Video: 'THE MARY TYLER MOORE SHOW Wins Outstanding Comedy Series | Emmys Archive (1976)'
(Monday, May 17, 1976, 9:00 p.m. EDT) — Mary Tyler Moore dominated the 28th Primetime Emmy Awards tonight, winning five awards, including Outstanding Comedy Series (for the second of three consecutive years). Continue reading ‘Mary Tyler Moore,’ ‘Police Story’ big winners at Emmy Awards 40 years ago this hour (May 17 1976)
Video: 'Live 1966 "The Royal Albert Hall Concert" The Bootleg Series Vol. 4' (15 videos)
(Tuesday, May 17, 1966) — Bob Dylan recorded his so-called Royal Albert Hall concert today, actually recorded at the Manchester Free Trade Hall in England.
The album was one of the most famous bootlegs ever. It was released officially in 1998.
(Saturday, May 17, 1986) — “The Greatest Love of All” by Whitney Houston peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for three consecutive weeks (May 17/24/31, 1986). It was Houston’s third of 11 number one singles on the chart (1985-1995).
(Saturday, May 17, 1986) — “What Have You Done for Me Lately” by Janet Jackson peaked at #4 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
Video: 'President Clinton Signing Megan's Law'
(Monday, May 17, 1996, 10:50 a.m. EDT) — U.S. President Bill Clinton signed a measure today requiring neighborhood notification when sex offenders move in.
“Megan’s Law,” as it’s known, was named for Megan Kanka, a seven-year-old New Jersey girl who was raped and murdered in 1994.
Video: 'Doin' What Comes Naturally - Annie Get Your Gun (Original Broadway Cast 1946)'
(Thursday, May 16, 1946, 8:30 p.m. EDT) — The Irving Berlin musical Annie Get Your Gun, starring Ethel Merman as Annie Oakley, opened tonight on Broadway at the Imperial Theatre.
(Sunday, May 16, 1976) — Former Beatle Paul McCartney and his band Wings performed the second of two shows tonight at Capital Centre in Landover, Maryland on the seventh stop of the 21-city, 31-show Wings Over America leg of his band’s Wings Over The World tour.
Video: 'beach boys pet sounds stereo master' (16 videos)
(Monday, May 16, 1966) — Pet Sounds, the 11th studio album by the American rock band the Beach Boys, widely considered to be one of the most influential albums in music history, was released today.
In 2003, Rolling Stone ranked it second on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time.”
Video: 'Chairman Mao Documentary - The Cultural Revolution - Destruction Of China'
(Monday, May 16, 1966) — China today launched the Cultural Revolution, a radical, youth-driven reform movement aimed at bolstering Chairman Mao Zedong while purging the country of “counter-revolutionaries.” Continue reading China launches Cultural Revolution 50 years ago today (May 16 1966)
Video: 'The Beatles- For No One (Monitor Mix)'
(Monday, May 16, 1966, 2:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. BST) — The English rock band The Beatles resumed production of their seventh studio album Revolver this evening at EMI Studio 2 in London, as Paul McCartney overdubbed lead vocals for his song “For No One.”
