(Saturday, May 22, 1965) — “Iko Iko” by The Dixie Cups peaked at #20 on today’s Billboard‘s Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Iko Iko’ by The Dixie Cups peaks at #20 in USA 50 years ago today (May 22 1965)
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‘Super-cali-fragi-listic-expi-ali-docious’ by Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke peaks at #66 in USA 60 years ago today (May 22 1965)
(Saturday, May 22, 1965) — “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious” by Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke peaked at #66 on today’s Billboard‘s Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Super-cali-fragi-listic-expi-ali-docious’ by Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke peaks at #66 in USA 60 years ago today (May 22 1965)
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‘Good Lovin” by The Olympics peaks at #79 in USA 60 years ago today (May 22 1965)
(Saturday, May 22, 1965) — “Good Lovin’” by The Olympics peaked at #81 on today’s Billboard‘s Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Good Lovin” by The Olympics peaks at #79 in USA 60 years ago today (May 22 1965)
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‘Play with Fire’ by The Rolling Stones peaks at #96 in USA 60 years ago today (May 22 1965)
(Saturday, May 22, 1965) — “Play with Fire” by The Rolling Stones peaked at #96 on today’s Billboard‘s Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Play with Fire’ by The Rolling Stones peaks at #96 in USA 60 years ago today (May 22 1965)
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Jefferson Davis held at Ft. Monroe for two years beginning 160 years ago today (May 22 1865)
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(Monday, May 22, 1865) — Former Confederate President Jefferson Davis, captured by union forces on May 10, 1865, was incarcerated for two years beginning today at Fort Monroe, Virginia, made to wear chains in a cell kept perpetually lit.
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Democrats unanimously tap VP Martin Van Buren as Andrew Jackson’s successor 190 years ago today (May 22 1835)
(Friday, May 22, 1835) — U.S. Vice President Martin Van Buren of New York was unanimously nominated president today at the 1835 Democratic National Convention meeting at the Fourth Presbyterian Church in Baltimore, more than 19 months ahead of the 1836 general election. Continue reading Democrats unanimously tap VP Martin Van Buren as Andrew Jackson’s successor 190 years ago today (May 22 1835)
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Chuck Berry records his first single, ‘Maybellene’ for Chess Records in Chicago 70 years ago today (May 21 1955)
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(Saturday, May 21, 1955) — Chuck Berry today recorded “Maybellene,” his first single release and his first hit, at Universal Recording Studios in Chicago for Chess Records. Continue reading Chuck Berry records his first single, ‘Maybellene’ for Chess Records in Chicago 70 years ago today (May 21 1955)
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‘Dance with Me, Henry’ by Georgia Gibbs peaks at #2 in USA 70 years ago today (May 21 1955)
(Saturday, May 21, 1955) — “Dance with Me, Henry” by Georgia Gibbs was the #2 song on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Dance with Me, Henry’ by Georgia Gibbs peaks at #2 in USA 70 years ago today (May 21 1955)
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Film actors Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall wed in Lucas, Ohio 80 years ago this hour (May 21 1945)
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(Monday, May 21, 1945, shortly after noon EWT; during World War II) — Actors Humphrey Bogart, 45, and Lauren Bacall, 20, were married today in the spacious hallway of the twenty-room house of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Louis Bromfield on Malabar Farm in Lucas, Ohio, in a three-minute ceremony. Continue reading Film actors Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall wed in Lucas, Ohio 80 years ago this hour (May 21 1945)
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‘The Return of the Pink Panther’ opens in New York City 50 years ago this hour (May 21 1975)
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(Wednesday, May 21, 1975, 11:00 a.m. EDT) — The Return of the Pink Panther, the fourth in a series of comedy films featuring an inept French police detective, Inspector Jacques Clouseau, opened this morning at the Rivoli Theatre, located at the north end of Times Square on Broadway between 49th and 50th Streets. Continue reading ‘The Return of the Pink Panther’ opens in New York City 50 years ago this hour (May 21 1975)
