Monthly Archives: January 2019

The Beatles begin 15th day of ‘Get Back/Let It Be sessions’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 26 1969)


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(Sunday, January 26, 1969) — The Beatles gathered today at Apple Studios in London for the 15th day of rehearsals for the Get Back/Let It Be sessions, intended to form the basis for both a television documentary and a new album.  Continue reading The Beatles begin 15th day of ‘Get Back/Let It Be sessions’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 26 1969)

The Beatles begin 14th day of ‘Get Back/Let It Be sessions’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 25 1969)


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(Saturday, January 25, 1969, morning to 8:00 p.m. BST) — The Beatles gathered today at Apple Studios in London for the 14th day of rehearsals for the Get Back/Let It Be sessions, intended to form the basis for both a television documentary and a new album.  Continue reading The Beatles begin 14th day of ‘Get Back/Let It Be sessions’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 25 1969)

28,000 people killed by earthquake in in south-central Chile 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 24 1939)


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(Tuesday, January 24, 1939, 11:32 p.m. Chile Standard Time) — Some 28,000 people were killed tonight when the 1939 Chillán earthquake occurred in south-central Chile with a surface wave magnitude of 8.3 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). Continue reading 28,000 people killed by earthquake in in south-central Chile 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 24 1939)

The Doors perform at Madison Square Garden 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 24 1969)


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(Friday, January 24, 1969; 8:00 p.m. EST scheduled start time)The Doors performed tonight at Madison Square Garden in New York City with approximately 20,000 fans in attendance. Continue reading The Doors perform at Madison Square Garden 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 24 1969)

The Beatles begin thirteenth day of ‘Get Back/Let It Be sessions’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 24 1969)


Video: 'Two Of Us (Anthology 3 Version)'

(Friday, January 24, 1969, morning to 7:00 p.m. BST) — The Beatles gathered today at Apple Studios in London for the thirteenth day of rehearsals for the Get Back/Let It Be sessions, intended to form the basis for both a television documentary and a new album.  Continue reading The Beatles begin thirteenth day of ‘Get Back/Let It Be sessions’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 24 1969)

The Beatles begin twelfth day of ‘Get Back/Let It Be sessions’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 23 1969)


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(Thursday, January 23, 1969) — The Beatles gathered today at Apple Studios in London for the twelfth day of rehearsals for the Get Back/Let It Be sessions, intended to form the basis for both a television documentary and a new album.  Continue reading The Beatles begin twelfth day of ‘Get Back/Let It Be sessions’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 23 1969)