Video: 'Please Let Me Wonder (Stereo)'
(Saturday, January 9, 1965) — The Beach Boys overdubbed vocals and additional instruments to the Jan. 7, 1965, instrumental master of “Please Let Me Wonder” today at United Western Recorders studio in Los Angeles for the group’s album Today!.
Video: 'Beatles '65 (US) Album' (11 clips)
Video: 'The Beatles '65 Stereo'
(Saturday, January 9, 1965) — Beatles ’65, by The Beatles peaked at #1 on Billboard‘s 200 album chart. Continue reading ‘Beatles ’65’ album by The Beatles peaks at #1 in USA 50 years ago today (Jan 9 1965)
(Saturday, January 9, 1965) — “Anyway You Want It” by The Dave Clark Five peaked at #14 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Anyway You Want It’ by The Dave Clark Five peaks at #14 in USA 60 years ago today (Jan 9 1965)
(Saturday, January 9, 1965) — “As Tears Go By” by Marianne Faithfull (written by Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Rolling Stones’ manager Andrew Loog Oldham) peaked at #22 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘As Tears Go By’ by Marianne Faithfull peaks at #22 in USA 60 years ago today (Jan 9 1965)
Video: 'The Battle of the Bulge: World War II's Deadliest Battle' (Jan. 9, 1945, at 58:09)
(Tuesday, January 9, 1945; during the Battle of the Bulge on the Western Front of World War II) — British Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery “demanded permanent control of all American ground troops. Ike was sick of the field marshal and threatened to have him fired. On the 9th of January, an angry [American General Omar] Bradley made the dispute public.”
Video: 'American Forces led by General MacArthur land at the Lingayen Gulf and advance to...HD Stock Footage'
(Tuesday, January 9, 1945, 9:30 a.m. local time; during the Invasion of Lingayen Gulf, part of the Pacific Theatre of World War II) — About 68,000 men under General Walter Krueger of the U.S. 6th Army began landing today on the shores of Lingayen Gulf in the Philippines as the Battle of Luzon got underway, resulting in an Allied victory over Imperial Japanese forces.
Video: 'The Beach Boys - Help Me Rhonda Recording Sessions (1965, W/Murray Wilson)'
(Friday, January 8, 1965, 1:00-4:00 p.m. PST) — As The Beach Boys entered the studio to begin recording what will become their second number one hit, “Help Me Rhonda,” a ‘drunken’ Murry Wilson (the father of Beach Boys Brian, Carl and Dennis) arrived and proceeded to commandeer the session with psychodrama, scat singing and weepy, abusive melodrama.
(Wednesday, January 8, 1975, 2:23 p.m. EST) — Ella T. Grasso today became Governor of Connecticut, the first woman to serve as a Governor in the United States other than by succeeding her husband.
(Wednesday, January 8, 1975; during the Watergate scandal) — Judge John J. Sirica ordered three major Watergate figures freed today, and reduced the sentences of the three — John W. Dean 3d, Herbert W. Kalmbach and Jeb Stuart Magrude — to the time they had already served.
Video: 'The Battle of the Bulge: World War II's Deadliest Battle' (Jan. 8, 1945, at 53:40)
(Monday, January 8, 1945; during the Battle of the Bulge on the Western Front of World War II) — Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler today authorized the withdrawal of troops from the village of Houffalize about ten miles from Bastogne, signalling the beginning of the German retreat from the Ardennes.
