Video: 'The Mayaguez Incident'
(Thursday, May 15, 1975, 6:12 a.m. Indochina Time; during the Vietnam War, part of the Indochina Wars and Cold War) — U.S. forces launched an assault on the Cambodian island of Koh Tang today in an effort to rescue the crew of the American merchant ship SS Mayaguez, marking the last official battle of the Vietnam War. Continue reading 41 U.S. servicemen killed in Mayaguez incident 50 years ago this hour (May 15 1975)
(Saturday, May 14, 1955) — “Unchained Melody” by Les Baxter was the #2 song on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for six weeks.
(Saturday, May 14, 1955) — “Rock Around the Clock” by Bill Haley and His Comets (featuring the late Danny Cedrone, who died June 17, 1954, three days before his 34th birthday of a broken neck after falling down a staircase, on the electric guitar solo), widely considered to be the song that, more than any other, brought rock and roll into mainstream culture around the world, debuted at #22 on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores top 30 chart. Continue reading ‘Rock Around the Clock’ by Bill Haley and His Comets debuts at #22 in USA 70 years ago today (May 14 1955)
Video: '14th May 1955: The establishment of the Warsaw Pact'
(Saturday, May 14, 1955, during the Cold War) — Representatives from eight Communist bloc countries, including the Soviet Union, signed the Warsaw Pact, a collective defense treaty to counter NATO, today in Poland. Continue reading Eight Communist bloc countries sign Warsaw Pact 70 years ago today (May 14 1955)
