Video: 'The Wizard of Oz' trailer
(Tuesday, August 15, 1939, 8:30 p.m. PDT) — The Wizard of Oz, an American musical fantasy film about a Kansas farm girl who dreams herself into a magical land where she must fight a wicked witch to escape, premiered tonight at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in the Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles. Continue reading ‘The Wizard of Oz’ premieres in Hollywood 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 15 1939)
Video: 'Complete Woodstock Video/audio footage' (116 clips; Aug. 15-16, 1969, represented in clips 2-26)
(Friday, August 15, 1969, 5:07 p.m.-Saturday, August 16, 1969, 2:00 a.m. EDT; during Woodstock) — The “Woodstock Music & Art Fair,” a music festival billed as “An Aquarian Exposition: 3 Days of Peace & Music,” began today at Max Yasgur’s 600-acre dairy farm in Sullivan County, New York, near the town of Bethel in the Catskill Mountains. Continue reading Richie Havens opens ‘Woodstock Music and Art Fair’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 15 1969)
Video: 'The Beatles - Something (2019 Mix / Audio)'
(Friday, August 15, 1969, 7:00 p.m.-1:15 a.m. British Summer Time; during sessions for Abbey Road) — The Beatles completed recording George Harrison’s “Something,” with overdubs by a 30-piece orchestra and a new guitar part played by Harrison, today at EMI Studios 1 and 2 in London. Continue reading The Beatles complete ‘Something’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 15 1969)
Video: 'Apocalypse Now' trailer
(Wednesday, August 15, 1979, noon EDT) — Apocalypse Now, an American epic war film about an Army captain who travels to Cambodia during the Vietnam War to terminate a renegade officer, opened today at the Ziegfeld Theater in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, three months after a “work in progress” version of the film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. Continue reading ‘Apocalypse Now’ opens in Midtown Manhattan 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 15 1979)
Video: 'Golden Slumbers (Remastered 2009)'
(Friday, August 15, 1969, 2:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. British Summer Time; during sessions for Abbey Road) — The Beatles completed recording Paul McCartney’s medley of “Golden Slumbers”/“Carry That Weight,” with overdubs by a 30-piece orchestra, today at EMI Studio 1 in London. Continue reading The Beatles complete ‘Golden Slumbers’/’Carry That Weight’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 15 1969)
Video: 'Audio clip of John Lennon interview in the Abbey road studio as The Beatles record the album. 1969'
(Thursday, August 14, 1969, 2:30 p.m.-2:30 a.m. BST; during sessions for Abbey Road) — John Lennon of The Beatles was interviewed today at EMi Studio 2 in London by Kenny Everett for the Sept. 20 and 27 editions of his BBC Radio 1 show Everett Is Here during a mixing session for the band’s next album, Abbey Road. Continue reading John Lennon interviewed for BBC Radio 1’s ‘Everett Is Here’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 14 1969)
Video: 'British Troops in Northern Ireland | Northern Irish troubles | Peace Wall | This Week | 1969'
(Thursday, August 14, 1969; during the 1969 Northern Ireland riots, part of The Troubles) — British Army troops began today what would become an almost 38-year presence in Northern Ireland, the companion to Great Britain in the United Kingdom, as more than 300 soldiers from the Prince of Wales Regiment arrived at Derry to end three days of rioting called the Battle of the Bogside and to maintain security there. Continue reading British troops deployed in Northern Ireland following Battle of the Bogside 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 14 1969)
Video: 'Paul McCartney - Arrow Through Me' (videotaped June 6, 1979)
(Monday, August 13, 1979) — The single “Arrow Through Me”/“Old Siam, Sir” by ex-Beatle Paul McCartney and his band Wings was released today in the U.S., the second single from the band’s album Back to the Egg. Continue reading ‘Arrow Through Me’/’Old Siam, Sir’ by Wings released 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 13 1979)
(Saturday, August 12, 1989) — “Right Here Waiting” by Richard Marx peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for three consecutive weeks (Aug. 12/19/26, 1989). Continue reading ‘Right Here Waiting’ by Richard Marx peaks at #1 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 12 1989)
(Saturday, August 12, 1989) — “Trouble Me” by 10,000 Maniacs peaked at #44 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Trouble Me’ by 10,000 Maniacs peaks at #44 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 12 1989)
