(Saturday, November 2, 1963) — “Mean Woman Blues” by Roy Orbison peaked at #5 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Mean Woman Blues’ by Roy Orbison peaks at #5 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 2 1963)
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Former Beatle John Lennon interviewed by Elliot Mintz near Malibu Pier 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 1 1973)
Video: 'John Lennon - Elliot Mintz Malibu Beach Interview'
(Thursday, November 1, 1973) — As he traveled up the Pacific Coast Highway, along Santa Monica Bay, former Beatle John Lennon was interviewed by Elliot Mintz today on the beach near the Malibu Pier for a KABC Eyewitness News special report. Continue reading Former Beatle John Lennon interviewed by Elliot Mintz near Malibu Pier 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 1 1973)
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The Beatles open fourth British tour in Cheltenham 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 1 1963)
Video: 'THE BEATLES : Cheltenham Nov 1, 1963'
(Friday, November 1, 1963, The Beatles headlined two shows that began at 6:30 and 8:45 p.m. GMT following five other acts) — The Beatles’ fourth British tour of 1963 opened tonight with two shows at the Odeon Cinema in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. Continue reading The Beatles open fourth British tour in Cheltenham 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 1 1963)
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1963 South Vietnamese coup d’état begins 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 1 1963)
Video: 'Nov. 2, 1963 | CBS Special Report on Vietnam: "Death of a Regime"' (aired Sunday, Nov. 3, 1963 at 10:30 EST)
(Friday, November 1, 1963, 1:30 p.m. Saigon Standard Time; during the 1963 South Vietnamese coup d’état, part of the Buddhist crisis of the Vietnam War) — The 1963 South Vietnamese coup d’état in which President Ngo Dinh Diem and his brother and advisor Ngo Dinh Nhu were deposed by a group of CIA-backed Army of the Republic of Vietnam officers who disagreed with Diem’s handling of the Buddhist crisis and the North Vietnamese and Viet Cong threat to South Vietnam, began today when three marine battalions of South Vietnam initiated their seizure of communications throughout the capital city, taking control of the city’s radio stations, national and municipal police stations, and the public and Defense Ministry telecommunications centers. Continue reading 1963 South Vietnamese coup d’état begins 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 1 1963)
