Video: 'The English Patient' trailer
(Wednesday, November 6, 1996) — The English Patient, a British-American romantic drama war film about a man dying from third-degree burns who remembers a tragic wartime romance, premiered tonight at Mann’s Bruin Theater in Westwood, California.
Directed by Anthony Minghella, the film starred Ralph Fiennes, Juliette Binoche, Willem Dafoe and Kristin Scott Thomas.
Video: 'Lou Rawls - Love Is A Hurtin' Thing *LIVE*'
(Sunday, November 6, 1966, 8:00-9:00 p.m. EST) — Lou Rawls performed “Love Is A Hurtin’ Thing” on tonight’s edition of the CBS-TV variety show The Ed Sullivan Show from CBS Studio No. 50 in New York City. Continue reading Lou Rawls performs on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 6 1966)
Video: 'Don't Listen To Linda (First Recorded Version)'
(Sunday, November 6, 1966, 2:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. PST) — The Monkees completed recording Don’t Listen To Linda” (first recorded version) today at RCA Victor Studio B in Hollywood (it would not be released until 1994).
Video: 'Landslide for Eisenhower- United States Presidential Election (1956)'
(Tuesday, November 6, 1956, during the United States presidential election, 1956) — Republican incumbent President Dwight D. Eisenhower of Pennsylvania was re-elected today over Democratic former Governor Adlai Stevenson of Illinois in the last election in which the major candidates were both renominated for a rematch of the previous presidential election. Continue reading Eisenhower defeats Stevenson in presidential election re-match 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 6 1956)
(Saturday, November 6, 1976) — “Rock’n Me” by Steve Miller Band peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
(Saturday, November 6, 1976) — “Magic Man” by Heart peaked at #9 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
(Saturday, November 6, 1976) — “(Don’t Fear) The Reaper” by Blue Öyster Cult peaked at #12 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. In 2010 Rolling Stone placed the song at number 405 on its list of “The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.”
(Saturday, November 6, 1976) — “A Dose of Rock ‘n’ Roll” by former Beatle Ringo Starr peaked at #26 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. It was Starr’s tenth of 11 top 40 hits on the chart (1971-1981).
Video: 'John Lennon Rare Strawberry Fields Home Demos Vol 1'
(Sunday, November 6, 1966) — John Lennon of The Beatles wraps up location shooting for Richard Lester’s How I Won the War having recorded a composing demo of a new song in his hotel room in Santa Isabel, Spain, that would become “Strawberry Fields Forever.”
