Video: '1997 The World Tonight' (10 videos)
(Friday, May 16, 1997, 9:00 p.m. EDT) — In the World Tonight, a documentary about the making of Paul McCartney’s Flaming Pie album, received it’s worldwide television premiere tonight on VH-1 in the United States. Continue reading McCartney’s ‘In The World Tonight’ documentary debuts 20 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 16 1997)
(Monday, May 16, 1977, 5:33 p.m. EDT) — A New York Airways Sikorsky S-61L (N619PA) helicopter idling on the heliport atop the Pan Am Building in midtown Manhattan, just after arriving from John F Kennedy Airport, keeled over on a broken landing gear this afternoon, killing four passengers waiting to board, including movie director Michael Findlay.
Parts of a broken blade fell into the streets below, killing one pedestrian.
The accident precipitated the permanent closure of the heliport.
Video: 'Ringo Starr George Harrison Paul McCartney Interview 5/24/1997 Access Hollywood' (May 16 1997, at 1:57 and 5:05 and 5:35)
(Friday, May 16, 1997) — Former Beatle George Harrison and Indian musician Ravi Shankar continued their promotional tour for Chants of India, a new album by Shankar and produced by Harrison, today at the Plaza Hotel in New York with a second of two days of interviews with various media outlets.
(Saturday, May 16, 1987) — “With or Without You” by U2 peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for three consecutive weeks (May 16/23/30, 1987).
In 2010, Rolling Stone magazine placed the song at number 132 on their list of “The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.”
