(Saturday, September 6, 1986) — “Venus” by Bananarama peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
Daily Archives: September 6, 2016
Beatle John Lennon gets new look for film role 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 6 1966)
Video: 'John Lennon and the Making of "How I Won the War" (1966)'
(Tuesday, September 6, 1966) — In preparation for his supportive acting role in Richard Lester’s film How I Won The War, John Lennon of The Beatles was given an army-style haircut and a pair of new “granny” glasses (which would become a trademark of his public image) to wear today in the breakfast room of the bar The Inn On The Heath hotel in Celle, near Hanover, West Germany.
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First self-service grocery store opens in Memphis 100 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 6 1916)
(Wednesday, September 6, 1916) — The first self-service grocery store, Piggly Wiggly, was opened today at 79 Jefferson Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee, by Clarence Saunders.
