Daily Archives: May 25, 2021

John Lennon tracks ‘Gimme Some Truth,’ ‘How?’ and ‘Oh Yoko!’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 25 1971)


Video: 'Gimme Some Truth (Take 4)'

(Tuesday, May 25, 1971) — Former Beatle John Lennon tracked 5 takes (1 complete) of “Gimme Some Truth,” 42 takes (7 complete) of “How?” and one take of “Oh Yoko!today at Ascot Sound Studios, his home recording facility at Tittenhurst Park near Ascot in Berkshire.
Continue reading John Lennon tracks ‘Gimme Some Truth,’ ‘How?’ and ‘Oh Yoko!’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 25 1971)

President Kennedy aims to put an American on the Moon ‘before this decade is out’ 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 25 1961)


Video: 'President Kennedy's "Moon Address" to Congress, May 25, 1961'

(Thursday, May 25, 1961, 12:30-1:00 p.m. EDT) — U.S. President John F. Kennedy, addressing a joint session of the Congress today, declared “I believe this nation should commit itself, to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the earth.” Continue reading President Kennedy aims to put an American on the Moon ‘before this decade is out’ 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 25 1961)