Daily Archives: May 3, 2025

‘He Don’t Love You (Like I Love You)’ by Tony Orlando and Dawn peaks at #1 in USA 50 years ago today (May 3 1975)

(Saturday, May 3, 1975) — “He Don’t Love You (Like I Love You)” by Tony Orlando and Dawn peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for three consecutive weeks (May 3/10/17, 1975). Continue reading ‘He Don’t Love You (Like I Love You)’ by Tony Orlando and Dawn peaks at #1 in USA 50 years ago today (May 3 1975)

‘Long Tall Glasses (I Can Dance)’ by Leo Sayer peaks at #9 in USA 50 years ago today (May 3 1975)

(Saturday, May 3, 1975) — “Long Tall Glasses (I Can Dance)” by Leo Sayer peaked at #9 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks, the singer’s first appearance on the chart. Continue reading ‘Long Tall Glasses (I Can Dance)’ by Leo Sayer peaks at #9 in USA 50 years ago today (May 3 1975)

The Beatles begin three-day Salisbury Plain shoot for ‘Help!’ film 60 years ago today (May 3 1965)


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(Monday, May 3, 1965) — The Beatles began a three-day location shoot today for the military scenes in their second feature film Help! on Salisbury Plain at Knighton Down in Larkhill, Wiltshire. Continue reading The Beatles begin three-day Salisbury Plain shoot for ‘Help!’ film 60 years ago today (May 3 1965)

Abraham Lincoln returns to Springfield, Illinois 160 years ago this hour (May 3 1865)


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(Wednesday, May 3, 1865, 9:00 a.m. local time; during the American Civil War) — The remains U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, fatally shot on the evening of Apr. 14, 1865, and his deceased son, William Wallace Lincoln, arrived today in Lincoln’s hometown of Springfield, Illinois, for public viewing at the Old State House, concluding a 1,654 mile train journey from Washington for final burial.