(Saturday, May 22, 1976) — “Could It Be Magic” by Donna Summer peaked at #52 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks.
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Abolitionist Senator Charles Sumner beaten unconscious 160 years ago today (May 22 1856)
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(Tuesday, May 22, 1856, afternoon local time) — Congressman Preston Brooks, a pro-slavery Democrat from South Carolina, beat Senator Charles Sumner, a Republican abolitionist from Massachusetts, with a walking cane today in the hall of the United States Senate in retaliation for a speech Sumner had made two days earlier attacking Southerners who sympathized with the pro-slavery violence in Kansas (“Bleeding Kansas”).
Sumner is unable to return to duty for 3 years while he recovers; Brooks becomes a hero across the South.
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Paul McCartney & Wings perform in Uniondale, New York 40 years ago tonight (May 21 1976)
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(Friday, May 21, 1976) — Former Beatle Paul McCartney and his band Wings performed tonight at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York, on the ninth stop of the 21-city, 31-show Wings Over America leg of his band’s Wings Over The World tour.
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‘Rainy Day Women #12 & 35′ by Bob Dylan peaks at #2 in USA 50 years ago today (May 21 1966)
(Saturday, May 21, 1966) — “Rainy Day Women #12 & 35” by Bob Dylan peaked at #2 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
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‘The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine (Anymore)’ by The Walker Brothers peaks at #13 in USA 50 years ago today (May 21 1966)
(Saturday, May 21, 1966) — “The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine (Anymore)” by The Walker Brothers peaked at #13 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks.
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‘Eight Miles High’ by The Byrds peaks at #14 in USA 50 years ago today (May 21 1966)
(Saturday, May 21, 1966) — “Eight Miles High” by The Byrds peaked at #14 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
In 2004, Rolling Stone magazine ranked the track at number 151 on their list of “The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.”
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First hydrogen bomb to be dropped from a plane exploded 60 years ago this hour (May 21 1956)
Saturday Evening Post publishes first Norman Rockwell cover 100 years ago today (May 20 1916)
(Wednesday, May 20, 1916) — The Saturday Evening Post published its first Norman Rockwell cover today. The illustration showed a scowling boy dressed in his Sunday best, dutifully pushing a baby carriage past a couple of young baseball players, one of whom mockingly doffs his cap.
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The Beatles film outdoor promo clips for new single 50 years ago today (May 20 1966)
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(Friday, May 20, 1966, morning/afternoon BST) — The English rock band The Beatles gathered today at Chiswick House in London to film outdoor promotional videos for their new single “Paperback Writer”/“Rain.” Continue reading The Beatles film outdoor promo clips for new single 50 years ago today (May 20 1966)
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Paul McCartney & Wings perform in Atlanta again 40 years ago tonight (May 19 1976)
(Wednesday, May 19, 1976) — Former Beatle Paul McCartney and his band Wings performed the second of two shows tonight at Omni Coliseum in Atlanta on the eighth stop of the 21-city, 31-show Wings Over America leg of his band’s Wings Over The World tour.
