S. (Feb. 6, 1976, in the UK), the second single from his album Extra Texture (Read All About It). Continue reading George Harrison releases ‘This Guitar (Can’t Keep from Crying)’/Maya Love’ single 40 years ago today (Dec 8 1975)
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‘It’s Been a Long, Long Time’ by Bing Crosby with The Les Paul Trio peaks at #1 in USA 70 years ago today (Dec 8 1945)
(Saturday, December 8, 1945) — “It’s Been a Long, Long Time” by Bing Crosby with The Les Paul Trio was the #1 song on today’s Billboard Best Selling Retail Records chart for one week.
