Monthly Archives: May 2025

‘I Know a Place’ by Petula Clark peaks at #3 in USA 60 years ago today (May 1 1965)

(Saturday, May 1, 1965) — “I Know a Place” by Petula Clark peaked at #3 on today’s Billboard‘s Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘I Know a Place’ by Petula Clark peaks at #3 in USA 60 years ago today (May 1 1965)

‘The Last Time’ by The Rolling Stones peaks at #9 in USA 60 years ago today (May 1 1965)

(Saturday, May 1, 1965) — “The Last Time” by The Rolling Stones peaked at #9 on today’s Billboard‘s Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘The Last Time’ by The Rolling Stones peaks at #9 in USA 60 years ago today (May 1 1965)

Germans torpedo American tanker near Britain’s Scilly Isles 110 years ago this hour (May 1 1915)

(Saturday, May 1, 1915, 12:50 p.m. GMT; during World War I) — A German submarine today torpedoed and severely damaged the SS Gulflight, an American tanker near Britain’s Scilly Isles, even though the United States was still neutral in the Great War. Continue reading Germans torpedo American tanker near Britain’s Scilly Isles 110 years ago this hour (May 1 1915)