Daily Archives: June 26, 2016

‘The Outlaw Josey Wales’ premieres in in Ketchum, Idaho 40 years ago #OTD (June 26 1976)


Video: 'The Outlaw Josey Wales' trailer

(Saturday, June 26, 1976)The Outlaw Josey Wales, a revisionist Western film about a peaceful farmer who turns vigilante when soldiers murder his family, was pre-screened today at the Sun Valley Center for the Arts and Humanities in Idaho during a six-day conference entitled Western Movies: Myths and Images.

Directed by Clint Eastwood, the film starred Eastwood, Chief Dan George and Sondra Locke.

The Beatles perform in Hamburg, West Germany again 50 years ago #OTD (June 26 1966)


Video: 'The Beatles - Live At Hamburg, June 26 1966'

(Sunday, June 26, 1966, evening CEST) — The Beatles performed the second of two shows at Ernst Merck Halle in Hamburg, West Germany, this evening, on the third and last stop of the band’s Summer 1966 Germany Mini-Tour (click here to watch ‘Beatles at Hamburg 1966’ video). Continue reading The Beatles perform in Hamburg, West Germany again 50 years ago #OTD (June 26 1966)

‘Rock ‘n’ Roll Music’ album by The Beatles debuts at #8 in USA 40 years ago today (June 26 1976)

(Saturday, June 26, 1976)“Rock ‘n’ Roll Music,” a compilation album by The Beatles that consisted of previously released Beatles tracks, debuted at #8 on today’s Billboard 200 albums chart. Continue reading ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll Music’ album by The Beatles debuts at #8 in USA 40 years ago today (June 26 1976)

The Beatles perform in Hamburg, West Germany 50 years ago #OTD this hour (June 26 1966)


Video: 'The Beatles in Hamburg, Germany in 1966'

(Sunday, June 26, 1966, 4:27 p.m. CEST) — The Beatles performed the first of two shows at Ernst Merck Halle in Hamburg, West Germany, this afternoon, on the third stop of the band’s Summer 1966 Germany Mini-Tour (click here to watch ‘Beatles at Hamburg 1966’ video). Continue reading The Beatles perform in Hamburg, West Germany 50 years ago #OTD this hour (June 26 1966)