Monthly Archives: April 2017

The Beatles complete recording ‘Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 21 1967)

1960s, Popular Music 1960s, The Beatles 1960s


Video: 'Sgt. Pepper Inner Groove - 10min. - The Beatles - "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" 1967'

(Friday, April 21, 1967, 7:00 p.m.-1:30 a.m. BST) — The Beatles today completed recording their the eighth studio album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, recording a short section of gibberish and noise which would follow “A Day in the Life,” in the run-out groove of the vinyl record. Continue reading The Beatles complete recording ‘Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 21 1967) →

Army officers in Greece stage coup, seize power 50 years ago this hour #OTD #OnThisDay (Apr 21 1967)

1960s


Video: 'Jounta in Greece 21/4/1967'

(Friday, April 21, 1967, 2:00 a.m. EET) — A few days before the general election in Greece, Colonel George Papadopoulos today led a coup d’état, seizing power and creating a military dictatorship that ruled the country for the next seven years. Continue reading Army officers in Greece stage coup, seize power 50 years ago this hour #OTD #OnThisDay (Apr 21 1967) →

The Beatles complete ‘Only a Northern Song’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 20 1967)

1960s, Popular Music 1960s, The Beatles 1960s


Video: 'The Beatles - Only a Northern Song (Anthology 2 Disc 2)'

(Thursday, April 20, 1967, 7:00 p.m.-2:15 a.m. BST) — The Beatles completed recording “Only a Northern Song” today at EMI Studio 2 in London with an additional overdub of trumpet and piano, played by Paul McCartney and John Lennon, respectively, together with glockenspiel and percussion within an hour of completing the final mixing on Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. Continue reading The Beatles complete ‘Only a Northern Song’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 20 1967) →

‘The Simpsons’ debut on ‘The Tracey Ullman Show’ 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 19 1987)

1980s, Television 1980s


Video: 'The Simpsons Shorts Episode 1 - Good Night'

(Sunday, April 19, 1987, 8:30 p.m. EDT) — The Simpsons, an animated satirical depiction of working-class life epitomized by the Simpson family, first appeared tonight as a series of shorts on the Fox network’s television variety show The Tracey Ullman Show, starting with “Good Night.” Continue reading ‘The Simpsons’ debut on ‘The Tracey Ullman Show’ 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 19 1987) →

First woman to officially run Boston Marathon attacked during event 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 19 1967)

1960s


Video: 'Kathrine Switzer: First Woman to Enter the Boston Marathon | MAKERS.com'

(Wednesday, April 19, 1967, race started at noon EST) — Kathrine Switzer today became the first woman to run the Boston Marathon as a numbered entry by registering without mentioning her gender.

During her run, race official Jock Semple attempted to stop Switzer and grab her official bib. However, he was shoved to the ground by Switzer’s boyfriend Tom Miller, a 235-pound ex-All American football player and nationally ranked hammer thrower who was running with her, and she completed the race (by her own estimate in 4 hours and 20 minutes). Continue reading First woman to officially run Boston Marathon attacked during event 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 19 1967) →

The Doors complete ‘People are Strange’ 50 years ago this hour #OTD #OnThisDay (Apr 18 1967)

1960s, Popular Music 1960s, The Doors


Video: 'People Are Strange (False Starts & Dialogue)'

(Tuesday, April 18, 1967, 1:00-6:00 p.m. PST) — The American rock band The Doors completed recording “People Are Strange” today at Sunset Sound Recorders in Hollywood, California, for their second studio album Strange Days. Continue reading The Doors complete ‘People are Strange’ 50 years ago this hour #OTD #OnThisDay (Apr 18 1967) →