(Saturday, March 19, 1966) — “Husbands and Wives” by Roger Miller peaked at #26 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
Monthly Archives: March 2016
‘What Goes On’ by The Beatles peaks at #81 in USA 50 years ago today (Mar 19 1966)
(Saturday, March 19, 1966) — “What Goes On” by The Beatles peaked at #81 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
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‘Roll Over Beethoven/Rock And Roll Music’ episode airs on ‘The Beatles’ cartoon series 50 years ago this hour (Mar 19 1966)
Video: 'The Beatles Cartoons Episode 26'
(Saturday, March 19, 1966, 10:30 a.m. EST) — Before returning to England, the Beatles decide to have a quick look around (for old times sake), and later, mistaken for a string quartet, the band is invited to give a performance at a party for a royal Duke on this morning’s season one finale episode of The Beatles, a weekly cartoon television series on ABC.
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‘Anthology 2’ album by The Beatles released 20 years ago today (Mar 18 1996)
Video: 'The Beatles (1965 - 1967) - Anthology 2 album'
(Monday, March 18, 1996) — Anthology 2, the second of the three-volume Anthology collection, all of which tie-in with the televised special The Beatles Anthology was released today in the UK (Mar. 19, 1996, in the U.S.), featuring the last released record of new material credited to The Beatles, “Real Love.”
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‘So Sick’ by Ne-Yo peaks at #1 in USA 10 years ago today (Mar 18 2006)
(Saturday, March 18, 2006) — “So Sick” by Ne-Yo peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard‘s Hot 100 singles chart for two consecutive weeks (Mar. 18/25, 2006).
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‘Producers’ Showcase’ and ‘The Phil Silvers Show’ big winners at Emmy Awards 60 years ago this hour (Mar 17 1956)
Video: 'I'm Flying (Peter Pan - 1956 Broadcast)'
(Saturday, March 17, 1956, 6:00-7:30 p.m. PST) — Mary Martin of Peter Pan and Lloyd Nolan, the neurotic captain of The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial, walked off with 8th Primetime Emmy Awards tonight as the best actress and actor on television in 1955. Continue reading ‘Producers’ Showcase’ and ‘The Phil Silvers Show’ big winners at Emmy Awards 60 years ago this hour (Mar 17 1956)
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Missing H-bomb located in sea off Spain 50 years ago today (Mar 17 1966)
Video: '1966 Palomares B-52 crash'
(Thursday, March 17, 1966; during the Cold War) — The U.S. midget submarine Alvin has found the hydrogen bomb that was lost two months ago in the collision of an American bomber and a tanker plane over Spain, official sources said tonight (the bomb would not be recovered until April 1966).
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60+ people killed in Pittsburgh’s Great St. Patrick’s Day Flood 80 years ago today (Mar 17 1936)
Video: 'Floods Sweep Cities In Western PA 1936/03/18'
(Tuesday, March 17, 1936) — Pittsburgh’s Great St. Patrick’s Day Flood began today as the Monongahela and Allegheny rivers, swollen by rain and melted snow, started exceeding flood stage; the high water was blamed for more than 60 deaths.
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British forces evacuate Boston, ending 11-month siege 240 years ago this hour (Mar 17 1776)
Video: 'The Revolution: Rebelling To Revolution' (Mar. 17, 1776, at 43:30)
(Sunday, March 17, 1776, 9:00 a.m. local time; during the American Revolutionary War and the American Revolution) — Threatened by Patriot cannons on Dorchester Heights, the British evacuated Boston today, ending the 11-month Siege of Boston.
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‘The Purr-Fect Crime’ episode airs on ‘Batman’ 50 years ago this hour (Mar 16 1966)
Video: 'The Purrfect Cliffhanger Part One'
(Wednesday, March 16, 1966, 7:30-8:00 p.m. EDT) — Catwoman steals some priceless art and Batman & Robin take chase on tonight’s episode of the ABC live action television series Batman.
In 1997, TV Guide ranked this episode (combined with tomorrow night’s “Better Luck Next Time” conclusion) #86 on its “100 Greatest Episodes of All Time” list.
